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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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  • Work Activities

    • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
    • Establish, teach, and monitor students' compliance with safety rules for handling chemicals, equipment, and other hazardous materials.
    • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
    • Select, order, and maintain materials and supplies for teaching and research, such as textbooks, chemicals, and laboratory equipment.
    • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
    • Participate in campus and community events.
    • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.
    • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
    • Serve on committees or in professional societies.
    • Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
    • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
    • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
    • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
    • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
    • Select, order, and maintain materials and supplies for teaching and research, such as textbooks, chemicals, and laboratory equipment.
    • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
    • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
    • Select, order, and maintain materials and supplies for teaching and research, such as textbooks, chemicals, and laboratory equipment.
    • Act as advisers to student organizations.
    • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
    • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
    • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
    • Write letters of recommendation for students.
    • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory performance, assignments, and papers.
    • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
    • Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
    • Establish, teach, and monitor students' compliance with safety rules for handling chemicals, equipment, and other hazardous materials.
    • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
    • Clean laboratory facilities.
    • Establish, teach, and monitor students' compliance with safety rules for handling chemicals, equipment, and other hazardous materials.
    • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
    • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
    • Prepare and submit required reports related to instruction.
    • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as a department head.
    • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
    • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
    • Clean laboratory facilities.
    • Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
    • Supervise students' laboratory work.
    • Write letters of recommendation for students.

    Skills

    • Learning Strategies
      • Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
    • Time Management
      • Managing your time and the time of other people.
    • Management of Financial Resources
      • Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
    • Quality Control Analysis
      • Testing how well a product or service works.
    • Repairing
      • Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
    • Management of Material Resources
      • Managing equipment and materials.
    • Critical Thinking
      • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
    • Operation and Control
      • Using equipment or systems.
    • Systems Analysis
      • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
    • Complex Problem Solving
      • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
    • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
    • Persuasion
      • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
    • Technology Design
      • Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
    • Systems Evaluation
      • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
    • Programming
      • Writing computer programs.
    • Active Listening
      • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
    • Reading Comprehension
      • Reading work-related information.
    • Active Learning
      • Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
    • Science
      • Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
    • Equipment Selection
      • Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
    • Troubleshooting
      • Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
    • Coordination
      • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
    • Operations Analysis
      • Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
    • Equipment Maintenance
      • Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
    • Management of Personnel Resources
      • Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
    • Service Orientation
      • Looking for ways to help people.
    • Mathematics
      • Using math to solve problems.
    • Writing
      • Writing things for co-workers or customers.
    • Speaking
      • Talking to others.
    • Negotiation
      • Bringing people together to solve differences.
    • Social Perceptiveness
      • Understanding people's reactions.
    • Operations Monitoring
      • Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
    • Monitoring
      • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
    • Instructing
      • Teaching people how to do something.
    • Installation
      • Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

    Abilities

    • Deductive Reasoning
      • Using rules to solve problems.
    • Dynamic Flexibility
      • Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    • Depth Perception
      • Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
    • Written Comprehension
      • Reading and understanding what is written.
    • Inductive Reasoning
      • Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
    • Spatial Orientation
      • Knowing where things are around you.
    • Fluency of Ideas
      • Coming up with lots of ideas.
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Keeping your arm or hand steady.
    • Static Strength
      • Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
    • Information Ordering
      • Ordering or arranging things.
    • Mathematical Reasoning
      • Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
    • Dynamic Strength
      • Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
    • Gross Body Coordination
      • Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
    • Glare Sensitivity
      • Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
    • Reaction Time
      • Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
    • Explosive Strength
      • Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
    • Auditory Attention
      • Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
    • Multilimb Coordination
      • Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
    • Speech Clarity
      • Speaking clearly.
    • Time Sharing
      • Doing two or more things at the same time.
    • Hearing Sensitivity
      • Telling the difference between sounds.
    • Sound Localization
      • Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
    • Wrist-Finger Speed
      • Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
    • Number Facility
      • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
    • Extent Flexibility
      • Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    • Peripheral Vision
      • Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
    • Trunk Strength
      • Using your lower back and stomach.
    • Visual Color Discrimination
      • Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
    • Rate Control
      • Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
    • Flexibility of Closure
      • Seeing hidden patterns.
    • Oral Comprehension
      • Listening and understanding what people say.
    • Originality
      • Creating new and original ideas.
    • Problem Sensitivity
      • Noticing when problems happen.
    • Manual Dexterity
      • Holding or moving items with your hands.
    • Perceptual Speed
      • Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
    • Finger Dexterity
      • Putting together small parts with your fingers.
    • Oral Expression
      • Communicating by speaking.
    • Visualization
      • Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
    • Far Vision
      • Seeing details that are far away.
    • Control Precision
      • Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
    • Stamina
      • Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
    • Night Vision
      • Seeing at night or under low light.
    • Near Vision
      • Seeing details up close.
    • Speed of Limb Movement
      • Quickly moving your arms and legs.
    • Speed of Closure
      • Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
    • Written Expression
      • Communicating by writing.
    • Category Flexibility
      • Grouping things in different ways.
    • Memorization
      • Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
    • Gross Body Equilibrium
      • Keeping your balance or staying upright.
    • Selective Attention
      • Paying attention to something without being distracted.
    • Speech Recognition
      • Recognizing spoken words.
    • Response Orientation
      • Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.

    Knowledge

    • Physics
      • Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
    • Building and Construction
      • Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
    • Biology
      • Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
    • Therapy and Counseling
      • Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
    • Sociology and Anthropology
      • Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
    • Transportation
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
    • Sales and Marketing
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
    • Mechanical
      • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    • Psychology
      • Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
    • Chemistry
      • Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
    • Medicine and Dentistry
      • Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
    • English Language
      • Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
    • Personnel and Human Resources
      • Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
    • Foreign Language
      • Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
    • Public Safety and Security
      • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
    • Communications and Media
      • Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
    • Administration and Management
      • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
    • Food Production
      • Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
    • Customer and Personal Service
      • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
    • Mathematics
      • Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
    • Philosophy and Theology
      • Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
    • Law and Government
      • Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
    • Telecommunications
      • Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
    • Design
      • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
    • History and Archeology
      • Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
    • Production and Processing
      • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
    • Geography
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
    • Education and Training
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
    • Fine Arts
      • Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
    • Administrative
      • Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
    • Computers and Electronics
      • Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
    • Economics and Accounting
      • Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
    • Engineering and Technology
      • Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

    Education

    Education
    Doctoral or professional degree
    Work Experience
    No work experience
    Training
    No on-the-job training

    Pay

    Washington Annual Salary
    81680/yr

    Washington Employment Trends

    Currently Employed
    590
    Yearly Projected Openings
    60

    Personality

    Investigative: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out. They do well at jobs that need:
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Integrity
    • Attention to Detail
    • Dependability
    • Adaptability/Flexibility
    • Independence

    Tools

    • Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
    • Benchtop centrifuges
    • Calorimeters
    • Capillary tube assemblies
    • Chemiluminescence or bioluminescence analyzers
    • Compact disk players or recorders
    • Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid cDNA synthesis kits
    • Cryostats
    • Desktop computers
    • Digital camcorders or video cameras
    • Digital cameras
    • Digital video disk players or recorders
    • Distillation pipings or columns or fittings
    • Electrodes
    • Electrometers
    • Epidiascopes
    • Flame ionization analyzers
    • Gel dryers
    • General purpose refrigerators or refrigerator freezers
    • High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography
    • Inductively coupled plasma ICP spectrometers
    • Infrared spectrometers
    • Inkjet printers
    • Instrumentation for capillary electrophoresis
    • Isolation glove boxes
    • Laboratory dishes
    • Laboratory safety furnaces
    • Laser fax machine
    • Laser printers
    • Lasers
    • Liquid crystal display projector
    • MP3 players or recorders
    • Mass spectrometers
    • Microcentrifuges
    • Microphone stand
    • Microphones
    • Microplate readers
    • Monochromators
    • Multimedia projectors
    • Notebook computers
    • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers
    • Orbital shakers
    • Oscilloscopes
    • Overhead projectors
    • Photocopiers
    • Photometer
    • Pocket calculator
    • Polarimeters
    • Polarizing microscopes
    • Portable data input terminals
    • Projection screens or displays
    • Robotic or automated liquid handling systems
    • Scanners
    • Shaking incubators
    • Slide projectors
    • Solid phase extraction SPE columns
    • Special purpose telephones
    • Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters
    • Spectrophotometers
    • Sulfur dioxide analyzers or detectors
    • Tablet computers
    • Teleconference equipment
    • Televisions
    • Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers
    • Thermo gravimetry analyzers
    • Touch screen monitors
    • Tube furnaces
    • Ultracentrifuges
    • Ultrasonic cleaning equipment
    • Vacuum desiccators
    • Vacuum pumps
    • Videoconferencing systems
    • Web cameras
    • X ray diffraction equipment

    Technology

    • Analytical or scientific software
    • Calendar and scheduling software
    • Computer based training software
    • Electronic mail software
    • Information retrieval or search software
    • Internet browser software
    • Office suite software
    • Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
    • Presentation software
    • Spreadsheet software
    • Word processing software