What Do Forestry and Conservation Professors Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Forestry and Conservation Professors teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. They also conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media.

Other tasks include:

• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping.

We asked Forestry and Conservation Professors how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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83% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 83% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Forestry and Conservation Professors keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. They conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media.

A typical day for a Postsecondary Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher will also include:

• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Supervise students’ laboratory or field work.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping.

We asked some Forestry and Conservation Professors a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	54% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	48% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	66% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	5% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	2% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	18% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Forestry and Conservation Professors also prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping. They may also maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Forestry and Conservation Professors Participate in campus and community events. They might also Review papers for colleagues and scientific journals.

In addition, they Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers.

To some Forestry and Conservation Professors, it is also their responsibility to Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Postsecondary Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others..

They also like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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