Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
<ul><li>Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.</li><li>Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.</li><li>Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.</li><li>Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.</li><li>Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.</li><li>Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.</li><li>Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.</li><li>Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.</li><li>Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.</li><li>Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.</li><li>Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.</li><li>Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.</li><li>Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.</li><li>Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.</li><li>Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.</li><li>Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.</li><li>Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.</li><li>Act as advisers to student organizations.</li><li>Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.</li><li>Participate in campus and community events.</li><li>Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.</li><li>Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.</li></ul>