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4121 University Professors

University professors teach courses to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research at universities and degree-granting colleges. University professors who are heads of departments are included in this unit group.

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English professor
assistant professor, botany
associate professor, linguistics
chairperson, food sciences department
chairperson, physics department
department head, geography
lecturer – university
professor of computer science
professor of medicine
university instructor, engineering
university professor

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Main duties

University professors perform some or all of the following duties:

• Teach one or more university subjects to undergraduate and graduate students
• Prepare and deliver lectures to students and conduct laboratory sessions or discussion groups
• Prepare, administer and grade examinations, laboratory assignments and reports
• Advise students on course and academic matters and career decisions
• Direct research programs of graduate students and advise on research matters
• Conduct research in field of specialization and publish findings in scholarly journals or books
• May serve on faculty committees dealing with such matters as curriculum planning and degree requirements, and perform a variety of administrative duties
• May represent their universities as speakers and guest lecturers
• May provide professional consultative services to government, industry and private individuals.
• University professors specialize in a particular subject matter such as biology, chemistry, anatomy, sociology, business administration or law.

Employment requirements

• A doctoral degree in the field of specialization is required.

• Licences or professional certification may be required for professors teaching future practitioners in certain professionally regulated fields, such as medicine, engineering, architecture, psychology or law.

Additional information

• University professors who are also practitioners in their field of specialization must have the appropriate licences or certification.
• Progression to senior positions within a department, faculty or university is possible with experience.

Classified elsewhere

• Administrators - Post-Secondary Education and Vocational Training (0312)
• College and Other Vocational Instructors (4131)
• Post-Secondary Teaching and Research Assistants (4122)