Index
Intro
University professors and lecturers teach courses to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research at universities. University professors who are heads of departments are included in this unit group.
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.
Main Duties
University professors and lecturers 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 and lecturers 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 for university professors.
- A master’s degree in the field of specialization is required for university lecturers.
- 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.
All Titles
- agriculture professor – university
- anatomy professor – university
- anthropology professor – university
- archaeology professor – university
- Asian studies professor – university
- assistant professor – university
- assistant professor, botany – universityassistant professor, botany
- assistant professor, history – university
- associate professor – university
- associate professor, linguistics
- astronomy professor – university
- bacteriology professor – university
- biochemistry professor – university
- biology professor – university
- biomechanics professor – university
- botany professor – university
- business administration professor – university
- chairman/woman, food sciences department – universitychairman, food sciences department – university, chairperson, food sciences department, chairwoman, food sciences department – university
- chairman/woman, geography department – universitychairman, geography department – university, chairwoman, geography department – university
- chairman/woman, linguistics department – universitychairman, linguistics department – university, chairwoman, linguistics department – university
- chairman/woman, physics department – universitychairman, physics department – university, chairperson, physics department, chairwoman, physics department – university
- chairman/woman, theology department – universitychairman, theology department – university, chairwoman, theology department – university
- chairman/woman, visual arts department – universitychairman, visual arts department – university, chairwoman, visual arts department – university
- chairperson, food sciences department – university
- chairperson, geography department – university
- chairperson, linguistics department – university
- chairperson, physics department – university
- chairperson, theology department – university
- chairperson, visual arts department – university
- chemical engineering professor – university
- chemistry professor – university
- civil engineering professor – university
- classics professor – university
- computer science professor – universityprofessor of computer science
- criminology professor – university
- dentistry professor – university
- department chairman/woman – universitydepartment chairman – university, department chairwoman – university
- department chairperson – university
- department head – university
- department head, food sciences – university
- department head, geography – universitydepartment head, geography
- department head, linguistics – university
- department head, physics – university
- department head, theology – university
- department head, visual arts – university
- drama professor – university
- economics professor – university
- education professor – university
- electrical engineering professor – university
- engineering and architecture professor – university
- engineering professor – university
- English professor – university
- fine arts professor – university
- food science professor – university
- forestry professor – university
- French language professor – university
- full professor – university
- geography professor – university
- geology professor – university
- geophysics professor – university
- history professor – university
- humanities professor – university
- hygiene professor – university
- industrial engineering professor – university
- journalism professor – university
- laboratory technology professor – university
- language professor – university
- law professor – university
- lecturer – university
- lecturer, university
- library science professor – university
- life sciences professor – university
- linguistics professor – university
- literature professor – university
- mathematics professor – university
- mechanical engineering professor – university
- medical sciences professor – university
- medicine professor – universityprofessor of medicine
- metallurgical engineering professor – university
- metallurgy professor – university
- meteorology professor – university
- music professor – university
- natural sciences professor – university
- nursing professor – university
- oceanography professor – university
- pharmacy professor – university
- philosophy professor – university
- physical sciences professor – university
- physics professor – university
- physiology professor – university
- political science professor – university
- postdoctoral fellow
- professor emeritus – university
- professor of computer science – university
- professor of medicine – university
- professor, university
- psychiatry professor – university
- psychology professor – university
- public administration professor – university
- public health professor – university
- recreology professor – university
- religion professor – university
- research professor – university
- sculpture professor – university
- social sciences professor – university
- social work professor – university
- sociology professor – university
- surgery professor – university
- teacher – teacher’s college
- university department head
- university instructor, engineering
- university lecturer
- university professor
- university professor, engineering
- university professor, English
- urban planning professor – university
- veterinary medicine professor – university
- visiting professor – university
- visiting scholar – university
- zoology professor – university
Exclusions
- College and other vocational instructors (4021)
- Other instructors (4216)
- Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (4012)