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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondaryresume guide.

Teach courses in biological sciences. A strong Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary resume shows speaking, instructing and learning strategies, and names the tools you have worked with, such as SAS, The MathWorks MATLAB and IBM SPSS Statistics.

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01Also called

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Anatomy InstructorAssistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorBiological Sciences ProfessorBiology InstructorBiology ProfessorInstructorLecturerPhysiology InstructorProfessor

02Skills employers expect

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Importance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.

SkillImportanceLevel
SpeakingVery highAdvanced
InstructingVery highAdvanced
Learning StrategiesVery highAdvanced
Active LearningVery highAdvanced
Active ListeningVery highAdvanced
Reading ComprehensionVery highAdvanced
ScienceVery highAdvanced
WritingVery highAdvanced
Critical ThinkingHighAdvanced
MonitoringHighIntermediate

03Knowledge areas

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  • Biology
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry
  • Education and Training
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Administrative
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Communications and Media
  • Geography

04Common responsibilities

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Ordered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.

  1. Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  2. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as molecular biology, marine biology, and botany.
  3. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  4. Prepare materials for laboratory activities and course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  5. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  6. Supervise students' laboratory work.
  7. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  8. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  9. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  10. Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

05Software and tools

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36 tools across 15 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.

Analytical or scientific software13
  • SASHotIn demand
  • The MathWorks MATLABHotIn demand
  • IBM SPSS StatisticsHotIn demand
  • Statistical softwareIn demand
  • Image analysis software
  • Modeling software
  • The Mathworks SimBiology
  • Aipotu
  • PLOS Computational Biology
  • Sound pressure analysis equipment
  • The Gene Explorer
  • The Protein Investigator
  • The Virtual Genetics Lab
+ 8 more
Computer based training software6
  • Learning management system LMSIn demand
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • Course management system software
  • Sakai CLE
  • Moodle
+ 1 more
Word processing software3
Electronic mail software2
Information retrieval or search software2
  • DOC Cop
  • iParadigms Turnitin
Data base user interface and query software1
  • Blackboard software
Development environment software1
  • National Instruments LabVIEWIn demand
Geographic information system1
Graphics or photo imaging software1
  • Graphics creation software
Internet browser software1
Office suite software1
Operating system software1
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software1
  • Image scanning software
Presentation software1
Spreadsheet software1

06Education and preparation

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Typical education
Doctoral Degree
48% of surveyed workers. Others report Post-Doctoral Training (38%) and Master's Degree (12%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 5 · Extensive preparation
Usually a graduate degree and extensive related experience.

07Putting it on your resume

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BEE · How to show it

Lead with what you built. For a Job Zone 5 role, hiring managers and parsers both look for outcomes before credentials. Put two or three results at the top of each job entry, with the scale or effect stated plainly.

Name the tools exactly. This occupation is heavy on named software. A skills section that says "SAS, The MathWorks MATLAB, IBM SPSS Statistics, Microsoft Word" matches more job descriptions than a general phrase. Use the spelling employers use.

Show instructing and learning strategies, not just speaking. Instructing and learning strategies rank close to speaking for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.

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