A professional who conducts college or university courses for undergraduate or graduate students. Responsibilities include:

• Teaches one or more subjects, such as economics, chemistry, law, or medicine, within prescribed curriculum.
• Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
• Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Stimulates class discussions.
• Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.
• Directs research of other teachers or graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
• Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
• Performs related duties, such as advising students on academic and vocational curricula, and acting as adviser to student organizations.
• Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
• May be designated according to faculty rank in traditional hierarchy as determined by institution's estimate of scholarly maturity as Associate Professor; Professor; or according to rank distinguished by duties assigned or amount of time devoted to academic work as Research Assistant; Visiting Professor.
• May teach in two-year college and be designated Teacher, Junior College; or in technical institute and be designated Faculty Member, Technical Institute.
• May be designated.
• Responsibilities include:
• Acting Professor; Assistant Professor; Clinical Instructor; Instructor; Lecturer; Teaching Assistant.