Which Roles Are the Most Challenging for You?
The job of a college instructor is demanding. A successful faculty member must wear many, many hats. Here is a list of 50 roles that college instructor may play.
The list below is provided courtesy of Adjunct Assistance.
What do you think? Which roles are the most challenging? Perhaps you can think of a few challenging ones that are not on the list.
The 50 Roles for College Faculty
- Academic Counselor
- Actor
- Career Counselor
- Cheerleader
- Classroom Manager
- College Ambassador
- Committee Member
- Community Service Worker
- Computer Specialist
- Conciliator
- Crisis/Emergency Responder
- Critic
- Curator
- Curriculum Developer
- Department Chair
- Educational Psychology Expert
- Empathy Provider
- Grant Writer
- Humorist
- Instructional Designer
- Investigator
- Laboratory Clinician
- Leader
- Learning Assessment Expert
- Learning Facilitator
- Lecturer
- Mediator
- Mentor
- Motivational Speaker
- Performer
- Personal Counselor
- Problem Solver
- Program Advocate
- Public Relations Specialist
- Researcher
- Role Model
- Social Worker
- Story Teller
- Stress Management Expert
- Student
- Student Advocate
- Student Organization Advisor
- Study Skills Instructor
- Subject Matter Expert
- Teacher
- Team Builder
- Technician
- Tutor
- Visionary
- Writer
© 2010 Paul A. Hummel, Ed.D.
Posted May 17, 2010
