Skills
Environmental Science Professor Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in environmental science professors, and how to build and show them.
Environmental Science Professors need technical skills such as environmental science, field sampling, and data analysis, plus people skills like communication and mentoring. They also use tools such as Water quality meters and GIS.
Technical (hard) skills
- Environmental science
- Field sampling
- Data analysis
- GIS
- Environmental policy
- Grant writing
People (soft) skills
- Communication
- Mentoring
- Collaboration
- Curiosity
Tools, equipment and technology
- Water quality meters
- GIS
- Statistical software
- Field gear
- Lab instruments
- Learning management systems
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how environmental science professors put their skills to work:
- How to lead a stream sampling lab
- How to teach a controversial environmental topic
- How to build a community research project
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Environmental science” and “Field sampling.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “communication,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as Ph.D. in environmental science near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our environmental science professor glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Environmental Science Professor training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.