Skills
Forestry and Conservation Professor Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in forestry and conservation professors, and how to build and show them.
Forestry and Conservation Professors need technical skills such as forest ecology, field methods, and gis, plus people skills like leadership in the field and mentoring. They also use tools such as Field measurement tools and GIS and remote sensing.
Technical (hard) skills
- Forest ecology
- Field methods
- GIS
- Statistics
- Natural resource policy
- Grant writing
People (soft) skills
- Leadership in the field
- Mentoring
- Communication
- Adaptability
Tools, equipment and technology
- Field measurement tools
- GIS and remote sensing
- Drones
- Statistical software
- Field vehicles
- Learning management systems
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how forestry and conservation professors put their skills to work:
- How to teach tree measurement in the field
- How to plan a safe field trip
- How to partner with a land management agency
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Forest ecology” and “Field methods.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “leadership in the field,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as Ph.D. in forestry or ecology near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our forestry and conservation 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 Forestry and Conservation 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.