Skills
Geography Professor Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in geography professors, and how to build and show them.
What skills do geography professors need?
Geography Professors need technical skills such as gis, spatial analysis, and cartography, plus people skills like communication and curiosity. They also use tools such as ArcGIS and QGIS and Remote sensing software.
Technical (hard) skills
- GIS
- Spatial analysis
- Cartography
- Remote sensing
- Research methods
- Curriculum design
People (soft) skills
- Communication
- Curiosity
- Mentoring
- Visual thinking
Tools, equipment and technology
- ArcGIS and QGIS
- Remote sensing software
- GPS units
- Statistical software
- Learning management systems
- Field gear
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how geography professors put their skills to work:
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “GIS” and “Spatial analysis.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “communication,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as Ph.D. in geography near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our geography 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 Geography 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.