University Professors and Lecturers
Job description
These individuals give lectures to university students and do research. This group includes department heads.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Teach one or more subjects to university students.
- Prepare and give lectures.
- Lead lab practice sessions and group discussions.
- Prepare and correct reviews, assignments, and reports.
- Advise students on their choice of course, study, and occupation.
- Direct and advise graduates on their research programs.
- Conduct research in their field of specialization and publish the results in books or scientific journals.
- Represent the university as a guest lecturer or guest lecturer.
- Provide, as required, professional consulting services to government, businesses, and individuals.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $26.44
- Median
- $60.00
- Maximum
- $86.16
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Les 2 champs de sélection ci-dessous vous permettent de comparer 2 régions. Les données des régions seront automatiquement mises à jour à la sélection. Par défaut, la province de Québec est sélectionnée pour la première région.
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
16,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 42.1% Female
- 57.9% Male
Not available.
- 42.1% Female
- 57.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$128,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 6199% of jobs
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NAICS 911% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6230% of jobs
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NAICS 810% of jobs
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NAICS 54150% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 6199% of jobs
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NAICS 911% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6230% of jobs
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NAICS 810% of jobs
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NAICS 54150% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
University studies
Also required
- Doctorate in the field of specialization required of university professors.
- Master’s degree in the field of specialization required of university lecturers.
Sometimes required
- A licence or accreditation may be required for professors teaching students who will be a profession with a regulated scope of practice, such as
- Medicine
- Engineering
- Architecture
- Psychology
- Law
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Teaching
- Data collection
- Oral expression
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Learning strategies
- Active learning
- Written expression
- Critical thought
- Result evaluation
- Judgment and decision-making
- Coordination
- Time management
- Solving complex problems
- Social perception
- Science
- Systems evaluation
- Human resource management
- Mathematics
- Service oriented
Abilities
- Verbal skills
- Speech clarity
- Oral comprehension
- Inductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Written expression
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Classification
- Memorization
- Mathematical reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to network
- Rigour
- Capacity for synthesis
- Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
- Pedagogical knowledge
- Capacity to facilitate a group
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Carry out research
- Teach or educate
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Official name of the NOC 41200
University professors and lecturers
Job titles
- University professor
- Associate professor - university
- Assistant professor - university
- Lecturer - university
- Department head - university
- Postdoctoral fellow
- Engineering instructor - university
- Geography department head - university
- Physics department head - university
- Theology department head - university
- Food sciences department head - university
- Linguistics department chairman/woman - university
- Visual arts department head - university
- Visiting scholar - university
- Department chairman/woman - university
- Geography department chairman/woman - university
- Physics department chairman/woman - university
- Theology department chairman/woman - university
- Visual arts department chairman/woman - university
- Food sciences department chairman/woman - university
- Botany assistant professor - university
- History assistant professor - university
- Linguistics associate professor
- Indigenous studies professor – university
- Professor emeritus - university
- Visiting professor - university
- Full professor - university
- Research professor - university
- Teacher - teacher's college
- Public administration professor - university
- Anatomy professor - university
- English professor - university
- Anthropology professor - university
- Archaeology professor - university
- Drama professor - university
- Astronomy professor - university
- Economics professor - university
- Asian studies professor - university
- History professor - university
- Hygiene professor - university
- Computer science professor - university
- Engineering and architecture professor - university
- Oceanography professor - university
- Urban planning professor - university
- Bacteriology professor - university
- Fine arts professor - university
- Library science professor - university
- Biochemistry professor - university
- Biology professor - university
- Biomechanics professor - university
- Botany professor - university
- Chemistry professor - university
- Surgery professor - university
- Criminology professor - university
- Dentistry professor - university
- Law professor - university
- Forestry professor - university
- Engineering professor - university
- Chemical engineering professor - university
- Civil engineering professor - university
- Electrical engineering professor - university
- Industrial engineering professor - university
- Mechanical engineering professor - university
- Metallurgical engineering professor - university
- Geography professor - university
- Geology professor - university
- Geophysics professor - university
- Business administration professor - university
- Journalism professor - university
- French language professor - university
- Language professor - university
- Classics professor - university
- Humanities professor - university
- Linguistics professor - university
- Literature professor - university
- Mathematics professor - university
- Medicine professor - university
- Veterinary medicine professor - university
- Metallurgy professor - university
- Meteorology professor - university
- Music professor - university
- Pharmacy professor - university
- Philosophy professor - university
- Physiology professor - university
- Physics professor - university
- Psychiatry professor - university
- Psychology professor - university
- Recreology professor - university
- Religion professor - university
- Agriculture professor - university
- Food science professor - university
- Life sciences professor - university
- Nursing professor - university
- Medical sciences professor - university
- Natural sciences professor - university
- Physical sciences professor - university
- Political science professor - university
- Social sciences professor - university
- Sculpture professor - university
- Social work professor - university
- Sociology professor - university
- Laboratory technology professor - university
- Zoology professor - university
- Education professor - university
- Public health professor - university
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Last update: January 29, 2026
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