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AI for Earth Science Professors

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · O*NET 25-1051.00 · Job Zone 5 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

14 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

38 matched to the tools atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary use. Showing 24.

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Docs MCP or direct API to create, edit, search, summarize, and share documents through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • Make (make.com)

  • Google Docs

    MCP server

    Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format text documents. Collaboratively edit documents with other people in real time. We also support Google Sheets!

    Google Docs

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Office Word

    MCP server
  • Powerpoint

    MCP server
  • Make (make.com)

  • Adobe Acrobat is PDF editing software that can be used to create, convert and share PDF documents. It can convert documents in Microsoft Office formats to PDFs, and vice versa. PDFs can be viewed, annotated, and signed using Adobe Sign and the free Acrobat Reader mobile app.

  • Adobe Photoshop

    MCP server
  • Adobe Premiere Pro is a cloud-based video editing software designed to help businesses create and edit professional videos using various built-in tools. Supervisors can import videos on the platform, add transition effects, and export finished footage to the required destination.

  • Adobe Sign

    MCP server
  • Make (make.com)

  • Email Server

    MCP server
  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Excel

    Skill

The tools this job actually uses

49 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Acrobathot
  • Adobe After Effectshot
  • Adobe Photoshophot
  • ESRI ArcGIS softwarehot
  • Google Docshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • The MathWorks MATLABhot
  • ACD Systems Canvas
  • Ansys Fluent
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • CGG HampsonRussell
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • GeoCenter SeisUP
  • Geosoft Oasis montaj
  • Golden Software Voxler
  • Halliburton Landmark GeoProbe
  • Hydesoft Computing DPlot
  • IHS Kingdom
  • IHS Petra
  • Ikon Science RokDoc
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • ITT Exelis Visual Information Solutions ENVI
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Midland Valley Move Suite
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • OpendTect
  • Platte River Associates BasinMod
  • Quality Positioning Services Fledermaus

What this job involves

27 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  2. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics.
  3. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  4. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  5. Supervise laboratory work and field work.
  6. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  7. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  8. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  9. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  10. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  11. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  12. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  13. Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  14. Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
  15. Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  16. Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  17. Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  18. Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  19. Purchase and maintain equipment to support research projects.
  20. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  21. Act as advisers to student organizations.
  22. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  23. Participate in campus and community events.
  24. Answer questions from the public and media.