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Role

AI for Physics Professors

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · O*NET 25-1054.00 · 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

36 matched to the tools physics teachers, postsecondary use. Showing 24.

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    Microsoft Outlook

  • Google Docs

    MCP server

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    Google Docs

  • Microsoft Excel

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  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
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  • Powerpoint

    MCP server
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  • Autodesk

    MCP server
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    MCP server
  • Email Server

    MCP server
  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Excel

    Skill
  • Matlab

    Skill
  • Microsoft

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  • Make (make.com)

The tools this job actually uses

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

  • Autodesk AutoCADhot
  • Chot
  • Chot
  • Google Docshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Windowshot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Perlhot
  • The MathWorks MATLABhot
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Edmodo
  • Email software
  • FFTPACK
  • FFTW
  • Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
  • Geant4
  • GIPSY-OASIS
  • GNU Octave
  • Gnuplot
  • Gravitation software
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • LAPACK
  • LaTeX
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • OriginLab Origin
  • Pascal
  • plotutils
  • PLplot
  • Sakai CLE

What this job involves

25 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

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