Teach courses in child care, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects as pertaining to home management.

Other names for Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary: Clothing and Textiles Teacher, College or University Faculty Member, College Professor, Cooking Teacher, Didactic Program in Dietetics Program Director (DPD Program Director), Dietetics Professor, Faculty Member, Family and Consumer Sciences Professor (FACS Professor), Family Consumer Science Teacher, Food and Nutrition Professor, Food and Nutrition Teacher, Home Economics Teacher, Home Economist, Human Development Professor, Instructor, Lecturer, Merchandising Professor, Professor, Sewing Teacher, Tailoring Teacher, Textiles and Clothing Teacher,

• Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate and/or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students.
• Supervise undergraduate and/or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge, and publish findings in professional journals, books, and/or electronic media.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
• Participate in campus and community events.
• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Perform administrative duties such as serving as department head.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Provide professional consulting services to government and/or industry.