Top skills for Professor jobs
Based on 63 active Professor postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Professor postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Teaching81%
- Funding38%
- Science32%
- Professional Development27%
- Collaborative Research19%
- Mentorship19%
- Academic Advising16%
- Arts16%
- Consulting16%
- Dentistry16%
- Emerging Trends16%
- Health Care16%
- Nursing16%
- Pharmacy16%
- Tutoring16%
- Oncology14%
- Training Programs14%
- Academic Research11%
- Collegiality11%
- Cooking11%
- Immunology11%
- Business Management8%
- Data Science8%
- Genomics8%
- Professional Education8%