Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

AI: Fully automatable - AI systems can generate question banks, administer exams via LMS integrations, and automatically grade objective and many rubric-based responses reliably.

Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics.

AI: Fully automatable - AI can prepare accurate lectures and deliver them (recorded or live/interactive) with examples, visuals, and adaptive pacing for topics like linear algebra and differential equations.

Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

AI: Fully automatable - AI can rapidly produce complete syllabi, homework, handouts, and supporting materials tailored to course objectives and level.

Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

AI: Fully automatable - LMS platforms and AI can fully automate attendance tracking, gradebook management, and record-keeping with reporting and audit trails.

Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.

AI: Fully automatable - Given course objectives, budget, and constraints, AI systems can evaluate options, recommend textbooks and materials, and automate procurement workflows end-to-end.

Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.

AI: Fully automatable - AI and automation can manage outreach, application handling, registration workflows, and placement matching at scale, substantially automating participation in recruitment, registration, and placement activities.

Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

AI: Fully automatable - AI and existing search/indexing tools can comprehensively locate, curate, and format specialized bibliographies quickly and accurately for outside reading assignments.

Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

AI: Partial - AI can auto-grade many assignments and provide detailed feedback, but nuanced evaluation of complex papers and fairness/academic-integrity judgments require human oversight.

Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

AI: Partial - AI can initiate and moderate online discussions and provide prompts, but lacks the full real-time emotional intelligence and classroom leadership needed to facilitate in-person complex discussions.

Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

AI: Partial - AI chatbots and virtual assistants can provide asynchronous advising and handle many student questions, but cannot fully replace human availability, judgment, and mentorship during office hours.

Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.

AI: Partial - AI can generate, evaluate, and propose revisions to curricula and course materials based on outcomes and data, but human faculty judgment and contextual adjustments remain necessary.

Keep abreast of developments and technological advances in the mathematical field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

AI: Partial - AI can continuously aggregate, filter, and summarize the literature and alerts, yet active engagement in conferences and collegial discussions requires human participation.

Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.

AI: Partial - AI tools can facilitate collaboration by drafting documents, summarizing meetings, and coordinating tasks, but cannot replicate the full social, political, and interpersonal dynamics of colleague collaboration.

Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media.

AI: Partial - AI can assist heavily with literature review, data analysis, simulation, and manuscript drafting, but conception of novel research, interpretation, ethical responsibility, and final authorship oversight still require human leadership.

Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.

AI: Partial - AI can provide personalized academic and career guidance using data and labor-market signals, yet nuanced mentorship, institutional advising nuances, and long-term career counseling need human advisors.

Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

AI: Partial - AI can assist with monitoring student progress, giving feedback, and managing logistics for internships/research but cannot fully replicate human mentorship, judgment, and supervisory authority required for overseeing teaching and research.

Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.

AI: Partial - AI can automate many administrative tasks (scheduling, reporting, data analysis) but cannot fully perform high-level leadership, political navigation, personnel decisions, and institutional accountability inherent in serving as a department head.

Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

AI: Partial - AI can prepare policy analyses, synthesize stakeholder input, and draft committee materials, but cannot serve as a decision-making institutional representative or replace governance responsibilities.

Act as advisers to student organizations.

AI: Partial - AI can provide planning advice, resources, and idea-generation for student organizations but cannot wholly replace the relational, contextual, and authority-driven aspects of human advising.

Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.

AI: Partial - AI can draft and refine grant proposals, search literature, and format budgets, but reliable proposal conception, scientific judgment, institutional approvals, and credibility still require human PI expertise and oversight.

Participate in campus and community events.

AI: Partial - AI can support event planning, create materials, and participate virtually, but cannot fully substitute for in-person presence, relationship-building, and community engagement expected at campus events.

Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.

AI: Partial - AI can perform technical analyses, generate recommendations, and produce deliverables for government or industry clients but cannot assume legal responsibility, professional certification, or the nuanced client relationship management of human consultants.