Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

1. 01Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as classical political thought, international relations, and democracy and citizenship.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
2. 02Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.People already use AI for this at work
3. 03Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.People already use AI for this at work
4. 04Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Mostly human for now
5. 05Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.People already use AI for this at work
6. 06Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.People already use AI for this at work
7. 07Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.People already use AI for this at work
8. 08Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.AI could speed this up a lot
9. 09Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
10. 10Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.AI could speed this up a lot

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.

1. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

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