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start.","Current economics literature and peer-reviewed journals — read and summarize to stay informed of developments in a specific subfield under the direction of a senior faculty member.","Student assignments and short-answer examinations — evaluate and assign grades using established rubrics provided by the supervising instructor.","Student attendance records and grade entries — maintain accurately in the institution's learning management system following departmental recordkeeping protocols.","Examination questions for introductory economics courses — compile under the guidance of a course coordinator, ensuring alignment with stated learning outcomes.","Analytical or scientific software such as Stata or R — apply to basic econometric exercises when preparing data demonstrations for supervised lab or recitation sections.","Word processing and course management software — use to format and distribute handouts, lecture slides, and assignment sheets to enrolled students.","Professional economics conferences and departmental colloquia — attend and observe to begin building awareness of active research debates in the discipline.","Preliminary research data and literature reviews — collect and organize under faculty supervision in support of an ongoing departmental research project."]},"developing":{"label":"Developing","statements":["Lectures on intermediate-level topics such as price theory, game theory, or introductory econometrics — prepare and deliver independently to undergraduate cohorts with routine departmental oversight.","Course materials including syllabi, problem sets, and case studies — revise each semester based on student performance data and instructor feedback in a four-year college environment.","Empirical research manuscripts — draft and submit to peer-reviewed journals, incorporating constructive reviewer feedback through the revision process.","Student class work, papers, and examinations — evaluate with consistent rubrics and return timely, substantive written feedback that promotes deeper economic reasoning.","Course-specific examinations — compile, administer, and grade with growing independence, delegating routine scoring tasks to teaching assistants when appropriate.","Developments in the economics literature — monitor regularly by reading working papers, attending regional conferences, and engaging in collegial discussion to update course content.","Database and information retrieval software — use to access economic datasets such as FRED or WRDS for integrating real-world data examples into lectures and assignments.","Instructional strategies — select and adapt for mixed-ability undergraduate classrooms, applying principles of active learning to improve student engagement with quantitative material.","Student grade records and required compliance documentation — maintain with full accuracy in university administrative systems throughout the academic term.","Foundational curriculum elements — evaluate against program learning outcomes and propose incremental revisions to the curriculum committee for consideration."]},"proficient":{"label":"Proficient","statements":["Graduate and advanced undergraduate seminars in specialized areas such as labor economics, macroeconomic theory, or applied econometrics — design and lead autonomously, integrating current research frontiers into course content.","Complex non-routine student performance challenges — assess and address through differentiated instructional approaches and individualized feedback within a research-intensive university context.","Original peer-reviewed research — conduct, write, and publish in top-tier economics journals or academic presses, advancing knowledge in a recognized subfield.","Full course curricula — plan, evaluate, and substantially revise across multiple offerings, aligning content with evolving disciplinary standards and institutional accreditation requirements.","Comprehensive examination programs at the graduate level — design, administer, and evaluate, including qualifying examinations that assess mastery of doctoral-level economic theory and methods.","Analytical and financial modeling software — apply proficiently to generate and interpret sophisticated econometric analyses used as pedagogical illustrations and in independent research.","Emerging developments across several areas of economics — synthesize through active participation in national and international professional conferences, incorporating insights into both teaching and scholarship.","Doctoral dissertations and master's theses — supervise and evaluate as primary or secondary advisor, guiding graduate students through original research design, data collection, and writing.","Interdisciplinary research collaborations — lead or contribute substantively, applying economic methods to complex social, policy, or business problems in partnership with colleagues across departments.","Instructional technology tools including web-based courseware and statistical computing environments — integrate strategically into course design to deepen students' applied quantitative competencies."]},"advanced":{"label":"Advanced","statements":["Departmental or school-level curriculum frameworks in economics — set strategic direction for revision and innovation, ensuring coherence across undergraduate and graduate programs at an institutional scale.","Junior faculty and doctoral students — mentor systematically in research methodology, pedagogy, grant writing, and professional development to strengthen the department's scholarly pipeline.","Large-scale original research agendas — conceptualize and lead, securing external funding and coordinating multi-investigator teams whose findings shape national or international policy discourse.","Faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure processes — contribute to and lead as committee chair or department chair, defining standards of excellence that elevate the department's academic reputation.","Institutional academic governance — represent the economics faculty on university-wide committees, influencing policies on curriculum, accreditation, resource allocation, and shared governance.","High-impact publications in flagship journals and major academic presses — produce and disseminate consistently, establishing a recognized body of scholarship that defines the state of the subfield.","Professional associations, editorial boards, and national conference programs — lead or hold executive roles, shaping the discipline's scholarly agenda and knowledge dissemination standards.","Innovative pedagogical models for economics education — develop and evaluate at scale, publishing findings and presenting best practices to influence teaching standards across peer institutions.","Strategic external partnerships with government agencies, central banks, and research institutes — cultivate and steward, translating departmental expertise into applied policy impact and sponsored research opportunities.","Departmental culture of intellectual curiosity, integrity, and achievement — foster by modeling exemplary scholarly and teaching conduct and establishing norms that attract and retain top-tier faculty and graduate students."]}}},"sources":{"onet":"v30.2 (CC BY 4.0)","crosswalk":"https://skillscrosswalk.com","generator":"LER.me"},"attribution":"© EBSCOed"}