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[NF] NF professors

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To the 4 NF types, is this an appealing career to you guys? Are any of you college professors or did you ever consider it as a profession? Do you have any family members or friends who are NF professors? What subjects do they teach or what subjects would be appealing to you?

I know what the stereotypical answers would be (arts/humanities/languages/soft sciences, etc.), but I'm wondering about "actual examples" rather than hypothetical guesswork.
 

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I've almost totally decided that there are only two things I want to do when I tire of my future career.. and teaching to add to those future generations is one of things I decided on. College level is all I could possibly tolerate though. Anything below it is too much of a hassle for me.
 

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Teaching appeals to me on some levels but I'm terrified by any form of public speaking, so its never gonna happen.

Besides I love a wide range of subjects, I would struggle to totally specialise.
 

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i intend to be a prof at some point. :yes:
subjects i would definitely like to teach - psych (both softer topics like personality and harder like neurosci), humanities, religion, writing/language. others i would enjoy - biology, marine bio, intro chem, art theory, music theory, literature, yoga, swimming, quirky divisions of literature. so yes, basically the stereotypical ones, lol, though with a little extra science.

i agree about it being hard to choose a specialty. however, from talking to profs at my college, it always seemed like they were asking professors to extend themselves more and take on some less-related classes. i think you just have to find a college whose philosophy is well-suited to yours :)
 

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I am silently thinking about it occassionally over the last year. However I am not really sure yet on it. In the past I would never have considered it, but now it seems somewhat more attractive to it. However I might have studied something different if I considered a more teaching position (right now studying Business Informatics; if I would have thought I would get an appropriate job for it, I might have considered studying Philosophy back then actually too).
 

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To the 4 NF types, is this an appealing career to you guys?

I would looooooove to be a college professor. My problem is that pesky PhD. I kind of think I want to get some day, maybe, but I'm about to finish my Masters and then I need a break from school. But if I could even teach like one class in my area of expertise with a Masters, I might be interested in doing that someday.

What subjects do they teach or what subjects would be appealing to you?
Masters is in Language & Identity... so pretty much a mix of all the stereotypes: Language+psychology+cultural studies+anthropology.... with a bit of neuroscience/cognitive science/biology mixed in. :laugh:
 

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I have worked with a significant number of INFJs in the hard sciences-chemistry, biochemistry, biology. ENFPs come into these fields as well, but seem to gravitate towards people roles fairly quickly-marketing, training, even sales, so I'd say I see a 4:1 ratio of INFJs to ENFP lab directors.
 

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I am definitely looking into it, but I am still an undergrad. A few of my professors have suggested I do it. I would like to teach in some capacity, and the professorial format is most agreeable to me.
 

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The thought did play around in my head when I was considering doing a postgraduate course in cultural studies/philosophy (a switch from biotechnology). Then, due to a lack of background in philosophy, I went on to do a postgraduate qualification in sonography, which I immensely love now as I prepare to kick start my career. Sonography involves the knowledge of anatomy, pathology and the physics of ultrasound, as well as scanning skills. While doing a short tutoring stint at college in sonography, I realised how I loved sharing my understanding of the nuances of every aspect of sonography with students. Now I am almost sure I would like to play an educational role in the future after gaining enough experience in this field.
 

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I am strongly considering it as profession. I'd be an English/Drama teacher. :)
 

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i teach writing for the remainder of my MA program.

anthropology is good. i think i'm gonna try to go to a joint program in cognitive science and psychological or some branch of socio-cultural (maybe symbolic? geertz = probably the strongest current Ni methodology/style standing that i know of in any human sciences discipline) anthropology. i like cognitive lingusitics, psychotherapy, german sociological theory and systems theory, the history of philosophy, etc. i actually majored in religion and culture and minored in music theory. i went to culinary school for a year too, and i've toyed with the idea of taking some time and getting certified to teach yoga (teaching makes me motivated and accountable to learn in a consistent and disciplined way).
 
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Sorry, I couldn't resist. :D

[youtube="obTNwPJvOI8"]So you want to be a professor?[/youtube]
 

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I'm gonna go against the grain here and say that several professors I've met have been incredibly egotistical and lacking of any sort of empathy whatsoever. now, I've met a few who were wonderful and extremely helpful, but so many of them just think they are doing you the biggest favor by even looking at them and I'm thinking "uhh, I'm the one paying you here. you're not doing me a favor, you're doing your job" many of them have also come across to me as subtly controlling and they seem to have all these little games they play and expect you to follow. I mean, I don't mind people who are self assured and have high value for themselves, but when they start talking down to you, that's not something I take to well
 

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I'm currently in school to be a Secondary Ed English teacher. I like the idea of teaching to students that are there to learn and like the subject, but I don't know about getting a PhD. I'm planning on getting a Masters (I basically have to eventually in my state anyway), and I'd totally be for teaching at a community college or something that would allow me to do so with my Masters. If I ever did get a PhD, it would be waaayyy down the road. I want to get a job as soon as possible when I graduate with my Bachelors (sick of being dead broke).

Dear God, Peguy, that is depressing . . .
 
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