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Lecturer, Forestry & Conservation Science

Education

Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

EducationAgriculture

Picture the job

Where you'd usually workA lecture hall

  • Outdoors most days, in all weather
  • Sitting for most of the day
  • Dealing with customers or the public
  • Regular working hours

An illustration of a typical workplace, not a photo. The work-style notes come from US O*NET data, so read them as a guide.

In Malaysia

This is a small academic niche in Malaysia. The main employer is UPM's Faculty of Forestry and Environment (offering forestry science since 1973), with smaller programmes at UMS (tropical forestry) and a few other universities. Teaching covers tropical rainforest management, timber industry, urban forestry and wildlife conservation.

How people get into it here
SPM → STPM/Matriculation/Foundation/Diploma → Bachelor's in Forestry Science (e.g. UPM, UMS) or Wood Science / Environmental Management → Master's (minimum for a DS11 public-university post) → PhD (strongly preferred; needed for Senior Lecturer and above)

Sources:pengambilancns.uitm.edu.myperlis.uitm.edu.myappsmu.ukm.myspp.gov.my

Pay in Malaysia

Government starting pay

RM3,320 – RM3,650

per month

Senior grade

RM6,210 – RM14,370

per month

Official basic pay for the government grade, before allowances. Private-sector pay can differ.

UiTM academic job advertisement (Pensyarah Universiti DS11/DS13, SSPA) · Dec 2025

How far is this from you?

Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.

  1. 1

    Entry straight after SPM

  2. 2

    SPM + sijil / short TVET course

  3. 3

    Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)

  4. 4

    Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)

  5. Typical entry

    Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route

Typical educationDoctoral degree
The full route to this careerThe steps from school, UPU programmes and sourced costs, read against your answers.

How to get here

Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.

IPG (Teacher Training)

Explore KPM's teacher-training route. Check current funding and apply through KPM's PISMP portal, not UPUOnline.

~5 years
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Check what you may qualify for

Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.

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Quick answers

How do you become a Lecturer, Forestry & Conservation Science in Malaysia?

SPM → STPM/Matriculation/Foundation/Diploma → Bachelor's in Forestry Science (e.g. UPM, UMS) or Wood Science / Environmental Management → Master's (minimum for a DS11 public-university post) → PhD (strongly preferred; needed for Senior Lecturer and above).

What should I study to become a Lecturer, Forestry & Conservation Science?

Related fields of study: Education and Agriculture. SPM subjects that help most: English, Additional Mathematics, Mathematics and Biology.

How much does a Lecturer, Forestry & Conservation Science earn in Malaysia?

The official pay scale put starting pay at RM3,320 – RM3,650 a month, and RM6,210 – RM14,370 with experience (source: UiTM academic job advertisement (Pensyarah Universiti DS11/DS13, SSPA), Dec 2025).

What you'd do all day

The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.

  1. 1Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  2. 2Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics, such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping.
  3. 3Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  4. 4Supervise students' laboratory or field work.
  5. 5Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  6. 6Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  7. 7Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  8. 8Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  9. 9Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  10. 10Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  11. 11Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  12. 12Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  13. 13Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  14. 14Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  15. 15Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media.
  16. 16Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  17. 17Act as advisers to student organizations.
  18. 18Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  19. 19Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
  20. 20Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  21. 21Review papers for colleagues and scientific journals.
  22. 22Provide information to the public by leading workshops and training programs and by developing educational materials.
  23. 23Participate in campus and community events.
  24. 24Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
  25. 25Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

Also known as

What this job is called on JobStreet, LinkedIn and in job ads. Search these too.

  • Lecturer
  • Professor
  • Instructor
  • Range Instructor
  • College Professor
  • Ecology Professor
  • Forestry Professor
  • Research Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor

Subjects that matter here

The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.

EnglishDraws directly on English Language — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Additional MathematicsDraws directly on Mathematics — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
MathematicsDraws directly on Mathematics — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
BiologyDraws directly on Biology — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Additional ScienceDraws directly on Biology — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).

What you'd need to know

The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.

  • English Language96%

    English

  • Education and Training95%
  • Mathematics85%

    Additional MathematicsMathematics

  • Biology79%

    BiologyAdditional Science

  • Computers and Electronics78%

    Computer Science / ICTElectrical & Electronic Eng. Studies

  • Geography70%

    Geography

Tools you'd use

Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.

Where to learn these, free

Scholarships & funding

What the work feels like

Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.

  • Face-to-face discussionsEvery day
  • Contact with other peopleConstant contact
  • Dealing with customers or the publicVery high
  • Leading or coordinating othersVery high
  • Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
  • Outdoors, in all weatherOften
  • Noisy environmentRarely
  • Time spent sittingMost of the time

Where this job is heading

Newer tasks O*NET has flagged for this occupation, a hint at how the role is changing.

  • Monitor research program budgets.

AI and demand for this job

A few real, dated data points, not a single score. AI making some tasks faster usually means a job changes, not that it disappears.

22%

Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)

This estimate is from 2023, already out of date, since AI moves fast. Treat it as a rough, aging starting point, not the current picture.

0.06%

Of Malaysian Claude conversations, about this kind of work

Measures how much people use Claude for this work, not how many Malaysians do this job, and more AI use can mean people relying on it, not that it's replacing them.

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About this information

This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.

O*NET occupation: Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: UiTM academic job advertisement (Pensyarah Universiti DS11/DS13, SSPA) · as of Dec 2025

Check the salary figures yourself:UiTM academic job advertisement (Pensyarah Universiti DS11/DS13, SSPA)

Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org