摘要:The paper systematizes approaches to the study of the higher school teacher's work, presents the results of the analysis of the psychological component of his professional self-effectiveness in the space of modern innovations. The content of the article reveals the features of the teacher as a subject of professional activity in the educational environment of the University. The article describes the psychological determinants of success of teacher in terms of resources and risks of modern innovation space, presented mechanisms of development and manifestations of occupational success factors, conditions, strategies and professional development of the teacher of the future, reflecting the current format of supporting the development of the subject training. The article describes the phenomenological and instrumental components of success, factors and conditions for the formation of successful professional behavior, as well as forms and ways of representing success in interaction with students. The article shows the psychological function of competence and reference in the professional activity of a higher school teacher, the role of sociogenic needs of a teacher in self-development, personalization, self-actualization and self-realization in interaction with students. Features of interpretation of the personality image of the future teacher from the point of view of modern students are presented.