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Job Description

Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 25-1062.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 84,590.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
• Currently, there are 9,060 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary”.

Also Known As…

• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
• Women's Studies Professor
• Professor
• Modern Greek Studies Professor
• Lecturer
• Ethnic Studies Professor
• Black Studies Professor
• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor
• American Studies Professor
• Adjunct Instructor of Women's Studies
• Women's Studies Lecturer
• Sociology Professor
• Religious Studies Professor
• Philosophy Professor
• Latin American Studies Professor
• Latin American Studies Director
• Humanities and Languages Professor
• History Professor
• Gender Studies Professor
• Ethnology Teacher
• Ethnology Professor
• Ethnic Origins Teacher
• English Professor
• Department Chair
• College Professor
• College or University Faculty Member
• Classics Professor
• Associate Professor of History
• Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies
• Assistant Professor of History
• Asian Studies Program Chair
• Asian Studies Professor
• Africana Studies Professor
• African Studies Professor

Tasks for “Assistant Professor”

• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.
• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Participate in campus and community events, such as giving public lectures about research.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Incorporate experiential or site visit components into courses.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.

Related Technology & Tools

• Compact disk CD players
• Microphone podiums
• Digital calculators
• Interactive whiteboard controllers
• Multimedia projection equipment
• Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
• Computer data input scanners
• Projector screens
• Carousel slide projectors
• Photocopying equipment
• Overhead data projectors
• Liquid crystal display LCD televisions
• Webcams
• Poster printers
• Laptop computers
• Student response systems
• Digital video disk DVD players
• Opaque projectors
• Wireless microphones
• Computer laser printers
• Multi-line telephone systems
• Conference telephones
• Laser facsimile machines
• Videoconferencing equipment
• Digital video cameras
• Television monitors
• Desktop computers
• Compact digital cameras
• Universal serial bus USB flash drives
• Tablet computers
• Computer projectors
• Interactive whiteboards
• Handheld microphones
• MP3 digital voice recorders

• Microsoft Office
• Google Docs
• Collaborative editing software
• Microsoft Excel
• DOC Cop
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Email software
• Calendar and scheduling software
• Image scanning software
• Desire2Learn
• Learning management system LMS
• Web browser software
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• Data entry software
• Sakai CLE
• Blackboard Learn
• Course management system software
• iParadigms Turnitin