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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 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 “College Professor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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