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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”

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

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

• Microsoft Excel
• Desire2Learn
• Collaborative editing software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Learning management system LMS
• Email software
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• DOC Cop
• Microsoft Office
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• Microsoft PowerPoint
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• Calendar and scheduling software
• Course management system software
• Google Docs
• Blackboard Learn
• Sakai CLE