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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
• 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 “Department Chair”

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

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

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