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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”

• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• 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.
• Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
• 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.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• 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 student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Incorporate experiential or site visit components into courses.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Participate in campus and community events, such as giving public lectures about research.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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