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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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