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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 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 “Lecturer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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