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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 “Professor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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