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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”

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

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

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