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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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