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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
• 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 “Sociology Professor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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