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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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