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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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