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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
• 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
• Assistant Professor
• Asian Studies Program Chair
• Asian Studies Professor
• Africana Studies Professor
• African Studies Professor

Tasks for “Assistant Professor”

• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
• 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.
• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Participate in campus and community events, such as giving public lectures about research.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• 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.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• 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.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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