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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
• 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
• Lecturer
• 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 “Lecturer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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