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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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