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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
• 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
• Sociology Professor
• Religious Studies Professor
• 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 “Professor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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