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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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