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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”

• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• 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.
• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Participate in campus and community events, such as giving public lectures about research.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• 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.
• Incorporate experiential or site visit components into courses.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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