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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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