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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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