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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
• 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
• 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
• 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 “English Professor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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