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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
• 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 “Philosophy Professor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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