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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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