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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
• 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
• Assistant Professor
• Asian Studies Program Chair
• Asian Studies Professor
• Africana Studies Professor
• African Studies Professor

Tasks for “Assistant Professor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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