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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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