Area / Ethnic Studies Professor

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.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Adjunct Professor; American Studies Professor; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Black Studies Professor; Ethnic Studies Professor; Humanities Professor; Lecturer; Professor; Women's Studies Professor

Tasks

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• 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.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

Knowledge

• Education and Training
• English Language
• Sociology and Anthropology
• History and Archeology
• Foreign Language
• Communications and Media
• Computers and Electronics
• Philosophy and Theology
• Administrative

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Speech Clarity
• Inductive Reasoning
• Near Vision
• Deductive Reasoning
• Speech Recognition
• Fluency of Ideas
• Originality
• Problem Sensitivity
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility