Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary - 25-1062.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area (e.g., Latin America), an ethnic group, or any other group (e.g., women's studies, urban affairs).

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Faculty Member, College or University

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

25-1011.00 Business Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1021.00 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1022.00 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1031.00 Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1032.00 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1041.00 Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1042.00 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1043.00 Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1051.00 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1052.00 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1053.00 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1054.00 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1061.00 Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1062.00 Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1063.00 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1064.00 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1065.00 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1066.00 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1067.00 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1069.99 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1072.00 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1081.00 Education Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1082.00 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Related Occupations

Tasks

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

Detailed Work Activities

  • advise governmental or industrial personnel
  • advise students
  • analyze artifacts to determine age or cultural identity
  • analyze social or economic data
  • catalog or classify materials or artifacts
  • collect academic research data
  • compile bibliographies of specialized materials
  • compile data on human physique, social customs, or artifacts
  • conduct research on work-related topics
  • convert information into instructional program
  • design classroom presentations
  • develop course or training objectives
  • develop instructional materials
  • direct and coordinate scientific research or investigative studies
  • encourage group participation
  • evaluate student performance
  • interpret artifacts, architectural features, or types of structures
  • maintain educational records, reports, or files
  • make education presentations
  • organize educational material or ideas
  • prepare educational reports
  • recognize interrelationships among individuals or social groups
  • reconstruct record of past human life
  • record student progress
  • study artifacts, architectural features, or structures
  • teach college level courses
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve educational data
  • use current social research
  • use library or online Internet research techniques
  • use oral or written communication techniques
  • use public speaking techniques
  • use teaching techniques
  • write scholarly or technical research papers