Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

What anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary do

Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Typical tasks

1. 1Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, career issues, and laboratory and field research.
2. 2Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
3. 3Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as research methods, urban anthropology, and language and culture.
4. 4Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
5. 5Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
6. 6Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
7. 7Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and present findings in professional journals, books, electronic media, or at professional conferences.
8. 8Supervise students' laboratory or field work.
9. 9Conduct ethnographic field research.
10. 10Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

Technology used

• Learning management system LMS
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Creative Cloud software
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• ESRI ArcGIS software
• Google Docs
• IBM SPSS Statistics
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook

How to become one

Education

The most common level among workers surveyed is a doctoral degree (68%). Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Experience

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Training

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.