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Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

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

What you’d do

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

Skills that matter

  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Instructing
  • Active Listening
  • Learning Strategies

How to get there

Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher

Also called

  • Anthropology Lecturer
  • Anthropology Professor
  • Archaeology Professor
  • Professor
  • Anthropology Department Chair
  • Anthropology Instructor

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