As a sociology professor, your duties include leading lectures and seminars on introductory and advanced topics in sociology and related fields in the social sciences. You hold weekly office hours where you meet with students to discuss projects, their grades, or any issues they are having with your classes. If you work at a university, you typically have additional responsibilities, such as advising graduate students and guiding their study and research projects. You may also conduct your own research and engage in professional obligations, such as attending conferences, publishing journal articles and monographs, and performing administrative work for the department or school.