Adjunct Faculty - Agriculture Instructor

Description of Duties

Faculty member is expected to encourage learning by preparing appropriate syllabi; by developing lectures, discussions, and other presentations or activities to enhance the students educational experience; develops, and executes appropriate methods of evaluating students performance; develops, secures, and maintains the equipment and other instructional materials essential to the presentation of the classroom material.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or in Education with a specialization in agriculture required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Two thousand hours of documented work experience in agriculture required.
• Three to five years of teaching experience preferred.
• Must possess demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction.

Primary Teaching Assignment

The primary teaching assignment will be at the East Campus.

Supplemental Information

• Candidates are encouraged to upload/attach a cover letter and resume/CV with the online application.
• Candidates needing assistance with the online application process should refer to the online help guide available at www.bhc.edu/employment.
• Instructor hired at Black Hawk College will be required to submit official transcripts at his/her own expense.

Pay

Pay is commensurate with education and experience.

Core Benefits for Qualifying Adjunct Faculty

• To qualify for benefits, an adjunct faculty member must qualify for membership in the Adjunct Faculty Bargaining Unit at the beginning of the second consecutive semester of teaching six (6) equated credit hours or more per semester (fall/spring or spring/fall) or have 160 contact hours per semester (fall/spring or spring/fall).

Optional 403b Tax-Deferred Investment Program

Employees may set up a 403b plan through Empower Retirement.