Adjunct Faculty - Psychology Instructor

General Information & Responsibilities

To provide appropriate classroom instruction as assigned in Psychology courses either online, or at the QC Campus (Moline, IL) and/or the East Campus (Galva, IL) for Fall, Spring or Summer semesters.

Faculty member is expected to encourage learning by preparing appropriate syllabi; by developing content, 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

• M.A or M.S. in psychology is required.
• Successful experience in teaching or an appropriate, non-teaching professional position preferable.
• Must possess demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction.
• Previous teaching experience in an online modality preferable.

Supplemental Information

Applications accepted online through the Black Hawk College website or through www.governmentjobs.com. 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.

Candidates are required to submit official transcripts at their own expense. Transcripts, once submitted, become property of Black Hawk College.

Pay is commensurate with education and experience. Minimum starting pay for Master's degree candidates is $837.23 per credit/equated hour.

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).
• Tuition Waiver
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account / Dependent Care Account
• Sick Leave
• Retirement Pension Plans
• State University Retirement System of Illinois (SURS): Employees working in a regular and continuous position or one in which services are expected to be rendered on a continuous basis for at least four months or one academic term, whichever is less, may be eligible to enroll in SURS.
• To learn more about SURS, visit www.SURS.org.
• Optional 403b Tax-Deferred Investment Program: Employees may set up a 403b plan through Empower Retirement.