Instructor, Agriculture

Position Details

This position is a 9‑month, Faculty A position.

Screening will begin ASAP and continue until the position is filled. As soon as practical after the interviewing process, tentative start date:
August 2026.

Full‑time, benefited Faculty A, F1 level position. Starting salary range: $57,692.00 – $75,000.00 per year, depending on experience.

• Educational benefits for employees and dependents
• Tuition reimbursement
• 17 paid holiday/closure days
• Three paid personal days
• Healthcare/dental/vision/life insurance
• Generous retirement benefits – 15.12% employer paid / 4% employee paid
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Onsite childcare center
• Professional development opportunities

The Instructor, Agriculture is a full‑time, benefited position responsible for delivering high‑quality instruction in the Agriculture & Equine Pathway and other related courses at the community college level. The instructor will teach a range of agriculture courses, including Agricultural Economics, Farm Business Management, Range Management, Soils, Agricultural Issues, and others, catering to students with varied academic and career goals.

Responsibilities include developing, revising, and delivering course materials aligned with college standards, assessing student performance; collaborating on the organization, equipping, and management of the arena and stall barn facility, ensuring a safe, hands‑on learning environment for students working with live animals; supervising students in animal handling and riding, nutrition management, reproduction techniques, and basic animal health procedures while maintaining biosecurity protocols and industry standards;

cultivating future industry leaders by fostering critical thinking, problem‑solving, and technical proficiency in real‑world agricultural settings; providing academic support to help students succeed; and engaging in departmental activities and professional development.

In addition to classroom teaching in varied environments, the instructor will actively participate in student engagement activities such as recruitment, on‑campus events and activities, and academic support initiatives. The instructor will contribute to the continuous improvement of the institution by collaborating with colleagues across the college on curriculum development, program assessment, community building, and student success strategies.

The instructor role also involves institutional service, including participation on committees, involvement in accreditation processes, and collaboration on departmental projects.

Exempt. Not eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. This listing of essential duties is not all‑inclusive, but representative; other duties may be assigned.

• Maximizes student engagement and success by employing methods that develop student understanding of the values, practice, and procedures within agriculture, and by engaging students in interdisciplinary practices to develop 21st‑century learners.
• Prepares and delivers assigned courses by employing high‑impact teaching practices in a learning environment that promotes respect and rapport.
• Facilitates student achievement by maintaining clear expectations and defined learning outcomes.
• Promotes learning through the innovative implementation of effective classroom technologies.

• Evaluates student engagement and success through formative and summative assessment.
• Develops curriculum by articulating measurable, student‑centered learning outcomes, and using competency‑based design strategy to maintain curriculum that is current, effective, and relevant to agriculture.
• Contributes to curricula by assisting in design, implementation, and review aligned with current or emerging community, state, or national needs.
• Participates in continuous improvement of student learning and success by gathering data, analyzing data, engaging with peers and external stakeholders, and implementing change as a result.

• Maintains professionalism by embodying the values, ethics, and behavior codes of LCCC and agriculture.
• Demonstrates social competence…