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About Oakton College :

Educate. Empower. Transform

At Oakton College, we know education changes lives - and that starts with the people who make it happen. For more than 50 years,we've built a welcoming and inclusive community where students fromall backgrounds and experiences thrive.

We're looking for passionate educators, professionals and leaders to join our team. Whether in the classroom, student support, or behind the scenes, your talents and expertise will make adifference and shape the future.

We provide dynamic learning environments that empower students and employees alike with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie and aHealth Careers Education Center in Evanston.

As a proud institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Oakton is more than a college - it's a place where innovation, equity and lifelong learning drive everything we do. Wevalue diverse perspectives and embrace new ideas and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and student-centered culture.

Part-time faculty are paid on a lecture hour equivalents (LHE) basis. For most courses, the LHE is the same as a credit hour. Forothers, the LHE represents additional work for teaching the class,such as grading papers for Composition classes or teaching a classwith a laboratory section (computers, languages, and the sciences);in those cases, the LHE represents a figure higher than the credit hour.

All part-time faculty start at the beginning pay rates,regardless of the level and type of experience obtained elsewhere.

For the 2026-27 academic year rates are $1251/LHE for facultywithout doctorates and $1326/LHE for faculty with doctorates.

Part-time faculty advance one step within the salary schedule withthe successful completion of 2 fall & spring semesters where 3+LHEs are taught in each semester.

Part-time faculty are hired on a semester-by-semester basis. Areasonable effort is made to assure the assignment of courses tomore senior part-time faculty who are fully qualified by virtue oftheir education, training, work experience as related to current technology and pedagogical techniques, and who have had a historyof successful performance at Oakton College.

All assignments are conditioned on sufficient enrollment. Once acourse starts, the part time faculty member is expected to complete the course.

Applicants must be strong communicators and effective classroom facilitators who enjoy teaching in a student-centered environment.

Oakton especially values candidates committed to working in aculturally competent environment. Cultural competence integratesand transforms knowledge about individuals and groups of people into specific standards, policies, practices, and attitudes used inappropriate cultural settings to increase the quality of services.

Applicants should be current and skilled in their use of evolving technologies, active in promoting critical thinking, and committed to challenging our students to be knowledgeable, ethical, and capable global citizens. Oakton seeks enthusiastic faculty who are committed to innovation in college-level teaching and learning and interested in non-traditional delivery of instruction. The Collegeexpects faculty to be professionally competent, have strong leadership qualities, participate in professional development activities, and engage in institutional and departmentalservice.

• Construction of a course syllabus, consistent with the generic course syllabus that stipulates course objectives, content, and grading criteria.
• Preparation of course presentations and instructional materialsfor lecture, and laboratory and clinical functions (as appropriate).
• Delivery of instruction, including being prepared for and meeting courses and laboratories (if appropriate) at scheduled times.
• Consultation with and evaluation of students.
• Maintenance of clear records on student performance, as well asany other factors such as attendance involved with the grading of students.
• Compliance with departmental and institutional policies and procedures including but not limited to submission of midterm andfinal grades, keeping office hours, and decisions regarding instructional matters such as texts,…