Adjunct Faculty - English Instructor

General Information & Responsibilities

Looking for Instructors to provide appropriate classroom or other instruction as assigned for English courses. Sections available at the Quad Cities Campus in Moline, IL and the East Campus in Galva, IL. Actively recruiting for Fall 2025 semester.

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.

ENGLISH - Master's degree in English is required. Must possess demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction.

Applications accepted online through the Black Hawk College website or through  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 .edu/employment. Any instructor hired at Black Hawk College will be required to submit official transcripts at his/her own expense. Transcripts, once submitted, become property of Black Hawk College.

Black Hawk College does not sponsor employment visas.

Pay is commensurate with education and experience. Minimum starting pay for adjunct faculty (as of Fall 2024):

• Less Than a Master's Degree = $693.36 per equated hour
• Master's Degree = $808.92 per equated hour
• Doctorate = $866.70 per equated hour

Black Hawk College is an AA/EEO employer.

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.