Salary: See Position Description
Location : Quad Cities Campus - Moline, IL
Job Type: Adjunct / Part-Time Faculty
Job Number: 22-00201
Department: Arts, Design, & Performing Arts
Opening Date: 03/30/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Work Hours: see job description
Application materials required: Resume/CV
General Information & Responsibilities

Black Hawk College seeks Adjunct Faculty/Part-time Instructor for the Art/Design Department.
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

Master's degree in Art or Fine Art (M.A./M.F.A.) with emphasis in fine arts studio
disciplines, interdisciplinary studies or animation, visual communication or web design
required. Ability to instruct studio courses and art appreciation courses required.
Teaching experience in Art at the secondary or post-secondary level is preferred. Must
possess demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction.
Supplemental Information

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 at
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.
Hours per week vary by course load, semester, and schedule.
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 does not sponsor employment visas.

Black Hawk College is an AA/EEO employer.
While you contribute your talent and enthusiasm to BHC, as an eligible employee you will have access to outstanding health benefits, ample time off, a pension plan, educational opportunities, and much more. In this section, you will find an overview of our comprehensive and generous benefit programs. Be sure to check out the Compensation section as well.
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
Optional 403b Tax-Deferred Investment Program: Employees may set up a 403b plan through Empower Retirement.