Marketing Instructor

Job Summary

Are you passionate about making an impact and empowering others with life changing opportunities? Is it your time to be the difference? If so, Hawkeye Community College has a great opportunity for you. The Business department is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide high-quality Marketing instruction.

We are interested in finding a knowledgeable, positive professional role model to lead our students. The college provides a two-year faculty induction & mentoring program to support our newest faculty members. The public wants training opportunities and the industry needs trained professionals – it is a great time for our Liberal Arts program and Career and Technical programs to address both.

This full-time, nine-month faculty position, to begin in August of 2023, would be teaching in the business discipline and leading the Marketing Management program. Instructional assignments may include, but are not limited to: Principles of Marketing, Principles of Selling, Sports Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Advertising and Visual Merchandising, Workplace Professionalism, or Intro to Business. The successful candidate will be committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. Teaching assignments may include days, evenings, face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction. A full-time teaching load of 15 credit hours per term is typical.

Today’s employers are looking for well-rounded individuals that have a variety of skills to meet the demands and expectations of today’s global marketplace. Marketing Management program students build a strong foundation of skills and competencies needed to be successful in today’s fast-paced business environment. Students are guided with support from faculty which possess both the necessary academic credentials and industry experience within their respective disciplines. Program faculty also work with area business leaders to keep current with the needs of local employers and incorporate these skills and competencies into program coursework.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve. 

Essential Job Functions  

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Designs and implements instruction aligned with student learning objectives/outcomes.
• Uses various instructional methods and materials that are appropriate to facilitate stated learning outcomes.
• Assesses student learning on a regular basis, and provides progress reports as requested and required.
• Motivates, inspires and retains students in the program.
• Assists with student recruiting, advising and graduate placement.
• Maintains and evaluates program and student performance.
• Establishes and maintains linkages with local industry and service area secondary education facilities.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, other faculty, the program’s Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, and the community.
• Participates actively as a department member with a focus on student learning, 
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Unless otherwise approved under Hawkeye’s remote work policy, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, or Business Administration or a master’s degree with at least 18 graduate credits in marketing or combination of fields that provide a foundation in the specific subject matter being taught.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current technical skills and ideas
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills to positively interact with students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated motivation to serve students from all backgrounds and educational experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations (faculty, staff, students, and general public) in a professional and personable manner.
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through inclusive behaviors and helping contribute to a culture of inclusivity, and a vibrant, diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant industry experience
• Post-secondary teaching experience
• Community college experience

Working Conditions

Teaching assignments may include days, evenings, face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction. A full-time teaching load of 15 credit hours per term is typical.

Work is performed either in or a combination of an office setting, classroom setting using technology.  Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.   Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours. During course of day, interact with students, faculty and staff in person, by telephone and computers.

Employment Status

Full-time nine-month contractual position, beginning August 2023, with comprehensive benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance, a Section 125 plan for medical and dependent care expenses; holiday, personal, sick leave; tuition reimbursement; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).

Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services and employment practices: https://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/equal-opportunity. The College does not discriminate on the basis of sex; race; age; color; creed; national origin; religion; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity; genetic information; or actual or potential parental, family, or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices. Veteran status is also included to the extent covered by law. Any person alleging a violation of equity regulations shall have the right to file a formal complaint. Inquiries concerning application of this statement should be addressed to: Equity Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator for employees, 319-296-4405; or Title IX Coordinator for students, 319-296-4448; Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015; or email equity-titleIX@hawkeyecollege.edu, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661, phone number 312-730-1560, fax 312-730-1576, email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov. 

If any applicant is in need of a reasonable accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource Services.

Application Procedure

• Complete an online application at hawkeyecollege.edu/employment
• Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following:
• Describe your education and experience as it relates to this position.
• Describe two or three things that make you uniquely qualified or particularly well-suited for this position.
• Submit/upload a resume.
• Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.
• All required documents must be submitted in order for your application to move forward.
• Priority screening is set to begin on Monday, May 29, 2023. Completed applications, along with the required materials, received after the priority screening date will be considered at the discretion of the college.