Faculty - Dental Hygiene Instructor

Job Summary

As our program continues to grow, we are seeking passionate educators to join our innovative team as a full time, nine-month faculty member and shape the future of dental hygiene. In this role, you will give back to the profession by delivering high-quality didactic and clinical instruction (15 credit hours per semester across face-to-face, online, hybrid, day, or evening formats) in our beautiful, modern clinic.

Directly aligning with the college’s strategic vision of community engagement and impact, our program leads active outreach initiatives that improve health equity across the region. It is an exciting environment where you can grow professionally while making a lasting difference both in the classroom and in the community. To ensure your success, new faculty receive comprehensive support through our two-year faculty induction and mentoring program.

Essential Job Functions

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

• Provides high-quality instruction and leadership to students within the School of Science and Health Sciences.
• Prepares daily instructional plans and materials.
• Uses various instructional modalities as needed.
• Employs various instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.
• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, supervisors, other faculty, the program’s Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, students, and the community.
• Interacts daily with students, faculty, and staff are essential, occurring in person, via telephone, email, and other digital communication platforms.
• Participates in campus committees as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Unless otherwise approved, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Licensed Dental Hygienist or a dentist and have graduated from a CODA accredited program.
• 3 years of recent full-time dental experience.
• Demonstrated current knowledge of the specific subject(s).
• 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 a wide array of faculty, staff, students, and the general public in a professional and personable manner.

ADDITIONAL VACANCY INFORMATION

Working Conditions

Work is performed either in or a combination of an office, lab, clinical, and/or 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 the course of day, you will interact with students, faculty and staff in person, by telephone and computers.

Anticipated schedule

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.

Wage & Employment Status

• Salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s education and experience based on the Hawkeye Professional Educators’ Associate Master Agreement.

• The 2026/2027 Academic Year 9-month faculty pay structure consists of 20 steps with Step 1 as $52,017 through Step 20 as $68,754.

Application Procedure

Complete an online application including 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being a past or current supervisor and upload the following: 

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Transcripts (Unofficial transcripts will be accepted during the application stage. Official transcripts will be required if hired).
• Copy of your current professional license

Priority screening is set to begin on: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Completed applications, along with the required materials, received after the priority screening date will be considered at the discretion of the college.