Community College Faculty Dental Hygiene Instructor

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Classification: Unlimited Full-time faculty

Salary Range: $51303 to $71893 (placement is dependent upon education and experience)

Position Start Date: Fall Semester: August 19th 2026

This vacancy is posted online from December 8th 2025 January 4th at 11:59pm

We are a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we seek applicants with deep connections to the cultural communities to which our students belong. As an affirmative action employer we actively seek and encourage applications from women people of color persons with disabilities and individuals with protected veteran status.

ABOUT THE POSITIONS AND THE DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM AT NORMANDALE

The dental hygiene program at Normandale Community College is seeking one full-time faculty member. The individual selected for the position will provide student instruction in the classroom lab and clinical setting. We champion the development of our faculty and welcome applications interested in teaching in a community college with a dynamic and dedicated faculty. We are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Normandale dental hygiene students have the option to be dually admitted and enrolled at Metropolitan State University to provide access to a BSDH degree.

Normandale Community College is striving to achieve racial equity in educational outcomes. Those hired into these positions will be expected to advance this goal through culturally responsive teaching identifying barriers to success for students of color and proposing effective solutions to eliminate those barriers.

Teaching responsibilities will include:

• Teach dental hygiene courses in a variety of formats that include traditional alternative delivery methods and virtual learning environments
• Provide instruction in an inclusive and equitable manner to a diverse student body
• Design and deliver instruction that incorporates technologies that advance learning
• Provide quality instruction that incorporates a variety of current teaching techniques and pedagogies that positively impact the student and field of dental hygiene
• Maintain ongoing professional development activities that support the college mission the field of dental hygiene and the student
• Actively engage in college service department activities and student support
• Participate in program review and/or accreditation efforts
• Provide learning activities that promote interprofessional education and collaborative in the health sciences division

Minimum Qualifications:

Education Requirement

• Bachelor degree and a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program

Occupational Experience Requirement

• Three full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a dental hygienist

Recency Requirement

• One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.

Professional Requirement

Current Dental Hygienist License from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.

Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement

• course construction (credit course)*

• teaching/instructional methods (credit course)*

• student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course)*

• philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non-credit course)**

• Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status.

*These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have: a degree in education or have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework in the specified teaching and learning content areas or have three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) secondary postsecondary industry or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing Part 5 Subpart B.2)
** This course shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing Part 5 Subpart B.3)

To be qualified for this position you must meet all of the minimum qualifications. We encourage applicants to address their experience working with individuals or groups from diverse backgrounds as part of their cover letter.
Official academic transcripts may be requested from those invited for an interview. Those who are invited to interview will be required to provide a teaching demonstration as part of the interview.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in the field or in a related area from an accredited institution.
• Instructional experience
• Ability to incorporate technology into curriculum delivery to include online instruction and using web-based course management systems such as D2L
• Knowledge of accreditation process
• Experience with IPE curriculum development and implementation
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Flexibility to teach daytime early evenings or at an off-campus clinic
• Experience serving diverse and underserved populations
• Knowledge of and experience in assessment of student learning outcomes
• Experience developing and teaching curricula responsive to the needs of historically underrepresented and/or marginalized students
• Experience using multi-modal approaches and studentcentered pedagogy to meet the needs of first generation immigrant and low-income students

ABOUT NORMANDALE

Normandale is the largest community college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system serving almost 15000 learners from diverse backgrounds 42% of whom are persons of color and nearly 25% of whom are first-generation college students. We offer opportunities for individuals to grow and learn and advance all the while working for an organization that is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable space for learners to learn.

GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE

As an agency of the State of Minnesota Normandale offers a comprehensive benefits package including low-cost medical dental and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; paid personal and sick leave; employer-paid life insurance; pre-tax flexible spending accounts and retirement savings plans. Additional benefits include tuition waivers available for employees and certain dependents once qualifying criteria are met.

For information on benefits visit SEGIPs website SEGIP. This position is also part of Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF). The collective bargaining agreement outlines many additional benefits provided.

For more information on retirement benefits please view the retirement brochure through MMB.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The college is committed to honoring human differences. We expect and foster tolerance of different values and ideas. We are committed to the principle that all individuals are to be treated with equality and dignity.

We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race sex color creed religion age national origin disability protected veteran status marital status status with regard to public assistance sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer we actively seek and encourage applications from women people of color persons with disabilities and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance please contact Human Resources at 952.358.8269 or and indicate what assistance is needed.

HOW TO APPLY

• Upload (attach) a cover letter that specifically addresses how your qualifications align with the requirements of this position - We encourage applicants to address their experience working with individuals or groups from diverse backgrounds as part of their cover letter.
• Upload (attach) current resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
• Upload(attach) unofficial/official college transcripts (copies are acceptable for initial application screening)

Note: Official academic transcripts may be requested from those invited for an interview.

The College regrets that it is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship at this time. The successful candidate under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins.

Benefits Information:

At Minnesota State we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays Vacation Time Sick Time six weeks of Paid Parental Leave low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500) a Pension Plan 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts employer paid life insurance short and long term disability as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

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