Instructor, CC (English, #83339 & #86850)

Title: Instructor CC (English)

Position Number: (2 Positions)

Hiring Unit:Arts & Sciences

Location:Honolulu Community College

Date Posted:February 4 2026

Closing Date:March 9 2026

Salary:Commensurate with Education and Experience

Monthly Type:9-Month

Tenure Track:Tenure

Full Time/Part Time:Full Time

Temporary/Permanent:Permanent

Funding:General

Other Conditions: General funds to begin approximately August 2026 contingent on satisfactory performance operational and program needs actual staffing requirements and availability of funds. Position may be converted from 9-month to 11-month or 11-month to 9-month as operational needs are required. This is a non-remote position; on-site presence is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Under general supervision teach a range of developmental and transfer-level English composition and literature courses and perform other teaching-related duties that include but are not limited to planning organizing and independently carrying out instructional and non-instructional assignments.
2. Develop curriculum and support courses to meet student needs and college objectives including but not limited to courses that contextualize English at the developmental level and for CTE and transfer programs.
3. Instructional assignments may involve in-person distance education and other instructional formats.
4. Develops and updates curriculum teaching methods materials and assessment strategies to improve learning based on assessment results.
5. May involve developing and teaching noncredit and off-campus courses for targeted groups in support of allied programs.
6. Participates in division campus institution-related service activities as well as community-service.
7. Maintains disciplinary expertise through professional development to and enhance curriculum quality.
8. Must be available for evening and weekend teaching assignments teaching on campus off-campus at military bases and/or at secondary education sites (high schools). To teach on a military base Department of Defense security clearance will be required. To teach Early College courses for DOE schools background checks will be required.
9. Commitment to community college principles and philosophy is essential. The College emphasizes the open door concept and serves all student and community populations.
10. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in English; OR
• Masters degree in English Composition or Literature; OR
• Masters degree in Fine Arts (Creative Writing).

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Ph.D. in English.
2. Community college experience in teaching developmental English education and/or corequisite developmental education.
3. Community college experience in teaching college (transfer) level English composition.
4. Evidence of ability to contextualize course content of developmental English courses and English courses for CTE and transfer-level programs.
5. Experience with learning management systems (LMS) platforms and instructional technologies for classroom and distance education.
6. Experience developing curriculum for English courses including Business Writing.
7. Track record of effective instruction in teaching English courses using various course delivery formats (e.g. in-person hybrid online accelerated).
8. Demonstrated ability and experience in assessing student learning and using results to guide instructional strategies for continuous improvement in student learning.
9. Demonstrated ability to write clear prose as substantiated by publications or writing samples and ability to communicate effectively verbally.
10. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with peers department chairs and administrators.
11. Understanding of and experience in working with all student populations including Native Hawaiians adult students students with a range of abilities and students from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds.

To Apply:

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Required Documents include:

1)Graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position; an unofficial copy of the transcript (e.g. copy) must be submitted with the application and original official transcript(s) will be required at the time of hire. Copies of transcripts must be attached to your application as evidence of the required degree (or coursework); if transcript(s) are not provided the candidates degree(s) or coursework will not be considered. Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services Inc. verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA; expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant. Please redact confidential information such as social security number birth date etc.
2)Cover letter explaining how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications of the position.
3) Resume.
4)Names and contact information (including e-mail address) ofat least 3 professional references.

Letters of recommendation are optional. Separate documents and application materials must be submitted for each position. All documents/information submitted become the property of Honolulu CC and will not be returned. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. The application will be considered incomplete if materials are unreadable. Applications lacking copies of official transcripts will be reviewed based on work experience equivalency to meet MQs. Minimum qualifications must be met by the closing date.

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Inquiries:
Honolulu Community College
Human Resources Office

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