Job Description

Faculty - Dental Assisting Instructor: Didactic & Clinical

Vacancy Notice:Monday, January 5, 2026

Application Deadline:Sunday, February 1, 2026 by 11:59 PM CST

Position Type:Faculty

Hours:Full Time / 9 month

Reports To:Dean, School of Science and Health Sciences

Job Summary

Want to make impact in the field of healthcare? Ready to share your expertise with students eager to enter the dental profession? Hawkeye Community College has a great opportunity for you. The School of Science and Health Sciences is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide high-quality Dental Assisting 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.

Our full-time, nine-month faculty position, provides instruction in the Dental Assisting program, specifically didactic and clinical. As the successful candidate you would be committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. Full-time teaching assignments of 15-credit hours may include days, evenings, face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction.

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. The Dental Assisting program students build a strong foundation of skills and competencies needed to be successful in today's fast-paced 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.

• 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.

• Supervises and advises students. Motivates, inspires and retains students in the program.

• Maintains and evaluates program and student performance.

• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, Dental Administrative chair, 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, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Diploma in Dental Assisting from a Commission on Dental Accreditation Accredited Program and a Bachelor's degree in health, education, or a related science field.

• Three years of full-time recent experience in clinical dentistry.

• Certified in CPR, First Aid, and Mandatory Reporter Child and Adult Dependents.

• 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 people such as faculty, staff, students, and the general public in a professional and personable manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant industry experience.

• Post-secondary teaching experience (clinical, classroom and laboratory instruction in an accredited dental program).

• 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, lab 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 course of day, interact with students, faculty and staff in person, by telephone and computers.

Employment Status

Full time, nine-month faculty contractual position with comprehensive or competitive 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/remission; and a choice of retirement programs-IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).

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

• Current faculty pay structure consists of 20 steps with Step 1 as $50,625 through Step 20 as $66,914.

Application Procedure

• Complete an online application at

• Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following:

• Describe your professional work experience in education (include courses taught and employment status). Please indicate equivalent number of full-time years if the work was part-time.

• Your professional work experience outside of education that is related to this position.

• Submit/upload a resume.

• Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.

• Application Deadline:Sunday, February 1, 2026

• Priority screening is set to begin on:Monday, February 2, 2026.

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

All application materials must be submitted by Sunday, February 1, 2026 by 11:59 PM CST.

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Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services and employment practices. It is the policy of Hawkeye Community College not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status. If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact the Equity and Title IX Coordinator, Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015,319-296-4405 (tel:3192964405) , emailequity-titleIX@hawkeyecollege.eduor the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone:303-844-5695 (tel:3038445695) FAX: 303-844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339, emailOCR.Denver@ed.gov.3.

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

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