"Assistant Professor Dental Hygiene"

Job Description

Johnson County Community College
Position: Assistant Professor Dental Hygiene
Department: Academic Affairs
Type of Position: Full-time Faculty
Exemption Status: Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 40 hours per week
Opportunity for hybrid schedule: No
Starting Salary Range: $54,122.00-$91,437.00 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.

Position Summary:

The JCCC Dental Hygiene program is seeking a full-time assistant professor to teach in both the didactic and clinical components of the program. Duties include 2 days per week in the clinical setting and didactic courses as assigned. This position is a 9-month contract within the bargaining unit of the College to begin August 2026.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate effective instructional teaching strategies, evaluate student learning and communicate with students. The faculty member will be responsible for preparing and teaching dental hygiene program material. Mentoring students in mastering course content, fostering critical thinking, creating a supportive learning environment, as well as evaluating student learning through course competencies are essential skills for this position. Providing timely formative and summative feedback and communicating regularly with students is required. The successful candidate will also complete all mandatory training, attend, and participate in required meetings, develop collegial collaboration with other faculty members and serve on department, division and/or other College committees. Hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in dental hygiene education or education, public health, educational technology or related fields - OR - master's degree (in related field) in progress - to be completed within the 3-year probationary time frame.
• Didactic and/or clinical teaching experience.
• Minimum 3 years clinical practice experience.
• Experience using a learning management system.
• Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Certification for Kansas.
• Current license or eligibility for dental hygiene licensure in the State of Kansas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in dental hygiene education or related field.
• Two years classroom and/or clinical dental hygiene teaching experience.
• Five years clinical practice experience.

To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, cover letter, and unofficial transcripts.
*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.

Position Details:

Job duties include but are not limited to:

Teaching - Faculty members are expected to be effective teachers and excel in course instruction. Listed below are the minimum expectations of faculty who teach at JCCC.

• Effective teaching requires content expertise: Faculty must demonstrate deep subject knowledge... [detailed expectations as in text]

Member of the College Community - In addition to teaching, faculty members are expected to be an active member of the college community... [detailed expectations]

*Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management...

Benefits Category

For Full‑time Employees:

• Health insurance with some employer paid options.
• Life insurance & AD&D (employer provided)
• Retirement plans (403(b), 457(b), and KPERS)
• Employer paid 8% contribution into a 403(b) no match required
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, and floating holidays)
• 14 days of paid holidays
• Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
• Tuition reimbursement / assistance for non‑JCCC courses for employee
• Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
• Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
• And many more!

About JCCC:

Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas...

Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.
Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

JCCC is an equal opportunity employer... [EEO statement]