Job Details

Hawkeye Community College's Sustainable Construction Technology program has a long and proud history of preparing students for a career in sustainable building practices, energy efficiency, and modern building science. We are seeking a student-focused instructor with work experience to teach courses within our Sustainable Construction Technology program.

Our full-time, 9-month faculty position involves teaching courses within the Sustainable Construction Technology program, with primary instructional assignments focused on:

• Residential wood-frame construction methods, including floor, wall, and roof framing systems, blueprint interpretation, material selection, and industry-standard building practices.
• Installation of exterior finishing materials, including vinyl siding, soffit, fascia, roofing underlayment, asphalt shingles, flashing, weather-resistant barriers, and moisture management systems.
• Concrete construction techniques, including footing and foundation layout, formwork, reinforcement placement, concrete placement, finishing, and quality control practices
• ICF wall systems, including layout, assembly, reinforcement, bracing, concrete placement, and energy-efficient building principles.
• Sustainable construction materials and methods
• Innovations in energy-efficient construction

Key responsibilities include planning and guiding the learning process to achieve curriculum goals while establishing clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects. Teaching assignments may occur during both day and evening hours across various formats, including face-to-face, hybrid, and online. A typical full-time teaching load is 15 credit hours per term.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides high-quality instruction and leadership to the students in the Sustainable Construction Technology program.
• 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, incorporating the latest innovations in energy-efficient construction and building science.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, supervisors, other faculty, the program's Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, and the community.
• Participates in campus committees as assigned.
• Offers a safe and supportive learning environment while encouraging hands-on learning and problem solving.
• Establishes partnerships with industry stakeholders to enhance learning opportunities, strengthen employment pathways for students, stay updated on technology advancements in the industry and align the program with workforce needs.
• Maintains and supervises the use of lab equipment, specialized software (such as Softplan), and training materials.
• Maintains partnerships with our partners in other educational institutions to facilitate seamless transfer or continuing education for students.
• Assists with student recruitment and retention initiatives.
• Mentors students on technical projects and hands-on tasks to enhance their learning experience.
• Interacts daily with students, faculty, and staff in person, via telephone, email, and other digital communication platforms.
• Maintains a safe working environment and adhering to industry-standard safety protocols during all classroom and lab activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following criteria:

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Construction Management, Building Science, Sustainable Construction, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or a closely related field. Or a bachelor's degree in any area of study with at least 18 completed credit hours in construction technology, building science, or environmental design coursework.
• Option 2: Associate degree in Sustainable Construction Technology, Building Science, Construction Management, or a closely related field plus 3,000 hours (2 years) of recent and relevant work experience.
• Option 3: Specialized training and at least 6,000 hours (3 years) of recent and relevant work experience. Note: For licensed educators with a CTE endorsement under Iowa Code chapter 256, relevant work experience may include secondary CTE classroom instruction.

Additional Required Demonstrations:

• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current technical skills, ideas, and building innovations.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills and problem-solving 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Community college experience.
• Post-secondary teaching experience.
• Professional/technical certifications and credentials related to building energy analysis, HVAC design, or sustainable construction (such as BPI, LEED, HERS, or equivalent).
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Building Science, Architecture, or a related field with 3–5 years of recent, relevant industry experience.
• Familiarity with curriculum development and the ability to integrate emerging industry trends into coursework.

Employment Status

Full-time, nine-month 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 / tuition remission; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).

• Beginning salaries are determined by education and experience based on the Hawkeye Professional Educators’ Association Master Agreement.
• The current 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 at www.hawkeyecollege.edu/employment
• Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following: Why you are interested in teaching Sustainable Construction Technology at Hawkeye Community College. How you do/would incorporate real-world applications or current trends in building science and energy efficiency into your teaching. Provide examples of how you have/would integrate practical, hands-on experiences (such as energy audits or digital modeling) into the classroom. A list of all education, training, and professional/technical certifications you have completed in relationship to sustainable construction/design (including completion dates).
• Submit/upload a resume.
• Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.

Application deadline: Sunday, July 12, 2026

Priority screening begins: Monday, July 13, 2026