"Instructor, CC (English)"

Job Description

Salary: See Position Description

Location: Honolulu, HI

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent

Job Number: 2025-01507

Department: Kapi'olani Community College - Languages, Linguistics & Literature

Opening Date: 08/12/2025

Closing Date: 9/2/2025 11:59 PM Hawaii

Position Number: 0086809

The University of Hawai‘i, Kapi‘olani Community College, Languages, Linguistics, and Literature Department is seeking applications for the English Instructor. Please see the information about the position, the duties and responsibilities, the minimum and desirable qualifications, and the job application attachments below:

Position Title: Instructor, CC (English)

Position No: 0086809

Location: Kapi‘olani Community College

Department: Languages, Linguistics, and Literature

Bargaining Unit Code: 07

Department ID: 22837494

Reports to: Department Chair of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature Department

Rank: 2

Monthly Type: 9-Month

Tenture Track: Tenure

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Funding: General

Other Conditions: Contingent on course offerings and student demand, to begin approximately Spring 2026, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements. The position may be converted from 11 to 9 months or 9 to 11 months based on operational needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, teaches a range of developmental and transfer-level English composition courses and performs other teaching-related duties that include but are not limited to planning, organizing, and independently carrying out instructional and non-instructional assignments.
• Prepares course syllabi, collects data, and prepares reports related to teaching and student progress.
• Maintains office hours for academic advising and conferring with students about coursework (one office hour per week, per three-credit class).
• Designs, delivers, and assesses instruction in terms of course competencies and student learning outcomes; participates in department and/or institutional assessments of student learning.
• Develops and updates curriculum, teaching methods, materials, and assessment strategies to improve student learning based on assessment results.
• Participates and complies with collaborative departmental decisions regarding instructional matters such as texts, assignments, placement, and grading standards.
• Performs related work as assigned. Related work activities include, but are not limited to assisting in campus or institution-related activities; developing and maintaining a professional self-improvement plan, participating in faculty/administrative committees, community service, and in-service training as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's in English; OR
• Master's in English Composition Rhetoric, or English Literature; OR
• Master's in Fine Arts (Creative Writing)
• Note: Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of appointment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Community college teaching experience in developmental English education and corequisite developmental education.
• Community college teaching experience in college-level English composition.
• Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and instructional technologies.
• Experience developing curriculum for English Composition courses, including Composition II and Business Writing.
• Experience conducting course learning outcome assessments and using assessment data to improve instruction.
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness in English composition using various course delivery formats (e.g., in-person, hybrid, online).
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with peers, department chairs, and administrators.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear prose as substantiated by publications or writing samples, and ability to communicate effectively verbally.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, execute, and complete projects, including setting specific objectives and measuring results.
• Understanding of and experience working with a diverse student population, including Native Hawaiian students, adult students, students with disabilities, students with a wide range of abilities, English language learners, and students from various cultural and economic backgrounds.
• Evidence of commitment to Kapi‘olani Community Colleges vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous serving institution whose graduates strengthen the social, economic, and sustainable advancement of Hawai‘i and the world.

To Apply

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required documents. In addition to the Application, applicants must attach the following:

1. A Curriculum Vitae or Resume
2. A one- to two-page statement outlining ways in which you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications;
3. Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.) 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. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.
4. Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted. Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted.
5. Optional letters of recommendation.

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered. The application will be incomplete if materials are unreadable, illegible, password protected, missing, or corrupted; therefore, late or incomplete applications will not be considered. All requested documents/information become the property of Kapi‘olani Community College and will not be returned. Please do not include any self-identifying photos and redact any references to confidential information on submitted documents (social security number, date of birth, etc.). If you have not applied for a position before using NEOGOV, you will need to create an account.

Inquiries: KapCC Human Resources Department, kapcchr@hawaii.edu