Instructor, CC (Psychology)

Position Title:Instructor, CC (Psychology)

Position No: 0086599

Location: Kapi‘olani Community College

Department: Social Sciences

Date Posted:February 6, 2026

Closing Date:February 23, 2026, 11:59 PM HST

Bargaining Unit Code: 07

Reports to: Department Chair of the Social Science Department

Rank: 2

Monthly Type: 9-Month

Tenure Track: Tenure

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Full time/Part Time:Full Time

Funding: General

Other Conditions: Contingent on course offerings and student demand, to begin approximately Fall 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, design, deliver, and assess instruction in psychology in terms of student-learning outcomes;
• Develop and/or update course content and materials, teaching and assessment strategies and methods to
  • Improve student attainment of learning outcomes;
  • Address the learning needs of the college's diverse students;
  • Integrate thinking and writing skills into course content, as appropriate.
  • Use multi-media resources, including computers, where appropriate.
• Plan, organize, and independently carry out independent instructional and non-instructional assignments.
• Perform other teaching-related duties that include, but are not limited to, preparing course syllabi and maintaining office hours for academic advising and for conferring with students about coursework (one office hour per week per three-credit class).
• Regular workload may include evening and weekend classes, continuing-education classes, distance-education classes, or other non-traditional teaching formats such as learning communities and teaching at off-campus sites.
• Non-teaching duties include
  • working collegially to provide service to the department and college,
  • engaging in public service related to one's professional status and/or expertise,
  • maintaining an approved program of professional development,
  • engaging in professional or scholarly activities related to one's discipline or teaching and
  • collect data and prepare a report
• Uphold and contribute to Kapi‘olani Community Colleges values, mission, and vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous-serving institution.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, which may include teaching evening and weekend classes, continuing-education classes, distance-education classes, and classes at of-campus sites.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Masters degree in Psychology;

Note: Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of appointment.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Ph.D. degree in Psychology
2. Successful teaching at the post-secondary level, as substantiated by student and peer assessments
3. Demonstrated ability to teach courses in psychology;
4. Demonstrated ability to adapt/develop online courses;
5. Demonstrated ability to work in a collegial manner with peers, department chairs, and administrators;
6. Demonstrated ability to write clear prose as substantiated by on-site writing performance;
7. Successful use of technology to support instruction inside and outside of the traditional classroom;
8. Demonstrated ability to initiate, execute, and complete projects, including setting specific objectives and measuring results;
9. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development and improvement, remaining current with best practices and innovations in the Psychology field.
10. Experience in grant writing, acquiring funding through grants, and/or grant coordination and administration to generate resources for student development, program improvement, and/or workforce development.
11. Knowledge of and commitment to Kapi‘olani Community Colleges values, mission, and 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 Vitaeor Resume
2. Aone- to two-page statementoutlining 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.
   • Academic record/grade summaries will NOTbe accepted.
   • Diplomas and copies will NOTbe accepted.
4. Optionalletters of recommendation.

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

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