"Instructor, Hospitality Management, Tenure-track"

Position Description

Instructor, Hospitality Management, Tenure-track at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, NJ. Salary Grade: Instructor.

"Hudson is Home" is about our people. Hudson County Community College truly cares about our faculty, staff, students and community. At HCCC, you will be respected, supported, and valued! Our caring, collaborative, and diverse culture is what defines us and together we can and will achieve our dreams!

Our Perks: HCCC provides full-time employees with a strong, comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, retirement plans, and up to $9,000 per year invested in your professional development. Additionally, we also offer employee assistance programs, flexible spending accounts, flexible hybrid schedules (depending on the position), employee discount marketplace, auto and home insurance discounts and more.

School Introduction: The School of Business, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality Management (BCH) helps students attain the knowledge and skillset required for today’s in-demand career industries such as accounting, business, culinary arts, baking and pastry, hospitality management, and other business-related fields. We offer remote, hybrid, and online classes.

The Culinary Arts Institute (CAI) is located in Journal Square and was founded in 1983. Our current state-of-the-art facility, built in 2006, contains 12 labs. Some physical features of the CAI include quantity food preparation kitchens, bakeshops, dining rooms, a bar, ice carving lab, hospitality suite, and Foundation Subscription Dining Room. Students completing their externship hours participate in the Foundation Subscription Dining Series, which produces scholarship revenue for the college. The activities of the Foundation and CAI culminate with the annual Foundation Gala, which produces close to $200,000 annually in revenue for scholarships, benefitting HCCC students of every major.

Although we are the largest culinary educational facility in New Jersey, we are defined by the members of our family: the faculty and our students. There are 5 full time faculty and 20 adjunct faculty, bringing their industry experience and personal expertise to the college. We are especially proud of our senior faculty, some of whom have been part of our ranks since 1983. Our faculty bring work and entrepreneurial experience from the following venues to the college: Helmsley Hotel, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Tribeca Grille, Rainbow Room, Russian Tea Room, Choc au Pain, Balthazar Bakery, and many other well-known staples throughout the tri-state area.

We have produced hundreds of successful hospitality leaders, many of whom have become entrepreneurs and leaders in their respective areas. Our alumni have received national recognition and exposure, successfully gaining employment at some of the most recognized restaurants in the tri-state area. Some of our students and faculty have also successfully appeared on and won nationally-televised cooking competition shows.

At the CAI, our commitment goes beyond the classroom. While our focus remains on students and faculty, we have never lost sight of the broader HCCC family. Since the start of the pandemic, the Culinary Club addressed critical needs with compassion and culinary excellence. To date, more than 25,000 high-quality, freshly prepared meals have been created and distributed through our food pantries managed by the Hudson Helps Resource Center-supporting students, faculty, staff, and administrators in times of need.

The CAI is proud of its exemplary accreditation from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF) for our Associate Degrees and Certificates in Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry. Since 1997, we have maintained continuous accreditation-setting the gold standard in foodservice education. Our programs empower aspiring chefs and hospitality professionals with the skills, creativity, and leadership needed to thrive and make a meaningful impact in the hospitality industry. Additionally, our program has been ranked #6 nationally by www.BestChoiceSchools.com.

Summary of Duties

About This Role and What You’ll Do: Under the general supervision of the Dean of Business, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality Management, the Instructor of Hospitality Management must:

• Teach 15 credits per semester of Hospitality Management courses, in the day/night/weekend/online/remote/hybrid modalities.
• Prepare and distribute to students and submit to the school dean at the beginning of each semester an outline for each assigned course section indicating the course description and requirements, textbook(s), and supplementary materials, assignments, test dates, and grading and attendance policies. Faculty must adhere to the official course syllabi provided by the school when preparing such course outlines.
• Maintain a record of student attendance and grade roster for each assigned course section. Submit midterm and final grade rosters and attendance records to the school dean and the registrar on required dates.
• Maintain office hours at times appropriate for both day and evening students.
• Refer to the school advisor students in assigned classes who miss two consecutive sessions. Maintain ongoing contact with academic support services personnel and refer students for tutoring, organized study groups, and counseling as appropriate.
• Resolve any student problems that arise regarding Hospitality Management courses with the school Dean.
• Assist with school dean and program coordinators with the preparation for course schedules, development and/or review of curriculum, section of textbooks and other related academic duties such as conducting peer reviews.
• Assist with accreditation activities, articulation with higher education institutions and advisory committees as appropriate for the school.
• Participate in professional development activities including faculty orientation scheduled at the beginning of each semester.
• Participate in school and college wide meetings and committees.
• Represent the school and/or college at meetings and community events as requested.
• Integrate as appropriate, computer-assisted instruction, language laboratories, word-processing and library/learning resources into classroom instruction.

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically articulated in this job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be consistent with their overall responsibilities. Additionally, Hudson County Community College has the right to revise this position description at any time and does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

Qualifications

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelors Degree required in Hospitality Management or closely related field such as Food Service, Hospitality Entrepreneurship, or Travel and Tourism
• 5+ years of management experience within the Hospitality Industry
• Minimum 3+ years teaching experience in higher education, preferably at a community college
• Understanding of and commitment to the role of a comprehensive community college in an urban multi-cultural setting.

Supplemental Information

Residency: As a New Jersey First Act Employer, new employees must establish a primary residence in New Jersey within one year. Review of Applications: October 13, 2025. Apply Now: Web site link.

Company

Hudson County Community College (HCCC) reflects the vibrancy, resilience and determination of its residents and its history. HCCC serves its diverse communities with inclusive programs and services that promote student success, and social and economic mobility. The College operates from three campuses located just across the Hudson River from Manhattan.

HCCC offers credit and non-credit programs that provide pathways to baccalaureate degrees and/or fulfilling and sustainable careers in today’s global society. There are more than 90 degree and certificate programs, and more than 300 daytime, evening, and weekend classes. Programs and classes are offered during the day, evenings, and weekends. Through its Center for Online Learning (COL), Hudson Online offers 16 fully online programs, and more fully online program offerings are being developed and added annually.

Most importantly, HCCC maintains a culture that addresses students’ holistic needs. The College’s “Hudson Helps" Resource Center works collaboratively with area organizations and businesses to remove food and housing insecurity, emergency financial needs, wellness and childcare issues, and other roadblocks to college completion. It’s no wonder that HCCC students often refer to classmates, faculty and staff as family, and attest that “Hudson is Home.”