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Faculty - Animal Science Instructor (9-mo)

Vacancy Notice:Monday, September 22, 2025

Application Deadline:Sunday, October 19, 2025 by 11:59 PM CST

Position Type:Faculty

Hours:Full Time / 9 month

Reports To:Dean of Applied Technologies

Job Summary

Hawkeye Community College’s Animal Science program has a long and proud history of meeting the needs of students seeking education to prepare them for a career in animal agriculture or to successfully transfer to a four-year school. We are seeking a student focused, experienced instructor to teach courses focused an animal agriculture, veterinary assisting, and general agriculture. Are you ready to inspire and assist students to become successful in their animal agriculture careers? If so, we invite you to apply for this exciting and rare opportunity to join our amazing faculty team and make a lasting impact on students and the animal industry alike!

At Hawkeye Community College, we understand that great instructors make all the difference. We believe students learn best from those who have real-world experience and firsthand knowledge of what it takes to excel in the field. Employers today seek versatile, skilled individuals who can adapt to the evolving demands of the workforce. Our programs are designed to help students build a solid foundation of technical skills and professional competencies needed for success in a dynamic industry. With the guidance of experienced faculty who bring both academic expertise and industry insights, students are well-prepared to meet and exceed these expectations.

Our full-time 9-month faculty position involves teaching courses within the Animal Science program, with primary instructional assignments focused on animal nutrition, veterinary assisting, companion animals, livestock evaluation, domestic animal physiology, agricultural selling and animal issues. Key responsibilities include planning and guiding the learning process to achieve curriculum goals while establishing clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects. Our role also involves active participation as a department member with a strong focus on student learning, facilitating discipline-related activities, assessing student achievement, providing program advising, and contributing to departmental committee work. Furthermore, our position is the swine enterprise manager who works with the farm manager and other farm enterprise managers at the farm lab.

Teaching assignments may occur during both day and evening hours across various formats, including face-to-face, and online. A typical full-time teaching load is 15 credit hours per term. The instructor is expected to maintain collaborative relationships with the Dean, fellow faculty, college divisions, prospective employers, and the community. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

We are interested in finding a knowledgeable, positive professional role model to inspire our students and work with a strong faculty team. The college provides a two-year faculty induction & mentoring program to support our newest faculty members to assist them with success.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Essential Job Functions

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

+ Provides high-quality instruction and leadership to the students in the Animal Science and Veterinary Assisting programs.

+ 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.

+ 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.

+ Offer 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 partnerships with our partners in other educational institutions to facilitate seamless transfer for students

+ Assists with student recruitment and retention initiatives.

+ Integrates production enterprise activities into academic and experiential learning, promoting applied skills development across multiple livestock operations.

+ Advises and supports the farm manager to determine breeding schedules, identify herd health protocols, identify genetics, determine nutrient rations, monitor herd health, develop a marketing plan and assist with the care and feeding on a limited basis as needed.

+ Interacts daily with students, faculty, and staff are essential, occurring 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.

+ Unless otherwise approved under Hawkeye’s remote work policy, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science or closely related field.

+ Work experience in the animal agriculture industry.

+ Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current technical skills and ideas.

+ Demonstrated strong organizational 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 general public in a professional and personable manner.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Community college experience.

+ Post-secondary teaching experience.

+ Master’s degree in Animal Science or related field.

Working Conditions

Animal Science instructors are expected to teach approximately five days per week (usually Monday-Friday), with assignments that may include day, evening, or weekend courses delivered in face-to-face, online, or hybrid formats. Work is performed either in or a combination of an office, a farm/animal site, and classroom setting using technology.

In addition to the typical 9-mo faculty contract, this position will also be responsible to work approximately 22 additional days during the year regarding the production enterprise duties. These are typically during the summer but are also over breaks and weekends as needed.

Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours. During the course of the day, interact with students, faculty, and staff in person, by telephone and computers. Instruction may take place at the college farm laboratory, where exposure to noise, odors and farm animals is common.

Employment Status

Full time nine-month contractual position starting in January 2026 or August 2026 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 2025/2026 Academic Year 9-month faculty pay structure consists of 20 steps with Step 1 as $50,625 through Step 20 as $66,914.

+ The daily rate for the production enterprise manager area will be determined by the individual's contract salary.

Application Procedure

+ Complete an online application at Employment Opportunities at Hawkeye Community College

+ Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following:

+ Why are you interested in teaching Animal Science at Hawkeye Community College.

+ How do you/would you incorporate real world applications or current trends in the field of animal science into your teaching?

+ Provide examples of how you have/would integrate practical hands-on experiences into the classroom.

+ Submit/upload a resume.

+ Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.

+ Application deadline:Sunday, October 19, 2025

+ Priority screening deadline:Monday, October 20, 2025

+ Completed applications, along with the required materials, received after the priority screening date will be considered at the discretion of the college.

All application materials must be submitted by Sunday, October 19, 2025 by 11:59 PM CST.

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Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services and employment practices. It is the policy of Hawkeye Community College not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status. If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact the Equity and Title IX Coordinator, Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015,319-296-4405 (tel:3192964405) , [email protected] the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone:303-844-5695 (tel:3038445695) FAX: 303-844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339, [email protected].

If any applicant is in need of a reasonable accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource Services.