Adjunct - AY27 Dental Hygiene Insructor
About The Position
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is seeking dynamic, motivated, and diverse candidates for part-time faculty positions as Adjunct Dental Hygiene Instructors at West Los Angeles College for the 2026 Academic School Year. The LACCD is the largest community college district in the United States, serving over 225,000 students annually across nine colleges. Successful candidates will collaborate, communicate, and work professionally with students, staff, faculty, and administrators, demonstrating a commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student population. Final assignments are contingent upon enrollment, funding, and class availability. Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student population are strongly encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants may be offered an interview with Health Sciences Department members.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or higher and two years of clinical professional experience, which must be directly related to the teaching assignment.
- Current California Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) License or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- A sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
- Verification of Experience letters on letterhead stationery; must show inclusive dates of assignments, state if full-time or part-time and indicate duties. If part-time, the number of paid hours worked per week, semester or year must be included. Uploaded as an ‘Other Document’ (Signed hard copies required if selected to interview).
Nice To Haves
- Preferably completed teaching methodology course.
Responsibilities
- Teach a range of courses within the Dental Technology Dental Hygiene discipline.
- Promote engaging and inclusive educational environments that support student learning.
- Be culturally responsive in interactions with students, faculty, staff, and community members who span a diverse range of languages, nationalities and ethnicities, socio-economic levels, ages, identities, abilities and educational experiences.
Benefits
- Salary begins at $86.85 per standard hour.
- Office hour differential of $20.32 per hour for classroom assignments.
- Applicants with a doctoral degree are eligible for a doctoral differential.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
