Instructor, CC (Human Development (Family Resources)), 0085958

University of Hawaii•Lihue, HI

About The Position

Kaua'i Community College is hiring a full-time, permanent, 9-month, tenure-track Instructor in Human Development (Family Resources) in its Science and Mathematics Division. The position is expected to begin approximately in Spring 2027, pending position clearance, funding availability, and staffing requirements. Renewal depends on satisfactory performance and funding. The appointment may shift between 9 and 11 months based on operational needs. Under the supervision of the Science and Mathematics Division Chair, the instructor teaches introductory psychology and human development courses, primarily survey of psychology, developmental psychology, and human development. Other teaching may support vocational and allied health programs, UH System transfer programs, and student and community needs. Assignments may include day, evening, weekend, non-credit, Early College, and distance education classes, as well as operational or off-site instructional duties. Teaching modality and approaches may change to meet emerging needs. The instructor assesses courses and student learning, uses assessment results to improve instruction, and revises or develops curricula, learning outcomes, and syllabi as needed. The role includes mentoring students, identifying learning needs and applying effective teaching strategies, collaborating with faculty and staff, maintaining office hours, and pursuing professional development. The instructor also participates in committees and partnership initiatives at discipline, division, campus, and system levels, including relevant initiatives involving Kaua'i Community College, the University of Hawai'i, and the Hawai'i Department of Education. The appointee is expected to support the College's mission, principles, and philosophy and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Meet one of the following education requirements from a regionally accredited institution by the effective date of appointment: a master's degree in Human Development (Family Resources); a master's degree in Family & Consumer Sciences (Family Resources); a master's degree in Human Development; or a master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Education, Sociology, Nursing, or Public Health with 12 credits of advanced coursework in Human Development (life span).
All minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of appointment.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 18 advanced credits in Psychology or a closely related field.
Experience teaching general psychology, developmental psychology, and human development in a community college setting.
Successful experience teaching students with a variety of abilities and initial skill levels.
Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team.
Experience and willingness to collaborate with career and technical faculty, such as Nursing and Early Childhood Education faculty, to align support courses with their programs.
A supportive attitude toward student learning and ability to create a nurturing classroom environment for students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Demonstrated understanding of issues related to Indigenous populations and the local community, including Hawai'i's unique economic, political, business, and cultural environment.
Ability to use varied assignments, classroom activities, and assessment methods to develop students' critical thinking skills.
Successful multicultural teaching experience.
Successful experience developing and delivering synchronous and/or asynchronous post-secondary distance education courses in psychology and/or human development.

Responsibilities

Teach introductory psychology and human development courses, primarily survey of psychology, developmental psychology, and human development.
Teach other courses that support vocational and allied health programs, UH System transfer programs, and student and community needs.
Conduct regular course assessments and participate in discipline-, program-, and institutional-level assessment.
Use assessment findings to adjust course content and professional practice to improve student learning.
Revise or develop curricula and student learning outcomes as needed, and prepare and revise course syllabi.
Collaborate with Kaua'i Community College faculty and staff.
Serve as a faculty mentor to students.
Identify students' learning needs, including those of underprepared students, and implement effective teaching strategies.
Plan, organize, and carry out instructional and non-instructional assignments independently and/or collaboratively.
Develop and maintain a personal professional development program.
Maintain appropriate office hours for each course taught.
Participate in discipline-, division-, campus-, and system-wide committees and relevant partnership initiatives involving Kaua'i Community College, the University of Hawai'i, and the Hawai'i Department of Education.
Demonstrate commitment to Kaua'i Community College's mission, principles, and philosophy.
Perform other duties as assigned.