Computer Science Instructor

General Information & Responsibilities

Black Hawk College seeks a full-time, tenure-track faculty member to teach Computer Science at the Quad-Cities Campus in Moline, IL. 

Salary is commensurate with experience. Full-time faculty have a base contract of 9 months and are paid over 12 months per year. Base load is based on 30 equated hours per academic year. Starting salary is commensurate with education and experience. 

Position is open until filled. Review of applications will begin immediately. 

  Description of Duties

Faculty member is expected to encourage learning by preparing appropriate syllabi; by developing lectures, discussions, and other presentations or activities to enhance the students educational experience; develops, and executes appropriate methods of evaluating students’ performance; develops, secures, and maintains the equipment and other instructional materials essential to the presentation of the classroom material. 

Education & Experience

COMPUTER SCIENCE - Master’s degree in Computer Science with two years of recent programming experience in business using current programming languages is required. Required experiences are the ability to program in the computer programming languages currently being taught at the college and knowledge of software applications, web development and database management. Experience in teaching Computer Science is preferred. Must possess demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction.

Supplemental Information

Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume/CV, unofficial transcripts and at least two (2) letters of recommendation with the online application. These documents can be attached to your online application, including letters of recommendation. If your letter-writer prefers to submit the letter of recommendation directly to Black Hawk College, please have it emailed to HR@bhc.edu. 

Minimum starting salary for full-time faculty is $49,116 per year and is commensurate with education and experience. Full-time faculty have a base contract of 9 months and are paid over 12 months per year. Base load is based on 30 equated hours per academic year.

Black Hawk College provides an exceptional benefits package. Please be sure to look at the Benefits tab of this job posting. 

Note:  Official transcripts will be required for any candidate hired.  



Please note - On July 12, 2022, Illinois Governor J. D. Pritzker rescinded Executive Order 2022-16, Vaccination or Test Mandate. 

As a result, anyone entering Black Hawk College campus locations who are not fully vaccinated will no longer be required to submit to weekly COVID-19 compliance testing. However, contact tracing will continue to be conducted and individuals need to report a positive COVID-19 test, symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or close contact with someone confirmed to have COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status.

We encourage everyone to continue to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms regardless of vaccination status. If you have questions regarding COVID-19 or testing mandates, please contact Nikki Rumburg, COVID and Crisis Response Project Manager at rumburgn@bhc.edu.

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  Black Hawk College is an AA/EEO employer.