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Adjunct Faculty - Music Instructor (Music Appreciation)

Black Hawk College

IL, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Adjunct Faculty - Music Instructor (Music Appreciation) Print Adjunct Faculty - Music Instructor (Music Appreciation) Salary $739.16 - $923.95 Hourly Location Quad Cities Campus - Moline, IL Job Type Adjunct / Part-Time Faculty Job Number 22-00586 Department Arts, Design, & Performing Arts Opening Date 07/20/2026 Closing Date Continuous Work Hours 9A-4P M-F Application materials required Cover Letter, Resume/CV, Transcripts, Letters of Recommendation Description Benefits Questions General Information & Responsibilities To provide appropriate classroom, clinical, or other instruction as assigned. 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; works with the library to maintain appropriate materials to the course(s); develops, secures, and maintains the equipment and other instructional materials essential to the presentation of the classroom material. Education & Experience ANTHROPOLOGY - M.A. or M.S. in anthropology required,with academic preparation to instruct both anthropology and archaeology courses. Successful college level teaching experience preferred. Must possess demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction. Supplemental Information Applications accepted online through the Black Hawk College website or through www.governmentjobs.com. Candidates are encouraged to upload/attach a cover letter and resume/CV with the online application. Candidates needing assistance with the online application process should refer to the online help guide available at www.bhc.edu/employment. Any instructor hired at Black Hawk College will be required to submit official transcripts at his/her own expense. Transcripts, once submitted, become property of Black Hawk College.Pay is commensurate with education and experience. Minimum starting pay for adjunct faculty (as of Spring 2022)Less Than a Master's Degree = $588 per equated hourMaster's Degree = $686 per equated hourDoctorate = $735 per equated hourPlease note - On July 12, 2022, Illinois Governor J. D. Pritzker rescinded Executive Order 2022-16, Vaccination or Test Mandate.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 [email protected]. Black Hawk College does not sponsor employment visas. Black Hawk College is an AA/EEO employer. While you contribute your talent and enthusiasm to BHC, as an eligible employee you will have access to outstanding health benefits, ample time off, a pension plan, educational opportunities, and much more. In this section, you will find an overview of our comprehensive and generous benefit programs. Be sure to check out the Compensation section as well. Core Benefits for Qualifying Adjunct Faculty (To qualify for benefits, an adjunct faculty member must qualify for membership in the Adjunct Faculty Bargaining Unit at the beginning of the second consecutive semester of teaching six (6) equated credit hours or more per semester (fall/spring or spring/fall) or have 160 contact hours per semester (fall/spring or spring/fall.) Tuition WaiverEmployee Assistance ProgramFlexible Spending Account / Dependent Care AccountSick Leave Retirement Pension Plans State University Retirement System of Illinois (SURS): Employees working in a regular and continuous position or one in which services are expected to be rendered on a continuous basis for at least four months or one academic term, whichever is less, may be eligible to enroll in SURS. To learn more about SURS, visit www.SURS.org. Optional 403b Tax-Deferred Investment Program: Employees may set up a 403b plan through Empower Retirement. 01 Do you have a M.A or M.S in Anthropology, with academic preparation to instruct both Anthropology and Archaeology? Yes No Required Question Employer Black Hawk College Address 6600 34th Ave Moline, Illinois, 61265 Phone 309-796-5222 309-796-5224 Website http://www.bhc.edu Please verify your email address Verify Email

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IL, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

IL, USA is evaluated with current IL labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The source listing identifies a state or region but not a city; city-level statistics are therefore unavailable. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

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Compensation

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Housing and Cost of Living

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Commute

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Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

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Relocation Considerations

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What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

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Methodology

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Sources and freshness

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  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.