Instructor, CC​/Sustainable Agriculture

The University of Hawaii System is hiring a full-time Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture at Windward Community College in Kaneohe, HI. The role involves teaching college-level courses, developing curricula, coordinating with other colleges, and mentoring students. The position is tenure track, permanent, and starts in August 2025. Teaching may include various formats, but the job is based on-site in Hawaii.
Position: Instructor, CC (Sustainable Agriculture, 0084975)

Description

Title: Instructor, CC (Sustainable Agriculture)

Position Number: 0084975

Hiring Unit:
Academic Affairs

Location:
Windward Community College

Date Posted:
April 16, 2025

Closing Date:
May 1, 2025

Salary Information: C2C09, $5,154/month minimum. Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Monthly Type: 9 Month

Tenure Track:
Tenure

Full Time/Part Time:
Full Time

Temporary/Permanent:
Permanent

Other Conditions:
To begin August 2025, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Under general supervision, teach college-level courses in Sustainable Agriculture and perform related work including, but not limited to, development of teaching strategies, instructional materials and methods which:
1) use current technology in instruction where appropriate;
2) integrate instruction of appropriate quantitative/logical thinking skills into course contents;
3) develop, update and assess the competencies and skills for course Student Learning Outcomes;
4) address the learning needs of community college students; and
5) develop and teach courses using a variety of delivery systems (e.g., face-to-face, online, hybrid and/or other distance delivery formats including field trips) as needed and appropriate.
• Coordinate Sustainable Agriculture course offerings, including Early College, and curriculum with other University of Hawaii Community Colleges in order to promote collaboration, optimize enrollment, and meet students’ academic needs in Sustainable Agriculture across the UHCC campuses.
• Develop and maintain a culturally-relevant Sustainable Agriculture curriculum and pathway from within the College’s Early College program for efficient transfer through Windward CC to UH baccalaureate institutions.
• Develop a curriculum that provides practical applications of Sustainable Agriculture such as aquaculture, aquaponics, hydroponics, food crop production, food safety and post-harvest handling, irrigation and water management, landscape agriculture, nursery/greenhouse management, plant propagation, small machinery training, soil development and management, and technology applications to agriculture.
• Oversee use of the Hale Uluwehi Sustainable Agriculture facility, including the use and maintenance of the aquaculture/aquaponics systems.
• Collaborate with department to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to maximize enrollment in Sustainable Agriculture classes at Windward Community College.
• Provide mentorship to students in internships and research projects.
• Teaching assignments may include distance education, evenings, weekends, non-credit classes, early college classes at local high schools, including Hawaiian immersion schools, and/or off-campus assignments.
• Prepare and revise course outlines, perform course and program-level assessments, including program self-studies and annual reports.
• Participate in departmental, faculty and administrative committees, community service, in service training, and assessment activities.
• Independently plan, organize and carry out instructional and non-instructional assignments, including, but not limited to, preparing program budget requests, managing program/project budgets, managing supplies and equipment inventories, collecting data, preparing reports, and providing oversight of chemical waste management (disposal and storage).
• Maintain a minimum of one office hour per week for each course taught.
• Develop and maintain an approved program of professional self-development.
• Participate in student recruitment, orientation, retention, and graduation activities.
• Conduct community outreach and on/off-campus program promotion of Sustainable Agriculture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.Minimum Qualifications
• Master's in agriculture, botany, tropical plant and soil sciences, biological engineering, molecular biosciences and bioengineering, natural resources, natural resources and environmental management, tropical conservation biology and environmental science, biological sciences, or ecology, OR,
• Bachelor's in agriculture, botany, tropical plant and soil sciences, biological engineering, molecular biosciences and…