Philosophy - Adjunct Faculty - Oakton College

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oakton collegeDes Plaines (IL)

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Location: Des Plaines / Skokie, IL

Category: Adjunct Faculty

Job Type: Part Time Faculty

Posted On: Tue Jun 9 2026

Job Description: Part-time faculty are paid on a lecture hour equivalents (LHE) basis. For most courses, the LHE is the same as a credit hour. For others, the LHE represents additional work for teaching the class, such as grading papers for Composition classes or teaching a class with a laboratory section (computers, languages, and the sciences); in those cases, the LHE represents a figure higher than the credit hour. All part-time faculty start at the beginning pay rates, regardless of the level and type of experience obtained elsewhere. For the 2025-26 academic year rates are $1221/LHE for faculty with... more...

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