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Oakton College

Part Time Faculty in Psychology - Oakton College

Pay: $1,251/hr

Posted: 3 weeks ago

Location: Des Plaines, IL (Onsite)

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

Hours: Part-Time

Expires: 9/13/2026

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A Psychology Professor teaches foundational psychological ideas, truths, and methods to students through a combination of classroom instruction, field experience, and assignments at colleges, trade schools or other institutes. May assist or lead in the creation of the curriculum to be taught. In addition to instruction, they may assist or lead in research initiatives relating to their field. In some cases, psychology professors will perform therapeutic services.

$85,502 / year median in Illinois

+10% projected growth

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Part Time Faculty in Psychology - Oakton College Oakton College United States, Illinois, Des Plaines 1600 East Golf Road (Show on map) Aug 11, 2026

Location:

Des Plaines /

Skokie, IL Category:

Adjunct Faculty Job Type:

Part Time Faculty Posted On:

Tue Aug 11 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 2026-27 academic year rates are $1251/LHE for faculty with... more...