Montgomery College accepts applications for Adjunct/Part-time Faculty on a continuous basis. Applications may be reviewed periodically based on the student enrollment needs. The listing of a course in the schedule of classes as “TBA” does not constitute an assignment. The hiring decision for part-time faculty involves an academic judgment and shall be determined at Management’s sole discretion.
Job Description
The Montgomery College Department of Natural Sciences & Engineering, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, is currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching Introductory Biology, Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II and/or Microbiology. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher who exhibits a high degree of professionalism, a strong commitment to our students, and demonstrates the ability to motivate and educate in an engaging manner. This position is for teaching at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus.
***Montgomery College accepts applications for Adjunct/Part-time Faculty on a continuous basis . Applications may be reviewed periodically based on the student enrollment needs. ***
The listing of a course in the schedule of classes as “TBA” does not constitute an assignment.
The hiring decision for part-time faculty involves an academic judgment and shall be determined at Management’s sole discretion.
During the academic year part-time faculty at Montgomery College may teach no more than 11.5 ESH (equivalent semester hour) per semester and no more than 23 ESH per academic year.
During summer part-time faculty at Montgomery College may teach no more than 10 ESH (equivalent semester hour) for both sessions combined.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Teach assigned lecture, discussion and/or laboratory courses in the biology discipline in accordance with the catalog description, the course syllabi and the stipulations of the college. Courses may include introductory biology, anatomy and physiology I and II, microbiology, and/or other biology courses as needed.
Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include daytime, evening, weekend and/or accelerated sections. Opportunities exist to teach summer session classes.
Follow guidelines from department course coordinators to ensure consistent content coverage and student experience across multiple sections of a course.
Administer, grade and provide feedback in a timely manner to monitor student mastery and progress through a course.
Be available for student consultation and discussions with program faculty.
Participate, when possible, in departmental meetings.
Meet college-established deadlines to submit student mid-term and final course grades.
Required Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Biological sciences or a related field or discipline.
Demonstrated experience teaching using a variety of delivery methods, online resources, and technology applications across the curriculum.
Proficiency with and ability to use a Learning Management System (LMS) and other web-based instructional technology to facilitate learning in a web-enhanced environment.
Excellent oral and written communication skills including proficient use of MS-office suite of software.
Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment and must be willing to contribute to the Colleges strategic plan of inclusion.
Faculty members are expected to have access to a personal computer with virus protection that can connect to the internet outside of the work location (i.e., office, classroom, college campus)*. Montgomery College (MC) provides an MC e-mail account and access to the learning platform, password-protected faculty sections of the website, college listservs, and other faculty communications tools. * If you do not have access to a personal computer, please notify the department chair at the time of interview. Subject to available funds, the college…