Part-time Faculty Biology Instructor

Montgomery College

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Montgomery College is currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching Biology at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus. They are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher who exhibits a high degree of professionalism, a strong commitment to students, and demonstrates the ability to motivate and educate in an engaging manner. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and may be reviewed periodically based on student enrollment needs. The hiring decision for part-time faculty involves an academic judgment and is determined at Management’s sole discretion. Part-time faculty are limited in the number of equivalent semester hours they can teach per semester and academic year, with different limits for the academic year and summer sessions. Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion among its student body, faculty, and staff. The college is also a tobacco-free and smoke-free workplace.

Requirements

Masters in Biological Sciences or a related major with relevant courses.
Demonstrated commitment to promoting belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment.
Willingness to contribute to the Colleges strategic plan of inclusion.
Access to a personal computer with virus protection that can connect to the internet outside of the work location.
Eligibility to work in the United States without a sponsor.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences.
Experience teaching introductory biology courses and laboratories at the college level.
For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation service, must be included in your application.
Employees must live in Maryland or a state where the College has payroll reciprocity (DC, VA, PA, WV, DE, MA).

Responsibilities

Teach assigned lecture, discussion and/or laboratory courses in biology, which may include introductory biology, microbiology, anatomy & physiology, genetics, environmental biology, or general biology for non-majors.
Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include daytime, evening, weekend and/or accelerated sections. Opportunities may 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 to students in a timely manner to monitor student mastery and progress through a course.
Meet established deadlines to submit student mid-term and final course grades.