Part-time faculty Biotechnology Instructor

Montgomery College•Germantown, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Montgomery College is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated part-time faculty member to teach Biotechnology at its Germantown Campus. The college accepts applications for Adjunct/Part-time Faculty on a continuous basis, with applications reviewed periodically based on student enrollment needs. The ideal candidate will exhibit a high degree of professionalism, a strong commitment to students, and the ability to motivate and educate in an engaging manner. Part-time faculty are limited in the number of equivalent semester hours they can teach per semester and academic year. Opportunities may exist to teach summer session classes.

Requirements

Masters in Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry or a related major with relevant courses.
Ability to integrate technology into course delivery.
Ability to engage students and teach in a belonging, multicultural setting.
Demonstrated commitment to promoting belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment and 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.
Employees must live in Maryland or a state where the College has payroll reciprocity (DC, VA, PA, WV, DE, MA).
Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable) at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in a related field.
Prior college level teaching experience related to introductory biotechnology courses.
Biotechnology industry experience.
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.

Responsibilities

Teach assigned lecture and/or laboratory courses in the biotechnology discipline, which may include Introduction to Biotechnology, Introduction to Cell Culture, Aseptic Technique and Cell Culture Skills, Protein Biotechnology, Nucleic Acids Methods, and/or Immunological Methods.
Plan, prepare (development of course syllabi, assessments, etc.), present, and coordinate classroom instruction and related activities.
Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include daytime, evening, weekend and/or accelerated sections.
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.
Adhere to and enforce laboratory safety regulations.
Meet college-established deadlines to submit student mid-term and final course grades via an electronic information management system.