Job Description

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 Education and Social Sciences is currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching courses in sociology.  We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher who exhibits a high degree of professionalism, a strong commitment to our students, and the ability to motivate and educate in an engaging manner.

***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 22 ESH (equivalent semester hour) for both sessions combined.
• 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 courses related to sociology.
• Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include day, night, weekend, online, and/or accelerated sections.
• Teach at the Germantown, Rockville, and/or Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus, or online, depending on need.
• Apply culturally relevant and empathetic pedagogies to the teaching and learning process.
• Incorporate the use of educational enterprise platforms such as Blackboard into instruction, including zero-cost resources in the development and delivery of instruction.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Sociology or a closely related discipline.
• Knowledge of, and commitment to, the community college philosophy and mission.
• Ability to integrate technology into course delivery.
• Ability to teach in a multicultural setting.
• Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity,  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 may be able to provide temporary access to resources. 
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without a sponsor. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Sociology or a closely related discipline.

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).

• For international degrees, you must provide US degree equivalency verified by a nationally recognized credential evaluation service.

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