Montgomery College - Maryland, LA
posted 4 days ago
About the position
Montgomery College Rockville, Takoma Park/Silver Spring & Germantown English & Reading Departments is currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching English and Reading. 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. 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.
Responsibilities
- Teach English composition classes and support student success.
- Teach a varied schedule of courses on campus or that may include day, night, weekend, and/or accelerated sections.
- Teach a variety of modalities, primarily in person but possibly also online.
- Provide students detailed written and verbal feedback on their writing.
- Grade and provide feedback to students in a timely manner to monitor student mastery and progress through a course.
- Participate in general education assessment for selected English courses.
- Complete required professional development training, which may include training in Blackboard and structured remote course delivery.
- Follow guidelines from department chair and coordinators to ensure consistent content coverage and student experience across multiple sections of a course and to ensure that course objectives are met.
- Communicate in a timely manner with students and with the course coordinators and department chair.
- Meet established deadlines to submit student mid-term and final course grades.
- Other duties as assigned by the department chair.
- As an option, part-time faculty may also serve as embedded academic coaches supporting the Achieving the Promise Academy.
Requirements
- Master's degree in English, Reading, Rhetoric, or a closely related field.
- Proficiency with and ability to use the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) and other web-based instructional technology.
- Demonstrated experience teaching using a variety of delivery methods, online resources, and technology applications across the curriculum.
- Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment.
- Access to a personal computer with virus protection that can connect to the internet outside of the work location.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without a sponsor.
Nice-to-haves
- One or more years of community college English composition teaching experience.
- Online or remote teaching experience, using Blackboard, Zoom, Collaborate Ultra, and/or other educational technology.
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.
- Tobacco-free and smoke-free workplace.
