Instructional Faculty FT - Applied Geography

mc; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, seeks a full-time faculty member in Applied Geography, Cartography, GIS, and Geographic Education beginning January 2027 for the spring semester. The candidate will teach a diverse array of courses across three campuses, prioritizing engaging instruction and the use of OERs to lower student costs.

The role includes classroom instruction, advising, curriculum development, and active participation in committees and professional development; online/remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field of study.
• Professional and academic training in geography and/or cartography.
• Minimum of three years' teaching experience at the undergraduate level.
• Experience with online or remote teaching utilizing Blackboard.
• Currency in GIS (ArcPro), Python, Cartography, Remote Sensing, and related courses.

Responsibilities

• Teach geography and cartography courses across multiple campuses.
• Deliver at least 30 semester hours of Geography/Cartography annually.
• Use open educational resources (OERs) to reduce student costs.
• Engage students through active, collaborative, and innovative methods.
• Advise students on curriculum, graduation, and careers; participate in committees.

Skills

Geography instruction

Cartography

GIS

Remote teaching

Blackboard

Online teaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Professional training in geography/cartography

Tools

ArcPro

Python

Geographic Information Systems

Job description

Job Description

Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, is seeking a full-time faculty member in Applied Geography, Cartography, Geographic Information Systems (G.I.S.), and Geographic Education. This position will begin in January 2027 for the spring semester. We are seeking an individual who is enthusiastic, dedicated, self-motivated, and exhibits a high degree of professionalism with a strong commitment to the success of our students . The successful candidate must exhibit the ability to educate in an engaging manner. The candidate will be committed to teaching in a multi-cultural, two-year environment (i.e., a career program offering an A.A.S. in Applied Geography as well as certificates in Cartography/G.I.S. and Geographic Education) with students of all ages, varying levels of education, and diverse learning abilities . Montgomery College provides an excellent opportunity to teach in a large, urban community college setting with three campuses. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.

The successful candidate will appreciate teaching in a multi-cultural environment and will welcome the opportunity to work with students with diverse learning abilities. Faculty duties include classroom instruction, assessment, curriculum development, advising, professional inquiry, committee work, and utilizing instructional technology. The majority of our courses use open educational resources (OERs) to yield cost savings for the students and the most current content for faculty. Incoming faculty will utilize OERs in alignment with the other faculty in the discipline.

Teaching assignments may include various delivery modes, such as face-to-face, on-line, hybrid, and/or blended formats during days, evenings, and weekends. Montgomery College has three campuses. In addition, the Applied Geography program is affiliated with Workforce Development and Continuing Education. Faculty may be assigned to any of these campuses and/or teaching online.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Teach an array of geography and cartography courses in the Department of Applied Technology
• Teach a minimum of 30 semester hours per academic year of courses related to Geography and Cartography
• Teach a diverse schedule of courses that may include day, night, early morning, weekend, accelerated sections, online/remote, and summer courses
• Engage students in their learning through active collaborative and innovative methods
• Maintain office hours and meet with students outside of class to assist them as necessary
• Mentor students so that they become successful academically and professionally
• Apply culturally relevant pedagogies to the teaching and learning process
• Incorporate the use of educational enterprise platform such as Blackboard and other relevant technology into instruction, including inexpensive or no-cost resources in the development and delivery of instruction
• Advise students about program curriculum, graduation, transfer issues and careers in Applied Geography, Cartography, & GIS
• Serve on, or lead, department, discipline, campus and college committees
• Actively and enthusiastically participate in Gamma Theta Upsilon, the geography honor society which may include evenings, weekends, and long-distance trips
• Maintain an active program of professional development and participate in professional organizations and activities
• Teach on all three campuses as needed when necessary as well as off-campus courses, e.g. High-schools and correctional center
• Ability to work with Work Force Development and Continuing Education (WDCE) with appropriate courses
• Ability to create and teach online courses and remote structured teaching
• Participation and leadership in Advisory Committee meetings
• Ability to seek partnerships with private and government industry which includes internships, scholarships, and full-time employment
• Ability to seek out and apply for grant funding.

Required Qualifications:

• 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
• Bachelor's degree in related field of study
• Professional and academic training in geography and/or cartography
• Minimum of three years' teaching experience at the undergraduate level
• Ability to integrate technology and classroom-related computer software into course delivery
• Interest in, understanding of, and commitment to the community college mission
• Experience in online or remote teaching utilizing Blackboard
• Evidence of teaching or work experience in the field
• Candidates must demonstrate currency in G.I.S. ( ArcPro ), Python, Cartography, Remote Sensing, as well as the social science (BSSD) and natural science (NSLD) courses, i.e. Phy