Instructional Faculty FT - Criminal Justice

Montgomery College; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Educational assistance

Job summary

Montgomery College seeks a full-time criminal justice faculty member in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, beginning January 2027 for the 2026-2027 academic year. The successful candidate must teach in a multicultural two-year environment and engage students across diverse learning abilities.

The position involves classroom instruction, curricular development, and collaboration with industry partners; courses may be offered in various formats across campuses.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in criminal justice, criminology, law, or related discipline.
• Recent teaching experience at the post-secondary level; teaching experience at graduate student/TA/government training level considered.

Responsibilities

• Teach 30 semester hours per academic year.
• Deliver courses in multiple formats (in-person, online, HyFlex, hybrid).
• Advise students and participate in program coordination.
• Engage in student outreach and use zero-cost instructional materials (OER).
• Collaborate with department on curriculum and assessment.

Skills

Teaching experience

Student engagement

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in criminal justice, criminology, law, or related discipline

Juris Doctor or Doctorate in Criminal Justice or related discipline

Tools

Blackboard/Canvas LMS

Job description

Job Description

Montgomery College seeks a full-time criminal justice facultymember in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and CriminalJustice beginning January 2027 for the 2026-2027 academic year. Weseek an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher who exhibits a highdegree of professionalism, a strong commitment to students, and theability to motivate and educate in an engaging manner. Thesuccessful candidate will be committed to teaching in a multicultural two-year environment and welcome the opportunity towork with students with diverse learning abilities.

MontgomeryCollege provides an excellent opportunity to teach in a large,urban community college setting. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.

With over 500 students majoring in criminal justice across twocriminal justice programs, faculty strive to meet students’ diverseacademic needs by offering a wide array of dynamic and challengingcourses that are taught in multiple formats and at various times,ensuring ease of access for our busy students. The curricula aredesigned for individuals currently employed in criminal justiceprofessions as well as students interested in pursuing careers inthe field.

Montgomery College criminal justice students transfer to some ofthe most prestigious colleges and universities throughout thecountry, including the University of Maryland, College Park, TowsonUniversity, and the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Montgomery College criminal justice faculty actively engage in anumber of student support and co-curricular initiatives asevidenced by their efforts in the development of open education andzero-cost instructional materials, embedded academic and careeradvising, and external partnerships with practitioners that exposestudents to diverse curricular and career pathways in the socialsciences. Faculty also work closely with industry partners on theprogram advisory committee to develop curriculum updates,articulation agreements, career workshops, student field trips, andcontinuing education for criminal justice professionals.

Faculty duties include classroom instruction, assessment,curriculum development, advising, professional inquiry, committeework, and the utilization of instructional technology. Many coursesare taught using open educational resources (OERs), yielding costsavings for students, and providing faculty with the opportunity tocurate diverse, relevant, and current instructional materials.Incoming faculty will utilize OERs in alignment with the otherfaculty in the discipline.

Teaching assignments may include various delivery modalities, suchas in-person synchronous online, asynchronous online, HyFlex,hybrid, and/or blended formats. Courses may be held during daytime,evening, and weekend hours. Montgomery College has three campusesand instructs courses a t area high schools and the College's EastCounty Educational Center. Faculty may be assigned to any of theselocations.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Teach 30 semester hours of courses per academic year, includingAdministration of Justice and upper-level offerings related to eachof three subsystems of the criminal justice system, as appropriate.
• Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include day, night,early morning, weekend, online, off campus, dual enrollment, and/oraccelerated sections. Opportunities may exist for teaching summerand winter classes.
• Serve on or lead department, discipline, campus, orcollege-wide committees.
• Participate in criminal justice program coordination and mentorpart-time faculty.
• Apply culturally relevant and empathetic pedagogies to theteaching and learning process.
• Engage students in their learning through active andcollaborative learning approaches.
• Engage in student outreach events to increase visibility ofcriminal justice programs and to improve the learning outcomes ofstudents taking criminal justice classes.
• Incorporate the use of educational enterprise platforms (suchas Blackboard) into instruction, including zero-cost resources inthe development and delivery of instruction.
• Communicate with criminal justice faculty on other campuses toensure a consistent student learning experience.
• Implement embedded advising and embedded classroom supportservices.
• Advise students about discipline course offerings, academicplanning, related certificates, transfer opportunities, and careersin criminal justice.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in criminal justice, criminology, law, or arelated discipline Graduate coursework must reflect depth andbreadth in criminal justice.
• Recent teaching experience at the post-secondary level.Teaching done at the level of a graduate student, teachingassistant, or government agency/academy trainer will beconsidered.
• Ability to effectively engage with and facilitate learning forstudents of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success, includingincreasing retention, transfer, graduation, career readiness, andcommunity engagement.
• Authorization to work in the United States without employervisa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor or Doctorate in Criminal Justice or a relateddiscipline.
• Experience teaching a variety of courses in criminaljustice.
• Evidence of innovative curriculum development to serve diversestudent populations.
• Demonstrated experience teaching in various modalities (e.g.,in-person, blended/hybrid, HyFlex, and online).
• Experience using teaching technologies (e.g., Blackboard,Canvas, etc.).
• Experience providing academic advising, career advising, andother student support services.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience coordinating programs and serving on committees,advisory groups, and governance councils.

Hiring Range: $64,510 - $98,220

Required Application Materials:

Submit a cover letter addressing how your teaching experience, scholarship, professional development, and/or service would contribute to student success in Criminal Justice and align withMontgomery College’s mission and vision.

Submit a resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Submit an unofficial copy of your transcripts from highest degreeearned.

Please submit all required materials in a single PDF file withyour online application. Incomplete applications will not beconsidered.

Application Process:

• Complete online applications must be received by September 18,2026.
• Include dates of employment (month/year) in your application or attachment.

For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your educationequivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluationservice, must be included in your application.

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

• Successful completion of a background check and degreeverification (if applicable).
• Participation in a retirement plan (Pension or OptionalRetirement Plan, depending on the position). If you are alreadyretired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may notenroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at MontgomeryCollege and may have earnings restrictions, per state law.

Our benefits package includes: sick leave, paidholidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programmingincluding onsite gyms, pools and classes.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in thejob application or interview process, please contact HumanResources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or [e-mail]. We require at least twoweeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requestedaccommodation.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed topromoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty,and staff.

Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-freeworkplace.

Closing Date

Friday, September 18, 2026