Part-time Faculty Biotechnology Instructor

Montgomery College; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Montgomery College is seeking adjunct/part-time faculty to teach Biotechnology at the Germantown Campus. The candidate should demonstrate professionalism, a strong commitment to students, and the ability to motivate and educate in an engaging manner.

Employment is contingent on academic judgment and management discretion. Positions may be reviewed periodically based on enrollment and course needs; assignments are made as courses appear in the schedule and may be limited by ESH caps and budgetary

Qualifications

• Masters in Biotechnology or related major with relevant coursework.
• Ability to integrate technology into course delivery.
• Ability to engage students in a belonging, multicultural setting.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned lecture and/or laboratory courses in Biotechnology.
• Plan and prepare syllabi, assessments, and coordinate instruction.
• Teach a varied schedule including daytime, evening, weekend, or accelerated sections.

Skills

Student engagement

Multicultural teaching

Technology in teaching

Education

Masters in Biotechnology or related major

Ph.D. in related field

Job description

Montgomery College accepts applications for Adjunct/Part-timeFaculty on a continuous basis. Applications may be reviewedperiodically based on the student enrollment needs. The listing ofa course in the schedule of classes as “TBA” does not constitute anassignment. The hiring decision for part-time faculty involves anacademic judgment and shall be determined at Management’s solediscretion.

Job Description

The Montgomery College, Germantown Campus, is currently acceptingapplications for possible openings as a part-time faculty memberteaching Biotechnology. We are seeking an enthusiastic anddedicated teacher who exhibits a high degree of professionalism, astrong commitment to our students, and demonstrates the ability tomotivate and educate in an engaging manner.

***Montgomery College accepts applications for Adjunct/Part-timeFaculty on a continuous basis . Applications may be reviewedperiodically 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 academicjudgment and shall be determined at Management’s solediscretion.
• During the academic year part-time faculty at MontgomeryCollege 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 teachno more than 10 ESH (equivalent semester hour) for both sessionscombined.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach assigned lecture and/or laboratory courses in the biotechnology discipline. Courses may include Introduction toBiotechnology, Introduction to Cell Culture, Aseptic Technique andCell Culture Skills, Protein Biotechnology, Nucleic Acids Methods,and/or Immunological Methods, as needed.
• Plan, prepare (development of course syllabi, assessments,etc.) present, and coordinate classroom instruction and relatedactivities.
• Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include daytime,evening, weekend and/or accelerated sections. Opportunities mayexist to teach summer session classes.
• Follow guidelines from department course coordinators to ensureconsistent content coverage and student experience across multiplesections of a course.
• Administer, grade and provide feedback in a timely manner tomonitor student mastery and progress through a course.
• Adhere to and enforce laboratory safety regulations.
• Meet college-established deadlines to submit student mid-termand final course grades via an electronic information managementsystem.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters in Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry or arelated major with relevant courses.
• Ability to integrate technology into course delivery.
• Ability to engage students and teach in a belonging,multicultural setting.
• Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment topromoting belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence in aneducational and work environment and must be willing to contributeto the Colleges strategic plan of inclusion.
• Faculty members are expected to have access to a personalcomputer with virus protection that can connect to the internetoutside of the work location (i.e., office, classroom, collegecampus)*. Montgomery College (MC) provides an MC e-mail account andaccess to the learning platform, password-protected facultysections of the website, college listservs, and other facultycommunications tools. * If you do not have access to a personalcomputer, please notify the department chair at the time ofinterview. Subject to available funds, the college may be able toprovide temporary access to resources.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without asponsor.

Preferred Qualifications

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

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.

Employees must live in Maryland or a state where the College haspayroll reciprocity (DC, VA, PA, WV, DE, MA).

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

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

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

Tuesday, December 8, 2026