Part-time Faculty Biotechnology Instructor

Montgomery College; United States; On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Montgomery College seeks adjunct/part-time faculty to teach biotechnology courses at the Germantown Campus. Responsibilities include delivering lectures and labs, planning syllabi, and assessing student progress, with a schedule that may include day, evening, weekend, and accelerated sections.

We value professionals who can integrate technology into instruction, promote inclusion, and support a diverse student body.

Qualifications

• Master's in Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry or related major with relevant courses.
• Ability to integrate technology into course delivery.
• Ability to engage students in a belonging, multicultural setting.
• Commitment to promoting belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence.
• Access to a personal computer with antivirus protection and internet access outside campus.
• MC email account and access to the learning platform and faculty communications tools.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without a sponsor.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned lecture and/or laboratory courses in the biotechnology discipline.
• Plan, prepare (syllabi, assessments, etc.) and coordinate classroom instruction.
• Teach a varied schedule of courses including daytime, evening, weekend, and accelerated sections.
• Opportunities may exist to teach summer session classes.
• Follow guidelines from department course coordinators to ensure content coverage across sections.
• Administer, grade and provide feedback in a timely manner to monitor student progress.
• Adhere to and enforce laboratory safety regulations.
• Meet deadlines to submit grades via an electronic information management system.

Education

Master's degree in Biotechnology

PhD in related field

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.

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.

Montgomery College, Germantown Campus, is currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching Biotechnology. 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.

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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach assigned lecture and/or laboratory courses in the biotechnology discipline.
• Courses may include Introduction to Biotechnology, Introduction to Cell Culture, Aseptic Technique and Cell 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 related activities.
• Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include daytime, evening, weekend and/or accelerated sections.
• Opportunities may exist to teach summer session classes.
• Follow guidelines from department course coordinators to ensure consistent content coverage and student experience across multiple sections of a course.
• Administer, grade and provide feedback in a timely manner to monitor student mastery and progress through a course.
• Adhere to and enforce laboratory safety regulations.
• Meet college-established deadlines to submit student mid-term and final course grades via an electronic information management system.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters in Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry or a related 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 to promoting belonging, 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 a related field.
• Prior college level teaching experience related to introductory biotechnology courses.
• Biotechnology industry experience.
• For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation service, must be included in your application.
• Employees must live in Maryland or a state where the College has payroll reciprocity (DC, VA, PA, WV, DE, MA).

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).

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or [e-mail]. We require at least two weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested accommodation.

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

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

Closing Date Tuesday, December 8, 2026

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Montgomery College is Maryland’s premier community college, serving more than 40,000 students each year through credit courses and beyond credit programs.

Montgomery College is one of Maryland’s most diverse community colleges, which includes more than 164 nations represented in our student body.

Do you want to join us in our mission of providing an exceptional education and fostering student success? We are dedicated to providing an exceptional education for all of our students, and we recognize that our faculty and staff are integral to our continued success.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering inclusivity and belonging among our student body, faculty, and staff.

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