Part-time Faculty Chemistry Instructor

Montgomery College; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Montgomery College is seeking part-time faculty to teach chemistry at Rockville, Germantown, and Takoma Park/Silver Spring campuses. You may teach introductory, general, organic chemistry or chemistry for non-majors with a varied schedule, including day, evening, weekend and summer sessions.

Applicants should have a Master’s in Chemistry or Biochemistry (PhD preferred) and demonstrate commitment to inclusion and multicultural competence.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related discipline.
• Experience teaching introductory, general or organic chemistry.
• Commitment to belonging, inclusion and multicultural competence.
• Access to a personal computer with internet outside campus.
• Eligible to work in the United States without immigration sponsor.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned lecture, discussion and/or laboratory courses in chemistry.
• Teach a varied schedule including day, evening, weekend and accelerated sections.
• Follow department guidelines to ensure content coverage and student experience across sections.
• Administer, grade and provide feedback to students in a timely manner.
• Meet deadlines to submit mid-term and final grades.

Skills

Experience teaching chemistry

Commitment to inclusion and diversity

Education

Master's degree in Chemistry/Biochemistry or related

Ph.D. in Chemistry/Biochemistry (preferred)

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

Job Description

The Montgomery CollegeRockville, Germantown, and Takoma Park/Silver Springcampuses are currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member to teach Chemistry. We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who exhibit a high degree of professionalism, a strong commitment to our students, and demonstrate the ability to motivate and educate students in an engaging manner.

• 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach assigned lecture, discussion and/or laboratory courses in chemistry. Courses may include introductory chemistry, general chemistry, organic chemistry or chemistry for non-majors.
• 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 to students in a timely manner to monitor student mastery and progress through a course.
• Meet established deadlines to submit student mid-term and final course grades.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related chemistry discipline.
• Experience teaching introductory chemistry, general chemistry or organic chemistry.
• 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. degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related chemistry discipline.
• Experience teaching introductory chemistry, general chemistry or organic chemistry lectures and laboratories at the college level.
• Proficiency with and ability to use a Learning Management System (LMS) and other web-based instructional technology to facilitate learning in a web-enhanced environment.

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

Thursday, October 29, 2026