Part Time Faculty History

Montgomery College; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Montgomery College’s Rockville Campus invites applications for possible openings as an adjunct/part-time history faculty member. This role involves teaching Modern World History and 20th century World History to students on-site at Rockville, using technology-rich instruction to promote engagement.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s degree in history, demonstrate commitment to inclusion, and can work with flexible schedules while meeting grading deadlines and department guidelines.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in history or a closely-related field.
• Commitment to belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence in education and work environments.
• Access to a personal computer with antivirus and internet access outside of work location.
• Eligible to work in the United States without a sponsor.

Responsibilities

• Teach Modern World History (HIST 117) and 20th century World History (HIST 114) at the Rockville campus.
• Engage students in a technology-rich environment.
• Grade and provide timely feedback to monitor progress.
• Complete required professional training.
• Follow department chair guidelines to ensure course objectives are met.
• Communicate promptly with students and department chair.
• Meet deadlines for midterm and final grades.
• Perform other duties as assigned by department chair.

Skills

Belonging commitment

Multicultural competence

Technology proficiency

Education

Master's degree in History

Tools

Blackboard Ultra

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.

Job Description

The Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, is currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching world history. 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 Modern World History (HIST 117) and 20th century World History (HIST 114) classes to students located at the Rockville campus.
• Engage with students in a technology rich environment.
• Grade and provide feedback to students in a timely manner to monitor student mastery and progress.
• Complete required professional training.
• Follow guidelines from department chair to ensure that course objectives are met.
• Communicate in a timely manner with students and with the department chair.
• Meet established deadlines to submit midterm and final course grades.
• Other duties as assigned by department chair.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in history or a closely-related field.
• 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:

• Experience teaching at the college level.
• Post-master’s Graduate studies.
• Ability to teach HIST 116, World History, A Comparative Survey from the Ancient World to 1500 CE is a plus.
• Experience working with dual-enrollment populations.
• Experience with Blackboard Ultra, or a similar teaching platform.
• 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.

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

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, including individuals with disabilities.

As part of this commitment, Montgomery College will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations, with at least two weeks’ advance notice.

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.

Closing Date Saturday, December 26, 2026