Part-time Faculty Jewelry & Metalsmithing Art Instructor

Montgomery College; Rockville (MD); Vor Ort; USD 34.000 - 55.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Montgomery College seeks a part-time adjunct faculty member to teach Jewelry and Metalsmithing at the Rockville campus. The candidate should be enthusiastic, professional, and capable of engaging students in a dynamic learning environment.

Responsibilities include teaching courses in Jewelry and Metalsmithing and expanding related offerings each semester. Candidates must meet MFA or equivalent credentials, demonstrate ongoing creative work, and support the college’s inclusion goals.

Qualifikationen

• MFA or equivalent degree in visual art.
• Experience teaching college level visual arts courses.
• Currently active in personal creative work.
• Commitment to promoting belonging, inclusion and multicultural competence in education and work environment.
• Eligible to work in the United States without sponsor.
• Must have access to a personal computer with virus protection and internet connectivity.

Aufgaben

• Teach courses including Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
• Teach one or more courses related to Jewelry and Metalsmithing per semester.

Kenntnisse

Teaching experience

Personal creative work

Inclusion commitment

Ausbildung

MFA or visual arts degree

Jobbeschreibung

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 Jewelry and Metalsmithing. 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.

• 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 courses including Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
• Teach one or more courses related to Jewelry and Metalsmithing per semester.
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Required Qualifications

• MFA or equivalent degree in visual art.
• Experience teaching college level visual arts courses (Graduate school teaching assistantship or lectureship is acceptable).
• Currently active in personal creative work.
• 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 College’s 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 college-level Jewelry and Metalsmithing, equivalent courses.
• Experience working with students of culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Experience supporting underprepared students.
• A demonstrable commitment to inclusive teaching practices that promote community and model principles of diverse and inclusive pedagogies.

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).

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: Wednesday, October 28, 2026