Part-Time Faculty Psychology Instructor

Montgomery College; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 82,656 - 137,760; Part time

Job summary

Montgomery College invites applications for possible openings as part-time psychology instructors. The college seeks enthusiastic, professional educators who can motivate and educate students across its Rockville, Takoma Park/Silver Spring, and Germantown campuses.

Roles may be assigned at Management’s discretion based on enrollment needs. Qualifications include a Master’s in Psychology and experience teaching introductory college psychology courses.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Psychology required.
• Experience teaching introductory psychology at the college level preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned psychology courses.
• Offer a variety of psychology sections (daytime/evening/weekend) and possibly on other campuses.
• Administer, grade, and provide timely feedback to monitor student mastery.
• Meet deadlines for mid-term and final grades.

Skills

Teaching experience

Commitment to inclusion

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology

Ph.D. degree in Psychology

Job description

## Part-Time Faculty Psychology InstructorApplylocations: Montgomery Collegetime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: October 29, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: R7570*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, Takoma Park/Silver Spring & Germantown campuses**,** is currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching psychology. 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.**\*\*\*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.* 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 courses in Psychology.* Teach a variety of psychology courses and on schedules that may include daytime, evening, weekend and/or accelerated sections, or possibly be asked to teach on other campuses if needed. 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.* Meet established deadlines to submit student mid-term and final course grade.**Required Qualifications:*** Master’s degree in Psychology.* Experience teaching introductory psychology courses at the college level.* 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 Psychology.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**Wednesday, October 28, 2026