Job location: TP/SS - North Pavilion

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2019-10-04
Req: R2074

Montgomery College is Maryland’s premier community college, serving more than 60,000 students each year through credit and noncredit 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.

Job TitleSociology Full-time Faculty (F02125)

Job Description SummaryMontgomery College, Takoma Park / Silver Spring Campus, has a need for a full-time Sociology faculty member (F02125) in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice beginning January 2020. 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 successful candidate will be committed to teaching in a multi-cultural, two-year environment, and welcome the opportunity to work with students with diverse learning abilities. Montgomery College provides an excellent opportunity to teach in a large, urban community college setting. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.

Montgomery College is Maryland's premier community college. For 70 years, Montgomery College has been on the leading edge, and we are committed to staying there. Montgomery College is a public, fully accredited, open admission institution. The College is dedicated to student success and is widely recognized for the quality and scope of its academic programs and its exceptional faculty and their commitment to the students they serve, the community, and enhancing the economic vitality of Montgomery County.

With over 4300 students registering for sociology courses each year, faculty strive to meet our student’s diverse academic needs by offering a wide array of dynamic and challenging courses that are taught in multiple formats and at a wide array of times ensuring ease of access for our busy students. Students enrolled in sociology courses routinely transfer to some of the most prestigious colleges and universities throughout the country including the University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Towson University. Montgomery College sociology faculty are also actively engaged in a number of student support and co-curricular initiatives as evidenced by their efforts in the development of OER/z-cost instructional material, embedded advising, and the Social Sciences Expo which exposes students to a wide array of curricular and career pathways in the social sciences.

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Teach Introduction to Sociology and other sociology courses as appropriate (e.g., Social Problems and Issues, Sociology of the Family, Criminology, Race and Ethnic Relations, and Globalization).
• Teach 30 semester hours of courses per academic year related to sociology.
• Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include day, night, early morning, weekend, online, and/or accelerated sections. Opportunities may exist for teaching summer and winter classes.
• Serve on or lead department, discipline, campus, or college-wide committees; participate in sociology coordination at the campus; and mentor part-time faculty.
• Apply culturally relevant and empathic pedagogies to the teaching and learning process.
• Engage students in their learning through active collaborative learning approaches.
• Engage in student outreach events to increase visibility of sociology and to improve the learning outcomes of students taking sociology classes.
• Incorporate the use of educational enterprise platform such as Blackboard into instruction, including zero-cost resources in the development and delivery of instruction.
• Communicate with sociology faculty on other campuses to ensure a consistent student learning experience.
• Implement embedded advising and/or embedded classroom support services, and
• Advise students about discipline course offerings, related certificates, transfer opportunities, and careers in sociology.

Required Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in Sociology (graduate coursework must include courses that reflect both depth and breadth in Sociology) or a related discipline.
• Recent teaching experience at the post-secondary level (e.g., associates, bachelors, or masters-level teaching); teaching done as a graduate student or as a teaching assistant will be considered.
• Ability to effectively engage with and facilitate learning for students of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success including increasing retention, transfer, and graduation.
• Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States and not require employer visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Sociology.
• Teaching experience at the post-secondary level (e.g., undergraduate or master’s level).
• Experience teaching a variety of courses in sociology.
• Evidence of a commitment to supporting or enhancing student success initiatives that further student retention and graduation.
• Evidence of innovative curriculum development to serve diverse student populations.
• Demonstrated experience using various teaching modalities/formats (e.g., seat-based, blended/hybrid, OER, and online)
• Experience using teaching technologies (e.g. Blackboard, Canvas).
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• A willingness and/or experience teaching distance education courses.
• Experience with committee, advisory groups, volunteer experience or integrated services.

For consideration, you must:

Submit Resume/CV Submit a cover letter Submit a statement of philosophy of teaching Submit an un-official copy of your transcripts from your highest degree earned

Please upload all documents to your online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered

Application Process:

• Click here to apply online
• Online applications must be received by October 11, 2019.

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Completion of a background check.
• Participation in a retirement plan.

Our benefits package includes: generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.

Closing DateFriday, October 11, 2019

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

For disability-related accommodations, please call 240-567-5353

or send an email to: hrstm@montgomerycollege.edu

Montgomery College is an academic institution committed to promoting

equal opportunity and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.