Adjunct Faculty - Jewelry and Metalsmithing

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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

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

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 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 college-level Jewelry and Metalsmithing or equivalent courses.
• Experience working with students of culturally belonging backgrounds.
• A demonstrable commitment to inclusive teaching practices that promote community and model principles of and inclusive pedagogies.