Adjunct/Part-time Faculty - Interior Design

Job Description

The Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, is currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching Interior Design. 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.

We are especially interested in candidates with flexible availability who can teach morning, afternoon, or evening classes based on departmental needs. We welcome applications from professionals with experience in interior design, spatial design, or closely related disciplines who are passionate about teaching and supporting a belonging student population.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Part-time faculty member will provide in person face-to-face lectures, instruction and demonstrations for an interior design course(s). The faculty member is responsible for tracking and recording student performance, preparing course syllabi, lesson plans, and all course related material. The candidate must be comfortable utilizing technology in the classroom and online/ remote settings.
• The faculty member will provide demonstrations for in person face-to-face instruction.
• Grade hand work, digital work, and post grades on Blackboard.
• Teach foundation-level Interior Design courses, including 2D and/or 3D design.
• Cover morning, afternoon, or evening sections as needed.
• Create an engaging and supportive learning environment.

Required Qualifications:

• AA degree or interior design industry certification OR the equivalent combination of education, training, certification and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Must be proficient at architectural hand sketching and drawing.
• Must be proficient in the following software applications: Zoom meeting platform, Experience in Photoshop, AutoCAD, Sketchup, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge and practice of pedagogy that supports a variety of learning styles.
• Knowledge of layouts and graphic fundamentals.
• Ability to integrate technology and classroom-related computer software into course delivery.
• Ability to create 2D and 3D illustrations.
• 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.