Part-Time Faculty Art Appreciation/Art History Instructor

Job Description

The Montgomery College, East County Education Center, are currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part-time faculty member teaching Art Appreciation, Art History Survey courses : Ancient to 1400 and 1400 to Present as well as Specialty Courses.

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 Art History courses.
• Adhere to college curriculum and course outcomes.
• Manage classroom attendance and record grades in a timely manner.
• Use Blackboard for course management.
• Communicate effectively with students and colleagues using email.
• Provide advising to students.

Required Qualifications :

• Masters in visual art, art history, visual culture or related field.
• Experience teaching art history or equivalent.
• Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, 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. *

Must be eligible to work in the United States without a sponsor.

Preferred Qualifications :

• PhD in Art History or visual culture, media studies.
• Knowledge or expertise in non-western art history.
• Experience integrating general education principles into art history.
• Experience integrating technology into course delivery.
• Understanding of visual culture and art as culture.
• Knowledge of technique and technology of art making.
• Knowledge of contemporary art.
• Experience in museum industry or curatorial processes.
• College-level teaching experience preferred (Graduate school teaching assistant experience is applicable if applicant was the instructor of record).
• Experience teaching at a community college or teaching diverse student populations.

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).

For international degrees, you must provide US degree equivalency verified by a nationally recognized credential evaluation service.

Closing Date

Thursday, June 27, 2024