Job Description

Job Description

Montgomery College, Maryland is seeking three outstanding full-time faculty members in our Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science (MSDS) Department beginning January 2025. Montgomery College is located in suburban Washington, DC, serves a vibrant and diverse community with nationally known transfer programs as well as certificate programs for career starters and those pivoting for a new opportunity. Partnerships with local industries, federal labs, and transfer partners provide opportunities for students and faculty to engage beyond the classroom. Cutting-edge facilities allow us to support emerging programs in STEM and non-STEM fields. Mathematics, statistics, and data science are vital to all of these efforts and to our students’ success.

Montgomery College’s MSDS Area is known for its leadership in adopting new pedagogies including co-requisite developmental math support and innovative approaches to the teaching of statistics and other courses. In addition to statistics, the Calculus sequence, courses for education majors, and other mathematics courses, we offer courses in biostatistics and data science. We offer AS degrees in Data Science and Mathematics.

We are seeking three enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues who are committed to supporting the full range of our students - including Early College, Honors, developmental students, math majors and the math phobic - in their pursuit of understanding the quantitative world.  Montgomery College has excellent STEM programs including one of the most successful Engineering programs nationwide among two-year colleges, so the successful candidates will be committed to helping students make real-world interdisciplinary connections to the mathematics they are learning and demonstrate the capacity to motivate and educate in an engaging manner. They will also be committed to equity and inclusion in the classroom, to serving students with diverse learning needs, to innovative approaches to instruction, and will value teaching in a multicultural environment.

While faculty at the College teach at all three campuses and online, one faculty position will be located in the Rockville campus MSDS Department, the second position will be in the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus MSDS Department, and the third position will be in the Germantown campus MSDS Department. These positions are part of a collective bargaining unit.

If you share our passion for making the quantitative world accessible and you want to join a team of mission focused colleagues in providing an exceptional education and fostering student success, then please apply! Montgomery College is a public, fully accredited, open-admission institution with the most diverse student body in the continental United States. Montgomery College is dedicated to student success and is widely recognized for the quality and scope of its academic programs. Courses and programs are offered online, on campus, and in hybrid formats to meet student demand. Technology to enhance learning is integral to our culture of innovation.

Montgomery College is a strong advocate of professional development and invests in its faculty.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Faculty members are assigned a workload consisting of a standard minimum of thirty (30) equivalent semester hours (ESH) per academic year and may include daytime, evening, and weekend and/or accelerated classes or possibly be asked to teach on another campus or online if needed. Opportunities may exist to teach summer session classes or Early College classes for high school students who are earning associate’s degrees while simultaneously completing their high school education on a Montgomery College campus.
• Faculty members are expected to teach a wide range of courses offered by the department and to incorporate the use of platforms such as Blackboard and other relevant technologies or web-based content, including inexpensive or no-cost resources (OERs), into the development and delivery of instruction.
• Faculty members are expected to maintain an active program of professional development and to seek ongoing professional growth that includes acquisition of knowledge and skills relevant to fostering equity and inclusion both in the classroom and in the broader College community.
• Faculty members are expected to serve on departmental, campus, and college committees, hold office hours, advise students, develop new curricula, supervise undergraduate research projects, participate in grant activities, and participate in professional organizations and activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field.
• Coursework must include 18 semester hours of Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science at the graduate level that indicates depth and variety appropriate to teaching college courses offered by the department.
• Experience, within the last five years, teaching Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science.
• 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
• Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States and not require employer visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive and equitable teaching practices along with the skills, knowledge, and awareness necessary to effectively support a diverse student population.
• Experience teaching a wide range of courses offered by the department. 
• Ability to integrate technology into course delivery to appropriately support or enhance student learning, including the use of a Learning Management System and/or teaching distance courses.
• Ability to supervise undergraduate honors or research projects in Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science.
• Evidence of commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Experience teaching or working in Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or in an interdisciplinary context.
• Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science. ABDs will be considered.

Hiring Range:  $62,319-$94,876  

Application Process:

• To apply, please visit: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/about-mc/careers/index.html
• Online applications must be received by September 27, 2024.
• International degrees require proof of U.S. degree equivalency.
• For consideration, you must: (Required)
  • Include dates of employment in your application or attachment.
  • Submit a curriculum vitae (CV) that includes a list of courses taught.
  • Submit a cover letter that addresses how you meet the qualifications of the position.
  • Submit an un-official copy of your transcripts from the highest relevant degree(s) earned establishing that coursework includes a minimum of 18 semester hours of Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science at the graduate level.

• The following is optional but strongly encouraged:
  • Submit a statement of teaching philosophy (2-page maximum) which should include specific examples of strategies used to effectively promote student engagement as well as equity and inclusion in a diverse classroom. 

• All of your documents should be submitted as a single pdf file.

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).
• Must provide proof of US degree equivalency for international degrees.
• Participation in a retirement plan.

Our benefits package includes generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employees and dependents, and a wellness program.   

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.

• Participation in a retirement plan (Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position). If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery College and may have earnings restrictions, per state law.

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Our benefits package includes: sick leave, 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.

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 HRSTM@montgomerycollege.edu.  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

Friday, September 27, 2024

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