Instructional Faculty - Biotechnology

Position: Instructional Faculty FT - Biotechnology
Job Description Montgomery College invites applications for one full-time faculty position based at the Biotechnology Department at their Germantown Campus. We seek an enthusiastic and dedicated educator who exhibits a strong commitment to our students, a high degree of professionalism, and the ability to create a positive and an engaging learning space. The ideal candidate should have experience working in biotechnology or biopharmaceutical industry with current technical knowledge, regulated-workplace experience, and real-world perspective, and/or experience teaching those skills at a post-secondary level (two-year or four-year institutions).

We are looking for a candidate with strong commitment to student success, the community college mission, and preparing a diverse student population for biotechnology careers. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.

The successful candidate will appreciate teaching in a multi-cultural environment and will welcome the opportunity to work with students with diverse learning abilities.

Montgomery College is strategically located in the Bio Health Capital Region near federal agencies, biotechnology companies, research institutions and healthcare organizations. Montgomery College has state-of-the art science facilities and equipment with all of our science buildings being less than 15 years old. Biotechnology instruction is supported by specialized teaching laboratories and a simulated cGMP training facility at the Bioscience Education Center.

Teaching assignments may include various delivery modes, such as face-to-face, on-line, hybrid and/or blended formats during days, evenings, and weekends. Montgomery College has multiple campuses, and faculty may be assigned to teach in-person at any of these campuses and teach online.

The successful candidate will teach lecture and laboratory courses across the biotechnology curriculum, with particular emphasis on cell culture and aseptic technique, biomanufacturing and current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), and cell and gene therapy techniques. The faculty member will translate industry practices into accessible, hands-on learning and help students understand the expectations, workflows, documentation, quality systems, and problem-solving approaches used in biotechnology workplaces.

Candidates must have a demonstrated history of teaching scientific content and training others in scientific techniques, methods, equipment, or procedures. This experience may have been gained in industry, academic, or other professional settings.

About the Biotechnology Program The Biotechnology Department offers an Associate of Applied Science in Biotechnology and certificates in Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing, and Cell and Gene Therapy. The program emphasizes applied laboratory skills, scientific problem-solving, documentation, and workforce preparation while also supporting transfer to four-year institutions.

Courses include Introduction to Biotechnology, Cell Culture, Aseptic Technique, Protein Biotechnology, Applied Immunology, Nucleic Acid Methods, Biomanufacturing, and Cell and Gene Therapy. Students may also participate in internships, apprenticeships, and other experiential learning opportunities.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Teach lecture and laboratory sections of biotechnology courses using student-centered and evidence-based instructional practices.

Teach across the biotechnology curriculum, with primary emphasis on mammalian cell culture and aseptic processing, biomanufacturing and cGMP, and cell and gene therapy concepts and laboratory methods.

Teaches 30 semester hours per academic year. Prepares course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts; evaluates and grades…