Part-time Faculty Digital Photography Instructor

About the course

Montgomery College, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, is accepting applications for a part-time faculty member to teach an Intro to Digital Photography course for the Fall 2026 semester. 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.

Schedule

Mondays and Wednesdays, 6 PM – 8:40 PM (in-person).

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in photography, digital art and graphic design.
• Maintain classroom and follow safety guidelines.
• Monitor and utilize Blackboard.
• Keep track of student attendance and grades.
• Communicate with Department Chair and Staff regarding instructional needs.

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in photography or related fields.
• 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 College's 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 (office, classroom, college campus). Montgomery College 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.
• Employees must live in Maryland or a state where the College has payroll reciprocity (DC, VA, PA, WV, DE, MA).

Preferred qualifications

• Previous teaching experience (instructor of record) at the post-secondary level.
• Experience with a vast array of photographic and digital art practices.
• Familiar and experienced with interdisciplinary and contemporary practices in photography and digital art, screen-based work.
• Knowledge of non-western practices and images.