Adjunct Faculty Instructor

UMBC’s Master’s of Professional Studies (MPS) in Biotechnology is currently recruiting part-time, adjunct faculty to teach at the Universities at Shady Grove Campus in Rockville, MD. We are searching for instructors for three courses to teach in the Spring Semester 2025:

1) Good Manufacturing Practices for Bioprocesses: In-depth coverage of developing and implementing good manufacturing practices (GMPs) in the biotech industry. Topics include building and facilities, equipment design, utilities, in-process controls, records, and adequate process validation.

2) Biotechnology GMP Facility Design, Construction and Validation: Presents an in-depth discussion of the engineering design of a biotech facility under GMP compliance. Topics covered include bulk plant design, process equipment design, utilities, instrumentation, controls and computerization, facility and software validation.

3) Legal & Ethical Issues in the Science Professions: This course offers an overview of legal issues affecting biotechnology and other science-based industries and frames basic philosophical and ethical considerations regarding genetic data and manipulation. The course includes a discussion of intellectual property issues.

We invite highly qualified applicants to apply for consideration. The MPS: Biotechnology prepares early-career science professionals to fill management and leadership roles in biotech-related companies or agencies. The curriculum is intended to address changes in the needs of the biotechnology industry through experiential learning. By providing advanced instruction in the life sciences, in addition to coursework in regulatory affairs, legal/ethical issues, project management, and other functional areas of the biotechnology development process, students gain skills to further their career in a life science-oriented business.

Benefits

 Flexible schedule – teaching that fits into your work and personal life

 Easy access location – The Universities at Shady Grove campus is conveniently located between Rockville and Gaithersburg in the heart of the life science community in Maryland

 Compensation – competitive pay

 Satisfaction – interaction with highly motivated, working professionals

Qualifications

A doctoral degree, equivalent or significant industry experience is required for instructors. Prior teaching experience is not required but candidates should have 6+ years of post-graduate professional or research experience (industrial or academic).

How to Apply

Submit a cover letter specifying which of the three positions that you are applying, including your current CV or resume.

About UMBC and Shady Grove

UMBC is a public research university that prides itself on quality teaching, innovative research, and public service. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students an undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human services and public policy at the graduate level. We are dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility and lifelong learning. The 2015 US News and World Report Best Colleges report placed UMBC fourth in the Most Innovative National Universities category and sixth in Best Undergraduate Teaching, National Universities. The Chronicle of Higher Education named UMBC as one of the Great Colleges to Work For, a recognition given to only 86 universities.

UMBC’s campus is located on 500 acres just off I-95 between Baltimore and Washington DC, and less than 10 minutes from the BWI airport and Amtrak station. The campus includes the bwtech@UMBC research and technology park, which has special programs for start-ups focused on cybersecurity, clean energy, life sciences, and training.

UMBC-Shady Grove is located at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), a regional higher education center that offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs from nine Maryland public universities on one convenient campus in Montgomery County. Programs at UMBC-Shady Grove help prepare students for rewarding careers in the region’s most high-demand fields.

Students who successfully complete their coursework at UMBC-Shady Grove graduate with a degree from UMBC. Through on-campus services such as academic coaching, career advising, internship preparation, personal counseling, and leadership training, students leave UMBC-Shady Grove with the academic skills and real-world experiences needed for successful careers.

UMBC-Shady Grove is surrounded by one of the greatest concentrations of commercial, cultural, and scientific activity in the nation. Located in the heart of Montgomery County, Rockville has all the advantages of modern, urban living, including professional sports, major art galleries, and theaters. The nation’s capital, Washington, DC, is a great tourist attraction with its historical monuments and museums. Just 40 miles from downtown Baltimore and less than 10 miles from the DC beltway, UMBC-Shady Grove offers easy access to the region’s attractions by car or public transportation.

UMBC is committed to inclusive excellence and innovation and welcome applications from women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.