Brief Description of PSU/School/Dept
The PSU School of Social Work ( SSW ) envisions a world where all people lead fulfilling lives in affirming, just and equitable communities. Rooted in justice, relationship, and community collaboration, PSU SSW advances knowledge and creates social change through teaching, research, practice, and advocacy. Our core values and beliefs include collective care, responsive learning, knowledge that serves, community partnership, and social change. The SSW provides accessible interdisciplinary educational opportunities and actively works to bring about structural change through its teaching, training, workforce development, research, and advocacy. The SSW includes two undergraduate majors: Child, Youth, & Family Studies and BSW and two graduate programs: MSW and PhD.
Position Summary
Approaching its 17th year, the PSU BSW Program is the only CSWE accredited undergraduate social work degree offered in a public institution of higher education in Oregon. PSU's BSW Program emphasizes critical thinking, innovative pedagogy, anti-oppressive, equity-aligned, and transformative social work practice. Instructors who demonstrate an interest in and ability to realize the mission, values, and vision of the SSW and the BSW program are strongly encouraged to apply, particularly those with knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to racial equity, healing-centered liberation and abolition practices, decolonizing and indigenizing, transformative and restorative justice, and critical, anti-oppressive, and social justice-oriented frameworks. We are committed to hiring a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. Persons with lived experience from communities of color, women, persons with disabilities, low-income communities, veterans, LGBTQ community members and members of Oregon's nine federally recognized Indian tribes are encouraged to apply.

This position is open to instructors interested in teaching in Portland, Oregon, and/or in our online (asynchronous) program. Our recent need is a more robust pool of adjuncts teaching in-person. Each academic year, there is a need to hire adjunct faculty to teach. While there is no guarantee that a course you are interested in and qualified to teach will be seeking additional instructors, qualified instructors are frequently hired to teach across the curriculum.

The BSW Program will collect applications on an ongoing basis to fill vacancies throughout the academic year. Review of applications occurs as new sections or instructors are needed.
Minimum Qualifications
M.S. or M.A. in Social Work (or closely related field) and two years post-degree practice experience. Seminar and Liaison positions require: two or more years in combination of the following: - field liaison; or - BSW / MSW field instructor; or - staff supervisor; or - social work educator, trainer or community member in service to social work higher education.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous undergraduate teaching experience.

Key Cultural Competencies
• Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages and celebrates differences.
• Functions and communicates effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities and cultural backgrounds.
• Seeks opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement
• Adheres to all PSU's policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.
Environmental Stewardship
Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.
Required Professional Standards of Conduct
At Portland State University, all employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner which maintains a safe, respectful, and productive environment for faculty, students, administrators, and staff. It is the responsibility of every member of the Portland State University community to conduct themselves in accordance with our PSU Professional Standards of Conduct which are available at www.pdx.edu/hr/professional-standards-conduct.
Compensation Adjunct faculty are paid per credit hour, per the AFT CBA: 2020-2025 PSUFA Collective Bargaining Agreement Salary may be adjusted above the minimum rates based on qualifications and experience.

Application Instructions

Additional Information
Please submit a cover letter; resume or CV; and the names of three professional references (include contact name, phone number, and email address). In your cover letter, please specify which course(s) you are interested in teaching, what qualifies you to teach these courses, and evidence of your teaching/training effectiveness. If you are applying to teach in the online program, please provide evidence of online teaching effectiveness.

NOTE : The applicants for the School of Social Work Adjunct Posting will be in an open pool. If you have not been contacted about your application, it will remain active in the pool for the remainder of the academic year. As stated above, there is no guarantee that the school will be hiring for any particular course.

The BSW Program will collect applications on an ongoing basis to fill vacancies throughout the academic year. Review of applications occurs as new sections or instructors are needed.
Does this position require the employee to drive a motor vehicle? No Background Check Required Yes

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