"Part Time Faculty Interest Pool - Women's and Gender Studies"

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Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. PCC, which is roughly the size of Rhode Island, has four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Wherever you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Portland Community College has the classes and programs to get you there. Our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

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Portland Community College is accepting applications to be considered for Part-Time Faculty assignments in Women's and Gender Studies. The Department will review applications in this pool as the need arises for new part-time faculty in this area.

This is NOT an announcement of a specific open position, but a Part-time Faculty Interest Pool, from which the department will identify applicants based on course assignment needs during the Academic Year. Your application may be considered for substitute assignments as well as full term class assignments.

Our Program and Who We Are Looking For

Learn more about our program here.

Please also review the PCC Course Catalog for this subject area. As part of this application, you will be asked to list the current PCC courses which you would be able to teach.

If this sounds like a learning community that you would like to be a part of, and an important role that you would like to play at PCC, please complete your application today to be considered.

Instructor Qualifications

• Master’s degree, or PhD, in Women’s Studies, Feminist Studies, or Gender Studies
• OR Master’s degree in any field + 30 quarter hours of graduate credit in Women’s Studies
• OR Master’s degree in any field + 1-15 quarter hours of graduate credit in Women’s Studies + Experience as a lead instructor for at least 4 introductory college-level Women’s Studies courses
• OR Master’s degree in any field + 15-30 quarter hours of graduate credit in Women’s Studies + Experience as a lead instructor for at least 2 introductory college-level Women’s Studies courses

For WS 202 only:

• Any of the above OR Master’s degree in any field + 5 years of experience in women’s, gender or sexuality-focused community organizing which included leading or facilitating trainings

Accounting for the interdisciplinary nature of the discipline of Women’s and Gender Studies, graduate courses taken in other disciplines with a focus on women are also acceptable. For example: Women in History, Sociology of Gender, Black Feminist Theory. Graduate courses with the following words in the title may be counted toward the quarter hour requirement: women, gender, feminism, queer, sex/sexuality, Latina, masculinity, transgender.

Why You'll Love Working Here

The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning. As part of our College community, you’ll enjoy:

• A collaborative and inspiring campus community
• Opportunities for learning and professional development

Note Regarding Academic Credentials

• Official transcripts are required to be submitted within 2 weeks of offer date for degrees required in the stated Instructor Qualifications.
• Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited US institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation...

See the PCC Instructor Qualifications webpage for more information.

Total Rewards Package / What We Offer

As a new Part-Time Faculty employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans. More detailed information... at pcc.edu/hr/benefits.

Part-time Faculty Compensation at PCC

Newly hired Part-time Faculty at PCC will generally start at Step 1 of the current salary schedule. Hourly rates are determine based upon the type of course taught (Lecture, Lab, or Lecture/Lab). For more information please review the Part-time Faculty Salary Schedule on PCC’s Compensation page: https://www.pcc.edu/hr/compensation/.