Educational Leadership and Policy Adjunct Pool - Academic Year 2025-2026

About the role

The College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy (ELP) invites applications for new Adjunct Instructors with expertise in following core program areas: Postsecondary Adult & Continuing Education, Educational Administration, Leadership for Sustainability Education, and Training & Development.

Responsibilities

• Create and sustain educational environments that serve all students and address diverse needs.
• Encourage and model exemplary programs and practices across the life span.
• Build programs on the human and cultural richness of the University’s urban setting.
• Foster collaborative efforts that align with the department's mission.
• Challenge assumptions about practice and accept the risks inherent in following convictions.
• Develop programs to promote social justice, especially for groups that have been historically disenfranchised.
• Model thoughtful inquiry as a basis for sound decision-making.
• Model and facilitate the effective use of technology to increase access to and support for teaching, learning, and research.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Education (or closely related field)
• Previous teaching experience
• Ed.D or Ph.D. in Education (or closely related field) preferred
• Experience teaching adults preferred

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.
• Sets 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.

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 hired on either an annual or a per term basis and paid per credit hour per the PSUFA Collective Bargaining Agreement.