Part Time Faculty Interest Pool - Health Studies
About the Role
Portland Community College is accepting applications for Part-Time Faculty assignments in Health Studies. This is 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.
Courses in Health are taught at all four of the main PCC campuses. Current anticipated needs include teaching courses in CPR, First Aid, Health and Fitness, and Stress Management.
Responsibilities
- Teach courses in the Health Studies program, including but not limited to CPR, First Aid, Health and Fitness, and Stress Management.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree or higher in one of the following:
- Health Education
- Health Science
- Community Health
- Public Health
OR
Master’s Degree or higher in any subject, with at least 30 quarter hours of graduate-level coursework in at least 3 of the following Course Content Areas (at least one upper-division or graduate course in public health preferred):
- Biostatistics
- Cardiovascular Health
- Chronic Illness
- Community Health
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- Exercise Physiology
- Food Systems
- Global Health
- Health Behavior
- Health Communication
- Health Disparities
- Health Education
- Health Promotion
- Health Psychology
- Health Science
- Infectious Disease
- Integrative Health
- Maternal & Child Health
- Men’s Health
- Nutrition
- Population Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Sexual Health
- Stress Management
- Wellness
- Women’s Health
Prior teaching experience at the college level or teaching adults is preferred.
Career experience may substitute for content courses with appropriate documentation. The Program Dean, in consultation with full-time Health Education Faculty, will make the final determination about the applicability of a particular degree, coursework, and/or experience.
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. Instructors with credentials from other countries will have their transcripts evaluated by agencies that have good standing with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
Benefits
As a new Part-Time Faculty employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as:
- Oregon Sick Leave
- Retirement savings plans
More detailed information on the benefits plans, eligibility, and enrollment can be found at pcc.edu/hr/benefits.
Pay
Newly hired Part-time Faculty at PCC will generally start at Step 1 of the current salary schedule. Hourly rates are determined based upon the type of course taught (Lecture, Lab, or Lecture/Lab). For more information, review the Part-time Faculty Salary Schedule.
About Portland Community College
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. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, 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.
PCC embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with each other, and the Oregon community that we serve.