Immediate In-Person Openings-Part Time Faculty / Psychology

Immediate In-Person Openings-Part Time Faculty / Psychology

Requisition ID
req2288

Academic Department
Psychology

Campus
Rock Creek, Cascade, Sylvania, and Southeast Campuses

Position Summary

PCC’s Psychology Program has current immediate openings for Part-time Faculty who are able to teach on-campus, in-person classes. Classes typically meet 2 days per week, for 2 hours per day. These opportunities are available at the Rock Creek, Cascade, Sylvania, and Southeas t campuses and include the following courses:

PSY 101 Psychology and Human Relations

PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology I

PSY 202 Introduction to Psychology II

PSY 215 Human Development

Candidate Profile

If you are interested in being considered, please provide us with the following information on your Cover Letter (you will have the opportunity to upload your Cover Letter during the application process).

1) Our highest enrolling courses include:

PSY 101 Psychology and Human Relations

PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology I

PSY 202 Introduction to Psychology II

PSY 215 Human Development

Which of these four courses do you have content expertise and/or experience teaching? Please provide details about the specific courses you have taught and the number of sections/offerings you have taught.

2) Please tell us about your availability to teach at the following campuses: 1) Rock Creek; 2) Cascade; 3) Sylvania; and 4) Southeast.

3) List the days and times you are available for each campus you identified in the last question.

4) Do you have training and experience utilizing Brightspace Desire2Learn (D2L)? What other Learning Management System(s) do you have experience utilizing?

5) We may have some synchronous remote courses in winter 2025. These courses require teaching remotely using Zoom. Please tell us about your experience facilitating learning activities using Zoom.

Instructor Qualifications

• Master’s degree, or higher, in Psychology (including all specialized degree with Psychology in the title of the degree)

OR

• Master’s degree, or higher, in Counseling (including specialties in MFT, MFCC, CMF)

OR

• Master’s degree, or higher, in a Related Area
• Completion of 30 quarter-hours of graduate credit in a Psychology or Counseling Department

Related Area degree include, but are not limited to:

• Cognitive Science, Human Science, Neuroscience
• Social or Human Ecology, Social Work, Human Development

The list of Related Areas may not be inclusive. The Division Dean, in consultation with the Faculty Department Chair (and/or screening committee), will make a recommendation to the Dean of Instruction about the applicability of a particular degree that is outside the scope of these lists. The SAC may recommend a Master’s degree outside of these qualifications for a special-topic course.

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. 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 to establish fulfillment of this standard. (for more information see http://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/faculty-information.html )
• For more information on PCC's General Instructor Qualifications Policy I301 visit:
  http://catalog.pcc.edu/handbook/i301-instructorqualifications/
  

These positions are included in the bargaining agreement between Portland Community College and the Portland Community College Faculty Federation Employees.

See the PCC Instructor Qualifications webpage for more information.

Part-Time Faculty Compensation

2024/2025 Hourly Rates:

• Lecture $96.24/hour
• Lab $71.22/hour
• Lecture/Lab $77.47/hour

Note: All newly hired Part-time Faculty will start at Step 1

View the current PCC Part-time Faculty Pay Schedule

PCC Benefits

PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs. Benefits are pro-rated for part-time employees.

Part-time faculty health insurance eligibility is based on workload during the previous academic year. Once eligible, available insurance plans include Health, Dental, and Vision options, as well as Long-term Care.

PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. Part-time faculty may be eligible for PERS/OPSRP if they meet the requirement of six months of employment and are working 600 hours or more per year. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.

Additionally, PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children under 24 years of age, as well as tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions.

Paid Leave:

- 2 hours sick leave per pay period, up to 32 hours per year; a maximum of 8 hours of accrued sick leave per academic year may be used for personal reasons.

View a complete list of PCC benefits .

Background Check Required
Yes

Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly.

For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:

• Veterans: DD214
• Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA

Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.

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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.