Part Time Faculty Interest Pool - Writing (Rock Creek)

Part Time Faculty Interest Pool - Writing (Rock Creek)Portland Community College is accepting applications to be considered for Part-Time Faculty assignments in Writing at the Rock Creek Campus.

The department will review new applications on a monthly basis.

Current anticipated needs are experienced instructors in Composition, First-year Writing, and Creative Writing.

These courses include WR 115, WR 121, WR 121, and WR 227.

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.

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.

The Rock Creek Campus serves many students from neighboring Washington County , the second most populated county in the state, with over 500,000 residents. Washington County is home to an increasingly diverse population, having the highest percentage of Asians (10%) and Latinos (17%), including cities with thriving and growing Latino communities, such as Hillsboro and Forest Grove (each 24% Latino).

Our composition classes represent a diverse population as well: Latino (16%), Asian (7%), multi-racial (6%), African American (4%), and foreign nationals (2%).

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.

Candidate Profile

Instructor Qualifications

MFA, MA or PhD in English, Literature, or Rhetoric/Composition

Have taught at least four college-level composition classes or have equivalent college classroom experience through a mentoring or internship program.

OR

MA or PhD in an interdisciplinary field

Minimum of 30 graduate quarter credit-hours in one or a combination of English, Literature, or Rhetoric/Composition

Have taught at least four college-level composition classes or have equivalent college classroom experience through a mentoring or internship program.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report:

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.

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