Description

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled


Portland State University


Position Details
Position Details Proposed Start Date09/16/2026Working TitleBSW Adjunct Faculty Pool 2026-27: Portland Campus and BSW Online Program Option (External)Department 242101 - SSW BSW ProgramPosition NumberD97732RepresentationAP - AFT, Local 3571

Position Summary Brief Description of PSU/School/DeptThe PSU School of Social Work (SSW) envisions a world where all people lead fulfilling lives in affirming, just and equitable communities. Rooted in justice, relationship, and community collaboration, PSU SSW advances knowledge and creates social change through teaching, research, practice, and advocacy. Our core values and beliefs include collective care, responsive learning, knowledge that serves, community partnership, and social change. The SSW provides accessible interdisciplinary educational opportunities and actively works to bring about structural change through its teaching, training, workforce development, research, and advocacy. The SSW includes three undergraduate majors: BSW, Child, Youth, and Family Studies, and Human Services, and two graduate programs: MSW and PhD.Position SummaryEstablished in 2008, the PSU BSW Program is the only CSWE accredited undergraduate social work degree offered in a public institution of higher education in Oregon. PSU's BSW Program emphasizes critical thinking, innovative pedagogy, anti-oppressive, equity-aligned, and transformative social work practice. Instructors who demonstrate an interest in and ability to realize the mission, values, and vision of the SSW and the BSW program are strongly encouraged to apply, particularly those with knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to racial equity, healing-centered liberation and abolitionary practices, decolonizing and indigenizing, transformative and restorative justice, and critical, anti-oppressive, and social justice-oriented frameworks. We are committed to hiring a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. Persons with lived experience from communities of color, women, persons with disabilities, low-income communities, veterans, LGBTQ community members and members of Oregon's nine federally recognized Indian tribes are encouraged to apply.

This position is open to instructors interested in teaching in Portland, Oregon, and/or in our online (asynchronous) program. Our greatest need is a more robust pool of adjuncts teaching in-person, on campus in Portland. Each academic year, there is a need to hire adjunct faculty to teach. While there is no guarantee that a course you are interested in and qualified to teach is available, we often seek qualified instructors to teach across the curriculum who have experience and/or a strong interest in working with the communities in the state of Oregon and its surrounding areas.

The BSW Program will collect applications on an ongoing basis to fill vacancies throughout the academic year. Review of applications occurs as new sections or instructors are needed.Minimum Qualifications M.S. or M.A. in Social Work (or closely related field) and two years post-degree practice experience. Seminar and Liaison positions require: two or more years in combination of the following: practicum liaison; or BSW/MSW practicum instructor; or staff supervisor; or social work educator, trainer or community member in service to social work higher education.
All adjunct candidates are required to be living in either Oregon or Washington for the academic year 2026-2027.Preferred Qualifications Previous undergraduate teaching experience.

Key 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.
• Seeks 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 StewardshipContributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.Required Professional Standards of ConductAt 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.CompensationAdjunct faculty are paid per credit hour, per the AFT CBA: 2020-2025 PSUFA Collective Bargaining Agreement Salary may be adjusted above the minimum rates based on qualifications and experience.


Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * The BSW Program often has a need for faculty to teach human behavior courses. Are you interested in HBSE?
   • Yes
   • No
2. * To which program option can you provide instruction?
   • Portland
   • Online
   • Both (Portland & Online)
3. * Are you interested in teaching online classes?
   • Yes, and I have prior experience
   • Yes, and I do not have prior experience
   • No
4. * Do you have a Master's Degree in Social Work?
   • Yes
   • No
5. * Do you a PhD or DSW in social work or related discipline (e.g., public health, human development/family studies, education)?
   • Yes
   • No
6. Are you interested in teaching and have expertise in direct social work practice?
   • Yes
   • No
7. Are you interested in teaching and have expertise in macro social work practice - policy, communities and organizations, advocacy?
   • Yes
   • No
8. Are you interested in teaching and have expertise in social justice and racial equity?
   • Yes
   • No
9. How did you first find out about this position?
   • PSU website
   • Indeed
   • Chronicle of Higher Education
   • Higher Ed Jobs
   • HERCJobs
   • Referral
   • Professional Listserv- please specify in comment box in the next question
   • Professional Journal- please specify in comment box in the next question
   • Other- please specify in comment box in the next question
10. Are you interested in teaching and have expertise in research, including community based research?

    (Open Ended Question)

11. BSW Practicum Seminar Instructor or Practicum Liaison requires MSW, 2 years post-MSW practice experience and 2 or more years in the following roles: BSW/MSW practicum instructor; staff supervisor; practicum liaison, social work educator or trainer; or community member in service to Portland State University School of Social Work. Do you meet these qualifications?
    • Yes
    • No
12. Please list your areas of interest/expertise from the following: 1) Practicum Seminar or Faculty Practicum Liaison - Requires MSW, 2 years post-MSW practice experience and 2 or more years of the following: field liaison; BSW/MSW practicum instructor; staff supervisor; or Social Work educator, trainer or community member in service to Portland State University School of Social Work; 2) Human Behavior Across the Lifespan; 3) Beginning Social Work Practice; 4) Social Work Practice with Groups; 5) Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families; 6) Practice with Communities and Organizations; 7) Policy and Advocacy; 8) Research Methods; 9) Social Justice and Equity.

    (Open Ended Question)

13. Please list your areas of interest from the following classes: Human Behavior Across the Lifespan (HBSE), Beginning Social Work Practice, Social Work Practice with Groups, Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families, Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations, Policy and Advocacy, Research Methods, Social Justice and Equity, Practicum Seminar or Faculty Practicum Liaison (Requires MSW, 2 years post- MSW practice experience and two or more years in combination of the following: practicum liaison; BSW/MSW practicum instructor; staff supervisor; or social work educator, trainer or community member in service to the PSU SSW)

    (Open Ended Question)

14. Are you interested in teaching, and do you have the requirements for, practicum seminar and being a practicum liaison? Requires: two or more years combined practicum liaison; BSW/MSW practicum instructor; Staff supervisor; or Social work educator, trainer or community member in service to social work higher education.
    • Yes
    • No
15. Are you interested in teaching practicum seminar and/or being a practicum liaison?
    • Yes
    • No

Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness
4. Professional References

Optional Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae

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