Instructor Pool​/2026 and Fall Term Human Development & Family Sciences

Instructor Pool - 2025/2026 and Fall Term 2026:
Human Development & Family Sciences

Applications will be considered throughout the 2025–2026 Academic Year and Fall Term 2026, as opportunities become available. When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) Curriculum Vitae; and
2) Cover Letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
3) Transcripts:
Transcripts must be submitted for all required and/or related courses. All courses must be from accredited colleges, universities, or private vocational schools. The online application system will allow you to attach your transcripts if the PDF file is 9MB or less. If you have trouble uploading your transcripts, reach out to the contact listed. You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

For additional information please contact:
Johana Hernandez Johana.

Hernandez

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If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details.

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Department
- Acad Prog / Student Aff (LCB)

Position Title
- Instructor

Job Title
- Instructor Pool - 2025/2026 and Fall Term 2026:
Human Development & Family Sciences

Appointment Type
- Academic Faculty

Job Location
- Bend

Benefits Eligible
- Dependent:
Hours Worked/Duration

Remote or Hybrid option?

Job Summary
- The Human Development & Family Sciences Program, at OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon, invites applications for one or more fixed-term, non-tenure-track full/part-time Instructors to teach on a term-by-term basis for the  academic year and Fall Term 2026. Some of these appointments may be reviewed for renewal or transition to an instructional position on an annual basis at the discretion of the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Applications will be considered throughout the 2025/2026 academic year and Fall Term 2026, as opportunities become available. This position is located in Bend, Oregon. The intention of this pool is to collect applications for current or future opportunities and does not necessarily imply a position is available at this time. Some of these appointments may be reviewed for renewal or transition to an instructional position on an annual basis at the discretion of the Senior Associate Dean.

Instructors may be needed to teach on campus undergraduate courses in the following areas:
Human Development, Family Sciences, Early Childhood Development, Human Services. The primary mission of the Human Development & Family Sciences Program at OSU-Cascades is to provide undergraduate level education with a curriculum that encompasses most standard fields of the discipline. This position is designed to foster critical thinking, advance student's knowledge and skills through the teaching of various discipline/courses. The incumbent(s) are expected to provide an intellectual foundation for students concerning the discipline.

The courses serve students in degree programs.

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