Pro Tem Instructor​/Lecturer; Education Studies - Pool

Pro Tem Instructor/Lecturer (Education Studies) - Open Pool

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Work type:
Faculty - Pro Tempore

Location:

Eugene, OR

Categories:
Education, Instruction

Department:
Education Studies

Rank:
Instructor

Annual Basis: 9 Month

Review of Applications Begins

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed as needs arise.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Complete applications must include a CV/resume.

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. Screening of applications will take place as positions become available and will continue until positions are filled. This pool will remain active until June 30, 2026.

Department Summary

The College of Education (COE) at the University of Oregon is a community of leading researchers and practitioners dedicated to transformational scholarship, integrated teaching, and collaborative practice designed to enhance individual lives and systems within a culture that values diversity and promotes respect and inclusion.

The COE is home to 3 academic departments, 14 academic degree programs, 14 research and outreach units, the HEDCO Institute, and the HEDCO Clinic. Our tenure-track, instructional career and research career faculty are devoted to inspiring and mentoring the approximately 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students who will be the next generation of educational and social science leaders. The COE faculty, staff, and students have a distinguished record of developing widely adopted, evidence-based assessments and interventions that serve millions of children in thousands of schools across the country and world.

Our faculty, staff, and students also have a common drive: A spirit of discovery that uses research to drive change with the goal of a more equitable, educated, and healthy tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are core values at the College of Education. Our goal at the College of Education is to set our graduates on career-long paths to purposeful, reflective, creative, and meaningful careers; addressing inequity and racial injustice is a thread that runs through our majors and programs while focusing on critical and effective pedagogies. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty.

We believe every member of our college contributes to the enrichment of our college community by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.

The Department of Education Studies (EDST) offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs to a diverse student body. For undergraduates who are interested in becoming elementary or secondary teachers, EDST offers the Educational Foundations BA/BS and Secondary Certificate program pathways to achieve the goal of becoming a teacher. Our UOTeach Curriculum and Teaching degree is the teacher licensure master's program for initial licensure in both Elementary Multiple Subjects and Middle/High School Education.

Finally, the Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education (CSSE) Ph.D. program provides a comprehensive approach to educational research that considers the consequences of contemporary schooling systems while developing alternatives to current practices that result in systemic change. The faculty in the Department of Education Studies is diverse in terms of research interests and specializations, with award recognition for scholarship, teaching, and service.

Our programs are known for a strong focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Position Summary

The University of Oregon's Education Studies Department (EDST) in the College of Education seeks to create a pool of qualified candidates to fill periodic vacancies for temporary teaching appointments. Instructors teach primarily undergraduate-level courses and lecturers teach primarily graduate-level courses. Positions are limited duration appointments potentially renewable for up to a total of three years. Appointments may range from one to three terms per year, including summer.

Some courses meet during evenings or weekends or are delivered to distant sites via video conferencing. Some courses are offered exclusively online; in these cases, instructors should make themselves available for student contact via email, Zoom office hours, or phone in lieu of in-person office hours. Travel within Oregon and to west coast states may be required for some courses.

Potential Undergraduate course subjects may include:

* History of Public Education

* Foundations of Education

* Curriculum and Instruction

* Childhood and Adolescent Studies

* Education Technology

* Literacy

* Art Education

Potential Graduate course subjects may include:

* Methods in Elementary or Secondary Math

* Methods in Elementary or Secondary Science

* Methods in Secondary World Languages

* Methods in Secondary Language Arts

* Methods in Secondary Social Studies

* Childhood and Adolescent Studies

* Classroom Communities…