MSW Adjunct Faculty Pool ; External

MSW Adjunct Faculty Pool 2026-27 (External)

Please submit a brief cover letter, resume/CV, and 3 professional references (contact name, phone number and email address). In your cover letter specify areas of expertise, teaching interests (specific targeted populations if any), what makes you qualified to teach in these areas, and evidence of teaching/training effectiveness if applicable.

NOTE:
The applicants for the School of Social Work Adjunct Posting will be in an open pool. If you have not been contacted about your application, it will remain active in the pool for the remainder of the academic year. Per above, there are no guarantees that the school will be hiring for any particular course. Adjunct positions are required to re-apply to PSU every academic year.

All adjunct candidates are required to be living in either Oregon or Washington for the academic year .

The MSW 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.

Proposed Start Date

Proposed Start Date 09/16/2026

Working Title

Working Title MSW Adjunct Faculty Pool 2026-27 (External)

Department

Position Number

Position Number D97731

Representation

Representation AP - AFT, Local 3571

Position Summary

The 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:
Human Services, Child, Youth, and Family Studies, and BSW and two graduate programs: MSW and PhD.

The PSU Master of Social Work (MSW) Program is ranked among the top 25% of all social work programs nationally, and serves students across the U.S. through its online option and statewide through its on campus and satellite options. The MSW Program prepares master’s social workers for practice and leadership with diverse individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations.

This position is open to subject matter experts interested in teaching on campus in Portland, in our online program, or in our satellite educational centers in Bend and Eugene, Oregon. Applicants who demonstrate an interest in and ability to realize the mission, values, and vision of the School are strongly encouraged to apply, particularly those with knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to racial equity and critical, anti-oppressive, and social justice-oriented frameworks.

Each academic year, the School of Social Work recruits a part time faculty workforce pool to teach in our various educational programs. We look for candidates whose qualifications, expertise, and interest match our teaching needs. We do not guarantee we can match applicants with their preferred courses only, we look to hire instructors who can teach across the curriculum. 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.

The MSW 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.

Part Time Faculty/Adjunct Instructor Duties Include:

• Attend orientations to teaching and course preparations
• Prepare course syllabi and update prior to the course open date, or the first day of class
• Prepare and personalize course shell for instruction on Canvas (LMS) prior to course open date, including developing introductory…