Instructor, Math

Instructor, Math (3 positions) (FT)

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Portland Community College is the largest post‑secondary institution in Oregon and the 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full‑ and part‑time students. PCC, which is roughly the size of Rhode Island, has four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Wherever you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Portland Community College has the classes and programs to get you there.

Our unique role is to make high‑quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with one another, and the Oregon Community that we serve.

Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.

Portland Community College will ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs.

Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington.

Portland Community College seeks applicants for three full‑time tenure‑track positions in the Math Department. We seek faculty applicants who are enthusiastic to support students and embrace the changes underway in the Math Department at PCC, as well as regionally and nationally. We encourage applicants whose lived experiences prepare them to provide transformational education for our students and our region.

Successful candidates can expect to teach approximately 9 courses per year (on PCC’s quarter system), based at one of PCC’s four campuses. The open positions are located at the Cascade, Rock Creek, and Sylvania Campus. PCC’s courses are offered in a variety of modalities. Candidates should expect to teach a majority of their course load fully in‑person. Learn more about PCC’s system, campuses, student demographics:
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• Quantitative Literacy (MTH 105Z)
• Statistics (STAT 243Z)
• Precalculus (MTH 111Z)
• Corequisite courses

• Your resume/ CV.
• In lieu of a cover letter, you will need to complete this document which outlines how you meet the minimum qualifications, preferred qualification, and each of the success criteria. This document also asks you to respond to this supplemental question:
  In what ways do, or would, your lived experiences shape your culturally‑responsive teaching? Please give examples.

• Master’s degree (MS, MA) in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics; OR
• Master’s degree in Mathematics Education or Master’s degree in Teaching (e.g., MST, MAT) with an emphasis in mathematics; AND Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics; AND 18 quarter hours (12 semester hours) in graduate level mathematics, OR
• Master’s degree in a field related to mathematics†; AND 27 quarter hours (18 semester hours) in graduate‑level mathematics

†“Related fields” include, but are not limited to, Physics and Engineering. The appropriate Division Dean, in consultation with a Mathematics Faculty Department Chair, will make a recommendation to the appropriate DOI about the applicability of a particular degree as a “related field.” As Math Education is handled separately in these qualifications, it is not to be considered a “related field.”

• Demonstrates an ability and enthusiasm to teach a broad range of community college math and statistics classes, including corequisite classes. (See https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).
• Creates a learner‑centered classroom with diverse instructional methods…