German Adjunct Faculty Pool - Academic Year 2025-26

German Adjunct Faculty Pool – Academic Year 2025-26

The Department of World Languages and Literatures plays a central role in preparing the students of Portland State University to function in the global community. Because we believe that language is central to that ability, we offer instruction in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Modern Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Vietnamese.

The Department is committed to teaching for proficiency. All of our language classes are designed to develop functional skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking for eventual use in a broad variety of real-world settings.

The German program offers both major and minor degrees as well as an MA degree in German, and focuses on effective articulation between language levels. Second-year German is a continuation of the first-year articulation process and also prepares students to continue with the third year. We invite applicants to join our part-time adjunct instructor pool to teach first- and/or second-year German courses during the year to meet the needs of the students.

• Teach first and/or second-year German using a proficiency-based approach in line with program-chosen pedagogical methods.
• Maintain regular office hours for students.
• Work with Section Head and contribute to program development.

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in German.
• Two years of experience teaching second-year German at the college level.
• Native or near-native fluency in German and in English.

• Study or work experience in a German-speaking country.
• Demonstrated effectiveness teaching German at the 1st-year (novice) level for a 100-level course assignment.
• Demonstrated effectiveness teaching German at the 2nd-year (intermediate) level for a 200-level course assignment.

• 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.
• Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.

At 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 .edu/hr/professional-standards-conduct.

Adjunct faculty members are paid per credit hour per the AFT Collective Bargaining Agreement which can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Portland State University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from veterans and persons with disabilities.

Background Check

Required:

Yes.

Closing Date:
May 29, 2026.