Black Studies Adjunct Pool , Academic Year 2026-27

The Black Studies Department in the School of Gender, Race & Nations at Portland State University invites applications for adjunct instructors to teach Black Studies courses during the  academic year. We are especially interested in Oregon-based scholars, educators, and practitioners deeply engaged with the histories, religions, cultural production, and lived experiences of people of African descent.

Join a dynamic and diverse department dedicated to fostering critical dialogue, community engagement, and interdisciplinary approaches. Adjunct instructors may teach in-person, online, or hybrid modalities in collaboration with the Office of Academic Innovation.

We specifically seek instructors to offer courses in the following areas:

* Vodoun, Rasta, and Islam in the African Diaspora

* African Women in Film

* Black Popular Music in Context

* Black Feminism/Womanism

* Race, Justice, and Punishment

* Contemporary African American Experience

* Additional areas relevant to Black Studies, depending on departmental curricular needs

Successful candidates will demonstrate experience teaching diverse student populations and a commitment to culturally sustaining, community-engaged pedagogy.