Instructor, Math (3 positions) (FT)

Portland Community College • Portland, OR

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Join our Team at Portland Community College Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 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 each other, 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 [email protected]. Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Our Program and Who We Are Looking For: 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 will be primarily based at either the Cascade, Rock Creek, or Sylvania Campuses. 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: About PCC. We have particular interest in hiring faculty with experience, expertise, and passion in one or more of the following specialties: Quantitative Literacy (MTH 105Z) Statistics (STAT 243Z) Precalculus (MTH 111Z) Corequisite courses Note: As part of your application to be considered for this Instructor position, we will ask you to respond to this important question: In what ways do, or would, your lived experiences shape your culturally- responsive teaching? Please give examples. Regarding Academic Credentials at PCC These positions are included in the bargaining agreement between Portland Community College and the Portland Community College Faculty Federation Employees. Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited US institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation. Instructors with credentials from other countries will have their transcripts evaluated by agencies that have good standing with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services to establish fulfillment of this standard. (for more information see http://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/faculty-information.html) For more information on PCC's General Instructor Qualifications Policy I301 visit: http://catalog.pcc.edu/handbook/i301-instructorqualifications/

Requirements

• 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
• Demonstrates an ability and enthusiasm to teach a broad range of community college math and statistics classes, including corequisite classes.
• Creates a learner-centered classroom with diverse instructional methods that encourages a sense of belonging, promotes active engagement from a diverse student body, and enhances student success.
• Effectively provides accommodations to students with disabilities and demonstrates openness to supporting individual students equitably with what they need.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and success with peer collaboration and leadership.
• Demonstrates adaptability, innovation, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrates and applies a deep understanding of culturally responsive, inclusive, and trauma-informed teaching to engage students and improve student success.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs
• Oregon PERS contribution - PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP
• Tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement
• PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions
• Free access to the sport centers / campus gymnasiums, performing arts, and cultural events
• Conference and events rental space - Employees receive 50% off when on-campus for personal events
• Generous Paid Leave - as determined by our collective bargaining agreement (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees) - Faculty and Academic Professional Agreement Paid Leave: 1 day of sick leave for every 18 days worked (~10 days per year) 4 paid holidays (which occur during the terms you are teaching) PCC Winter Break (when College is closed) 21 hours of personal leave per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees