Japanese Adjunct Faculty Pool – Academic Year 2025-26

Proposed Start Date 09/16/2025

Working Title Japanese Adjunct Faculty Pool – Academic Year 2025-26

Department 221000 – FLL Foreign Languages

position Number D97751-00

Representation AP – AFT, Local 3571

Brief Description of PSU/School/Dept

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.

Position Summary

The Japanese language and literature program is one of the long-standing degree programs in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Portland State University. The department currently offers over 30 JPN courses during the year, serving approximately 150 to 200 students per quarter during fall, winter and spring. We invite applicants to share availability and interest in our part-time adjunct instructor pool to teach- first- year JPN courses during the year to meet the needs of the students. Actual course offerings and / or number of sections of course offerings will be based on the needs of the department.

Current need for 2 hours weekly for JPN 101 for Fall Term.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Teach first-, second-, third- and/or Advanced Japanese language courses according to the needs of the department.
• Maintain regular office hours for students.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in a related field.
• At least two years experience teaching Japanese at the college level, preferably at a four-year university.
• Native or near-native fluency in Japanese and in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of team teaching (a team of several instructors teaches a course).

Key Cultural Competencies

• 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.

Environmental Stewardship

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

Required Professional Standards of Conduct

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 at www.pdx.edu/hr/professional-standards-conduct.

Compensation Adjunct faculty members are paid per credit hour per the AFT Collective Bargaining Agreement which can be found at https://www.pdx.edu/academic-affairs/academic-unions#psufa.

Additional Information

Does this position require the employee to drive a motor vehicle? No

Background Check Required Yes

Posting Close Date 05/29/2026

Projected Close Date for Posting Closes

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