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Location: Portland, Oregon
| Proposed Start Date | 12/16/2024 |
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| Working Title | AY 24-25 Adjunct Instructor of American Sign Language |
| 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. |
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| Position Summary | The American Sign Language (ASL) program offers approximately 40 ASL courses during the year, serving approximately 300 students per quarter during fall, winter and spring. We invite applicants to join our part-time adjunct instructor pool to teach first- / second-year ASL courses during the year to meet the needs of the students. Our current opening is for the Winter 2025 classes, these classes meet in person: Winter 2024:
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| 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 are paid per credit hour, per the PSUFA Collective Bargaining Agreement : https://www.pdx.edu/academic- affairs/sites/g/files/znldhr2396/files/2021-12/PSUFA%20CBA%20Accessible% 202020%20-%202025.pdf |
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