Position Announcement Position Details Proposed Start Date09162025Working TitleGerman Adjunct Faculty Pool - Academic Year 2025-26Department 221000 - FLL Foreign LanguagesPosition NumberD97751-00RepresentationAP - AFT Local 3571 Position Summary Brief Description of PSUSchoolDeptThe 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 SummaryThe 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- andor second-year German courses during the year to meet the needs of the students.Duties and Responsibilities• Teach first andor 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 developmentMinimum Qualifications • Masters 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 EnglishPreferred Qualifications • Studywork 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 assignmentKey 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 PSUs policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.Environmental StewardshipContributes to a culture of environmental stewardship practices resource conservation and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.Required Professional Standards of ConductAt 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.eduhrprofessional-standards-conduct.CompensationAdjunct faculty members are paid per credit hour per the AFT Collective Bargaining Agreement which can be found at httpswww.pdx.eduacademic-affairsacademic-unionspsufa. Application Instructions Additional InformationDoes this position require the employee to drive a motor vehicleNoBackground Check RequiredYes Search Details Posting Close Date05292026Projected Close Date for PostingClosesSupplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk .Applicant DocumentsRequired DocumentsCurriculum VitaeOptional DocumentsStatement of InterestCover LetterStatement of Teaching Interest