Important Notifications:

Application Deadline: When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.

Current Employees: Do not apply via the OSU Career site. Instead, please login to your regular Workday account and visit the Jobs Hub to apply.

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Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applications will be considered throughout the 2026/2027 academic year.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume/CV; and

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

3) Supplemental Questions (please attach as a separate document):

a) Please list your highest degree attained and the title of the program completed

b) Please list all programs you are interested in teaching:

• Bachelor's in Elementary Education
• Bachelor's in Secondary
• Education Minor
• Master of Arts in Teaching in Elementary Education
• Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education
• Master of Science in Science or Mathematics Education
• ESOL Endorsement
• Dual Language Specialization
• Reading Endorsement

c) Please list any specific courses for which you are applying to teach or develop. Please refer to the College of Education’s Academic Program web pages for courses and curriculum.

d) Are you applying to teach online only, on campus only, or both?

e) Please list all locations where you are available to teach:

• Corvallis
• Portland
• E-Campus

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

For additional information please contact:

Karen Thompson

karen.thompson@oregonstate.edu

Job Summary:

The College of Education invites applications for one or more fixed-term, non-tenure-track part-time Instructor positions to teach on a term-to-term basis for the 2026-2027 academic year. Some of these appointments may be reviewed for renewal at the discretion of the Dean.

Applications submitted to this recruitment pool are reviewed on an as needed basis. Qualified candidates will be contacted when positions become available.

For over a century, Oregon State University has been a leader in the field of education. From our cutting-edge research to our commitments to social justice and lifelong learning, we prepare and empower the next generation of change-makers as teachers, counselors, higher education leaders, and scholars. 

The purpose of this position is to develop and deliver courses for the College of Education’s Education and Teaching Majors and ESOL/Dual Language/Literacy programs. Courses may be face-to-face, hybrid, or fully online and include multiple subject areas in undergraduate or graduate programs and graduate certificates.

This position is directly responsible to advance the missions of the College of Education in the Education and Teaching Majors, and the ESOL/Dual Language/Literacy programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and/or teach courses within the Education and Teaching major and minor, and graduate certificate and endorsement programs.
• Participate in necessary training and meetings to develop, maintain, and teach with appropriate technologies in OSU’s learning management system (Canvas).

Qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Earned Master’s degree in Education or a closely related field for 100 to 500 level courses.
• Earned Doctorate degree in Education or a closely related field for 600 level courses.
• Documented experience teaching, training, or facilitating learning or developing curriculum in the course content area.
• For teaching in teacher licensure programs, at least 5 years of documented teaching experience in K-12 public schools.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• License to teach in the content areas or licensable in the content area.
• Doctorate degree in Education or a closely related field for any course level.
• Experience developing and/or teaching courses using blended technologies and formats (e.g. hybrid, online).
• Teaching experience at the college or university level.
• Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing inclusive excellence.

Working Conditions/Schedule:

Salary Range:

Salary commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

Anticipated Start Date:

Anticipated End Date:

When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at

employee.relations@oregonstate.edu