What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructor/Biology (Full-Time) position at Portland Community College?
PCC serves nearly 60,000 full and part-time students across a large and diverse service area, with four campuses and multiple education centers. We are committed to a culture which values belonging, justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We are seeking a candidate who will demonstrate inclusive strategies and evidence-based pedagogy, designed to achieve equitable outcomes for students. This candidate will provide examples of how they have created and implemented evidence-based instructional practices and strategies in their previous work.
For additional information on the biology department, please visit the Biology at PCC website and review the course offerings. For additional information on this position, see the faculty contract and a description of the instructor qualifications.
These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.
- In your cover letter, please provide a brief description of how you meet the Instructor Qualifications and the following Eight success criteria so that we can get to know you and what you can bring to Portland Community College. We are seeking a candidate who:
- Demonstrates ability and willingness to teach Biology 112 Cell Biology for Health Occupations, Biology 101 General Biology and BI 211, 212, and 213 Principles of Biology.
- Demonstrates the experience and/or willingness to help maintain the breadth of curricular offerings by teaching other course offerings. Please reference our current course offerings by accessing the catalog (link to PCC biology courses). Experience supporting field-based courses is a benefit.
- Demonstrates an understanding of how their cultural background influences their perceptions, values, and practices, as well as well as how it may influence a student sense of belonging in the classroom and their academic success.
- Demonstrates ability to innovate, and implement culturally responsive pedagogy using evidence-based strategies to support equitable student success across a wide range of diverse student experiences including language, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, racial, ability, gender, and other identities.
- Demonstrates ability and enthusiasm to work collaboratively to coordinate and build community. Responsibilities may include coordinating course materials, working with the instructional support teams, and providing support for faculty and other colleagues.
- Demonstrates a willingness to lead by example and to work collaboratively with others in the college to build and sustain a culture where prejudice, discrimination, and racism are disrupted.
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement of equitable, effective teaching practices.
- Demonstrates ability to support equitable student success across a variety of teaching modalities
NOTE: As part of this application you will be required to respond to the application question below, and to upload your response as an attachment. You will also be required to upload a copy of your unofficial transcript.
In what ways do your lived experiences shape your culturally-responsive teaching? Please give examples.
Instructor Qualifications:
To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).
Master’s degree in the subject areaOR
Master’s degree in related area plus 30 quarter hours of graduate credit in subject area- .
Master’s degrees in the following areas should be regarded as Master’s degrees in subject area.
Anatom- y Animal Behavio
- r Animal Science
- s Biolog
- y Botan
- y Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine (DC
- ) Doctor of Dental Science (DDS or DMD
- ) Doctor of Osteopathy (DO
- ) Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM
- ) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM
- ) Ecolog
- y Education/Science Education—assuming 30 graduate credits in any of the other subject
- s Entomolog
- y ESR (Environmental Science and Resources
- ) Evolution/Evolutionary Biolog
- y Fisherie
- s Forestr
- y Genetic
- s Marine Biolog
- y Medical Doctor (MD
- ) Microbiolog
- y Molecular and Cellular Biolog
- y Naturopathic Doctor (ND
- ) Neuroscienc
- e Physiolog
- y Plant Science
- s Wildlife Biolog
- y Zoolog
- y
PCC offers a 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.
PCC currently 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. A portion of the 6% will be diverted to The Employee Pension Stability Account as mandated by Senate Bill 1049. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.
Additionally, PCC provides a tuition waiver for courses offered at PCC for yourself, domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age; plus partial tuition reimbursement for yourself at other accredited institutions.
- Please note: Temporary Full-Time Faculty are not eligible for Personal Leave Days, Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, or AD&D Insurance.
Paid Leave:
1 day of sick leave for every 18 days worked (~10 per year)
21 hours of additional personal leave per year
4 paid holidays (which occur during the term you are teaching)
View a complete list of PCC benefits.
Please note that Portland Community College is not currently able to provide visa (e.g. H1-B Visa) sponsorship for potential 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/
Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:
- Veterans: DD214
- Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA
Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.
Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.
Salary : $73,911
