AY 25-26 Adjunct Faculty Pool - Nonfiction Writing Job at BOSTON TRUST WALDEN CO

Position Details

• Proposed Start Date: 09/16/2025
• Working Title: AY 25-26 Adjunct Faculty Pool - Nonfiction Writing
• Department: 220801 - ENG English Dept Office
• Position Number: D97754
• Representation: AP - AFT, Local 3571

Position Summary

Portland State University is Oregon’s most affordable public research university, offering tremendous opportunity to 22,000 students from all backgrounds. Our mission to “let knowledge serve the city” reflects our dedication to finding innovative, sustainable solutions to local and global problems. Our location in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic cities gives our students unmatched access to career connections and an internationally acclaimed culture scene. PSU is the only Oregon university to offer a four‑year degree guarantee.

The English Department offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses to meet the needs of students with a diversity of interests and backgrounds. By studying literature, critical theory, rhetoric, composition, and creative writing, students acquire experience in intertextual and cross‑disciplinary inquiry across many cultures and historical periods. They learn critical approaches to texts and issues that enable them to read closely, critically, and with empathy; to conduct research; to weigh evidence; and to write with insight and expertise.

Nonfiction Writing Courses

• WR 214 Introductory Nonfiction Writing
• WR 228 Media Writing
• WR 328 Media Editing
• WR 428 Advanced Media Writing
• WR 456 Forms of Nonfiction
• WR 457 Personal Essay Writing
• WR 458 Magazine Writing
• WR 459 Memoir Writing
• WR 507 Nonfiction Seminar
• WR 523 MFA Core Workshop in Nonfiction
• WR 528 Advanced Media Writing

Minimum Qualifications

All courses: Master’s or Ph.D. in Nonfiction, Journalism, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

1. 300 and 400‑level courses: Two quarters of demonstrated successful teaching of college‑level nonfiction writing and significant publications in the genre.
2. 400‑level courses: One year of demonstrated excellence in teaching nonfiction writing at the college level, and significant publications in the genre.
3. 500‑level courses: Experience teaching at the graduate level.

Key Cultural Competencies

• Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences.
• 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 policies, including 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 that maintains a safe, respectful, and productive environment for faculty, students, administrators, and staff. All members of the PSU community must conduct themselves in accordance with the PSU Professional Standards of Conduct, available at https://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.

Applicant Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Professional References
4. Statement of Teaching Philosophy