Job Details

Pooled Adjuncts

By applying to this pool, you are not applying for a specific position. You are submitting your application to be considered for adjunct appointments that may become available at Southern Oregon University during the posted triennium. Adjuncts are for specific temporary, part-time, limited-duration teaching positions. Positions can be one term (thirteen weeks) or multiple terms as needed. Your application will be kept on file and you will be contacted if a position becomes available that matches your educational background and experience. You can withdraw your application from the pool at any time. This pool will be refreshed triennially and you will be notified by ...@sou.edu of the requirement to re-apply for continued consideration. Each applicant is encouraged to provide (preferably as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) a letter providing some detail of the applicant's qualifications and interest in the position; (2) a current resume/CV; and (3) an unofficial copy of all post-secondary transcripts. Optional supplemental documents may include teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations, and/or letters of recommendation. For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services via email at ...@sou.edu or call 541-###-####.

Position Description

Individuals appointed from this pool will have the primary responsibility to teach courses within Business. The Business Department offers an MBA and an undergraduate Business Administration Degree with concentrations in Accounting, Marketing, Management, and Hospitality and Tourism Management. The department additionally offers an undergraduate degree in Sustainable Tourism Management. Certificate programs include Business Information Systems, Non-Profit Management, Management of Human Resources, Wine Business, and Applied Finance and Economics. In your cover letter, please address your area(s) of expertise: Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Computing Applications (MS Office), Non-Profit Management, Tourism, and/or Wine Business.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Initial appointment at the rank of Instructor requires a Master's or terminal degree in the discipline taught or a related field; OR a Bachelor's degree in the discipline taught, or a related field, plus equivalency of Master's degree in years of professional experience in the field.
• Demonstrated teaching potential.
• Familiarity with the appropriate equipment as required for the discipline.

Adjunct Instructor (term-by-term):

• Master's degree in the discipline taught, or a related field.
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and active participation in the life of the institution.
• Commitment to student learning, retention, support, and assessment are critical.

Adjunct Assistant Professor:

• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching, development of a record of scholarship, and active participation in the life of the institution and profession.
• Work experience that equates to one-academic year of full-time college teaching, or one-academic year of the combination of part-time teaching experience while a graduate student.
• Professional experience in the field related to teaching assignment, particularly if working with more advanced students.

Duties (100%)

The primary responsibility of a faculty member is teaching. Teaching encompasses normal instructional activities beyond the teaching of assigned courses such as academic advising, working with students outside of class, posting and maintaining appropriate office hours, course and curriculum planning, etc.

• Efforts associated with teaching may include, but are not limited to: preparation; direct instruction; assessment; student contact outside of class (office hours, appointments, email); presenting complex concepts to a group of diverse learners; listening; understanding and responding to student questions in real-time/in a classroom environment; and applying critical judgment to student work, both written and verbal delivery of information.
• Efforts associated with lab/workshop may include: providing students with practical experience using instrumentation and equipment in a way that enables student learning and ensures safety; simultaneously monitoring and managing multiple students individually and in groups; demonstrating and executing complex procedures; and using complex instrumentation and hazardous materials.

Incumbents appointed to multiple terms of teaching may require professional development and service.

• Professional Development includes maintaining currency in the discipline taught.
• Service includes program and institutional administrative, committee, and student support and retention activities.

In addition to teaching and service, the primary responsibilities at the professorial level include participation in scholarly and/or creative activities, including mentoring student research projects, often related to the successful candidate's research program.

Physical Characteristics

Activities may involve standing, sitting, working at a computer, and lecturing.

Special Conditions

• Teaching assignments may include First Year Seminar, online and/or hybrid courses, Medford and Ashland campus classes, and day, evening and weekend courses.
• Must be willing to travel and attend training programs off-site for occasional professional development.
• Must be able to work additional hours and adjust working hours to meet special jobs. May be called back periodically to perform work as needed on an emergency basis.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check.
• Under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position classification is defined as exempt and is not subject to overtime regulations.
• The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the Oregon Revised Statutes and is required to comply with the requirements set forth by the Oregon Department of Human Services.
• This position is intended not to be benefits eligible. Should employment conditions warrant eligibility, the incumbent will be notified by the HR Benefits Officer. For additional information, please visit or call (541) ###-####.
• Conditions of Employment: Workload expectations are outlined in the APSOU CBA, Article 19. Teaching assignments may include First Year Seminar, online and/or hybrid courses, Medford and Ashland campus classes, and day, evening, and weekend courses.
• Compensation: Any formally approved and authorized salary change shall automatically amend this contract.

SOU is an Equal Access AA/EOE Committed to Achieving a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Southern Oregon University will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application, interviewing, and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on this application. If, however, you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability, requests must be made in a timely manner to Human Resources.

Diversity Statement

Southern Oregon University is a welcoming community committed to inclusive excellence and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity, our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity, we strengthen and enrich our role as learners, educators and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who share in our commitment to diversity, to join our community and we expect all our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive campus community.

SOU Land Acknowledgement

We want to take this moment to acknowledge that Southern Oregon University is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon ( and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz