Portland Community College is hiring: Instructor, Reading, Writing, and English

Join our Team at Portland Community College

Portland Community College is the largest post‑secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full‑ and part‑time students. PCC, which is roughly the size of Rhode Island, has four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Wherever you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Portland Community College has the classes and programs to get you there. Our unique role is to make high‑quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with each other, and the Oregon Community that we serve. Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.

Portland Community College will ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs@pcc.edu.

Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington.

Our Program and Who We Are Looking For

Portland Community College seeks applicants for a full‑time tenure‑track position in our Reading, Writing, and English Program. We seek faculty applicants whose lived experiences, community connections, and scholarly credentials prepare them to provide transformational education for our students and our region.

Successful candidates will teach the majority of their courses in the first‑year writing program where we have particular interest in hiring faculty with experience, expertise, and passion in one or more of the following specialties:

• Linguistic diversity, antiracist composition, rhetorical sovereignty, multilingual writers

• Reflective writing, teaching for transfer, metacognition

Successful candidates can expect to teach approximately 9 courses per year (on PCC’s quarter system), based at one of PCC’s four campuses. PCC’s courses are offered in a variety of modalities. Successful candidates should expect to teach a majority of their course load fully in‑person. Learn more about PCC’s system, campuses, student demographics: About PCC.

Please submit a cover letter, a CV, and a response to the supplemental question. In your cover letter, please describe how you meet the minimum qualifications and the success criteria listed below.

Minimum 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).

For ENG and WR courses:

• Education: MFA, MA or PhD in Rhetoric/Composition, English, or Literature, OR an MA or PhD in an interdisciplinary field with a minimum of 30 graduate quarter credit‑hours in one or a combination of Rhetoric and Composition, English, or Literature.

• Experience: Have taught at least four college‑level composition classes or have equivalent college classroom experience through a mentoring or internship program.

Success Criteria

In addition, the ideal candidate will have ….

• Disciplinary knowledge in the field of Rhetoric & Composition

• A teaching practice that acknowledges linguistic diversity, antiracist composition, rhetorical sovereignty, multilingual writers

• Demonstrated skill at culturally responsive education

• Experience working with students who have historically been excluded or underserved by higher education

• Demonstrated success with peer collaboration and leadership

Campus location will be determined at time of hire.

Note: As part of your application to be considered for this Instructor position, we will ask you to respond to this important question:

In what ways do, or would, your lived experiences shape your culturally‑responsive teaching? Please give examples.

Regarding Academic Credentials at PCC

These positions are included in the bargaining agreement between Portland Community College and the Portland Community College Faculty Federation 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

For more information on PCC's General Instructor Qualifications Policy I301 visit:

Why You'll Love Working Here

The PCC district encompasses a 1,500‑square‑mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two‑year degrees, one‑year certificate programs, short‑term training, alternative education, pre‑college courses and life‑long learning. As part of our College community, you’ll enjoy:

• A collaborative and inspiring campus community
• Opportunities for learning and professional development

Total Rewards Package / What We Offer

There is never a dull moment at PCC. We offer more than just a competitive salary. When you join our team at PCC you'll also enjoy:

• 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.
• Oregon PERS contribution – PCC currently fully 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.
• Tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre‑tax dollars for retirement.
• PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full‑time employees at other accredited institutions.
• Free access to the sport centers / campus gymnasiums, performing arts, and cultural events.
• Conference and events rental space – Employees receive 50% off when on‑campus for personal events.
• Generous Paid Leave – as determined by our collective bargaining agreement (pro‑rated by FTE for Part‑Time Employees).
• Faculty and Academic Professional Agreement

Paid Leave

• 1 day of sick leave for every 18 days worked (~10 days per year)
• 4 paid holidays (which occur during the terms you are teaching)
• PCC Winter Break (when College is closed)
• 21 hours of personal leave per year

More detailed information on the benefits plans, who is eligible, and how to enroll or make changes can be found at pcc.edu/hr/benefits. Please email PCCBenefits@pcc.edu if you have any questions.

How We Determine Initial Salary Placement

Initial Salary Placement will be between Step 1 ($73,911) and Step 3 ($78,408) based on related experience, per PCC's collective bargaining agreement. Placement at a higher step may be possible based upon additional experience and internal equity. The highest step of the range is Step 17 ($118,558). Please review the salary schedule here.

Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment

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

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.

PCC Employment Offers are Contingent Upon the Successful Completion of a Criminal Background Check

Contact PCC at

pccjobs@pcc.edu if you have questions.