Instructor Pool - School of Public Policy

Instructor Pool - 2025/2026:
School of Public Policy Special Instructions for more details

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A Curriculum Vitae;
2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position;
3) Statement of Teaching.

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e‑mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

For additional information please contact:
LeAnn Headrick, leann.headrick, 541‑737‑2811.

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

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Department: School of Public Policy (CLA)

Position Title: Instructor

Job Title:

Instructor Pool - 2025/2026:
School of Public Policy

Appointment Type: Academic Faculty

Job Location:

(not specified)

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Remote or Hybrid option: (not specified)

The School of Public Policy invites applications for one or more fixed‑term, non‑tenure‑track full/part‑time Instructor positions to teach on a term‑by‑term basis for the 2025‑2026 academic year. Some of these appointments may be reviewed for renewal or transition to an instructional position on an annual basis at the discretion of the Director.

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

Instructors for this position will only be considered for Ecampus courses in the following areas: undergraduate and graduate courses in public policy theory, problems, and research methods.

This position will be appointed in the School of Public Policy (SPP). The School is comprised of the Public Policy, Political Science, Sociology, and Economics programs, and is rapidly growing, both in faculty, mission, and regional prominence. The SPP is uniquely positioned to integrate groundbreaking research into emerging policies, practices and understandings of the world that will impact and influence local, regional, national, and international policy decisions.

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