Instructor Pool - Communication

Instructor Pool - 2025/2026:
Communication Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applications will be considered throughout the  Academic Year.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
• Transcripts. Transcripts must be submitted for all required and/or related courses. All courses must be from accredited colleges, universities, or private vocational schools. The online application system will allow you to attach your transcripts if the PDF file is 9MB or less. Transcripts must be received by the closing date. If you have trouble uploading your transcripts, reach out to the contact listed.

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.

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

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Position Information

Department:
Acad Prog / Student Aff (LCB)

Position Title:

Instructor

Job Title:

Instructor Pool - 2025/2026:
Communication

Appointment Type:
Academic Faculty

Job Location:

Bend, Oregon

Benefits Eligible:
Yes

Remote or Hybrid option?:
No

Job Summary

The Social Sciences Program at OSU‑Cascades in Bend, Oregon, 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 Dean of Academic Affairs.

Applications will be considered throughout the 2025/2026 academic year as opportunities become available.

This position is located in Bend, Oregon.

Instructors may be needed to teach on campus undergraduate courses in the following area(s):
Communications. If hired into a term‑appointment, the anticipated start dates are September 16, 2025, December 16, 2025, or March 16, 2026.

The primary mission of the Social Sciences Program at OSU‑Cascades is to provide undergraduate level education in support of a variety of majors. The curriculum encompasses most standard fields of the discipline. This position is designed to foster critical thinking, advance students’ knowledge and skills through the teaching of various discipline/courses. The incumbent(s) are expected to provide an intellectual foundation for students concerning the discipline.

The courses serve students in degree programs.

OSU‑Cascades, located in Bend, Oregon is a branch campus of Oregon State University. Established in 2001, the university currently enrolls more than 1,100 students in bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. The campus expanded to a four‑year university in 2015, and opened its new campus in 2016. OSU‑Cascades is engaged in building a culturally diverse and community‑centric educational environment.

Why OSU‑Cascades?

Founded in 2001, Oregon State University – Cascades brings higher education to Central Oregon while leveraging the excellence of a land grant and top‑tier research university in one of the most dynamic cities in the Pacific Northwest.

Located near downtown Bend and surrounded by mountains, forest and high desert, OSU‑Cascades offers small classes that accelerate faculty‑student mentoring and experiential learning in an innovative environment that accelerates opportunities for student, faculty and staff development and advancement.

With a 128‑acre campus under development and a goal to grow to 3,000 to 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students, OSU‑Cascades is delivering on a 40‑year grassroots community effort to bring the benefits of a comprehensive university to the region:

Student Body and Alumni

• 1,370 undergraduate and graduate students
• 78% from Oregon
• 42% Central Oregonians
• 24% first‑generation students
• 23% students of color
• 19 students on average per class
• 95% of 2023 graduates employed or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation
• 5,625 degrees awarded since founding

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