CYFS Adjunct Pool - Academic Year 2025-2026 (External)

Portland State University

Portland (OR)

On-site

USD 1,378,000 - 2,066,000

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

A prominent university in Portland, Oregon, is looking for educators to fill its Child, Youth, and Family Studies Adjunct Pool for the academic year 2025-2026. Candidates will have the opportunity to teach in person and/or online. The university values diversity and inclusion, encouraging applicants with various backgrounds, including women, persons with disabilities, and members of underrepresented communities. If selected, you will contribute to shaping future curricula and engaging in meaningful educational dialogues.

Qualifications

M.S. or M.A. in a field related to children, youth, and families.
Experience working effectively around issues of social justice.
Demonstrated capacity to meet the needs of underrepresented students.

Responsibilities

Teach courses in Child, Youth, and Family Studies.
Engage in both face-to-face and online teaching environments.
Contribute to the department's interdisciplinary educational opportunities.

Skills

Expertise in critical theory or epistemologies

Experience with diverse groups

Teaching effectiveness

Education

M.S. or M.A. in a relevant field

B.A. or B.S. with demonstrated teaching experience

Job description

CYFS Adjunct Pool - Academic Year 2025‑2026 (External)

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Please submit Cover Letter, Resume/CV and 3 Professional References (contact name, phone number and email address). In your Cover Letter please specify which course(s) you are interested in teaching, what makes you qualified to teach these courses and evidence of teaching/training effectiveness. Please also note if you wish to teach in person and/or online.

NOTE: The applicants for the Child, Youth, & Family Studies Adjunct Posting will be in an open pool for the academic year. There are no guarantees that CYFS will be hiring for any particular course. Review of applications occurs as new sections or instructors are needed. If you have not been contacted about your application, it will remain active in the pool throughout the academic year.

Position Announcement

Proposed Start Date
09/16/2025

Working Title
CYFS Adjunct Pool - Academic Year 2025‑2026 (External)

Department
240401 - CFA Child and Family Studies

Position Number
D97733

Representation
AP - AFT, Local 3571

Position Summary

The PSU School of Social Work (SSW) envisions a world where all people lead fulfilling lives in affirming, just and equitable communities. Rooted in justice, relationship, and community collaboration, PSU SSW advances knowledge and creates social change through teaching, research, practice, and advocacy. Our core values and beliefs include collective care, responsive learning, knowledge that serves, community partnership, and social change. The SSW provides accessible interdisciplinary educational opportunities and actively works to bring about structural change through its teaching, training, workforce development, research, and advocacy. The SSW includes three undergraduate majors: Human Services, Child, Youth, and Family Studies, and BSW, and two graduate programs: MSW and PhD.

This position is open to instructors interested in teaching in Portland, OR and/or online. The Child, Youth, and Family Studies program (CYFS) uses a justice‑minded orientation to understand both the history and contemporary social positions of children, youth, and families. The curriculum centers dynamic analysis of race, class, gender, ability, sexualities, and development as factors shaping the experiences of children, youth and families. CYFS is an undergraduate program located in the PSU School of Social Work (SSW). We are committed to hiring a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. Persons with lived experience from communities of color, women, persons with disabilities, low‑income communities, veterans, LGBTQ community members and members of Oregon’s nine federally recognized Indian tribes are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

M.S. or M.A. in a field closely related to children, youth, and families (e.g., education, sociology, human development, psychology, youth studies, family studies, social work, early childhood); OR a B.A. or B.S. and demonstrated teaching or practice experience.

Preferred Qualifications

We primarily seek applicants who have expertise in critical theory or epistemologies, experiential or emancipatory pedagogies, writing instruction, aging in families, social policy, child life, and related aspects of the Child, Youth, and Family Studies curriculum (including courses in family of origin and bias recognition, social justice and anti‑oppression work, family theory, stress and coping, child life, family law and policy, and related courses). CFLE credentialing is desired. Ideal candidates will also provide evidence of their experience working effectively around issues of social justice, diversity, and inclusion, with demonstrated capacity to meet the needs of underrepresented students and other marginalized groups.

Core Competencies & Cultural Responsibilities

Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages and celebrates differences.
Functions and 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’s policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.
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 which maintains a safe, respectful, and productive environment for faculty, students, administrators, and staff. It is the responsibility of every member of the Portland State University community to conduct themselves in accordance with our PSU Professional Standards of Conduct available at www.pdx.edu/hr/professional-standards-conduct.

Compensation

Adjunct faculty are paid per credit hour, per the AFT Collective Bargaining Agreement. Salary may be adjusted above the minimum rates based on qualifications and experience.

Application Instructions

NOTE: The applicants for the Child, Youth, and Family Studies Adjunct Posting will be in an open pool for the academic year. There are no guarantees that CYFS will be hiring for any particular course. Review of applications occurs as new sections or instructors are needed. If you have not been contacted about your application, it will remain active in the pool throughout the academic year.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

* How did you first find out about this position?
- PSU website
- Indeed
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- HERCJobs
- Referral
- Professional Listserv - please specify in comment box in the next question
- Professional Journal - please specify in comment box in the next question
- Other - please specify in comment box in the next question
If you selected Other, please describe.
1. (Open Ended Question)
Please list your areas of interest/expertise from the following courses:
- CFS 101: Intro to Child, Youth, and Family Studies
- CFS 310: Critical Histories in CYFS: Gender/Race/Class
- CFS 312U: Families in Lifecourse Perspective
- CFS 320U: ABCs of Early Childhood Education
- CFS 330: American Families in Film & Television
- CFS 340U: Queer Families
- CFS 350U: Impact of Domestic Violence on Children & Families
- CFS 381U: Families, Stress, and Change
- CFS 382U: Mental Health in Families
- CFS 385U: Working with Diverse Families
- CFS 390U: Sexuality and Family Systems
- CFS 391: Family Theories
- CFS 393U: Community Resources & Family Support
- CFS 399: Special Topics
- CFS 410: Special Topics
- CFS 450: Youth & Youth Work
- CFS 460: Grief and Loss in Families
- CFS 486: Parent & Family Education
- CFS 487: Examining Bias and Belief
- CFS 488: Structural Oppression
- CFS 489: Activism for Social Change
- CFS 492: Family Law & Policy
- CFS 301: Ways of Knowing
- CFS 475: Building Professional Identity
- UNST 228: Families & Society
1. (Open Ended Question)