Professional Development for Educators Pool - 2026/2027: Counselor, Adult & Higher Education

OSU Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 39,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University’s College of Education seeks part‑time professional faculty to develop and/or deliver noncredit PDE courses for the 2026‑2027 year. Courses are online, open to education and training professionals, and involve peer interactions with formative feedback via Canvas/Catalog LMS.

Start date 2026‑10‑06 and end 2027‑06‑15. Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s in Education, with preferred Master’s in Education, online course experience, and at least one year of teaching

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field.
• Ability to design and assess courses that promote inclusive learning and equitable teaching.

Responsibilities

• Develop and facilitate non-credit courses for PDE unit.
• Maintain and teach OSU’s learning technologies (Canvas).
• Demonstrate experience teaching, training, or facilitating learning or curriculum development.
• Promote experiential learning for students from diverse backgrounds.

Skills

Curriculum design

Online teaching

Inclusive teaching

Peer facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Education

Tools

Canvas LMS

Catalog LMS

Job description

College of Education

The College of Education’s Professional Development for Educators program invites applications for one or more part‑time professional faculty positions to develop and/or deliver professional development courses and workshops for the 2026-2027 academic year. Applications submitted to this recruitment pool are reviewed on an as needed basis. Qualified candidates will be contacted when positions become available.

For over a century, Oregon State University has been a leader in the field of education. From our cutting‑edge research to our commitments to social justice and lifelong learning, we prepare and empower the next generation of change‑makers as teachers, counselors, higher education leaders, and scholars.

The purpose of this position is to develop and/or deliver online training programs for the College of Education’s Professional Development for Educators program. These are noncredit courses open to academic, corporate, teaching and training professionals. This position does not formally grade work or provide academic advising but will deliver and facilitate largely peer‑to‑peer interactions and provide formative feedback to students in various education related disciplines using Canvas/ Catalog LMS platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and facilitate non-credit courses for the Professional Development for Educators (PDE) unit
• Participate in necessary training and meetings to develop, maintain, and teach appropriate technologies in OSU’s learning management system (Canvas).
• Experience teaching, training, or facilitating learning or developing curriculum in the course content area.
• Courses are expected to promote experiential learning and success of students from varied backgrounds

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability to design, teach and assess courses that support inclusive learning principles and promote equitable teaching practices, to the benefit of all learners.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Education or a closely related field.
• Experience developing and/or delivering online courses.
• One year of experience working as an educator.
• Advanced certifications related to techniques and standards of online learning.

Working Conditions / Schedule

Shared office space is provided in Furman Hall at OSU’s Corvallis campus. Regular meetings are required in person or via video conferencing with the manager of PDE.

Salary Range

$28.00-$31.00/hour

Anticipated Start Date

2026-10-06

Anticipated End Date

2027-06-15

Equal Opportunity Employer

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

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring.

We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system.

If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job‑related pre‑employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre‑employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at [e-mail].

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision and Basic Life
• OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical care insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
• Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Location

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.

Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state‑of‑the‑art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Facts

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide

For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about

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OSU’s Title IX Coordinator is the Executive Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA). For information on OSU’s nondiscrimination policy and procedures, including how to report information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, contact EOA by phone: 541‑737‑3556, email: [e-mail], mail/location: 330 Snell Hall, Corvallis OR 97331, or visit EOA’s website: eoa.oregonstate.edu. Know Your Rights Oregon Family Leave Act: Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Act: