Part Time Faculty Interest Pool - Exercise Science at Portland Community College in Portland, OR

Job description

Join our Team at Portland Community College Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington. Portland Community College will also 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. 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. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, 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 is accepting applications to be considered for Part-Time Faculty assignments in Exercise Science at the Sylvania Campus. There are immediate openings for the Winter 2026 term. The Department will also review applications in this pool as the need arises for new part-time faculty throughout the year. We are looking for experienced faculty with a background in theoretical knowledge and application of resistance training principles and techniques, fitness assessment, exercise program design, and/or biomechanics/kinesiology. National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditional Specialist (CSCS) preferred. There may be opportunities to teach Physical Education Activity courses as well. Interested candidates should review the PCC Course Catalog for Exercise Science courses as well as the Physical Education courses. As part of this application, you will be asked to list the PCC courses which you would be able to teach. If this sounds like a learning community that you would like to be a part of, and an important role that you would like to play at PCC, please complete your application today to be considered. Note: This is not an announcement of a specific open position, but a Part-time Faculty Interest Pool, from which the department will identify applicants based on course assignment needs during the Academic Year. Your application may be considered for substitute assignments as well as full term class assignments. Our Program and Who We Are Looking For Learn more about our program here https://www.pcc.edu/programs/exercise-science/ Please also review the PCC Course Catalog for this subject area. As part of this application, you will be asked to list the current PCC courses which you would be able to teach. If this sounds like a learning community that you would like to be a part of, and an important role that you would like to play at PCC, please complete your application today to be considered. Minimum Qualifications Master’s degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Sports Psychology, Sports Fitness, Sports Science, Outdoor Recreation Leadership, Human Performance, Kinesiology, or Human Physiology plus three years (3) experience in the industry. OR Master’s degree in any field plus Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Sports Psychology, Sports Fitness, Sports Science, Outdoor Recreation Leadership, Human Performance, Kinesiology, or Human Physiology plus three years (3) experience in the industry. Preferred Qualifications 1. Master’s degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Sports Fitness, Human Performance, Kinesiology, or Human Physiology. 2. Three (3) years of recent experience teaching adults in Physical Education or fitness-related classes. 3. Ability to teach at least one of the listed Professional Activities classes (Group Fitness, Weight Training, Mind-Body, Team Sports, Special Populations, Older Adult Fitness, or Aquat