Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Portland State University
Position Details
Proposed Start Date09/16/2025Working TitleFall 2025 - Adjunct Instructor of Accounting, Financial Accounting and Reporting - The School of BusinessDepartment 250001 - SBA Deans OfficePosition NumberD97728RepresentationAP - AFT, Local 3571
Brief Description of PSU/School/DeptPosition Summary
We invite applicants to join our part-time adjunct instructor pool to teach courses in Accounting within the undergraduate programs of The School of Business. We will contact qualified candidates as applications are received.
Our immediate opening is for the ACTG 381 Financial Accounting and Reporting I course in Fall 2025 in the “Online – No Scheduled Meetings” modality (i.e., fully asynchronous via the Canvas learning management system).
ACTG 381 is a four (4) credit course (link to Portland State Bulletin).
Here is the course description:
Comprehensive study of the principles, conventions and postulates of financial accounting. Appropriate preparation of GAAP financial statements and financial disclosures, including exposure to the judgment inherent in financial reporting. Considers information requirements and expectations of users of financial statements. International financial accounting standards will be considered where appropriate. Specific focus on the responsibility of accountants for maintaining professional accountability to the public interest in the face of institutional pressures. This is the first course in a sequence of three: Actg 381, Actg 382, and Actg 383 which must be taken in sequence.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree.
Ten years work experience in financial accounting.
Experience with Canvas or a similar Learning Management System.
Residence in Portland Metropolitan area, including Washington state.
Preferred Qualifications Key Cultural Competencies
• 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.
Environmental Stewardship
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 which are available at www.pdx.edu/hr/professional-standards-conduct.
Compensation$5,440 total per four-credit section. Adjunct faculty members are paid per credit hour per the AFT Collective Bargaining Agreement which can be found at https://www.pdx.edu/academic-affairs/portland-state-university-faculty-association-psufa.
Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you first find out about this position?
- PSU Website
- Indeed.com
- HERCJobs
- Urban League of Portland
- Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber
- Oregon Employment Department
- Social Media
- Person Referral
- Career Builder
- Glass Door
- Other - Please describe in the next Question
- If you selected Other, please describe.
(Open Ended Question)
- * Do you have a Master's degree?
- * Have you taught an online class before?
Applicant Documents Required Documents- Curriculum Vitae
Optional Documents
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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