The Department of World Languages and Literatures plays a central role in preparing the students of Portland State University to function in the global community. Because we believe that language is central to that ability, we offer instruction in American Sign Language, Arabic, French, German, Modern Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. The Department is committed to teaching for proficiency. All of our language classes are designed to develop functional skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking for eventual use in a broad variety of real-world settings.

The Persian Language program offers language and culture courses in person courses during the year, during fall, winter and spring. We invite applicants to share availability and interest in our part-time adjunct instructor pool to teach second-year Persian courses during the year to meet the needs of the students. Actual course offerings and / or number of sections of course offerings will be based on the needs of the department.

Winter 2027
PER 202 Second-Year Persian, T/TH 11:00 AM 12:40

Spring 2027
PER 203 Second-Year Persian, T/TH 11:00 AM 12:40
PER 330 Persian Culture and Civilization, TBD

● Master's Degree in Persian Language, Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Literature or equivalent in a related field
● Native or near-native fluency in Persian and in English

• 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.

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.