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Western Oregon University (WOU) is Oregon’s mid-sized public liberal arts university located in the Monmouth-Independence area, the heart of Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley, which serves a large number of Oregon's first-generation college students. WOU is about 20 minutes from Salem, the state’s capital, about 75 minutes from Portland, the state’s cultural hub, and a short drive from the Oregon coast, mountains, and other scenic areas. The university is located in an increasingly diverse, bilingual, and rural area in the Willamette Valley. Our student body of about 5000 undergraduates and 400 graduates enjoys a vibrant and close-knit intellectual community comparable to the environment in a small liberal arts college. Western Oregon University is an AA/EOE employer and is committed to fostering diversity in its student body, faculty, and staff.
Accommodations
At Western Oregon University (WOU), no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the University. If requested, WOU will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in order to provide access to the application, interviewing, and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability, requests must be made in a timely manner. Contact Human Resources at (503)838-8490.
For current openings please see the following:
Staff
Classified, Unclassified Professional and Administrator
Faculty
Please contact individual departments for adjunct openings not listed here
Teaching Research
Employment within TR is administered by Teaching Research.
Student employment
Student employment is administered by Service Learning and Career Development.
General information
Oregon and community links:
- Travel Oregon Online (Oregon Tourism Commission)
- Local Community Information (Monmouth and Independence)
- State of Oregon
- Oregon recreation
- Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs by completing a Veterans' Services Outreach Form (Request additional information about veterans' services and benefits)
University links:
- Western Oregon University (main page | about WOU | maps & directions )
- Office of Human Resources
- Office of the Provost
- Service Learning and Career Development Office