Job Posting Title
Police Officer – Law Enforcement (Internal Employment Opportunity)
Classification Title
Officer-Law Enforcement
Appointment Type
Professional Faculty
Closing Date
This is an Internal Employment Opportunity
The Department of Public Safety is seeking up to two Police Officers. These are full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty positions.
Building on 150 years as Oregon’s land grant institution, Oregon State University serves the state, the nation, and the world as a premier 21st-century research university.
The Department of Public Safety is seeking up to two Police Officers. These are full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty positions.
Building on 150 years as Oregon’s land grant institution, Oregon State University serves the state, the nation, and the world as a premier 21st-century research university.
MISSION—As a land grant institution committed to teaching, research, and outreach and engagement, Oregon State University promotes economic, social, cultural, and environmental progress for the people of Oregon, the nation, and the world. We will be welcoming and fostering belonging and success for all. We are a diverse community, defined by the rich palette of cultures we share, and we will strive to eliminate achievement gaps among sub-groups of students and inequities in the advancement of faculty and staff. We will foster the personal success of each member of the university community and instill a commitment to serve Oregon, the nation, and the world. OSU is building an organizational culture founded on the values of inclusion, mutual respect, good physical and mental health, collaboration, and humility, so that people from every background are welcomed and thrive, our community is diverse, and our leadership advances both excellence and innovation.
The OSU Department of Public Safety will support and emulate the mission, core values, and goals as outlined in Prosperity Widely Shared by providing for a safe campus for students, faculty, staff, and visitors that facilitates Oregon State University’s educational, research, and community service goals; and to provide these services with the highest standards of inclusivity, transparency, and accountability. The provision of public safety on OSU’s Corvallis campus underwent a transition when the three intragovernmental agreements for licensed law enforcement services with the Oregon State Police ended on December 31, 2020. OSU leadership has determined the best course of action to ensure the continuation of law enforcement services in a manner that aligns with the values and principles of OSU is to bring this function within the university. Effective July 1, 2020, pursuant to ORS 352.118 and 352.121, OSU was authorized to utilize its own sworn officers to provide law enforcement services for the Corvallis campus.
The Department of Public Safety is now recruiting entry-level police officers who will expand a foundation of complex, compassionate and diversified safety services to the university community. Anticipated starting salary range is $74,318-$101,379; commensurate with training, education, and experience. Now is the time to join this new adventure and opportunity to serve as an OSU Police Officer. Reporting to a OSU Police Sergeant, the OSU Police Officer is a uniformed, trained individual in accordance with applicable Department of Public Safety Standards & Training (DPSST) requirements, applicable state law, and OSU Department of Public Safety policy to exercise the authorities of a police officer. The OSU Police Officer will act at all times in support of the University’s mission and goals, and is expected to exercise their authorities in support of the University, and in a manner consistent with the organization’s values, University policy, department polices, and in a manner supportive of the culture of the OSU community.
The OSU Police Officer will provide a full range of law enforcement and security services. Police Officers will enforce laws, investigate calls, complaints and suspicious matters and incidents which may have an impact on the University, maintain order, assist people, identify criminal activity, apprehend offenders, and identify the source of problems in the OSU community and work with other law enforcement agencies to resolve issues. The OSU Police Officer will support the department’s mission by providing essential functions while respecting the rights and dignity of all individuals.
This position will work both independently and cooperatively to provide proactive police protection and crime prevention consistent with community policing standards. This position will ensure the safety of the OSU community in an orderly, efficient, and professional manner. It is expected that the OSU Police Officer will conduct investigations of issues and crimes that lead to the identification, apprehension, and prosecution of offenders.