Limited Term Lecturer - American Sign Language

Primary Responsibilities

An ASL teacher is responsible for passionately providing instruction in the field of American Sign Language, promoting student progress, and creating and fostering a safe, positive classroom environment.

The ASL Instructor will have the following teaching responsibilities:

• design, offer and enact ASL courses at different ability/skill levels;
• teach assigned courses in the scheduled format (i.e., in-person or virtually) and times (day and/or evening offerings);
• use digital and technological tools to support learners in developing their ASL understandings;
• evaluate and provide constructive feedback to learners enrolled in courses;
• hold office hours in alignment with policies in the PNW School of Education and Counseling;
• communicate with SoEC Director and/or her designee to submit grades, attendance and course information in a timely manner and
• Act as a PNW representative at all times. This includes but is not limited to: being a proponent of PNW and acting in a professional manner in all interactions.

To serve as an ASL Instructor, the ideal candidate will have:

• a Master's degree in ASL or ASL-related field (Deaf Studies, Linguistics, Deaf Education, etc.)
• experience as an ASL Instructor who is native or near-native in ASL;
• teaching licensure or professional ASLTA certification;
• documented involvement with the Deaf Community and extensive knowledge of Deaf Culture are preferred; and
• demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching