ASL/English Interpreting Adjunct Faculty

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Work with the ASL/English Interpreting program to provide instruction to students. Students enrolled in courses are pursuing ASL fluency and/or developing interpreting skills and knowledge. Familiarity with various platforms such as True Way ASL, GoReact, Canvas, Zoom/Teams and Outlook are needed. The position requires knowledge of American Sign language and its community of use, and/or theory and skills pertaining to the interpreting profession, and content and/or skills teaching methods. This is not considered essential staff.

Duties/Responsibilities

Course Planning and Teaching (70%)

• Develop a course plan or familiarize oneself with the existing course plan and student learning objectives.
• Create or adapt existing syllabus.
• Plan weekly class lessons and create or use existing activities.
• Provide students with timely feedback.

Grading and feedback (20%)

• Grade student work in a timely fashion and provide substantial feedback to support student learning.

Program communication (10%)

• Attend program meetings one to two times per semester.
• Maintain communication with the director, assistant director and other adjunct faculty as needed, including regular review of email correspondence.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Teaching positions require a minimum of a bachelor's degree in related field and 2-3 years teaching experience at either a secondary or post-secondary setting, with a preference for post-secondary teaching experience.

Required Licenses & Certifications:

• Membership in professional organizations such as RID, ASLTA, or NAD are encouraged.
• Those teaching interpreting courses are required to hold active certification with Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• The position requires knowledge of American Sign language and its community of use, and/or theory and skills pertaining to the interpreting profession, and content and/or skills teaching methods.
• Ability to maintain supportive communication with students being flexible with life demands while maintaining rigorous academic standards.

Applicant Instructions

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration.  Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Compensation Pay Range

$4,000.00 - $5,500.00

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here:USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location:

Manchester

Salary Grade:

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