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Title: ASL Specialist III

Position Type: Fulltime Faculty

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 23G000 - Ed & App Human Sci-Restr Funds

Division: 2G0000 - Academic Affairs-Restricted

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule Type:  Full Time (37.5 hrs per week or more)

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Posted Salary Grade: Faculty Full Time - 01

Retirement:   KTRS 

Contact Person: Daniel Roush

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The EKU Department of American Sign Language and Interpreter Education seeks a 9-month, full-time ASL Specialist (non-tenure track) faculty member. Primary responsibilities for the position include serving on the interpreter outreach team and teaching undergraduate level American Sign Language (ASL), Deaf studies, and/or interpretation courses. Faculty members will teach primarily using face-to-face. Online synchronous or asynchronous formats may also be used from time to time.

In addition to effective contributions to the outreach team and strong teaching abilities, this position requires service at department, college, university and professional levels. Other duties will depend upon the needs of the ASLIE department.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: BA/BS with 18-hours toward an advanced degree in the field or related field and measurable satisfactory annual academic progress (9 or more credits per year) toward completion of Master’s within 5 years of hire.

Experience: - Native or near-native fluency in American Sign Language
- College/university and/or P-12 experience
- Because of the tight scope and sequence of our curriculum, the candidate must be team-oriented
- Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the program, the profession, and the Deaf community
- Possess teacher dispositions that include a commitment to student success, ethical character, critical and creative thinking, detail-oriented, effective and quick problem-solver, flexible, and superior communication skills. Faculty are expected to be accountable, self-directed, and life-long learners
- Willing and able to periodically travel across Kentucky to facilitate workshops

Licensure & Certifications: RID (CSC, CDI, CI, CT, NAD IV, NAD V, NIC, CASLI), BEI Advanced, and/or ASLTA certification

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Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Funding Source: Grant

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AA/EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check.