Adjunct Instructor: American Sign Language; ASL

Title:

Adjunct Instructor:
American Sign Language (ASL)

Employee Classification:
Adjunct Faculty

Campus:
University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

Sub Division-Department: UNT-College of Lib Arts & Soc Sci

Department: UNT-CLASS School Lang Lit Cultures-123650

Job Location:

Denton

Salary:
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate's qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.

FTE:

Retirement Eligibility:
Eligibility based on semesterly assignment, for more information visit https://hr.untsystem.edu/benefits/

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UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of North Texas is seeking a part-time Adjunct Instructor to teach courses in American Sign Language (ASL) within our growing ASL program. This is an exciting time to join the program, which currently offers a full ASL language sequence and is launching a new Minor in ASL Interpreting Studies in Fall 2027.

We are especially interested in candidates who are Deaf or hard of hearing and bring native or near-native fluency in ASL along with lived cultural expertise.

Responsibilities

• Teach one or more sections of undergraduate ASL courses, such as ASL I-IV, following the department's established curriculum and course objectives.
• Deliver instruction primarily in ASL, fostering an immersive language-learning environment.
• Assess student progress in receptive and expressive ASL skills through structured…