Instructor - ASL​/English Interpreting

Instructor Of ASL/English Interpreting

The Department of Leadership, Organization, and Community Impact is seeking a 9-month Instructor of ASL/English Interpreting. The Bachelor's degree program at UNF was established in 2007 and offers concentrations in Community Interpreting and Educational Interpreting for UNF students. The Master's degree program was implemented in January of 2009 and has three concentrations:
Interpreting Pedagogy, General Practitioner, and Educational Interpreting. The programs are philosophically devoted to service learning in the Deaf community, interpreting research, and international study opportunities. Summer teaching is available.

Position Responsibilities:

Teaching a variety of courses in both the graduate and undergraduate program via face-to-face, blended, and fully online modalities for a well-established ASL/English Interpreter Education Program. The position is not a remote position and requires in-person teaching and engagement on the UNF campus. Courses include, but are not limited to, advanced ASL language courses (e.g., ASL V, VI, VII, ASL Classifiers for Interpreters, ASL Proficiency), foundational interpreting courses, interpreting skills courses, linguistics, and field experience courses.

In addition to teaching, the instructor will work with program faculty and leadership in the areas of online, blended, and traditional course development and revisions in accordance with the standards of the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education, supervision of field experiences and internships, recruitment of students, and overall program support. This position requires participation in program, department, and college service as appropriate for the level of the position.

Supervisor:
This position will report to the Department Chair.

Working Hours:

Varies

Supervision Exercised:
This is not a supervisory role.

Required Licensure: N/A

Anticipated

Start Date:

The position is expected to begin on August 3, 2026.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned Master's degree (or higher) in Interpreting, Linguistics, ASL, Deaf Studies, or a closely related field by the employment start date of August 3, 2026
• Interpreter Certification (RID, AVLIC/CASLI, NAD IV-V) or experience as a Deaf Interpreter working towards the Certified Deaf Interpreter certification
• Demonstrated professional experience as a Deaf or hearing sign language interpreter
• Experience teaching interpreting, ASL, or Deaf studies courses at the college or university level
• Experience with online Learning Management Systems
• Experience teaching online or blended courses

Preferred Qualifications /

Skills:

• Native ASL fluency and skills
• Experience designing and/or delivering online and/or blended courses in interpreting, ASL, or Deaf Studies
• Certified Deaf Interpreter certification or experience working as a Deaf interpreter
• Full-time experience teaching interpreting, advanced ASL, or Deaf studies courses at the college or university level
• Experience with mentoring interpreters and/or interpreting diagnostics/assessment
• Expertise in curriculum design and program development

Additional Application Materials

Required:

• Current curriculum vitae
• Cover letter that clearly identifies how you have met the required qualifications, and identifies what college interpreting courses you have previously taught

Name, phone number, and email address of three professional references will be requested during the application review stage.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials by the date of hire.

Applicants may be required to upload additional documents based on their responses to the Foreign Influence Review questions.

• Passport (all pages including blank pages)
• Form DS-160 (if ever submitted. If not, upload an explanation)

Application Review Date:
Initial review of applications will begin on July 1, 2026.

Job Posting Close Date:
Open until filled.

How to Apply:

Applicants must submit an online application that includes all required application documents. If you have any questions about this position, please contact…