Full-time Instructor, American Sign Language and Sign Language Interpreter Education

Mott Community College Employment•Flint, MI

About The Position

Mott Community College seeks a full-time faculty member to teach courses in American Sign Language and the Sign Language Interpreter Education program. The role facilitates student learning, assesses learning outcomes and teaching effectiveness, and contributes to ongoing student-success improvement. The program prepares students to communicate effectively in ASL and develop the knowledge, skills, ethical judgment, and professional dispositions required for entry-level interpreting work or transfer to a bachelor’s program in ASL, Deaf Studies, or a related interpreting field. The faculty member is expected to serve as Coordinator for the American Sign Language department and Sign Language Interpreter Education program. Coordinator work may include curriculum coordination, course and program assessment, scheduling recommendations, adjunct faculty support, program review, student advising, coordination with practicum or field-experience partners, advisory committee support, and collaboration with the Dean on enrollment, staffing, recruitment, retention, transfer, and program improvement. The role may also involve Perkins-related proposals, project implementation, documentation, reporting, purchasing, and assessment. Full-time faculty teach during fall and winter and perform many professional responsibilities year-round. They are expected to respond to student communications in a timely manner and provide additional student consultations as necessary and reasonable. Faculty adhere to relevant professional ethical standards and maintain applicable licensure and certifications.

Requirements

Master’s degree in American Sign Language, Sign Language Interpretation, Interpreter Education, Deaf Studies, Linguistics, Communication, Education, or a closely related field, with at least 18 graduate hours in ASL, Sign Language Interpretation, Interpreter Education, Deaf Studies, Linguistics, or a closely related discipline.
Current nationally or state-recognized interpreting certification, such as RID National Interpreter Certification (NIC), Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI), Board for Evaluation of Interpreters Advanced (BEI Advanced), or an ASLPI score of 3 or higher.
Previous post-secondary teaching experience in ASL, Sign Language Interpretation, Interpreter Education, Deaf Studies, or a closely related field.
Professional experience in ASL/English interpreting, interpreter education, Deaf community engagement, or a closely related area.
Demonstrated proficiency in American Sign Language and English, including ability to teach ASL, Deaf culture, and/or interpreter education effectively.
Understanding of and commitment to community college teaching, mission, and philosophy.
Innovative, flexible, and positive teaching style, and understanding of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
Familiarity with computer-based instruction, distance learning, learning technologies, competency-based instruction, and modularized courseware.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and professional publications, technical procedures, governmental regulations, accreditation standards, and professional standards relevant to ASL, Deaf Studies, and interpreting.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, curriculum documents, and assessment materials.
Ability to present information and respond to questions in English and, where appropriate, American Sign Language.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations and work with basic quantitative information used in assessment, enrollment analysis, program review, and student-success reporting.
Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to integrate technologies into teaching.
Ability to apply current research and theory to instructional programs and plan and implement lessons aligned with College objectives and students’ needs and abilities.
Ability to establish and maintain collegial relationships with students, peers, staff, and administrators, and skill in oral and written communication.
Foreign degrees must be certified, at the candidate’s expense, by a professional evaluation service.

Nice To Haves

Prior leadership, coordination, mentoring, program administration, grant-funded project coordination, or comparable experience.

Responsibilities

Teach courses in American Sign Language and the Sign Language Interpreter Education program, potentially including ASL, Deaf culture, interpreting theory, ASL/English interpreting, transliterating, ethics and professional standards, practicum preparation, and related subjects.
Facilitate student learning and consistently assess learning outcomes and teaching effectiveness.
Participate in efforts to improve student success and the College’s operational success.
Engage in professional development and curriculum development.
Fulfill collegial responsibilities, communication responsibilities, and safety responsibilities.
Serve as Coordinator for the American Sign Language department and Sign Language Interpreter Education program.
Coordinate curriculum, course and program assessment, course-scheduling recommendations, adjunct faculty support, program review, and program-related student advising.
Coordinate with practicum or field-experience partners and support advisory committees where applicable.
Collaborate with the Dean on enrollment, staffing, recruitment, retention, transfer, and program improvement.
Where applicable, assist with Perkins project or equipment proposals; identify eligible program needs; coordinate funded projects; support documentation, reporting, purchasing, and assessment; and coordinate with the Dean and College offices.
Respond to student communications in a timely manner and make additional provisions for student consultations as necessary and reasonable.
Adhere to applicable professional ethical standards and maintain licensure and certifications where applicable.