Part-time Faculty in American Sign Language - Chicago, United States - Roosevelt University

Roosevelt University

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Chicago, United States

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Description

Position Rank

Adjunct Instructor

Track

Non-Tenure Track

Position Title

Part-Time Faculty in American Sign Language

Category

Adjunct

Posting Number

T000125

Location

Chicago

Open Date

05/06/2024

Close Date

05/31/2025

Open Until Filled?

Job Type

Adjunct

Working Hours

Position Summary

The Humanities Department at Roosevelt University invites applicants for the position of adjunct instructor of American Sign Language. The instructor will teach introductory American Sign Language courses (101 and 102) in person at our loop campus and will require the ability to use our course management system, Blackboard.
Reflecting the ideals of its founders in 1945, Roosevelt University is a private, nonsectarian community of educators, scholars and learners committed to academic, creative and service excellence, who value differences in personal experiences and perspectives; ask difficult questions; and promote mutual understanding, inclusion, social consciousness and action toward social justice. Recognizing that difference broadens perspectives, Roosevelt University seeks and serves a diverse, promising student body from metropolitan Chicago and around the world. We invite you to contribute your talents to our community.
The College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences, with a faculty of over 120 committed scholarteachers, provides students with a strong liberalarts foundation as well as more than three dozen innovative courses of study emphasizing interdisciplinarity and civic engagement. The College of Arts and Sciences offers courses on Roosevelt's Chicago campus, Schaumburg campus and online.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
Master's Degree in Sign Language Communications or a Master's Degree in a related field with 18 hours in Sign Language Communications

Years of Experience Required

Required Education

Masters Degree

Certification/Licensure Required

Appropriate credentials in the field (ASLTA certification or ASLPI Level 4, or

Certified Deaf Interpreter:
CDI or DI)

Minimum Qualifications

Refer to knowledge, skills and abilities above
Preferred Qualifications
Teaching at the high school or college level or the equivalent or at least one year's fulltime nonteaching work experience in the field.
Experience working with atrisk and/or firstgeneration college students.

Equipment Operated

Standard office technology (computer, phone, etc)

Working Conditions

Normal climatecontrolled office environment is provided. Job is largely sedentary, but there is a need to move about the office and buildings frequently. Occasional bending, stooping, lifting, pushing and/or pulling is required (typically less than 10 pounds).
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