Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Teaching Professor of American Sign Language

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

ID: 7285897 (Ref.No. BSU45214)
Posted: 2 months ago
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

The Department of Special Education has a full-time contract faculty position available 2024-25. The faculty member assigned to this position will assist in teaching and related programming activities in American Sign Language (ASL), aid in collecting data for departmental reports, providing program input and development, and support our ASL lab.

The Department of Special Education welcomes applications for an Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Teaching Professor of American Sign Language.

Job Function:

Minimum Experience:

A. Earned MA or MS degree from an accredited institution by date of appointment.
B. Native or near-native fluency in ASL

Preferred Experience:

A. Earned MA or MS degree from an accredited institution in American Sign Language Studies, Deaf/Deaf Culture Studies, ASL Linguistics, Special Education with training in ASL, or related field
B. Earned doctoral degree in American Sign Language Studies, Deaf/Deaf Culture Studies, ASL Linguistics, or related field.
C. ASLPI 4+ or better.
D. One year experience teaching ASL in the K-12, community, college/university setting
E. Familiarity with Signing Naturally curriculum
F. Have a strong involvement in the Deaf community.

At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.

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