Hiring Pool - ASL Language Lab

This is an open pool posting and applicants will be contacted only if a suitable position becomes available. Pool may be used to fill vacancies for the Fall 2025 - Summer 2026.

This pool expires 05/31/2026. Applicants wishing to remain in this pool past 05/31/2026, must reapply at that time.

Position Summary:

The ASL Language Lab Assistant will provide ASL instructional support to UNC students enrolled in ASL I-VI campus-based and online coursework. The ASL Language Lab Assistant will facilitate individual and small group interactions to supplement and strengthen the language units taught in the courses. 

This is a semester-long, part-time assignment that has the potential for renewal each semester, including fall, spring, and summer semesters. 

Job Duties:

The ASL Language Lab Assistant must be a native/near-native ASL user who is a member of the Deaf Community, with the skills to accurately model ASL, identify the student’s language challenges, and implement successful language learning interventions. In addition, the ASL Language Lab Assistant needs outstanding soft skills to meet a variety of students where they are emotionally and academically across three years of ASL coursework at UNC. 
 
The ASL Language Lab Assistant will work independently and therefore will need to exercise critical thinking and judgment in all their interactions. As a member of the Department, the ASL Language Lab Assistant will need to be familiar with federal laws (e.g., FERPA) and UNC policies (e.g., technology users’ policy), as well as some of the external regulatory bodies that influence the ASLIS philosophy and course design (e.g., American Council on Teaching Foreign Language, Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education). 
 
Finally, the ASL Language Lab Assistant will work with technology in the lab and at a distance and need familiarity with these media. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Native/near-native ASL proficiency 
• Membership in the Deaf Community 
• Exemplary people skills 
• Competence with technologies, in the lab and delivered to distance students 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience teaching ASL 
• Experience mentoring/tutoring students who are learning ASL 

Contact Information:

Barbara Garrett - Barbara.garrett@unco.edu; 970-351-1117 
Sherry Schriver - sherry.schriver@unco.edu; 970-351-1060 

Benefits:

Benefits available include health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a selection of several defined contribution retirement plans for all full-time positions. Employees at UNC receive sick leave, and other leave options may be available based on position. Full-time employees are eligible to receive tuition waiver benefits, as well as dependents and spouses of UNC Employees  who are employed at 0.5 FTE or above are eligible for undergraduate dependent tuition grants of up to 50%. These tuition grants will cover in-state tuition charges. Further requirements may exist. Other benefits may be available based on position.

About UNC
The University of Northern Colorado is a public doctoral/research institution located in Greeley, Colorado. UNC’s commitment to education began in 1889 and continues to be a transformational force for our students. According to CollegeNet’s Social Mobility Index, UNC ranked #1 in social mobility (2022). UNC is also committed to providing our faculty and staff with the support they need to succeed as professionals, educators, and in life. Please visit UNC’s Career Hub,to learn more about UNC’s strategic plan, school programs, and employee benefits. Go Bears!

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The University of Northern Colorado is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to 970-351-2718 or human.resources@unco.edu. 

Background Check
Satisfactory completion of a background check, educational check, and authorization to work in the United States is required after a conditional offer of employment has been made. The successful candidate must submit original transcripts within one (1) month of hire.

This position is contingent on funding from the Colorado State Legislature, approval by the Board of Trustees, and subject to the policies and regulations of the University of Northern Colorado.

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