What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professor of ASL/English Interpreting (Open Rank) position at University of North Florida?
General Description/Primary Purpose
The Department of Leadership, Organization, and Community Impact is seeking a 9-month, tenure-earning, Assistant or Associate Professor of ASL/English Interpreting. The Bachelors degree program at UNF, established in 2007, offers concentrations in Community Interpreting and Educational Interpreting for UNF students. The Masters degree program was implemented in January 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. Visit our program webpage for additional information. The undergraduate program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE).
Position responsibilities include 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.
In Addition To Teaching, Faculty Are Expected To
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
Applicants should be prepared to provide the following required documents:
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.
Additional Requirements
Applicants may be required to upload additional documents based on their responses to the Foreign Influence Review questions.
Job Posting Close Date: Open until filled.
How to Apply: Applicants must submit an online application that include all required applic
The Department of Leadership, Organization, and Community Impact is seeking a 9-month, tenure-earning, Assistant or Associate Professor of ASL/English Interpreting. The Bachelors degree program at UNF, established in 2007, offers concentrations in Community Interpreting and Educational Interpreting for UNF students. The Masters degree program was implemented in January 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. Visit our program webpage for additional information. The undergraduate program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE).
Position responsibilities include 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.
In Addition To Teaching, Faculty Are Expected To
- design online, blended, and traditional courses,
- engage in empirical research, work collaboratively with other faculty to revise, and develop curricula in accordance with the standards of the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education,
- participate in recruitment efforts,
- demonstrate a commitment to both institutional and community service, and
- participate in other duties as assigned.
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 doctorate in Interpreting, Linguistics, Adult Learning, Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Deaf Education, or a related field
- Experience teaching online and blended courses
- Current interpreting experience
- College/university teaching experience insign language Interpreting courses (not ASL language courses)
- Evidence of a research agenda and scholarly productivity
- Interpreter Certification (RID,AVLIC) or experience as a consumer of interpreting services as a native user of American Sign Language
- Outcomes-based program assessment experience
- Full-time university teaching experience inASL/English Interpreting
- Expertise in curriculum design and program development
- Experience designing and delivering online and blended courses
- Experience working with, and teaching courses in, DeafBlind interpreting or experience in K-12 Interpreting
- UndergraduateANDgraduate teaching experience
- Experience with Federal grant awards and management
Applicants should be prepared to provide the following required documents:
- Current curriculum vitae
- Cover letter
- Evidence of national interpreting certification
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.
Additional Requirements
Applicants may be required to upload additional documents based on their responses to the Foreign Influence Review questions.
- Passport (all pages including blank pages) and
- Form DS-160 (if ever submitted. If not, upload an explanation)
Job Posting Close Date: Open until filled.
How to Apply: Applicants must submit an online application that include all required applic