American Sign Language (ASL) Instructor - FY 2025

Job Description

Core Responsibilities:

• Teaching college-level courses in the field of American Sign Language and Deafness.
  
• Develop syllabi and course materials.
  
• Evaluate student mastery of skills and competencies required by course outcomes.
  
• Provide and excellent teaching experience as well as student advisement, recruitment activities and program/curriculum development.
  
• Courses taught at multiple campuses in Clark County.

Required Qualifications:

• BA from a regionally accredited college or university. Bachelor's Degree (Preferably in Deafness related field) from a regionally accredited College or University.
  
• Documented and demonstrated American Sign Language competencies at an advanced level.
  
• Experience teaching in ASL.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree. Experience working with interactive language laboratories.
  
• ASTLA certification (American Sign Language Teachers Association)
  
• RID interpreter certification (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf)

Rate of pay:

$925 per credit for lecture per semester

Please Note: Day, evening, and weekend courses may be available.

Applications will be considered on an as-needed basis determined by course availability.

Exempt
Yes

Full-Time Equivalent
47.5%

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position, candidates must attach the following documents:

• Resume/CV
  
• Cover Letter
  
• Unofficial Transcripts

Please Note: This job announcement is not an offer of employment. It will be open for one year and has been established to collect a robust candidate pool for part-time positions that may become available within the designated discipline at CSN. If a part-time position becomes available within the discipline, the department will review the application material of the candidates who have applied and will invite select candidates to interview based on their qualifications. Should a candidate be selected for a part-time instructor position, no minimum course load is guaranteed and teaching assignments, if any, are contingent upon various factors, including but not limited to, minimum student enrollment and/or department need. No reimbursement for travel expenses will be provided to local or out-of-area/out-of-state candidates and there is no guarantee of continued or future part-time and/or full-time employment.

(Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please reach out to the Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification team)

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Posting Close Date
06/30/2025

Note to Applicant

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

All document(s) must be received by 11:59 p.m. the day prior to the closing date posted on the job announcement.

This position may require that a criminal background check be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

CSN is responsive to serving the educational needs of a diverse and ever-changing community. CSN employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. CSN does not sponsor aliens applying for faculty, professional staff, or management positions (H-1B Visas) in the absence of exceptional circumstances as defined by the USCIS.

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