Visiting Part-Time Faculty Appointment in American Sign Language (ASL)

Visiting Part-Time Faculty Appointment in American Sign Language (ASL)

Description
The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a visiting part-time faculty position to teach two in-person course each semester in Deaf Studies/Sign Languages during the academic year 2022-2023 to begin in August 2022. Candidates should be able to teach at elementary, intermediate, or advanced levels of ASL classes, following established curriculum and ACTFL's guidelines. This is in person.


Qualifications
Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching as informed by current practice related to American Sign Language in the field. They must hold a minimum of an MA in ASL pedagogy, applied linguistics, Deaf Studies, or related field: have a native ASL or an ASLPI proficiency level four or above; and have two years of ASL teaching experience at the college level as well as extensive knowledge of the Deaf culture and Deaf community.



Application Instructions
Please submit a letter of application, a current curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy and interests, graduate transcripts, two confidential letters of recommendation, and a link to a 15-minute recent video of yourself teaching elementary or intermediate ASL with a lesson plan and some grammar examples from TRUE+WAY ASL.

In your cover letter, in addition to describing your teaching interests, please address the ways you might contribute to and further the College’s mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see http://www.holycross.edu/mission), and its core commitment to diversity and inclusion. Previous experience teaching, mentoring or advising diverse student populations is an asset. For more information, please visit http://holycross.edu/diversity. To learn more about faculty life at the College, applicants are encouraged to visit http://holycross.edu/join.

The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/109097.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. For full consideration, please apply by July 31, 2022. Questions about this search may be directed to Susan Amatangelo, Chair, Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.

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College of the Holy Cross requires that all faculty and staff show proof of full vaccination, including one booster dose when eligible, by an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine before beginning employment, unless an exemption from this policy has been granted. New faculty members believing they need an accommodation of this policy because of a disability, sincerely-held religious belief, or otherwise should inform Human Resources after an offer of employment is extended; please do not include any medical, genetic, or religious information in your application materials.



To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/109097

The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (http://www.heccma.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (https://new-england.hercjobs.org/) jeid-76151801dac7084fb7ed034ae95df801