Description

The Department of Leadership, Organization, and Community Impact is seeking a 9-month, tenure-earning, Assistant or Associate Professor of ASL/English Interpreting.  The Bachelor’s degree program at UNF, established in 2007, offers concentrations in Community Interpreting and Educational Interpreting for UNF students. The Master’s 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, and demonstrate a commitment to both institutional and community service. 

 Supervisor: This position will report to the Department Chair.

 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.  

Application Review Date: Initial review of applications will begin on November 3, 2025.  

 Job Posting Close Date: Open until filled. 

 How to Apply: Applicants must submit an online application that includes all required application documents. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Dr. Len Roberson at len.roberson@unf.edu.

 About the Department: 

The Department of Leadership, Organization and Community Impact provides comprehensive professional programs designed for students interested in several education careers paths. Our undergraduate and graduate curricula equip students for impactful roles in disability services, ASL/English interpreting, learning design and technology, and sport management. Graduate offerings include master’s degrees in school counseling, educational leadership, athletic administration, special education, ASL/English interpreting, higher education administration, and instructional technology and development. For those seeking to elevate their leadership skills and influence within education and community settings, the department also offers a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership. For more information about the department of Leadership, Organization and Community Impact, visit: https://www.unf.edu/silverfield/loci/index.html. 

Requirements

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 in sign 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
   

Preferred Qualifications / Skills:

•        Outcomes-based program assessment experience
•        Full-time university teaching experience in ASL/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
•        Undergraduate AND graduate teaching experience
•        Experience with Federal grant awards and management

Additional Application Materials Required:

Applicants should be prepared to provide the following required documents:

•         Current curriculum vitae
•         Cover letter

        Evidence of national interpreting certification

Name, phone number, and email address of three professional references will be requested during the application review stage. 

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)