ASL Interpreter - Casual (Cognitive Science)

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides ASL/English interpreting for on-demand and regularly scheduled meetings, talks, classes, and other functions. Assignments may be a combination of recurring and one-time appointments. There may be occasional travel for conferences and invited talks.
• Adheres to the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct.
• Provides flexibility in scheduling, occasionally accommodating evenings and weekends, and on-call shifts.
• Communicates with appropriate faculty, staff, and students to obtain preparation materials for appointments and shares prep materials with interpreters in a timely manner.
• Maintains records on the use of interpreting services for departmental reporting requirements.
• Stays abreast of best practices in interpreting services and resources.
• Attends trainings to stay current on Designated Client’s research, related vernacular, and working in an academic environment.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• American Sign Language (ASL) fluency.
• Four years of related interpreting experience, preferably in post-secondary settings.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience successfully interpreting in a rigorous and fast-paced academic environment.
• Experience with psycholinguistics, linguistics, cognitive science, computer science, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ethics training and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Basic computer skills and proficiency.

Technical qualifications or specialized certifications

• Current national certification as ASL/English Interpreter.
• Have and maintain Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) membership (national) and membership in at least one affiliate chapter of RID.