"Lecturer, Deaf Studies/Educational Interpreting (Disability and Psychoeduc Studies)"

Lecturer, Deaf Studies/Educational Interpreting (Disability and Psychoeduc Studies)

Company: The University of Arizona

Job Location: Tucson, 85724

Category: Sign Language

Type: Full-Time

Posting Number: req24726

Department: Disability Psychoeduc Studies

Location: Main Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies (DPS) in the College of Education (COE) invites applications for a full-time appointment as an Lecturer, Deaf Studies/Educational Interpreting.

This appointment begins in August 2026.

This career-track appointment is not eligible for tenure.

Individuals who apply should be committed to working with faculty members in advancing scholarship and practice. The program faculty places a high value on collaboration both within the program and across disciplines. We seek individuals who bring enthusiasm, leadership, and a deep commitment to academic excellence, within the scholar-practitioner tradition. We are particularly interested in candidates who are able to work with varied students, stakeholders, and colleagues and are informed by principles of disability studies/independent living/universal design.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Teach courses per semester.
• Actively participate in departmental, college and university service activities.
• Engage in outreach at the local and national professional level.
• Mentor and advise students.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Excellent communication, collaboration, organization, and interpersonal skill.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's in Deaf Studies, Deaf Education, or a closely related field.
• Interpreter Certification (NIC, NAD, RID, CDI, or equitable qualification) required; interpreting experience expected.
• Experience with direct engagement and/or professional services with varied communities.
• Experience with the discipline of Deaf Studies and Educational Interpreting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with course, curriculum, and program development.
• Experience with accreditation processes and standards for interpreter education programs.
• Membership in various interpreter, deaf, and interpreter training organizations.
• Record of effective teaching and professional activity.
• Teaching, service, and applied research experiences that contribute to a variety of opportunities in higher education and that engage with various populations that may have differing needs; potential to teach in multiple formats (face to face, hybrid, online).
• Experience/commitment to fostering an engaging faculty, staff, and student environment.

Rank: Lecturer

Tenure Information: Career-Track (CT)

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Academic

Job Category: Faculty

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: DOE

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates:
Alex Lynch
xander@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and Two Additional Documents

Special Instructions to Applicant

Applicants must submit the following four documents.

1. Cover Letter.
2. Current Curriculum Vitae.
3. Personal statements should describe how candidates' research, teaching, and service promote and contribute to our shared goals of Deaf Studies and Education (to be uploaded into an "Additional Document" slot).
4. Name and contact information of THREE References (phone and email) in one PDF document (to be uploaded into an "Additional Document" slot).

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