"Part Time Faculty Interest Pool - ASL / English Interpreting"

Portland Community College is accepting applications to be considered for Part-Time Faculty assignments in ASL / English Interpreting. The Department will review applications in this pool as the need arises for new part-time faculty in this area.

This is NOT an announcement of a specific open position, but a Part-time Faculty Interest Pool, from which the department will identify applicants based on course assignment needs during the Academic Year. Your application may be considered for substitute assignments as well as full term class assignments.

Our Program and Who We Are Looking For

Learn more about our program here

Please also review the PCC Course Catalog for this subject area (Subject Search for ITP Courses). As part of this application, you will be asked to list the current PCC courses which you would be able to teach.

Instructor Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Interpreting, Interpreter Education, Intercultural Relations, Deaf Education, Linguistics, or related field
• Certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (acceptable certifications: CSC, CI/CT or NIC) OR certification from the ASLTA
• Current membership in the Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT)
• Three (3) years of experience teaching interpreting or American Sign Language in credit courses at the college level
• Native or near native ASL proficiency to be assessed through a proficiency interview

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience coordinating an academic program, including working with part-time faculty and developing curriculum

Qualification for Faculty with Specialized Teaching Assignments:

Practicum courses such as ITP 180, 279, 281, 283, 284 and 285 require:

• AAS or BA in Sign Language Interpretation, Interpreter Education, Intercultural Relations, Deaf Education, Linguistics or related field
• RID Certification
• 3 years professional interpreting experience
• Background in mentoring new interpreters

Other courses including language, theory and interpreting courses require:

• AAS or BA in Sign Language Interpretation, Interpreter Education, Intercultural Relations, Deaf Education, Linguistics or related field
• RID Certification or ASLTA Certification
• Three (3) years professional interpreting experience
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience teaching for-credit ASL classes OR recent experience directly related to the content of the course to be taught (e.g. interpreting in K-12 education for ITP 267 and 275)

Related Instruction:

Instructors who meet the above requirements also need to meet the following qualifications if teaching courses with embedded related instruction:

• Three (3) years of professional work experience in the Deaf community (Human Relations, in ITP 273, 274, 275)
• Three (3) years of professional work experience mentoring and providing feedback to ASL students, and/or interpreters (Communication, in ITP 279, 281)
• Three (3) years of professional work experience in basic business aspects and accounting (Computation, in ITP 268)

Total Rewards Package / What We Offer

As a new Part-Time Faculty employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans.

Part-time Faculty Compensation at PCC

Newly hired Part-time Faculty at PCC will generally start at Step 1 of the current salary schedule. Hourly rates are determine based upon the type of course taught (Lecture, Lab, or Lecture/Lab).

For more information please review the Part-time Faculty Salary Schedule on PCC's Compensation page: https://www.pcc.edu/hr/compensation/