American Sign Language ASL/English Interpreting Adjunct Assistant Professor
Job Description
Position Summary
The Los Rios Community College District is seeking qualified candidates for this part-time, temporary (Adjunct) faculty position. Adjunct positions are filled as needed through ongoing recruitment. Applicants are contacted and hired year-round based on college needs.
The adjunct faculty member shall be responsible for the following: teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of an adjunct faculty member.
Position Salary Information:
Initial maximum salary placement is based on academic degree, upper/graduate level units earned, and/or related professional occupational experience per the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers Contract (the initial maximum placement is Class V, Step 1). For more information on the step placement process, please click here.Typical Duties
The instructional assignment may encompass teaching courses across all levels in this discipline. Specific courses offered may vary by campus. Courses for this assignment may include:
- INTRP 300 Ethics and Professional Standards of Interpreting
- INTRP 301 Discourse Analysis & Translation
- INTRP 303 Orientation to the Interpreting Profession
- INTRP 305 Consecutive Interpreting from ASL
- INTRP 307 Consecutive Interpreting from English
- INTRP 309 Introduction to the Interpreting Profession
- INTRP 310 Introduction to Deaf Blind Interpreting
- INTRP 312 Introduction to Oral Transmission
- INTRP 314 Introduction to Multicultural Communication
- INTRP 320 Simultaneous Interpreting
- INTRP 325 Transliteration
- INTRP 330 Introduction to Educational Interpreting, K-12
- INTRP 332 Introduction to Educational Interpreting, Post Secondary
- INTRP 334 Introduction to Medical Interpreting
- INTRP 336 Introduction to Performing Arts Interpreting
- INTRP 338 Introduction to Social Services and Employment Interpreting
- INTRP 340 Introduction to Video Relay and Telephone Interpreting
- INTRP 342 Introduction to Religious Interpreting
- INTRP 344 Introduction to Working in Deaf/Hearing Interpreter Teams
- INTRP 349 Signing for Dependency Situations
- INTRP 350 Service Learning for Interpreters
- INTRP 352 Mock Interpreting I
- INTRP 354 Mock Interpreting II
To view a complete list of courses for this discipline, please visit the Programs and Majors webpage for the specific campus:Minimum Qualifications
- Have any bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience directly related to the assignment; OR have any associate degree and six years of professional experience directly related to the assignment; OR the equivalent*. All degrees must be from an accredited institution completed by time of hire.
- Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.
*NOTES:- If your degree title differs from the minimum qualifications listed above, you are requested to apply under the “equivalent” provision.
- Applicants applying under the “equivalent” provision must attach details and explain how their academic preparation and/or professional experience is the equivalent of the degrees/minimum qualifications listed above. Please visit our website for a sample letter and information on the equivalency determination process.
- If you have already been granted equivalency for this discipline, you must attach a copy of your determination form or letter.
Application Instructions
Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:
- A Los Rios Community College District Application
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Interest
- Unofficial Transcripts from College/University
NOTES:- Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.
- Applicants indicating “see resume” on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.
- Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.
- Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
- Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.
- Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts.
- Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents.
- A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.
- Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here.
Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.
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