Location: Bowling Green, KY Category: Faculty (Part Time) Posted On: Mon Apr 22 2019 Job Description:
The College of Health and Human Services is accepting applications to build a pool of qualified instructors for any current or future part-time assignments. We are seeking faculty for day and evening classes at the main campus location.
Job Requirements:
Master's degree in American Sign Language, Deaf Education, Interpreting, Special Education, Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling or related area
OR have equivalent professional qualifications of 18 hours of graduate credits in the academic disciplines listed above
OR a bachelor's degree with a national certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), National Association of the Deaf (NAD), American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) or an equivalent ASL skills certification (Intermediate Plus on the SLPI/a minimum score of Level 3+ on the ASLPI)
OR a bachelor's degree and a native (first) language user of American Sign Language.
Additional Information:
Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.
Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.
Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify the office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/University ADA Services (EEO). To request an accommodation, report/express a complaint, or ask questions regarding WKU''s Discrimination and Harassment Policy (#0.2040), please contact Mr. Joshua Hayes, EEO Director/Title IX Investigator/University ADA Coordinator, via email at joshua.hayes@wku.edu or by phone at (270) 745-5121.
The University is also required to investigate complaints of sex and gender-based harassment, also a form of discrimination, and has designated the Title IX Coordinator as the individual responsible for coordinating the investigation and response to such complaints. The Title IX Coordinator for the University is Ms. Andrea Anderson, who can be contacted via email at andrea.anderson@wku.edu or by phone at (270) 745-5398. Additional information regarding Title IX is accessible via WKU''s https://www.wku.edu/titleix/ website.
Information concerning educational programs offered by WKU are provided at: http://www.wku.edu/atwku/academics.php
