Job Summary/Basic Functions

The Department of American Sign Language and Interpreter Education at Eastern Kentucky University invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Preparation for Academic Year 2025-2026. Applicants should hold an earned Ph.D. or Ed.D. related to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education (including Critical Studies in Deaf Education, Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Special/Exceptional Education, or Applied Linguistics, etc.) from an accredited institution at the time of appointment. ABD applicants may be considered but must have a Ph.D. or Ed.D. (verified by official transcripts) at the time of appointment. Applicants should have experience teaching Deaf, Hard of Hearing and/or DeafBlind children. American Sign Language proficiency at the Advanced level (SPLI) or level 4 (ASLPI) or better is required.

The position begins August, 2025.

The position will serve as the primary faculty and program coordinator of DHH students in the B.S. Elementary DHH, Middle Grades DHH, M.A.T. DHH, and MAED DHH programs. It requires teacher certification relevant Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. The successful candidate will teach classes online and in person.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in a 4/4 annual teaching load, develop and maintain an active scholarly agenda, conduct academic advising/program coordination, and participate in service to the department, university, and community. In addition, membership and participation in state, regional, national, or international professional organizations is recommended.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Applicants should hold an earned Ph.D. or Ed.D. related to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education (including Critical Studies in Deaf Education, Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Special/Exceptional Education, or Applied Linguistics, etc.) from an accredited institution at the time of appointment. ABD applicants may be considered but must have a Ph.D. or Ed.D. (verified by official transcripts) at the time of appointment.

Experience:

• American Sign Language proficiency at the Advanced (SPLI) level or 4 (ASLPI) level or better is required.
• 3 years of experience at the P-12 level
• 1 year of teaching at the college or university level

Licensure & Certifications: Teacher certification relevant Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Superior ASL proficiency
• Authentic experience as a member of the Deaf community who can fully and empathetically understand the experience of what it is like to be a Deaf/Hard of Hearing child in P-12 education
• Certified by the Council of Educators for the Deaf
• 5 years teaching experience in P-12 including supervising and mentoring clinical teaching students
• 5 years teaching experience in higher education
• Experience with scholarly presentations and publications
• Experience with writing grant proposals and directing grant-funded projects.

Job Duties:

• Maintain a 4/4 teaching load (unless given reassigned time), teaching courses as assigned at the times and in the locations necessary to meet the needs of EKU students • Coordinate clinical placements • Coordinate program through advising, implementing formal curriculum changes, collecting and reporting program review and accreditation assessment data • Utilize effective teaching methods, innovative teaching techniques, and teaching modalities, and multiple evaluation and assessment procedures as a means to help meet the needs of EKU students • Demonstrate the ability to teach, develop, and implement courses related to one’s curricular area • Develop and maintain an active research agenda • Keep up to date with one’s field and curricular areas by reading and reviewing current scholarly or creative works and by attending conferences, seminars, workshops, courses, and faculty development activities • Advise students in fulfilling program, departmental, college, and university committee assignments • Demonstrate the willingness and ability to work effectively with colleagues to support the mission of EKU, its academic units, and its campus community