Visiting Lecturer II in ASL Language Instruction

The Department of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico announces a search for a

Visiting Lecturer II in ASL Language Instruction position in the Signed Language Interpreting

Program beginning in the Fall semester of the 2026-2027 academic year. The CCIE-accredited

Signed Language Interpreting Program offers a B.S. Degree in Signed Language Interpreting and

a minor in ASL. The mission of the Signed Language Interpreting Program is to prepare entry

level interpreters and transliterators with a thorough understanding of the practice and ethics of

the interpreting profession within a liberal arts environment. We emphasize cultural awareness,

foster intellectual growth, and encourage academic excellence. In keeping with the mission of

the Department of Linguistics, the program "encourages faculty and student involvement as

advocates and participants in outreach to the linguistic communities in which we carry out

research." Instilling respect for the language and communication preferences of all deaf and hard

of hearing people is an essential value of our program.

For further information on the department, please see our website: http://ling.unm.edu/. For

further information on the Signed Language Interpreting Program, please see:

http://ling.unm.edu/signed-language-program/index.html. UNM is the state's flagship research

university as well as a Hispanic-Serving Institution classified as a Carnegie Research University

with Highest Research Activity. UNM also has strong connections with 23 tribal nations located

within New Mexico. As such, successful candidates must be committed to working with broadly

diverse student and community populations.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate introductory SIGN courses without relying on

a published textbook. Our students must be trained to become competent signers of ASL who

understand the relationship between ASL and English grammatical systems.