Sign Language

Responsibilities

Courses will be taught face to face or in an online synchronous modality. Appointment begins January 2025.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a master’s degree in ASL or a related field or a bachelor’s degree and national certification in sign language interpreting.
• Evidence of post-secondary teaching experience or delivery of professional training is highly preferred.
• Experience delivering content via online modalities is preferred.

Application Process

While completing the application, candidates will be prompted to submit:

• A letter of application: The application letter should discuss specifically how one’s professional experiences and perspectives relate to the needs of the position and of Lenoir-Rhyne University.
• A curriculum vitae (including the names and addresses of three references).
• A statement of teaching philosophy, including your professional values, beliefs and/or goals. It could include your methods, what you want to achieve with the students you serve, what motivates you as a teacher and your role within education.

About Lenoir-Rhyne University

Llenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private masters comprehensive liberal arts institution founded in 1891, with its traditional campus located in Hickory, North Carolina, a town of more than 40,000. The university has additional graduate centers in Asheville, N.C., and Columbia, S.C. Situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lenoir-Rhyne is less than an hour’s drive from Charlotte, and the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of about 365,000. The university now offers more than 45 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs to approximately 2,400 students. Lenoir-Rhyne University seeks to liberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, foster physical wholeness, build community, and promote responsible leadership for service worldwide. Lenoir-Rhyne University promotes a welcoming campus environment that is integral to the university's commitment to excellence in engagement and education. We are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated experience nurturing a welcoming community, working with faculty, staff, and/or students from all walks of life and/or incorporating varied perspectives and traditions in their current or previous positions. This commitment is rooted in our Lutheran tradition of fostering wisdom, nurturing vocation, and preparing students for lives of purpose while serving the common good.

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Contact Information

The university’s mission, vision and values statements may be reviewed on the About page.

The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Any questions regarding the position or the search process should be submitted electronically to Hank Weddington, dean of the College of Education & Human Services at hank.weddington@lr.edu.