American Sign Language Instructor

The UC San Diego Extension Arts, Humanities, Languages and Digital Arts Department seeks part-time ASL language instructors to teach continuing education classes in our classroom locations on the UC San Diego campus. Please visit our website to see our current course offerings. We encourage you to apply if you have an idea for a new course not currently offered and meet the qualifications outlined below. 

Specific Duties

• Use subject-matter expertise to impart knowledge to students
• Stay current regarding the professional body of knowledge in field of practice
• Design syllabus and curriculum as assigned
• Communicate expectations to students
• Prepare and deliver course materials
• Evaluate student learning and assign grades
• Design interactive and motivational activities to fully engage participants and to reinforce student learning
• Update materials periodically, and regularly monitor course evaluations in order to make adjustments and improvements to the curriculum
• Respond to student needs and questions
• Create a high-performance environment in which students of diverse backgrounds are motivated to succeed
• Apply technology and leverage resources appropriately to enhance the curriculum (e.g. use Blackboard or other resources)
• Handle mechanics of position according to deadlines (LOAs, A/V, grade submission, etc.)
• Communicate with Program Manager and Instructor Services Team on a timely basis

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least two years of experience teaching language to adults required
• Fluency in the target language and English required
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey conceptual and complex ideas and information
• Highly effective interpersonal skills
• Master's degree in related field, and five or more years of classroom language teaching experience to adults preferred
• Experience designing curriculum and measuring student performance preferred

Special Conditions of Employment

As an academic department within UC San Diego, all Extension Program instructors and courses must be formally approved according to the regulations of the Academic Senate of the University of California. Eligibility to teach a course is contingent upon this formal academic approval. Once approved, teaching assignments are "by agreement". The instructor's Letter of Agreement outlines the deliverables for the course, the course schedule, and compensation terms, and is subject to department policies and procedures. UC San Diego Extension makes no commitment to hire an instructor until it has sent and received a signed instructor Letter of Agreement. Should the course section an instructor plans to teach be cancelled for any reason, the instructor agreement, including rights to compensation for future section meetings, is voided. Remuneration is for classroom hours only and does not include time spent for course preparation or other events.

Application Requirements

Please complete all relevant fields in the application, and optionally include a resume and cover letter to provide further information relating to your professional and teaching backgrounds. Even if you upload a resume, you must answer all of the questions in the application, when applicable. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

Please note: We receive and review applications for instructors on an ongoing basis. If we do not currently have teaching opportunities available, we may keep your application on file and contact you if an opportunity that matches your specific skills becomes available. UC San Diego Extension operates on a quarterly schedule and course planning typically takes place six weeks to six months in advance of the start of any quarter.

UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a diverse workforce.