American Sign Language Adjunct Faculty

American Sign Language Adjunct Faculty

Howard Community College (HCC) is an exciting place to work, learn, and grow! We are proud to have received the Great Colleges to Work For honor for 12 consecutive years, 2009-2020. Howard Community College values diversity among its faculty, staff and student population. We are an innovative institution that is committed to responding to the ever-changing needs and interests of a diverse and dynamic community. No matter where you want to go in your career, you can get there from here!

Position Title: American Sign Language Adjunct Faculty

FLSA: Exempt

FT/PT: Part Time

Hours Per Week: 4 hours per week per course for teaching and additional for grading and course preparation

Work Schedule: Morning, Afternoon, or Evening (flexible, if online)

Position Salary Range

Summary: The department of Humanities & World Languages is seeking adjunct instructors to teach American Sign Language for a variety of day, evening, and online credit classes. Our instructors are passionate, knowledgeable, and dedicated. They enjoy working with our diverse population of adolescent and adult learners, and they are interested in professional development and growing as educators.

Essential Role Responsibilities:

• Teaching assigned course hours each week
• Lesson planning
• Assessing regularly and giving timely feedback to students
• Completing required paperwork and maintaining accurate records, such as attendance and grades, within the CanvasLMS
• Delivering planned lessons in the classroom or online according to program standards set by course coordinator and department head
• Examining and remediating one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support students of diverse, particularly minoritized, backgrounds
• Monitoring HCC email for program updates and responding to requests for information
• Attending required professional development and departmental meetings

Minimum Education Required: Master's degree

Experience Required: Master's degree or higher in American Sign Language, linguistics, education, or a related field, or BA/BS in ASL linguistics or ASL education with teaching experience and a background or experience in teaching ASL to non-native users. Current pedagogical best practices in the field of language teaching. Knowledge of and ability to appraise the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. Basic technology skills: familiarity with an LMS is beneficial. ASL Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) score higher than 3

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demand Summary

Division: Teaching & Learning Services

Department: Liberal Studies

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number: NB243P

Number of Vacancies: 5

Best Consideration Date

Job Open Date: 11/13/2025

Job Close Date

Continuous Recruitment?: Yes

Applicant Instructions: *Pre-employment criminal background investigation is a condition of employment. HCC is interested in all qualified applicants who are eligible to work in the United States. However, HCC will generally not sponsor applicants for work visas. Due to HCC policy, only employees living in states contiguous to Maryland are eligible for work at HCC and include Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Pennsylvania. Candidates must live in the commutable area or willing to relocate at their own expense if offered the position because HCC does not offer relocation benefits. Please complete the entire HCC Employment Application (Candidates will be evaluated on completing the college's application in full).

EEO Statement: Howard Community College (HCC) is an Equal Employment Opportunity & Affirmative Action employer & values diversity within its faculty, staff & student population. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. HCC understands that persons with specific disabilities may need assistance with the job application process and/or with the interview process. For confidential assistance with the job application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * What is the highest level of education attained?
   • GED
   • High School Diploma
   • Associates Degree
   • Bachelors Degree
   • Masters Degree
   • PHD
2. * Do you have college teaching experience?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * Due to HCC policy, only employees living in states contiguous to Maryland which include Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C., & Pennsylvania are eligible for work at HCC. Do you live in the commutable area or are you willing to relocate at your own expense, if offered the position?
   • Yes
   • No
4. * Are you legally authorized to work in the United States on an unrestricted basis?
   • Yes
   • No

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents

1. Transcripts
2. Additional document #1
3. Other