Academic Sign Language Interpreter (Deaf Services)

University of California - Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

Job summary

University of California, Santa Barbara is seeking a Deaf Translator Interpreter TX to support linguistic classes and scholarly activities. The role involves close collaboration with a UCSB professor, staff, and students to provide accurate ASL-English interpretation for courses, meetings, and events.

The interpreter will prepare by studying topics, attend professional workshops, and use tools like Box, Google Drive, Adobe, Zoom, and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related area.
• 4–6 years in higher education settings preferred.
• 4–6 years RID certification or equivalent credential.

Responsibilities

• Interpret between spoken English and ASL for classes, meetings, and events.
• Prepare for assignments with reading, research, and topic familiarisation.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of linguistic theories and sign language linguistics.

Skills

ASL interpretation

RID certification

English interpretation

Team collaboration

Linguistics familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Box

Google Drive

Adobe

Zoom

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Keynote

Job description

University of California, Santa Barbara is seeking a Deaf Translator Interpreter TX to support linguistic classes and scholarly activities. The role involves close collaboration with a UCSB professor, staff, and students to provide accurate ASL-English interpretation for courses, meetings, and events.

The interpreter will prepare by studying topics, attend professional workshops, and use tools like Box, Google Drive, Adobe, Zoom, and MS Office.