Job Description
We are recruiting an open-rank tenured or tenure-eligible faculty member in medical speech-language pathology or audiology. We welcome applicants with transdisciplinary research relevant to speech, language, hearing, and vestibular sciences such as artificial intelligence, data informatics, and research design and statistics. Research that addresses needs of a wide demographic breadth is preferred. The University of Arizona has the FUERZA program to help support faculty from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The workload in the department, under present policy, has a typical distribution of:
- 40% scholarly activity/research;
- 40% teaching; and
- 20% service.
Scholarly Activity and Research:
Research and scholarship activities include but are not limited to:
- Establish a successful research program that will enhance knowledge in the field of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.
- Maintain consistent record of peer-reviewed publication and presentation of research findings to colleagues and the community.
- Pursue extramural funding.
- Mentor undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows from a wide range of backgrounds in research.
Teaching:
Teaching activities include but are not limited to:
- Teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Provide effective evidence-based instruction that fosters critical thinking and motivates independent learning.
- Develop new courses, as assigned.
- Provide effective graduate advising.
Service:
Service activities include but are not limited to:
- Relate and interact successfully and collegially with students and peers.
- Participate effectively on departmental and university committees.
- Participate in student recruitment/admission/retention.
- Hold appointments on committees, boards, or review panels of national and/or international scientific, professional, or governmental organizations.
- Serve in local, state, national, and/or international groups or organizations related to the research or service needs of those with communication disorders.
Minimum Qualifications
- PhD in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or related field.
- Demonstrated expertise and in one of more areas of specialization in speech, swallowing, language, hearing, or vestibular sciences.
- Record of scholarly works, including peer-reviewed publications and presentations commensurate with appointment level.
- High impact research and grant funding record commensurate with appointment level.
Preferred Qualifications
- Clinical credential (CCC) in speech-language pathology or audiology.
- Demonstrated mentorship experience commensurate with appointment level.
- Interest and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary team.
- Experience teaching in a higher education setting.
- Inclusion of person-centered approaches to scholarship, teaching, and service.
- Research area in a medical specialty of Speech, Language, and Hearing, such as dysphagia, TBI, dementia, cleft palate, adult motor speech disorders, cochlear implants, amplification, auditory physiology, pediatric audiology, or psychoacoustics.
Target Hire Date: 8/17/2026
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