| Job Description: |
The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), non-tenure track, 12-month faculty position at the Clinical Assistant Professor level. This is an exciting opportunity to join the teaching faculty at a top ranked college with an extensive educational, research, and service portfolio. The anticipated initial assignment is 75% teaching in our Communication Sciences & Disorders undergraduate programs. In addition, as part of the remaining 25% effort, the candidates will contribute to service through student mentorship, advising and committee service and have the opportunity to participate in research, depending upon interest. This position has an anticipated start date prior to Fall semester 2025.
The ideal candidate will have evidence of successful teaching and demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence and student mentoring. Preference will be given to candidates with prior teaching experience. The department is specifically interested in recruiting a faculty member who can extend our existing expertise in undergraduate courses and online teaching related to communication disorders.
UF SLHS: The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is one of eight departments in the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) and is well integrated within the UF Health Science Center, thereby offering faculty a wealth of opportunities for scholarly collaborations. The department offers three degrees: Doctor of Audiology (AuD), Master of Art’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders (the degree program for speech-language pathology), and Bachelor of Health Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders. The College of PHHP also offers a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences. Faculty members have access to a college level instructional design team that provides them with expert support in course development and delivery.
Additional Information: The University of Florida (www.ufl.edu) is a highly ranked research-extensive public university that includes a full range of academic departments and programs. The College of Public Health and Health Professions (www.phhp.ufl.edu) is one of sixteen colleges at the University of Florida and part of the UF Health System. The UF Health System and the flagship UF Health Science Center (https://ufhealth.org/about-us) is comprised of six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus that includes the colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine. The Health Science Center also partners with the immediately adjacent UF Health Shands Hospital, the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, and the UF Health Science Center Regional campus located in Jacksonville, FL. Additional major institutes and centers located at the University of Florida include the Emerging Pathogens Institute, the Institute of Child Health Policy, the UF Health Cancer Center, the UF Genetics Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the McKnight Brain Institute, all of which provide state-of-the-art environments and access to large data sets for faculty collaboration.
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| Special Instructions to Applicants: |
Qualified candidate must submit an application, which includes a current Curriculum Vitae (CV), a cover letter that describes teaching, service, and career interests, and contact information for three references.
Application review will begin immediately and continue until a suitable applicant pool has been established.
Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.
If an accommodation is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine Law.
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