Assistant Clinical Professor - Communication Sciences & Oral Health-Speech Language Pathology

Texas Woman's University - Denton Campus

Department: Communication Sciences and Oral Health

Title: Assistant Clinical Professor - Speech-Language Pathology

Application: With your application, please submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and the names and contact numbers of three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Department

The Department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health offers undergraduate degrees in Communication Sciences and Dental Hygiene, an online master's degree in Education of the Deaf, and a master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. We also offer post-baccalaureate certificates in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Multicultural and Diversity Studies, as well as emphasis areas for the MS and PhD in Health Studies and the PhD in Special Education. Housed in the College of Health Sciences, the department has 25 full-time tenured, tenure-track, and clinical faculty members who work together to support the missions of the programs, department, and university. Our faculty members are engaged in a variety of research and teaching efforts, and they provide clinical supervision in our three clinics (the Dental Hygiene Clinic and Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic on the Denton campus and the Stroke Center on the Dallas campus).

The Position

The primary responsibilities of the Assistant Clinical Professor include supervising graduate students in the on campus clinic; working with the other clinic faculty to secure adult externships sites for summer semesters and assisting with graduate student site visits across the state; working to secure sites for healthcare cohort each semester; maintaining a clinical area of expertise and sharing that expertise with colleagues and students; and providing university and professional service. Opportunities are also available to teach in the undergraduate program, graduate program, and post-baccalaureate certificates. This position is a full-time, non-tenure appointment. Start date for the position is August 2024.

Qualified applicants will hold an earned master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech-Language Pathology, or a related area; be ASHA-certified; and be licensed (or eligible to become licensed) as a speech-language pathologist in Texas. Preferences include clinical supervisory experience and bilingual Spanish-speaking.

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION:

Texas Woman's University occupies a notable position in higher education as the nation's largest university primarily for women. Established in 1901, TWU is a doctoral/research-intensive public university which emphasizes the liberal arts and sciences as well as specialized and professional studies in business, nursing, health sciences, and education. The College of Arts and Sciences, with over thirty-five percent of TWU's graduate and undergraduate population of over 15,000, prepares students for success in a global world. TWU operates three campuses: Houston, Dallas, and the main campus in Denton (population 138,000), located 40 miles north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. This metroplex, the nation's fourth largest urban center, has world-class museums, orchestras, opera, ballet, theatre companies, as well as an array of professional and collegiate sports venues. Additional information about the University is available at http://www.twu.edu.

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