Job Title: Professor of Communication Disorders

Job Classification: CFS - Professorial

Posting close date: November 29, 2024

Start date of this position: August 20, 2025

Required Degree:

• Ph.D. in speech-language pathology or related field
• CCC-SLP is preferred

Experience:

• Strong research experience or demonstrated research potential required
• Specialization in voice, swallowing, fluency, neurogenic speech disorders, or augmentative and alternative communication. We may consider other areas of expertise depending on the qualifications of the candidate.
• Teaching experience required, preferably at both undergraduate and graduate levels
• Experience in mentoring students

Duties/Expectations:

• Teaching – typically four classes a year, with a course reduction in year one
• Research
• University service
• Mentoring graduate student theses

The Communication Disorders Department at BYU has 13 full-time faculty and 5 part-time clinical educators. We offer a BS degree in communication disorders and an MS degree in speech-language pathology. All graduate students complete a thesis. The graduate program was recently re-accredited for the next eight years (2023-2031) by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

United by our common primary identity as children of God, BYU values equal opportunity. We also value and embrace the variety of individual characteristics, life experiences and circumstances, perspectives, talents, and gifts of each member of the BYU community and the richness and strength they bring in helping create and support an environment of covenant belonging centered in Jesus Christ. Candidates with experience in and commitment to mentoring students from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Information required at the time of application – Please list the individual contact information for each of your three recommenders on the faculty application. At some point during the selection process, they may be contacted to submit their letters of reference electronically.

Document(s) required at the time of application - Please attach your updated Curriculum Vitae, cover letter, and statement of mission fit to the faculty application.

Contact: Dallin Bailey, Ph.D., search committee chair, 164 TLRB - BYU, Provo UT 84602, (801) 422-3876, or dallinbailey@byu.edu  

Information about the position: 

Candidates should have a strong research orientation, the ability to mentor master’s theses, and effective teaching abilities. Duties include teaching (typically four classes a year, with a course reduction in year one), research, and university service. Start-up funding, instrumentation, and lab space are available. The CCC is preferred. Salary and rank are negotiable, depending on qualifications. An earned Ph.D. in speech language pathology or related area is required.

BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. To this end, please include a one-page mission alignment statement as part of your application that addresses how you might, as a BYU faculty member: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrines and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it “bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel” (Spencer W. Kimball).

All new employees who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Applicants who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include a one-page mission alignment statement that describes understanding of and commitment to the Mission of Brigham Young University and the AIMS of a BYU Education (https://aims.byu.edu/).

Equal Opportunity Employer: m/f/Vets/Disability

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer. All faculty are required to abide by the university’s Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Preference is given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university within the context of the principles and doctrine of the affiliated church.