College of Health Professions

Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology

CHP-3705 

Position: 

Tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor position in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology beginning August 2024. Faculty with expertise in pediatric speech and language development and disorders, multicultural/multilingual populations, and/or counseling are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications:

Doctoral degree in speech-language pathology or a related field. ABD applications will be considered with initial appointment at the Instructor rank; all degree requirements must be completed by February 28, 2025. Candidates should have a commitment to working with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students and to cultivating and strengthening a diverse and inclusive healthcare workforce.

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities include: (1) Teaching: Research-active instructors teach 6 course units (equivalent to 18 credits) over a 9-month academic year in a highly diverse, student-focused program, provide high-quality instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and advise and mentor students as they matriculate through the department’s programs and prepare to enter the profession (clinical supervision may also be included for those with needed credentials); (2) Scholarship: Development/continuation of a focused area of research that includes peer-reviewed publications, professional presentations, grant funding, and involvement in scholarly projects with students; and (3) Service: Active service participation at the department, college, university, community, and professional levels.

Department Information:

The Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology currently has 18 full-time faculty who teach nearly 250 undergraduate students, over 100 master’s students in Speech-Language Pathology, and over 60 students in an Audiology clinical doctorate program. The Department values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and encourages interdisciplinary activities. The Department is the academic home to two clinical and outreach centers, the Speech & Language Center and the Hearing & Balance Center; these two centers are part of the College’s Institute for Well-Being, which is the University’s premiere interprofessional education and practice center.

Towson University:

Towson University (TU) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore’s largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls almost 19,000 undergraduates and over 3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.

Application Process:

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the positions are filled. Interested applicants should submit a letter of application that addresses the posting details and qualifications. Applications should also include: (1) curriculum vitae, (2) teaching statement, (3) research statement that addresses current and future research agenda, (4) a statement describing the applicant’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, (5) three letters of recommendation, and (6) contact information (name, address, email, phone number) for three professional references (may be those who wrote letters of recommendation). Application materials should be submitted electronically via the application link, preferably in a single PDF file. Questions should be directed to the Chair of the search committee:

Casey Keck, Ph.D., Chair of Faculty Search Committee Department of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Towson University

ckeck@towson.edu

410-704-3105

Please click here to apply. Please note that the search number for which you are applying is CHP-3705.

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Towson University is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, as detailed in “A More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020 – 25).” TU is a national leader in inclusive excellence, the only institution in Maryland with zero achievement gap, and 68% growth in minority enrollment over the past 5 years. We encourage applications from a variety of (dis)abilities, cultural, ethnic, race, sex, gender identity/expressions, national origins, ages, veteran status, color, religious, socio-economic, sexual orientations and belief backgrounds.