The University of South Florida (USF) Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is seeking two nine-month Assistant Professors of Instruction of Speech-Language Pathology: two non-tenure track with a preferred start date in January 2024 but a possible start in August 2024.These positions address undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from adult neurologic disorders, child language and literacy, and speech science and phonology, using both in-person and online delivery. These positions may grow into some clinical supervision if desired. On-campus courses will be delivered primarily on the Sarasota campus. These persons will engage in service to the department, college, university, community, and profession. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The first review of applications will begin on October 13, 2023

The Position(s): Assistant Professor of Instruction 9-month (2) non-tenure track

The candidate(s) will work collaboratively with CSD faculty in an innovative, clinically rich, partnership-based Speech-Language Pathology preparation program. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses primarily on the Sarasota-Manatee campus. The position effective date is January 2024 for two (non-tenure) Academic Instructor lines. These are two identical position openings and candidates are encouraged to apply to both.

Salary: Negotiable, competitive, and commensurate with qualifications and experience

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

 Earned PhD or Ed.D. in Speech-Language Pathology or related field by January 2023

 Evidence of clinical or teaching experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

 Experience teaching speech-language pathology students within a university setting

 Expertise in child language and literacy or adult neurogenic disorders or speech science and phonology

 Experience in speech-language pathology clinical services (i.e., supervising speech-language pathology students)

 Demonstrated commitment to social justice, interdisciplinary inquiry, school-university partnerships, community engagement, and/or global impact

 Experience with diverse student populations (e.g., socio-economic, racial, linguistic, geographic (urban/rural), exceptional students)

 Experience with the integration of technology and/or online instruction

About USF

   The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success.

Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World

Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in

Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research

University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12

public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference.

   The University of South Florida Sarasota‐Manatee provides access to professional higher education

programs and scholarly research in a personalized living and learning community that graduates

successful leaders who empower Florida’s Suncoast to thrive locally, nationally, and globally. The campus

serves more than 4,500 students annually and offers 43 academic programs and certificates. The USF

Sarasota-Manatee is located on U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) about a half-mile north of University Parkway on

the border of Sarasota and Manatee Counties near Sarasota Bay, the Crosley Mansion, the John & Mable

Ringling Museum of Art, and the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The 100,000-square-foot,

architecturally spectacular state-of-the-art academic facility houses 24 classrooms, a 190-seat

lecture/exhibition hall, seminar and video-conferencing rooms, computer labs, student gathering places,

faculty and staff offices, a technology and learning center, and dining facilities.

About the Department and College

   The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is well-positioned within the University to

continue its positive trajectory. CSD is housed within the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences

(CBCS). CBCS is a research-intensive college committed to community-based work derived from

evidenced-based practices. This strong ethos of research-to-practice positions CSD well to achieve its

mission of “Creating pathways to communication by bridging research to practice.” Moreover, shared

interests among departments of Aging Studies, Social Work, Child and Family Studies, Engineering, and

Otolaryngology afford multiple opportunities for collaboration and cross-disciplinary fertilization. within

the supportive College infrastructure.

   CSD faculty include speech-language pathologists, audiologists, sign-language interpreters, scholars of

Deaf culture, linguists, hearing scientists, speech scientists and psychologists. The department considers

communication issues from both humanistic and medical perspectives, providing multidisciplinary

perspectives on issues such as language, literacy, hearing, and speech. To do this, CSD collaborates across

USF with entities such as USF Health and Biomedical Engineering.

 CSD’s efforts are multifaceted. It houses multiple undergraduate and graduate programs including

Bachelors in Language Speech and Hearing Science and Interpreting, M.S. in Speech-language Pathology,

AU.D., Ph.D. and combined AU.D./Ph.D degree programs. Speech and Hearing Clinics provide evidencebased

interventions in a context that trains students for cutting-edge clinical work in a variety of settings.

Notably, the department is also home to an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter training program,

an ASL interpreter referral agency, and the Bolesta Center which provides listening and spoken language

support to individuals with hearing loss across the lifespan. These positions will oversee growth in the

Sarasota campus.