Assistant Professor-Tenure System
About The Position
The Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders (CSD) at Michigan State University (MSU) invites applicants for an Assistant Professor tenure-system faculty position within the College of Communication Arts and Sciences (ComArtSci). We seek scholars whose research, teaching, outreach, and/or service will further enhance the national and international excellence of CSD, ComArtSci, and MSU with an emphasis on supporting the 2030 MSU Strategic Plan. The Department of CSD seeks an individual committed to developing an outstanding program of research and demonstrating excellence in teaching, mentorship, and service. All areas of research specialization will be considered, but the following areas are of particular interest: augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), child language disorders, stuttering, voice and voice disorders, aphasia, and cognitive aspects of communication. The start date for this position is August 2027. This is a union position represented by the Union of Tenure System Faculty (UTSF). The university conducts criminal background checks and professional misconduct reviews of all applicants for employment in faculty, academic staff, and executive management searches. Professional misconduct includes misconduct related to a person’s employment, including, but not limited to, theft, embezzlement, research integrity, discrimination, or harassment under civil rights laws and policies, including protected identity harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct (sexual assault, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, etc.), and retaliation. All applicants will be asked to sign an authorization and release, which authorizes the University to contact the candidate’s current and former employers, for a period of 7 years prior to the date of application, related to any pending investigations, findings of responsibility and/or sanctions related to professional misconduct. The existence of professional misconduct history does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment. The University will assess the history, including any information provided by the candidate, in determining whether it is compatible with the position. The University may decline to hire a candidate based on the professional misconduct review. All records obtained from external employers will be kept in a secure location, separate from personnel files. If an applicant fails to sign the authorization and release, the application will be deemed incomplete and will be withdrawn.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in communicative sciences and disorders or a terminal degree in a related discipline (e.g., education, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, etc.)
- Demonstrated success, or potential for success, in obtaining external funding
- Demonstrated success, or potential for success, in scholarly productivity
- Applicants will be asked to disclose whether they are subject to any pending investigation, findings or sanctions related to professional misconduct.
- All applicants will be asked to sign an authorization and release for professional misconduct review.
Nice To Haves
- Commitment to mentoring undergraduate and graduate students
- Ability to teach required and elective courses, some of which are clinical in nature, in our undergraduate and graduate degree programs
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Developing an outstanding program of research
- Demonstrating excellence in teaching
- Demonstrating excellence in mentorship
- Demonstrating excellence in service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
