Professor and Director, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

University of Central Florida•Orlando, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Central Florida’s School of Communication Sciences and Disorders invites applications for a 12-month, tenured professor to serve as school director. The position is located at UCF’s main campus, with an anticipated start date in August 2027. The director will lead a growing school of internationally recognized faculty engaged in graduate and undergraduate education, clinical service, research, and partnerships. The school is part of the College of Health Professions and Sciences within UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center, where there are opportunities for interprofessional innovation and expansion. The director will provide academic and administrative leadership, including management of human resources, implementation of a new budget model, and oversight of academic and clinical programming, student success, and research excellence. The director will foster collaboration within and across schools, support and mentor faculty in securing external funding, and advance programming that responds to community healthcare needs. Founded in 1969 and first accredited in 1987, the school has a history of excellence in teaching, research, and community service. It has 34 full-time faculty members and serves an average of 175 graduate and 500 undergraduate students. The school offers bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in communication sciences and disorders, and its speech-language pathology programs rank among the top 15% nationally. The UCF Communication Disorders Clinic is a centerpiece for clinical education and applied research. This 15,000-plus-square-foot facility houses research labs and specialty services, including audiology, the Aphasia House, the AAC Lab/Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology Center, the Communication Technologies Research Collaborative, the CARE Lab, the Early Language & Literacy Intervention & Education Lab, and the EXPLAIN Lab. The College of Health Professions and Sciences also includes the Schools of Health Sciences, Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Global Health Management and Informatics, and Social Work. Its research facilities include the CHPS Rehabilitation Innovation Center, an interdisciplinary facility focused on healthcare research, education, technology development and applications, and collaboration.

Requirements

Research doctoral degree in communication sciences and disorders or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
Record of teaching, research or scholarly achievements, and service commensurate with a tenured faculty appointment at the rank of professor in UCF’s School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Record of administrative leadership and mentoring in a university setting.

Nice To Haves

Effective communication skills.
Experience overseeing complex budgets.
Experience with program accreditation.
Experience with student recruitment for undergraduate and graduate programs.
Record of federally funded research and mentoring faculty in securing external funding.
Experience with interprofessional education.
Record of facilitating successful collaborations within and outside a university setting.
Experience with alumni engagement.
Experience with curriculum revisions and launching new educational programs.

Responsibilities

Provide academic and administrative leadership for the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Manage human resources and implement a new budget model.
Oversee academic and clinical programming, student success, and research excellence.
Facilitate intra- and inter-school collaborations to enhance scholarship, teaching, and service.
Support and mentor faculty in securing external funding.
Advance impactful programming to fulfill community healthcare needs.