Assistant Professor of Practice, Speech-Language Pathology

The Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) program in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Lewis University invites applications for Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology. Candidates must hold an earned doctoral degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) or related area (Ph.D. or Ed.D) from an accredited institution. They must demonstrate a significant record of university teaching experience, clinical expertise and a line of scholarly work within the CSD disciplines. Faculty report to the SLP Program Director.

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Responsibilities:

Responsible to model the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, respectful collaboration, and active support of the University’s Mission in Catholic and Lasallian higher education.

-Developing and teaching didactic academic courses in the SLP curriculum, including undergraduate prerequisite and graduate courses.
-Developing and executing a line of scholarly research that results in dissemination of knowledge.
-Participating in the clinical education of SLP students, including mentorship of student scholarly projects, clinical practicum and/or community outreach projects.

-Completing service to the program, college, university and our profession.

-Recording student assessment data to document their achievement at midterm and end of each semester.

-Participation in departmental meetings, graduation ceremonies, and other meetings or events, as required.

-Performing other duties as assigned by the administrators of the SLP program.

-Modeling the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, and respectful collaboration.

-Fostering an educational environment supportive of the Lasallian Mission.

Minimum Qualifications:

Earned master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders or a related area, experience in providing clinical education to SLP graduate students, and at least 10 years of full-time experience as a licensed, certified speech-language pathologist. Must hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and must hold or be eligible for the Illinois state speech-language pathology license.

Inspired by the University’s Mission values of Wisdom, Knowledge, Justice, Fidelity and Association, the Lewis Community declares that we are a Sanctified Zone where people are committed to working to end racism, bias and prejudice by valuing diversity in a safe and nurturing environment. Lewis University, sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, serves a diverse community and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion on our campus as an equal opportunity employer.

We invite applications from individuals that embody a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We are fully dedicated to providing opportunities for development of the whole person. To demonstrate this commitment, Lewis University wishes to build a culturally diverse workforce which strongly encourages applications from women, underrepresented populations, individuals with disabilities and veterans. Apply Now  

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