Assistant Professor In Communication Sciences And Disorders

Job Description:
The Woolfolk School of Communication Sciences and Disorders seeks a full-time, tenure track faculty member in speech-language pathology. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Communication Sciences and Disorders, as well as opportunities to supervise theses at the master's level, and participate in a new clinical doctorate program in speech-language pathology. The faculty member will be expected to teach adult neurogenic disorders and related areas. Additional responsibilities include student advisement, involvement in school, college and university committees, research in the applicant's area(s) of interest, and clinical supervision of graduate students evaluating and treating clients with neurological disorders.
The Woolfolk School of Communication Sciences and Disorders is housed within the College of Professional Studies and includes the Harry Jersig Speech-Language-Hearing Center. The Center offers diagnostic and treatment services to children and adults for a variety of communication and swallowing disorders, and includes labs in child language, multicultural diversity, and voice & swallowing. The school consists of a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, a Communication Sciences and Disorders Post Baccalaureate Leveling Program, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Communication Sciences and Disorders Program and an upcoming Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology Doctorate (SLPD) program.
Requirements:
Qualified candidates will have obtained a Ph.D./Ed.D. degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders or a related field. ABD candidates for Ph.D./Ed.D. will be considered. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a TX licensure for speech-language pathology and hold ASHA certification in speech-language pathology. The position will begin in August, 2023.
Additional Information:
About the Woolfolk School
Our Lady of the Lake University's communication disorders program was founded in the late 1950's and is proud of a long history providing the highest quality training of speech-language pathologists throughout San Antonio, Texas and the United States. We are particularly proud of our pioneering training in bilingual and multi-cultural services, and our curriculum pays special attention to cultural competence and cultural humility. The Woolfolk School of Communication Sciences and Disorders was named in 2017 after Dr. Elizabeth Carrow Woolfolk, OLLU alumna and internationally recognized scholar in the field of Communication Sciences, and her husband, Robert M. Woolfolk.
OLLU is a leader in the field of communication disorders and established its first program more than sixty years ago, combining professional training with clinical service in the Harry Jersig Speech-Language-Hearing Center. The Woolfolk School offers both bachelor's and master's degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders as well as a post-baccalaureate leveling program. OLLU's graduate training program has been accredited in speech-language pathology since 1969 by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Questions about this position should be addressed to:
Faculty Search Committee Chair: Christine Carmichael, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Woolfolk School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Email: ccarmichael@ollusa.edu
Phone: (210) 434-6711 ext 2402
Application Deadline: Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Application Instructions:
Please complete the online Application for Academic Employment and attached the following:
1. application letter
2. statement of research interests
3. CV
4. Three letters of reference
to: OLLU Human Resources Office at https://ollusa.interviewexchange.com.