OPEN RANK (ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL) PROFESSOR
POSITION NUMBER# 104604
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
COLLEGE PARK
The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (CAA- accredited) invites applicants for a tenured/tenure-track position in Language Sciences or Disorders, beginning August 2012.
Qualifications for the faculty position include an Earned doctorate in speech-language pathology, language sciences, or related neuroscience or cognitive science areas. All relevant areas of expertise will be considered. CCC and/or a research focus on language disorders is strongly preferred. Responsibilities include establishing an independent research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring graduate students, and participating in departmental and university activities. Colleagues who would be interested in furthering research ties with interdisciplinary initiatives on campus (such as the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, Language Sciences at Maryland, and/or the Maryland Neuroimaging Center), or who will strengthen connections with other departments on campus (such as human development, special education, linguistics, or psychology), are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants should demonstrate a publication record, teaching experience, and history of external funding commensurate with level of appointment. Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities include establishing an independent research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring graduate students, and participating in departmental and university activities.
Colleagues who would be interested in furthering research ties with interdisciplinary initiatives on campus (such as the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, Language Sciences at Maryland, and/or the Maryland Neuroimaging Center), or who will strengthen connections with other departments on campus (such as human development, special education, linguistics, or psychology), are strongly encouraged to apply.
Salary is negotiable, depending upon qualifications and experience.
The department offers highly-ranked programs leading to BA, MA, AudD and PhD degrees, and is a key contributor to the largest language science community in North America (web page: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp). The College Park campus is located in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area in close proximity to numerous world-renowned medical institutions and research facilities including the NIH, Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
We will begin reviewing applications on January 25, but expect this to be an ongoing process, and thus would encourage applications that arrive after this date. Please complete the online application at https://jobs.umd.edu (job position # 104604). Required application materials include a letter of application, curriculum vita, statements of research and teaching interests, 2 or 3 selected articles (uploaded as supplemental documents), and names and email address of three references who may be asked for letters of recommendation.
For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Rochelle Newman (301-405-4226; rnewman1@umd.edu).
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
