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318-257-2235

 Position Announcement

ACADEMIC FACULTY POSITION
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Louisiana Tech University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Speech

Position. The Department of Speech at Louisiana Tech University seeks candidates to fill a nine-month, non-tenure-track position at the Instructor level for the training program in speech-language pathology. The position is renewable on a yearly basis. The starting date is September 1, 2008. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Qualifications. M.A./M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, current CCC-SLP; eligibility for state licensure for the professional practice of speech-language pathology; the ability to supervise clients across all communication disorder areas with children and adults; and the potential for excellence in clinical and classroom teaching. University teaching and supervisory experience is highly desirable. The individual filling this position will assume a critical role in the clinical education of the program’s graduate students.

Responsibilities. The position involves student academic advising, teaching undergraduate courses in speech-language pathology and supervising graduate student practicum in the Louisiana Tech University Speech and Hearing Center. Additionally, the individual filling this position will participate in departmental committee structure; engage in clinically related activities such as innovative program development, management, and delivery of clinical services and student training; participate in collaborative evidence based research with departmental faculty; participate in professional activities representing the department at local, state, and regional levels; and maintain professional affiliations.

The Program. The Department of Speech, administratively housed in the College of Liberal Arts, offers a pre-professional degree in speech-language pathology, a bachelor’s degree in speech communication, a Master of Arts in speech-language, and the Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.). The program holds CAA accreditation in speech-language pathology and Audiology. There are 13 full-time and one half-time faculty lines for approximately 40 full-time M.A. students in speech-language pathology, 16 Au.D. students, and 70 pre-professional students. The Louisiana Tech University Speech and Hearing Center is housed within the department and provides students with on-campus assessment and treatment training experiences with individuals of all ages and types of speech, language, and hearing disorders. Audiological facilities include double-wall, double-booth testing suites and state-of-the-art equipment for ENG, ABR, OAE, and tympanometry testing for adults and children and hearing aid dispensing. The clinical facilities also include individual and group treatment rooms with accompanying observation areas, a supportive speech and hearing science laboratory, and a student computer lab. On-campus training experiences are supplemented by a variety of opportunities in external affiliations with local, state, and regional facilities.

The University. Louisiana Tech University is categorized as an SREB Four-Year 2 institution, as a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University-Intensive, and as a COC-SACS Level VI institution. As a selective admissions university, it offers a broad range of fully accredited undergraduate degrees, master’s degrees in a variety of areas, and doctoral programs in areas of specified expertise. Included among the university’s many special programs and facilities are the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science which has been identified as a Center of Excellence by the Louisiana State Legislature and the University of Louisiana System, the Institute for Micromanufacturing, and the Professional Development and Research Institute in Blindness. The university campus is located in Ruston in north central Louisiana, 70 miles east of Shreveport and 30 miles west of Monroe on I-20.

Application. Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, official copies of all transcripts, and three recent (within one year) original letters of recommendation to Dr. Sheryl S. Shoemaker, Interim Head, Department of Speech, Louisiana Tech University, P.O. Box 3165, Ruston, LA 71272. Email: sshoemaker@latech.edu

Louisiana Tech University is committed to the principle of providing the opportunity for learning and development of all qualified citizens without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age disability, marital status, or veteran status for admission to, participation in, or employment in the programs and activities which the University sponsors or operates. Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. Individuals with disabilities needing special accommodations concerning accessibility or application materials/procedures should contact the Human Resources Office for assistance. Telephone (318) 257-2235.