ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR 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 Science/Disorders beginning August 2015.
The successful applicant will take a leading role in the University of Maryland Language Science Center. Qualifications for the faculty position include an earned doctorate in a related discipline (e.g., speech-language pathology, psychology, neuroscience, linguistics). All relevant areas of expertise will be considered. Applicants should demonstrate a distinguished record of publication, external funding, teaching and mentoring experience, and an active research program commensurate with level of appointment. Expertise in communication development/disorder in pediatric populations and CCC are preferred, but not mandatory. Responsibilities include: conducting an active and independent research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring graduate students, taking a leading role in the newly established campus-wide Language Science Initiative, and participating in other
departmental and university activities. Colleagues who would be interested in furthering research ties with other interdisciplinary initiatives on campus (such as the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, the University of Maryland Autism Research Consortium, and/or the Maryland Neuroimaging Center), or who will strengthen connections with other programs or 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 B.A., M.A., Au.D., and Ph.D. degrees and is one of the largest Hearing and Speech Sciences programs in the mid-Atlantic region (web page: http://www.hesp.umd.edu). 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 Military Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Review of applications will begin on November 3, 2014, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please complete the online application process via https://jobs.umd.edu (#104604). Required application materials include a letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching interests, and a minimum of one and maximum of three
selected reprints uploaded as optional documents. In addition, the names and e-mail addresses of three individuals who can be contacted to furnish a confidential letter of recommendation should the candidate be selected for further consideration. For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Nan Bernstein Ratner, nratner@umd.edu, 301-405-4217).
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, protected veteran status, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities Are Encouraged to Apply.