Working Title: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: College of Health and Behavioral Studies

Department: 100054 - Communication Sciences and Disorders

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

Specify Range or Amount:

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 01/06/2025

About JMU:

Mission
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Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) in the College of Health and Behavioral Studies (CHBS) at James Madison University (JMU) seeks a full-time, 10-month, tenure-track faculty member in Speech-Language Pathology at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Preference will be given to candidates with research interests in one or more of the following areas: aphasia, cognitive communication disorders or other areas of adult communication and language.

The desired start date is Fall semester, 2025.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses on aphasia, TBI, and other areas of adult language/communication/cognition
• Run a program of independent scholarship with the potential for external research support
• Engage in professional/scientific/community/university service
• Mentor students in independent and collaborative research endeavors

Qualifications:

Required:
o PhD in Speech-Language Pathology or related field
o Record of or potential for excellent undergraduate- and graduate-level teaching
o Demonstration of a clear research agenda and productivity commensurate with rank
o Clear communication, adaptability, and collaboration skills, to effectively teach and mentor diverse groups of students

Desired:
o CCC-SLP

Additional Posting Information:

JMU CSD is comprised of a thriving and collegial faculty who serve nearly 350 undergraduate majors and 140 graduate students across multiple degree-granting academic programs (https://www.jmu.edu/chbs/csd/index.shtml), including a Ph.D. program. JMU CSD is well known for providing students at all levels with excellent support and education through innovative programming, modern clinical facilities, and a productive faculty who are dedicated to directly engaging with students through excellent teaching and mentoring, as well as encouraging student involvement in their research programs. Our department also provides clinical education through the on-campus SLP and Audiology clinics and several clinical outreach programs.

Recently, the Carnegie Commission reclassified JMU an R2 Doctoral University with high research activity. The CSD department at JMU has been recognized as an active contributor to the Commission’s recognition of JMU as a research institution, as CSD has long maintained a vision of bridging science/scholarship and clinical practice. Faculty members maintain active lines of cutting-edge research, and the department offers ample laboratory spaces and start up support.

The CSD department is committed to promoting an inclusive environment that is inviting and supportive to all prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, staff and those in the greater community that we serve, including our patients and clients. We recognize that we are improved by diversity of thought, perspective and experience. We embrace all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We pursue inclusive excellence and promote a culture in which every member can flourish.

JMU’s Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Interested candidates should submit the following materials:
1. Cover letter describing how your academic background fits with the required responsibilities, demonstration of inclusive excellence practices in teaching, scholarship, and service.
2. Current CV
3. Contact information for three professional references
4. Research Statement (1 page), Upload to Other Document #1
5. Teaching Philosophy (1 page), Upload to Statement of Teaching Philosophy

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Emily Zane (zaneer@jmu.edu) or Dr. Christina Kuo (kuocx@jmu.edu)
Search Committee Co-Chairs, Communication Sciences and Disorders
235 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, MSC 4304
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

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