College Assistant Professor - Communication Sciences and Disorders
College Assistant Professor - Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Abilene Christian University is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. All qualified applicants for these positions must be professing Christians and willing to support the Christian mission and purpose of the university.
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Abilene Christian University is seeking candidates for a College Assistant Professor position for the residential MS SLP program at the ACU Dallas location in Addison Texas. This is a 9month position nontenure with an expectation of residential teaching of 24 credit hours at the rank of College Assistant Professor experience in teaching Speech Sound Disorders and early childhood language disorders preferred. This position would also be expected to cross teach via distance education modalities to the Abilene location and the developing online program. The position reports to the Division Director for the Dallas Location of the MS SLP program and the Chair of the Department pf Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences on the Abilene campus.
Essential Duties include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
A. Provide highquality facetoface instruction direction and support for students in the classroom environment for assigned courses.
Plan and execute synchronous class meetings utilizing learnercentered pedagogies
Provide rich and timely feedback on student work being both encouraging and constructively critical.
Provide timely and helpful answers to students inquiries regarding course material or academic matters.
Be available for meetings with students oneonone or in group settings and hold a minimum of six office hours per week.
B. Alert Division Director Department Chair to any student issues. This includes performance issues (e.g. failing grades failing to turn in assignments etc. and policy violation issues (e.g. plagiarism).
C. Comply with all pertinent policies and procedures outlined in Abilene Christian Universitys Handbook Faculty Guidelines and those specified by ACUs College of Health and Behavioral Services.
D. Complete program and ACU faculty training and provide credentialing/records updates as required.
E. Other duties as assigned and directed by Department Chair.
Physical Demands:
Work is performed in a classroom and in front of a computer; must have the ability to move about a large room with tables/desks use the computer and remain stationary for long periods of time.
Manage conversations in person online and by telephone.
Work well under pressure and manage stress well.
Communicate clearly: speak read write and hear clearly to perform essential functions.
Please direct questions to the chair of the search committee: Dr. Brenda Bender
Professional
A doctoral degree (preferred) in Communication Sciences & Disorders SpeechLanguage Pathology from an accredited institution.
ASHA certification and Texas State License in SpeechLanguage Pathology are required.
1 year teaching experience at the graduate level in speechlanguage pathology Speech Sound Disorders and Early Childhood Language Disorders preferred.
Clinical expertise/additional academic preparation in content area assigned to teach.
Computer literate in software and internetbased applications.
Personal
Strong communication skills both written and oral.
Ability to view and manage roles and responsibilities in relation to larger mission goals and perspective of the university.
Collaborative nature with the ability to build consensus.
Outstanding organizational and project management skills with the ability to consistently meet deadlines.
Selfmotivated and solves problems asking for input and initiating solutions as appropriate and reasonable.
Capacity to quickly learn new software applications.
Willingness to receive additional training and/or faculty mentoring.
Ability to demonstrate good judgment when interacting with students other faculty and staff.
YOU MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION ON THE ACU CAREERS WEBSITE (WWW.ACU/CAREERS) TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE. Applying through Indeed LinkedIn Glassdoor etc. is not considered a complete application.
ACU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color age sex disability genetic information national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities in keeping with applicable state and federal law.
ACU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the universitys financial and physical assets. Therefore Abilene Christian University conducts background checks on all candidates for employment in security sensitive positions.
Employment Type
Full-Time
