Assistant Professor of Speech Language Pathology Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences #26-19

Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement

Department: Communication Disorders and Sciences

Faculty Hire Number:#26-19

Rank: Assistant Professor

Effective Date of Appointment: August 2026 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)

Anticipated Hiring Range: $77490-$86100(Dependent upon qualifications)

CSUNs Commitment to You:

CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching scholarship learning and inclusion. Our values include respect for all people building partnerships with the community and encouraging innovation experimentation and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI) inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUNs commitment to excellence in teaching research and engagement. As of Fall 2025 CSUN enrolls 36960 students where 57.5% are Latinx 18.4% are White 8.5% are Asian-American 5.5% are Black/African American 0.1% are Native American and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

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The College of Health and Human Development (HHD) at California State University Northridge (CSUN) is committed to student success. We are proud of our diverse faculty and staff. We have 50 staff members and a faculty of over 350 full- and part-time academic professionals who provide and support education advising and mentorship opportunities to over 6500 students enrolled in courses on campus and online. This number includes over a hundred doctoral students as of the fall 2020 semester.

Through nine academic departments we offer 11 undergraduate and 12 graduate degree programs as well as self-supporting programs through the Tseng College of Graduate International and Midcareer Education and two credentials in partnership with the Michael D. Eisner College of Education.

Our academic disciplines share the common objective of improving the quality of human life throughout the lifespan. Our graduates manage services and also work directly with the community. Study programs are enriched through internships service-learning experiences multiple touchpoints for advising and a campus environment that is inclusive and active. CSUN HHD attracts and engages students from around the corner and around the world.

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The Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences has a three-dimensional missionincorporating teaching research and service for the advancement of human potential in speech voicelanguage and hearing. As part of a comprehensive university system dedicated to undergraduate andgraduate instruction teaching is always regarded as the first priority.

The Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences offers an undergraduate degree inAudiology and at the beginning of the 2019-2020 academic year began offering the Doctor ofAudiology (Au.D.). The Doctor of Audiology Program was accredited by the AccreditationCommission for Audiology Education (ACAE) in February 2023. The Department also offers a in Communication Disorders and Sciences and an M.S. degree in the discipline of Speech-Language Pathology including an online M.S. degree program in speech-language pathology. Itsspeech-language pathology programs are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and by the California Commission on TeacherCredentialing. The Department is one of the institutions departments that are collectively accreditedby the National Council on Accreditation in Teacher Education.

The Department and its offices classrooms laboratories and Speech Language and Hearing Center arehoused in a 35000 square foot three-story facility. The audiology wing offers two complete audiologytest suites as well as labs for auditory electro-physiology (ABR and OAE) ENG and VATcomputerized platform posturography a hearing aid dispensary and ear mold and real ear testingconsultation rooms. Speech-language pathology facilities include 12 individual treatment rooms and 10larger group treatment spaces all with direct observation and video recording capability. There areresearch spaces and newly acquired instrumentation for hearing science speech science swallowingand related laboratories. Other facility features include a clinic business office to support 15000 annualclient visits for services in language speech and hearing disorders classrooms clinical observationrooms and conference rooms with multi-media infrastructure.

For more information about the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences see: Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences at California State University Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Speech-Language Pathology at the rank ofAssistant Professor.

The successful candidate will teach in the undergraduate and graduate programs and have research interests in one or more of the following: Voice AAC Fluency Speech and Language Development Disorders of Bilingual Children and/or related areas of expertise.

In addition to teaching the position requires weekly office hours attending faculty meetings participation in assessment of student learning and service to the department college and university. The successful candidate may be required to teach on weekdays evenings weekends and/or online and will be held to the standards and requirements of the college and department in which he/she/they is/are housed for recommending tenure and promotion. Given CSUNs commitment to excellence in teaching research and engagement in a diverse environment the successful candidate will help the Department achieve equitable academic outcomes for all students through teaching student mentorship scholarship and service.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned academic doctorate (Ph.D. Ed.D. or equivalent) in Speech-language pathology Speech and Hearing Science or a closely related field from an accredited institution. ABD candidates will be considered but the doctorate must be completed before the date of appointment.
• College or University-level teaching experienceor potential to teach in-person and online.
• Possession of or attainment within 12 months of date of hire California licensure in speech-language pathology along with the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of OR potential tocreate an inclusive student-centered learning environment for a diverse student body using effective engagement and culturally responsive pedagogy that leads to equitable outcomes for all students.
• Researchexperience that includes adopting inclusive approaches to mentoring and working with others from diverse backgrounds.
• Evidence of effective teaching experience at the college or university level in bilingual child language and speech disorders.
• Evidence of effective teaching experience at the college or university level in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
• Ability to supervise graduate research.
• Ability to supervise clinical practica.
• Record of (or potential for) securing external funding.
• An active or demonstrated potential for publication in peer-reviewed publications in the field.
• Holding other related professional licenses and certificates is considered desirable e.g. board certification.

Application Deadline:

Preferred application deadline is January 15 2026 and applications received after this date may be considered on an as-needed basis. However the position will remain open until filled.

How to Apply:

Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN online application. To apply and for more detailed information on the application and hiring process please visit this link:

Applicants must submit the following to the website in the section later stages of the search process applicants may be requested to provide additional materials.

• Curriculum vitae
• Cover Letter
• Statement of teaching philosophy and effective teaching experience (2-page maximum).
• Statement of current and future scholarly work (2-page maximum).
• Names and contact information of three references who can address the candidates teaching research and service qualifications.

At the time of appointment the successful candidate if not a U.S. citizen must have authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work in the United States. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Please note:California State University Northridge (CSUN) is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1B employment that are subject to the $100000 fee established by the Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers issued on September 19 2025. Applicants are responsible for determining the applicability of the fee.

General Information:

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The person holding this position may be considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California.

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