Associate or Full Professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

ABOUTTHE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) at The University of Texas at El Paso is a collaborative research-engaged unit housed in the College of Health Sciences. The department offers expanding undergraduate and graduate programs and is committed to excellence in clinical education community engagement and culturally responsive practice.

SLHS operates a bilingual pro bono speech-language and hearing clinic serving individuals across the lifespan in the Paso del Norte region. The clinic provides an exceptional applied research environment with direct access toSpanish-Englishbilingual populations within a dynamic border community. This setting offers unique opportunities for translational research in bilingual language development and disorders.

Facultymaintainactive interdisciplinary collaborations across campus including with colleagues in Linguistics Psychology Social Work and Computer Science as well as external partnerships. These collaborations position the department to contribute meaningfully to UTEPs institutional priority of advancing research and education in bilingualism.

The department is experiencing growth in enrollment research activity and community partnerships andseeksto expand its national research profile through strategic senior-level recruitment.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a Carnegie R1 opportunity and community engaged university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advancediscoveryof public value and positivelyimpactthe health culture education and economy of the community we serve. UTEP enrolls more than 25000 students-85% of whom are Hispanic and half of whom are the first in their families to attend college. UTEP offers 171 bachelorsmastersand doctoral degree programs at the only open-access top-tier research university in America.

The citys location on the Rio Grande in the Southwest where two countries and three states meet makes it an ideal venue for academic programs and research studies on topics of national interest including bilingual education/language acquisition health and health disparities international relations international trade migration and environmental sustainability and infrastructure. The University enjoys strategic partnerships with two DOE national laboratories in the region and sits on the edge of White Sands Missile Range making engineering and scientific research both a priority and an opportunity.

Along with its top designation as an R1 research university UTEP is also nationally recognized as an Opportunity University by the Carnegie Classification for its positive impact on economic mobility for students after 2024 Forbes found that UTEP students graduate with the lowest average debt of any college or university in Texas and go on to earn a median salary of more than $years after graduation.

Located at the westernmost tip of Texas El Paso is set against the backdrop of the Franklin Mountains and the Chihuahuan Desert in one of the largest binational communities in the world. The citys active arts and culture community features the states longest-running symphony orchestra a nationally recognized chamber music festival a vibrant street art and mural scene art galleries museums and a full schedule of seasonal events and 2024 El Paso opened La Nube a unique hybrid institution that merges the educational aspects of a science center and childrens museum experiences. UTEP adds to the arts and entertainment scene with concerts and live events at the citys largest indoor and outdoor venues; theatermusicand dance productions; contemporary and student art galleries; and a natural history museum and desert gardens. El Paso residents can also easily travel to the sister city of Ciudad Juárez Mexico to enjoy great foodmarketsand cultural events.

El Paso/Juárez is the fifth largest manufacturing region in North America and the center of commerceeducationand health services for the region. A family-oriented community the cost of living in El Paso is very reasonable for a large metropolitan area with the average home value of $224000 in 2025. Texas has no income tax and when it comes to public safety El Paso is the fifth safest large city in the United 2025 U.S. News and World Report named El Paso as thesecond bestbig city in the United States in which to live.

El Paso is also an ideal location for people who love the outdoors. It is home to one of the nations largest urban parks - Franklin Mountains State Park - and many options for year-round hiking mountainbikingand rock climbing at Hueco Tanks State Park and nearby White Sands GuadalupeMountainsand Carlsbad Caverns national parks.

For sports fans the UTEP Miners offer exciting Division I college athletics at several campus venues including Sun Bowl Stadium - where one of the oldest football bowl games takes place annually - and the Don Haskins Center arena. Southwest University Parklocateda mile away in lively downtown El Paso ishome to the El Paso Chihuahuas the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres and the El Paso Locomotive FC a professional soccer team founded in 2019.

The Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences invites applications for atenured Associate or Full Professorwithexpertiseinbilingualism and communication sciences. Areas of scholarship mayinclude butare not limitedto:bilingual language development and disorders communication equity and linguistic diversity cognitive and neural dimensions of bilingualism assessment and intervention science in multilingual contexts or related areas that advance knowledge of language and communication in diverse populations.

This position is supported through the Regents Research Excellence Program (RREP) and represents a strategic investment in expanding UTEPs national leadership in bilingualism research. A candidate appointed at the Full Professor level would have the honorary title of Regents Professor. UTEPhas anun-paralleledinterdisciplinary community ofscholarsexamining issues of bilingualismacross colleges and departments such as Psychology EducationChicanoStudiesLanguages &Linguisticsamong of this vibrantscientific community collaborate and engage with the community through UTEPschapterofBilingualism Mattersand the Consortium for Bilingual Research( Together these initiatives connect scholars students and community partners engaged in research on bilingualism across the lifespan.

We seek a senior scholar with an established externally funded research program preferably including federal funding (e.g. NIH NIDCD IES NSF) whose work advances knowledge related to bilingual language development disorders or communication across the lifespan. The successful candidate will provide research leadership within the department and contribute to interdisciplinary initiatives aligned withUTEPs Strategic Plan Goal 4 Initiative 3( which calls for establishing UTEP as a national leader in research and education in bilingualism bilingual education and second language learning.

The faculty member will:

• Lead a nationally visible externally funded research program
• Develop andsubmitmajor federal grant proposals
• Expand interdisciplinary collaborations across campus
• Mentor graduate students junior faculty and postdoctoral scholars
• Contribute to the development of large-scale collaborative research initiatives

This is a research-intensive appointment withcompetitivesalary and start-up support commensurate with qualifications and experience.

• Earned doctorate (Ph.D.) in Speech-Language Pathology Communication Sciences and Disorders or a closely related field
• Current tenure at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor or qualificationscommensuratewith appointment at a tenured rank
• Established program of scholarship in bilingual language disorders
• Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals
• Evidence of sustained external research funding or strong record of competitive grant activity

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active or recent federal funding (e.g. NIH NIDCD IES NSF HRSA)
• Experience leading multi-site or interdisciplinary research initiatives
• Demonstrated success securing major federal awards (e.g. R01 or equivalent)
• Experience directing research centers training grants or large-scale collaborative projects
• Record of scholarship addressing linguistically diverse or bilingual populations
• Commitment to community-engaged research and culturally responsive practices
• Experience mentoring postdoctoral scholars and supervising doctoral dissertations
• Eligibility for Texas state licensure in speech-language pathology

In keeping with its access excellence and impact mission The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open diverse and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents respects the differences and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex religion age disability genetic information veteran status or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employees or prospective employees right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator who can be reached by phone at by email at or by mail at 500 W. University Ave. El Paso TX Kelly Hall Room 312.

For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities please contact UTEPs Equal Opportunity Office at .

To the extent that this position involves research work or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48 being hired for and continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

Review of applications will beginimmediatelyand will continue until the position is filled.

Applicants mustsubmitthe following materials:

1. A letter of interest that addresses qualifications for the position research agenda and alignment with bilingual language disorders
2. A current curriculum vitae
3. Contact information for at least three professional references (references will not be contacted without prior notice to the candidate)

For inquiriesregardingthe position please contact:
Mueller
Search Committee Chair
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