Job Opportunities
The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology (http://www.uthsc.edu/allied/asp/) invites applications for the position of Chairman. The Department is physically located in Knoxville, and is a Department within the College of Allied Health Sciences in Memphis. The department currently includes 10 academic faculty and 14 clinical faculty. We offer an MS degree in Speech Pathology, AuD Clinical Doctorate in Audiology, and a PhD in Speech and Hearing Sciences. The clinical and academic programs are fully accredited by PSB and CAAS. The University of Tennessee is the state’s comprehensive land-grant university with four major campuses plus the Space Institute and Institute of Agriculture. Knoxville is located adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Tennessee River, in the rolling hills of East Tennessee.
Successful applicants should present strong evidence of external funding, effective teaching, management and mentorship experience, success in optimizing the teaching and research talents of faculty and professional staffs, and participation in an academic environment with a reputation for excellence in teaching, clinical service, and research. Applicants should possess strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work cooperatively in a diverse and complex academic community. An earned terminal doctorate is required. PhD, current AHSA Certificate of Clinical Competence and eligibility for Tennessee licensure as an Audiologist or Speech Pathologist (http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/CD/index.htm) are preferred. Applicants must have a demonstrated knowledge and commitment to the development of diversity among the faculty and student populations, and a commitment to multicultural curricular development. This is a 12-month appointment and will begin May 30,2010. For complete qualification/application information, see www.uthsc.edu/hr under the heading of faculty or www.uthsc.edu/allied/job_opport.html.
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should provide a letter of intent, which includes the applicant’s vision of a nationally distinguished Department, a curriculum vita, and three references. Applications may be sent either by U.S. Postal Service or by email to:
Carol Counts Likens, PT, PhD, MBA
Chairman, Search Committee for Chairman of Audiology and Speech Pathology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
930 Madison Avenue, #648
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.5888
clikens@uthsc.edu
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title IX/Section504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.
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Department Audiology & Speech Pathology
578 South Stadium Hall, UT
Knoxville, TN 37996-0740
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Phone: (865) 974-5019
Fax: (865) 974-1539
Email: clark@utk.edu
