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Job Title

Assistant Professor of Practice, Communication Sciences & Disorders

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

Department Of Clinical Health Sciences

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Clinical Health Sciences is seeking an experienced Clinical Instructor to join our accredited program in Communication Sciences & Disorders at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. We are located in sunny Kingsville, TX, home of the legendary King Ranch and Kingsville- Naval Air Station. Our South Texas location is near the Gulf coast – vacation destination, Corpus Christi area, with beaches, birding, and fishing. We are a Hispanic Serving Institution, with a growing international population. For more information about the university please visit our website at http://www.tamuk.edu/about/index.html.

The rank, Assistant Professor of Practice, is for a 9-month non-tenure track position with summer teaching possible/optional. The successful applicant will be expected to supervise/instruct graduate student clinicians in the on-campus clinic and possibly some local community outreaches, teach courses in the undergraduate and/or graduate program in CSDO and provide service to the university and profession.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MS or MA in Communication Sciences & Disorders

• Three years of experience post CCC

• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology

• Texas SLP Licensure or ability to obtain Texas Licensure

• Supervisory experience

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AAC

• Clinical experience with pediatric and/or adult dysphagia

• Knowledge in voice disorders

• Experience coordinating and managing graduate student externship placements

  Consideration of applications begins immediately and continues until a suitable candidate is identified. Please submit a cover letter that outlines skills and experiences that relate to the position, vita/resume, copies of transcripts, and three original letters of recommendation electronically.

  Note that prior to issuing a letter of appointment, official transcripts must be received directly from each degree granting institution by the Office of the Provost, Texas A & M University- Kingsville, MSC 102, Kingsville, Texas 78363-8202. However, for review of application, applicants may submit unofficial transcripts from each institution of higher education attended directly to the search committee. Note: If transcripts are from an international institution, it is the responsibility of the prospective faculty member to have the transcripts translated and evaluated by an approved credential evaluator (AACRAO). Selected candidate must pass a pre-employment background investigation to be hired for this position.

  Contact:

  Maura Krestar, Ph.D.

  Chair of Faculty Search Committee at Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Dept. of Clinical Health Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders

  700 University Blvd, MSC 177A, Kingsville, TX 78363

  Phone: 361-593-3404 or Email: Maura.Krestar@tamuk.edu

  Texas A & M University-Kingsville is committed to excellence; the University invites applications from all qualified applicants. To apply, please go to https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/TAMUK_External

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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