Assistant/Associate Professor of Audiology-COMD-CoHP FY2024

Assistant/Associate Professor of Audiology-COMD-CoHP FY2024

Job Class Code: 10031
FLSA: Exempt
Posting Number: FRGV1428
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Division/Organization: Provost - Academic Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position:
Tenure Status: Tenure Track
FTE: 1.0

Scope of Job:
The successful candidate will develop and Au.D. program in audiology while teaching undergraduate courses in audiology and aural rehabilitation, and supervising speech-language pathology graduate students in audiology practicum. The candidate will engage in research or scholarly activity in their area(s) of interest and provide service to the department, university, and profession. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is in a transitionary period as it moved toward R1 research institution status. Individuals who thrive on positive change especially will be attracted to this position. With an established medical school on campus, the successful candidate also will have the opportunity to develop professional and research relationships with medical school faculty. UTRGV faculty will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to scholarly work, student success and to advancing the university, college, and program missions and are committed to UTRGV's strategic plan, vision, mission, values and core priorities. (Search UTRGV | UTRGV)

Minimum Qualifications:
A doctoral degree in audiology is required. The successful candidate must be currently certified in Audiology (CCC-A) and be eligible for Texas State Licensure in Audiology.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications:
The candidate must be knowledgeable about the full scope of audiology practice to be able to develop a professional doctoral (i.e., Au.D.) program in audiology. The candidate must have experience teaching audiology courses in higher education, either at the undergraduate or graduate level, or both.

Preferred Qualification:
Preference will be given to research-focused applicants with grand funding in place or currently working on a grant, and a record of professional experience in the field of audiology.

Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
License or Certification Required?: Yes
Number of Vacancies: 1
Desired Start Date: 09/01/2023

EEO Statement:
EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964, the title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Diversity Statement
UTRGV is a Hispanic-serving Institution dedicated to student success and building a diverse faculty committed to working in a multicultural environment. UTRGV has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the representation of women in STEM fields and to promote a positive, family friendly workplace for all faculty. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.

Open Date: 10/15/2022

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position mayrequire presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work isperformed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitiveand thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code§51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System ofTexas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least
135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional RetirementProgram (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per weekand at least 135 days in length.

Please Note:
Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English todemonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-basedtest score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test ofEnglish as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on theInternational English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applicationswill not be considered.

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/36050 jeid-bc33688166cad148a39d6fa833ac7c42