Posting Number req25793
Department Speech Language & Hearing Sci
Department Website Link https://slhs.arizona.edu
Medical Sub-Speciality
Location Tucson Campus
Address Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The University of Arizona’s Department of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences seeks a Full-Time Speech-Language Pathology clinical faculty member. This is a 12-month position scheduled to begin in late fall, 2026.
The position will be expected to:
Provide evidence-based clinical services and student clinical supervision for adult neurologically-based communication disorders.
Lead our robust aphasia program and develop a cognitive-communication clinic.
Participate in the teaching, scholarship, and service activities of our academic program.
The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is renowned for its clinical training programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, as well as its active doctoral program. Our department includes 30 faculty members, 104 graduate students in three degree programs (MS, AuD, PhD), and 208 undergraduate students.
Faculty in the department benefit from rich collaborative environments within the university and the Southern Arizona communities.
This career-track appointment is not eligible for tenure.
Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs.
Duties & Responsibilities
The workload in the department, under present policy, has a typical distribution of:
90% clinical teaching and clinical service.
10% departmental service.
Teaching and clinical service:
Assess and treat clients with communication disorders.
Participate in clinical education.
Collaborate with departmental faculty to provide evidence-based services.
Assist clinical program leadership with clinical administration or development as assigned.
Teach in the classroom related to area/s of expertise as assigned.
Develop areas of specialty practice.
Service activities include but are not limited to:
Participate effectively on departmental and university committees.
Participate in student recruitment, admission, retention.
Relate to and interact successfully and collegially with students and peers.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum qualifications, corresponding to rank:
Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, or equivalent.
Five years of clinical experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Licensure or license eligibility for practice in Speech-Language Pathology in the state of Arizona.
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Previous experience providing graduate student supervision.
Experience with adult populations.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with program development.
Experience in providing services to culturally and linguistically multifaceted populations.
Experience with aphasia, cognitive communication disorders, and motor speech disorders.
Spoken/written Spanish language skills.
Rank To be Determined
Tenure Information Career-Track (CT)
FLSA Exempt
Full Time/Part Time Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week 40
Job FTE 1.0
Work Calendar Fiscal
Job Category Faculty
Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay $75,000 - $90,000 (depending on rank)
Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies 1
Target Hire Date 10/19/2026
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates Robin Samlan, PhD, MBA, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Associate Department Head & Director of Clinical Education
[email protected]
Open Date 4/28/2026
Open Until Filled Yes
Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and One Additional Document
Special Instructions to Applicant Please provide a Cover Letter that includes a description of your experience with and approach to clinical instruction, your Curriculum Vitae, and Contact information for three professional references.
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