INTRODUCTION
The University of Connecticut seeks a dynamic, inclusive leader to serve as head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS). The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of Professor and will be expected to lead the SLHS department by strengthening the academic and professional success of its faculty, students, and staff, and developing its diverse, vibrant, and inclusive intellectual community. The head guides the department's commitment to teaching, research, and service and builds connections between the department and the College and University.
The SLHS department is housed within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Its primary missions are to conduct and disseminate high-quality basic, translational, and applied research in the speech, language, and hearing sciences; to educate and support graduate students and postdocs in becoming highly-qualified, ethical, and discerning researchers, clinical practitioners, and other professionals in SLHS; and to prepare undergraduate students for graduate study in SLHS with a strong and comprehensive foundational curriculum. SLHS offers CAA-accredited clinical graduate training programs in audiology and speech language pathology, an undergraduate major, and a PhD program. It is home to the UConn Speech and Hearing Clinic, a full-service healthcare facility offering audiology and speech language pathology services to the community, from infants to adults. The department is a key contributor to the UConn Cognitive Sciences Program and the Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Department faculty are involved in interdisciplinary research with the Brain Imaging Research Center on the Storrs campus and collaborate with external partners including Haskins Laboratory in New Haven, CT, the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory in Groton, CT, and with UConn Health in Farmington, CT. Faculty research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and various foundations and industry partners.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate effective leadership in a diverse community of faculty colleagues, students, and staff by fostering inclusion and equity, developing faculty and student scholarship, and advancing innovative programming and professional opportunities. The head will be an articulate and vigorous spokesperson and advocate for the department's scientific, clinical, translational, and educational missions. This person will have an outstanding record of professional accomplishments commensurate with appointment at the rank of Professor, with the opportunity for tenure at hire.
Founded in 1881, UConn is a Land and Grant and Sea Grant institution and member of the Space Grant Consortium. It is the state's flagship Institution of higher education and includes a main campus in Storrs, Ct., four regional campuses throughout the state, and 13 schools and Colleges, including a Law School in Hartford, and a Medical and Dental Schools at the UConn Health campus in Farmington, CT. The university has approximately 10, 000 faculty and staff and 32, 000 students, including nearly 24, 000 undergraduate and 8, 000 graduate and professional students. UConn is a Carnegie Foundation R1 (highest research activity) institution, among the top 25 public universities in the nation. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, UConn cultivates leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. UConn promotes the health and well-being of citizens by enhancing the social, economic, cultural, and natural environments of the state and beyond. The university serves as a beacon of academic and research excellence as well as a center for innovation and social service to communities. UConn Is a leader in many scholarly, research, and innovation areas. Today, the path forward includes exciting opportunities and notable challenges. Record numbers of undergraduate applications and support for student success have enabled the University to become extraordinarily selective.
UConn's main campus at Storrs is in rural Connecticut, 30 minutes from Hartford, and 45 minutes from Providence, between Boston (90 minutes away) and New York City (2½ hours away).
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