POSITION SUMMARY

The Department of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences at MSU Denver invites applications for a faculty position at the assistant or associate professor rank. This is a nine-month faculty contract beginning in Fall 2026, with the possibility of joining our team in Spring 2026 (semester not applied towards tenure and promotion) . Summer teaching opportunities may be available for additional compensation though not required .
MSU Denver has a robust mentoring program for tenure-track faculty. The candidate will be enrolled in the Roadrunner Faculty Academy during their first year. This is a year-long course designed to support new faculty navigate faculty life and thrive in teaching, scholarly activity and service.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Earned research doctorate in speech-language pathology or commensurate field
• Certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Holds or is eligible for SLP license from Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies
• Evidence of independent, university-level teaching experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Focus ar ea s i n v oice and/or neurogenic communication disorders
• Instructor of record for one or more undergraduate and/or graduate course(s) in SLHS discipline
• Evidence of high-impact teaching practices across different teaching modalities
• Clinical experience supporting individuals with neurogenic disorders of communication and/or swallowing
• Commitment to increasing access to education/services for under-represented and historically minoritized groups
• Engagement in interprofessional collaboration
• Scholarly agenda that align s with department al priorities for scholarship
• Pursuit and/or receipt of grants
  We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every preferred qualification. We are most interested in finding the candidate who will best contribute to our Department and the University.

This is a full-time tenure track/tenured faculty position (9-month) with a focus on teaching, advising, scholarship and service. Teaching includes multiple delivery modes such as in-person, hybrid and asynchronous courses; on-campus teaching is required each semester.  The teaching load is 12 credit hours per semester, with assignments to both the undergraduate and graduate programs. O pportunities for course releases may be available to support integration/collaboration with the Bookhardt Family Speech-Language Clinic.
Other duties include advising students in academic planning and career exploration; serving on departmental, university and professional committees; and pursuing scholarly activities related to the discipline.  

Our department prioritizes engaged scholarship focused on community impact and serving the public good, which addresses one or more of the following issues: 

• P rofessional preparation of diverse students including students with intersectional identities
• I nnovations in clinical service delivery
• Impact s of inter-professional education and practice
• Inequities in clinical service provision with historically marginalized populations