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Position Description and Qualifications

The Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders within the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville (UofL) is seeking a speech-language pathologist at the rank of part-time lecturer to teach a three-credit, graduate level course in dysphagia during the spring 2027 semester. Applicants must hold at minimum, a master’s degree in speech-language pathology, current certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and Kentucky licensure. Previous teaching experience and recent acute care dysphagia experience is required. A doctoral degree is preferred. This appointment is for the 2027 spring semester and may be renewed annually.

About UofL

Classified as a doctoral university with “very high-research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation, UofL is home to multiple nationally-recognized centers and institutes comprised of scientific leaders and state-of-the-art multimillion-dollar facilities that promote and support research, scholarship, and creative activities across a broad range of disciplines. Established in 1798, UofL has a diverse student body of more than 22,000 and an operating budget exceeding $1.2 billion with an endowment of $712 million (FY 2018). Through the Research Challenge Trust Fund, the Kentucky legislature has given UofL the funding platform to recruit the nation's best and brightest faculty members, and the results are impressive. UofL has 107 endowed chairs and professorships and a broad depth of research strengths across its 12 colleges and schools. Total research expenditures for FY17 were over $177 million. As an active partner in both the cultural and business agenda of the city and state, UofL is valued by the corporate community as a vital collaborator in economic development, new business spin-offs, and entrepreneurship stimulation. For more information regarding UofL, please visit http://louisville.edu .

Application Procedures and Timeline

The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately and will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Applicants must submit 1) a current curriculum vitae and 2) a letter of application that details your interest in teaching and scholarship. On-campus interviews will begin following final administrative approval of the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.