Academic Director & Full-Time Faculty

Overview

The Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology is hiring an Academic Director & Full-Time Faculty member and is approved by the New York State Education Department and is ASHA certified program. It offers a 58 credit Master’s degree program. Faculty members are involved in teaching, scholarly activities and service to the institution and the community.

Responsibilities

In addition to the traditional duties of the full-time faculty listed below, the academic director will:

Assist in all reports

Assist in budget

Assist and oversee admissions

Coordinate schedule of academic classes and calendar including start and end dates

Oversee registration

Oversee and help conduct open houses

Oversee and deal with student issues. Refer to chair if needed.

Coordination and integrity of student digital files. Check files periodically

Collaborate with faculty to identify students at risk.

Conduct peer reviews (or assign others to do so)

Special projects as designated by chair

Work closely with Chair on all ASHA reports and state submissions

Teach 2 courses per semester (release time from one course).

Advisement of students; Meetings must occur a minimum of once per semester.

Maintain completed advisement sheets after each session.

Complete and submit (to student, advisor, chair and in file) any problem alert and remediation forms.

Notify Department Chair of any changes in schedule, student issues and general problems.

Follow program and college procedures for submission of any requisitions, conference requests and travel.

Update CV annually

Submit annually ASHA and state licensures as they expire.

Complete required CEUs

Conduct end of semester self-reflections of students.

Participate in summer retreat, all faculty meetings, and all training session provided by the college.

Post official office hours.

Attend faculty meetings

Research and presentations

Clinical teaching may be possible

Participate in departmental and /or college wide committees

Prepare syllabi as needed in format used by the program.

Prepare course outlines each semester in format used by the program.

Provide course outlines, assign texts.

Conduct all scheduled classes: start and end classes on time

Special projects as designated by director

Submit annual report at the end of the academic year.

Supervise student’s completion of online surveys.

Mentor students when appropriate for research projects

Participate in Interprofessional activities of the college

Participate in scholarly activities such as research, publications, presentations, grant writing

Development of online courses if asked.

Participate in all online training

Participate in preparation for and attend all aspects of the site visit for reaccreditation

Oversee new programs (example women’s only acerated program

Qualifications

Education/ Experience

PhD or other doctoral equivalent in Speech Pathology or a related field from an accredited university

ASHA certification

Eligibility for State licensure

Research

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

Strong interpersonal skills

Strong writing skills

Ability to take initiative

Ability to work as a team member

Ability to take direction

Familiarity of requirements of ASHA and State

Ability to prioritize workload

Good organizational skills

Ability to deal well with student issues

Strong teaching skills

Knowledge and experience in Adult Communications and Swallowing Disorders is a plus.

Maximum Salary

USD $115,000.00/Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $92,000.00/Yr.

Touro University offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:

Full range of Health Plans

Medical Plans (choice of EPO, PPO, High Deductible HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Dental Plans (PPO & HMO) and Vision Plan

Dependent Care and Transit Programs

Life Insurance, AD&D and Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance

Short-term and Long-term disability programs

Retirement Plan (403b) - matching contribution up to 5% for eligible/enrolled employees following one year of employment (may make own pre-tax contributions immediately following employment)

Touro University Tuition Exemption Program for eligible employees, their spouse and dependent children

Employee Assistance Program

Early-Release Fridays (upon approval)

Generous Paid Time Off

Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal Leave & Floating Holiday

Annual Holiday Schedule

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Job Locations US-NY-Brooklyn

ID 2025-11926

College TUNY - School of Health Sciences

Position Type Full-Time

Schedule Shift Varies

Hours Per Week 36.5

Travel None

Category Academic/Program Support

FLSA Status Exempt

Location : Country US