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The Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Division in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) at Central Michigan University (CMU) seeks to fill a full-time, 10-month tenure-track open rank faculty member position beginning August 2025. The qualified candidate will join a robust SLP program that is committed to student success. The faculty member will engage in research/scholarly activity, teaching, and service, and will provide clinical supervision within the Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education.

The CMU Department of CSD, located in The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, contains three academic divisions (SLP, Audiology, and American Sign Language) and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, and certificates. The SLP Division wholeheartedly embraces the values of compassion and respect to self and others; diversity, equity, and inclusion; excellence and innovation; growth mindset; integrity; and service. Our Department of CSD is committed to promoting an inclusive environment that is inviting and supportive to all prospective and current students, alumni, faculty, staff and the patients and clients we serve in our community. Starting salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Attractive benefits package and research support are available.

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions consists of five academic units (Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the School of Health Sciences and the School of Rehabilitation and Medical Science). It offers undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs in athletic training, audiology, communication sciences and disorders, exercise science, environmental health and safety, health administration, physical activity specialist, physical education, physical therapy, physician assistant, public health, school and public health education, speech-language pathology, and sport management, delivered by 100+ faculty/staff. The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions website is www.chp.cmich.edu. CMUs website is www.cmich.edu.

The Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education is the premier specialty rehabilitation center in Mid-Michigan pooling the talents of clinicians, faculty, and students at Central Michigan University. The clinic specializes in audiology, speech language pathology, physical therapy, and psychology services. The Carls Center providers deliver high quality, specialized clinical care and rehabilitation by excelling in patient care and education, community involvement, and clinical training and research. Students also have the opportunity to participate in student-run clinics that are supervised by licensed professionals. Please visit the Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education website for more information.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) has a faculty/staff of 35, and an enrollment of approximately 120 graduate students and 200 undergraduate signed majors. The departments academic and clinical programs are accredited in both speech-language pathology and audiology by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Over 5,000 clients are seen annually, including 100+ participants in the Summer Specialty Clinics program. Please visit the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Speech-Language Pathology websites for more information.

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.