Academic Director & Full-Time Faculty

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.

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

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.