Assistant Professor of Speech Language Pathology - Department of Communication Disorders and Sc

Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement

Department: Communication Disorders and Sciences

Faculty Hire Number:#26-19

Rank:
Assistant Professor

Effective Date of Appointment: August 2026 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)

Anticipated Hiring Range: $77,490-$86,100(Dependent upon qualifications)

CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning, and inclusion. Our values include respect for all people, building partnerships with the community, and encouraging innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

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The College of Health and Human Development (HHD) at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is committed to student success. We are proud of our diverse faculty and staff. We have 50 staff members and a faculty of over 350 full- and part-time academic professionals who provide and support education, advising, and mentorship opportunities to over 6,500 students enrolled in courses on campus and online.

This number includes over a hundred doctoral students as of the fall 2020 semester.

Through nine academic departments, we offer 11 undergraduate and 12 graduate degree programs, as well as self-supporting programs through the Tseng College of Graduate, International and Midcareer Education, and two credentials in partnership with the Michael

D. Eisner College of Education.

Our academic disciplines share the common objective of improving the quality of human life throughout the lifespan. Our graduates manage services and also work directly with the community. Study programs are enriched through internships, service-learning experiences, multiple touchpoints for advising, and a campus environment that is inclusive and active. CSUN HHD attracts and engages students from around the corner and around the world.

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The Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences has a three-dimensional mission incorporating teaching, research, and service for the advancement of human potential in speech, voice, language, and hearing. As part of a comprehensive university system dedicated to undergraduate and graduate instruction, teaching is always regarded as the first priority.

The Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences offers an undergraduate degree in Audiology and, at the beginning of the  academic year, began offering the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.). The Doctor of Audiology Program was accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) in February 2023. The Department also offers a B.A. degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences, and an M.S. degree in the discipline of Speech-Language Pathology, including an online M.S. degree program in speech-language pathology.

Its speech-language pathology programs are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The Department is one of the institution’s departments that are collectively accredited by the National Council on Accreditation in Teacher Education.

The Department and its offices, classrooms, laboratories, and Speech Language and Hearing Center are housed in a 35,000 square foot, three-story facility. The audiology wing offers two complete audiology test suites, as well as labs for auditory electro-physiology (A  and OAE), ENG and VAT, computerized platform posturography, a hearing aid dispensary, and ear mold and real ear testing consultation rooms. Speech-language pathology facilities include 12 individual treatment rooms and 10 larger, group treatment spaces, all with direct observation and video recording capability.

There are research spaces and newly acquired instrumentation for hearing science, speech science, swallowing, and related laboratories. Other facility features include a clinic business office to support 15,000 annual client visits for services in language, speech, and hearing disorders, classrooms, clinical observation rooms, and conference rooms with multi-media infrastructure.

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