What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, School of Speech and Hearing Sciences position at The University of Southern Mississippi?
Leadthe School of Speech and Hearing Sciences academic and clinical units, serve asSuperintendent of the DuBard School for Language Disorders and The Children'sCenter for Communication and Development, and manage the School budget. Overseehiring practices and faculty development. Write accreditation reports, respondto governing body surveys, and complete faculty evaluations.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as the Director for the SSHS academic and clinical units, and as the Superintendent of Schools for the DuBard School for Language Disorders and The Children's Center for Communication and Development;
- Manage the SSHS budget;
- Teach one course each semester in primary areas of expertise;
- Responsible for class scheduling, approving faculty time and effort, approving student withdrawals and change of majors along with numerous other tasks;
- Write technical reports / complete surveys for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's governing bodies and evaluate faculty teaching, research, and service endeavors;
- Manage all faculty, staff, and student information requests and issues in a timely fashion, and perform other assigned duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications The candidate must hold a PhD. or ina professional field related to Speech-Language Pathology and / or Audiology.Must have the ability to communicate effectively in both oral and writtenEnglish and demonstrate proficient computer literacy skills.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Preferred Qualifications in Audiology (or Speech-LanguagePathology), an , or a terminal degree in a related field. ASHA clinicalcertification in Audiology (CCC-A or CCC-SLP if an SLP), and qualified toobtain professional licensure in the state of Mississippi. Rank of Professor,although Associate Professors will be considered.
