Location: This is an in person role and work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Appointment: The full time appointment, for an initial five-year term, begins in the summer of 2023.

Department/Faculty Summary

The University of Alberta, its buildings, labs, and research stations are primarily located on the traditional territory of Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, and Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe nations; lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 and homeland of the Métis. The University of Alberta respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems, and cultures of First Nations, Métis and Inuit nations.

Position Summary

The Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine invites applications for the position of Chair, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders. The successful candidate will be hired as a full-time tenured Associate Professor or Professor in the department commensurate with experience. The U of A is committed to fostering equitable, diverse, and inclusive work and learning spaces and encourages interest from candidates who can contribute to the further diversification of ideas in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders.

The University of Alberta’s Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, one of three departments in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, is among the largest speech-language pathology education programs in Canada with 7 faculty members, 5 academic teaching staff, multiple sessional instructors, and 120 students. The CSD Department offers a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MScSLP), a two-year program designed to develop leaders in speech-language therapy through excellence in research, education and citizenship. The program is designed to provide students with the academic and clinical skills required to be eligible for certification through Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) and registration or licensure by provincial regulatory bodies.

A combined MSc/PhD program is also offered to allow a select group of highly motivated students to complete the MSc in speech-language pathology and the PhD in rehabilitation sciences within a single integrated program of study. Faculty members of the CSD department are actively involved in the MSc and PhD degree programs in Rehabilitation Science offered through the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Duties

Faculty members have diverse research programs in areas including developmental language disorders and phonological development in children, literacy, multilingual language development, neurogenic communication disorders, speech science, hearing science and head and neck cancer rehabilitation. The department has community connections with several health care centres in Edmonton, including the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital. Faculty members have close connections (e.g., cross appointments and partnerships) with research and clinical institutes such as the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine and the Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research.

The successful candidate for Chair will be a leader who can align goals and vision to strengthen the department’s outstanding educational programs, research endeavors, and community partnerships. In addition, the successful candidate will be able to engage and inspire faculty, staff, and students, communicate and make decisions in a transparent, inclusive and collaborative manner. They must be highly knowledgeable and innovative in thinking about the future of the discipline and profession of speech-language pathology and be a champion for equity, diversity, inclusivity and Indigenous initiatives. The review process takes several factors into consideration in addition to teaching, research, and service.

Minimum Qualifications

The successful candidate must have a PhD in a relevant discipline and a strong scholarly record in teaching, research and service. They must be eligible for licensure by the professional college, the Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA), within 1 year of the position start date.

How to Apply

Candidates are requested to prepare a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and a statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity and Indigenous Initiatives (1-2 pages in length; see here for format). Please send the application package to Noriko Hessmann (nmajor@ualberta.ca).

The Committee will begin considering candidates on January 15, 2023 with the new Chair to take office in the summer of 2023. Interviews will begin March 2023. This position will remain open until filled. This position will be located at the University of Alberta, Corbett Hall, 8205-114 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G4. 

The University of Alberta welcomes applications from all qualified persons, and encourages First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of visible minority groups, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, and women to apply. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

To assist the University in complying with mandatory reporting requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (R203(3) (e)), please include the first digit of your Canadian Social Insurance Number in your application. If you do not have a Canadian Social Insurance Number, please indicate this in your application.