ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACADEMIC FACULTY POSITION

Location:			Department of Communicative Disorders
				Northern Illinois University
				DeKalb, Illinois 60115

Position:			Assistant/Associate Professor - Tenure Track 

Responsibilities:	Teach courses in phonological disorders and/or related courses in school-age language disorders and literacy. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses and engage in clinical teaching and research. Participate with colleagues in the performance of other academic responsibilities.        

Date:				August 16, 2001 starting date. Usual contract will be for the nine-month academic year (August 16 - May 15).  Summer teaching possible on a variable basis.

Salary:			Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Qualifications:		Ph.D., CCC-SLP, eligible for state licensure; commitment to scholarship and publication required; evidence of strong clinical skills.

University:		Northern Illinois University is located 60 miles from Chicago and has an enrollment of approximately 23,000 students.  The program has CAA, CORE, and PSB accreditation and offers the B.S. and M.A. degrees.  Approximately 100 graduate students and 225 undergraduate students are pursuing degrees in Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Deafness Rehabilitation Counseling.  There are 15 academic and 10 clinical faculty members. Additional personnel are associated with grant-funded projects including a residential Program for the Hearing Impaired, and an Institute on Deafness. The Department has service contracts in the community and numerous excellent off-campus sites are available for practicum, research, and grant development. The Department has alliances with early childhood, public school, hospital, medical school, and early intervention programs that are available for faculty participation. Visit the Department website at http://www.comd.hhsweb.com. Visit http://www.niu.edu/dekalb/dekalb.html for information about DeKalb.

To Apply:			Send letter of application, vita, official graduate transcript, and three letters of recommendation to:

					Pamela Hadley, Ph.D.
					Department of Communicative Disorders
					Northern Illinois University
					DeKalb, Illinois 60115

				Application Deadline is December 15, 2000

Northern Illinois University is an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER and recognizes dual career issues.