Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor

Open Rank Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Hearing, Speech & Language Sciences, tenure-track (Faculty)

Ohio University is making a significant, university-wide investment in Brain Health and Cognition Across the Lifespan. This initiative brings together faculty expertise across the College of Health Sciences and Professions, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Patton College of Education to advance discovery in brain health, cognition, communication, movement, and learning. Faculty hired into this cohort will join a collaborative, interdisciplinary network dedicated to understanding and enhancing cognitive and functional health across the lifespan, from early development through older adulthood.

The Department of Hearing, Speech & Language Sciences seeks applications and nominations for a 9-month, full-time, research-intensive tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Rank and salary are negotiable based on experience. We seek a scholar who advances cognitive-linguistic neuroscience with an emphasis on the diagnosis, prediction, and treatment of neurocognitive communication disorders in adults, including aphasia, primary progressive aphasia, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or aging-related cognitive-communication decline.

• Establish and sustain an independent, externally fundable research program;
• Recruit, mentor, and support PhD students;
• Support doctoral training within and beyond the department;
• Collaborate across disciplines on brain health and cognition across the lifespan;
• Teach graduate coursework in adult language disorders and courses aligned with expertise (e.g., research methods);
• Provide service to the Department, College, and University.

The standard workload distribution for this position is 70% Research, 20% Teaching, and 10% Service. Faculty will benefit from Ohio University’s robust research infrastructure, including access to Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), a university-wide research institute offering pilot funding, shared core facilities, and collaborative support for interdisciplinary research in brain and body health.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach required documents, which include a cover letter, resume/CV, a research agenda, an outline of your research trajectory for the next 3‑5 years including potential funding sources, and a list of professional references (with address, telephone number(s), and email). Statement of teaching philosophy and actual or proposed course syllabi are optional. Review of application materials will begin immediately and the position will remain open until filled.

For full consideration, please apply by February 1, 2026.

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