Job Summary:

• Demonstrate excellence in teaching and research with undergraduate and graduate students;
• Demonstrate a record of research-related activities;
• Demonstrate a dedication to providing training and services relating to culturally and linguistically diverse populations;
• Demonstrate the ability to provide clinical supervision;
• Demonstrate support to HBCU undergraduate and graduate students through academic advising as well as mentorship;
• Contribute to the operation and growth of the speech pathology department;
• Participate in service activities for the department, university, and community;
• Ability to develop and teach face-to-face as well as online classes, if needed.
• Demonstrate the ability to contribute to recruitment efforts and our existing strengths in community-based partnerships;
• Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in creative scholarship and social justice.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree (PhD or EdD) in Speech-Language Pathology or related fields; ABD welcome to apply, however degree must be conferred by the time of appointment for August 2026;
• Current ASHA Certifications (CCC-SLP);
• Eligible for Louisiana state licensure in speech-language pathology, with an active license expected by the start date;
• At least nine months of full-time clinical experience after the CCC-SLP;
• Commitment to developing an active research program within the area of the applicant's expertise;
• Conduct ongoing, independent research, resulting in scholarly publications and/or successful grant proposals;
• Focus on areas related to speech-language pathology;
• Commitment to academic advising and mentoring for undergraduate and graduate students in the department;
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population;
• Write and speak English proficiently;
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work collegially; and
• Commitment to the mission of Xavier University of Louisiana.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD or EdD in speech-language pathology and/or related fields;
• Experience in clinical and scholarly areas focus – child and/or adolescent language disorders, literacy, developmental disabilities, speech sound disorders, phonology, disorders of rhythm, or complex communication;
• Ongoing commitment to pedagogical innovation;
• Evidence of scholarly presentations, publications, or grant writing; and
• Evidence of potential to provide service to the university or profession.

Education: PhD

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About Xavier University of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master’s degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: • #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019). • Among the nation’s top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018) • #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ...(2018) • #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018) • The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation. • The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 “best and most interesting” four-year colleges and universities. • Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation’s 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual “The Best 385 Colleges”. • College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation’s #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges. • College Factual ranks both Xavier’s biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019) • Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as “transfer friendly” in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation. • The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018) • Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018) • Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019) • The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation’s No. 3 Catholic University. (2019) • Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, “Best College in Each State for Getting a Job”.

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