Assistant Professor – Speech-Language Pathology (Tenure Track)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info; remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD". Also never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. The posting includes "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." That's vague; it's not a specific number or range. According to rule: never create Pay section unless posting actually states them. The phrase "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." is not a specific salary; it's generic. Likely we should NOT create a Pay section because it's not specific. Similarly, Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits under "About USF Working at USF" describing benefits package. That is substantive: medical, dental, life insurance, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, hundreds of employee perks and discounts. So we can include a Benefits section with that content. Schedule: posting mentions nine-month Assistant Professor position, anticipated start date August 7, 2027. That's schedule info? It mentions nine-month position (academic year). Could treat as Schedule? The rule: only create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does state nine-month position and start date. So we can include Schedule section with that info. However, we need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". The schedule info is specific: nine-month Assistant Professor position, anticipated start date August 7, 2027. That's substantive.
Now we need sections: About the role (maybe "About the Position" or "About the role"? The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use About the role. The posting has "About the Position" heading; we can map to About the role. Provide prose summarizing the department description etc. But we must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. However we can condense but must keep all details? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." That suggests we should not omit details; but we can rephrase? It says do NOT summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details, maybe as bullet points or paragraphs but not lose any info. That's tricky: we need to include all substantive info from the posting. The posting is long; we need to include everything except boilerplate/navigation/legal/EEO etc. So we need to extract substantive content: department description, responsibilities, qualifications, preferred qualifications, start date, nine-month position, research areas, etc. Also benefits description. Also maybe mention AAU member, rankings, clinics, etc. All that is substantive.
We must not include duplicated lines. Also remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Application instructions: "How To Apply Apply through the USF online application system at jobs.usf.edu . Applicants are required to submit the following..." That's application instructions; we should remove that. Also contact info? The contact for questions maybe considered part of posting but not boilerplate; but it's not application instructions? It's contact for questions; maybe keep? It's not explicitly prohibited. However it's not a section heading; we could include as prose under About the role or maybe a separate "Contact" but not in allowed headings. Since only allowed headings are those listed, we should not create extra headings. We could embed contact info in a paragraph under About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to keep it as a paragraph under About the role (or maybe under Responsibilities?). But the instruction says "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." Contact info could be considered minor metadata; we could fold into a short
. But we need to preserve all substantive information; contact email is substantive for questions. We'll keep it as a paragraph.
We also need to remove duplicated lines: there are repeated paragraphs about USF description later; we need to deduplicate.
Let's extract substantive content:
From top:
"Why USF Communication Sciences and Disorders University of South Florida's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), home to a world-class, multidisciplinary faculty of speech-language pathologists, audiologists, sign-language interpreters, linguists, hearing scientists and speech scientists. Together, we serve the diverse and growing Tampa Bay community through culturally and linguistically responsive care delivered across schools, medical centers, private practices and community settings. Our department trains a diverse student body across each of these areas. We offer undergraduate degrees in language, speech and hearing sciences and sign-language interpreter training. Our graduate programs include a master's degree in speech-language pathology, a doctorate in audiology and a doctoral research degree in communication sciences and disorders. We pride ourselves on giving students the strongest possible preparation for these careers, and our faculty regularly win teaching awards acknowledging their commitment to student success. The excellence of our graduate programs is reflected in their strong national rankings — currently #18th for audiology and #40th for speech-language pathology (U.S. News & World Report, 2025). As part of this pedagogical effort, we operate three clinics and a sign-language interpreter agency, giving students real-world, hands-on training while providing high-quality services to our clients"
That's about the department.
Then "Responsibilities About the Position The University of South Florida (USF), an AAU member institution, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders invites applications for a nine-month Assistant Professor position in Speech-Language Pathology. We especially encourage applicants who are advanced Assistant Professors or candidates with evidence of strong potential for externally funded research to apply. Successful applicants will demonstrate a clear and promising research agenda, evidence of research productivity commensurate with career stage, strong teaching skills, and a commitment to mentoring students and trainees. Responsibilities of the position include scholarship, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, student mentoring, and service to the department, college, university, community, and profession. Candidates should be prepared to contribute to the research mission of an AAU institution through high-quality scholarship, pursuit of external funding, and collaboration across disciplines. We are especially interested in the following research areas in speech-language pathology: early intervention, development and disorders in children with speech (e.g., childhood apraxia of speech, articulation/phonological disorders) or language disorders (e.g., multilingualism and disparities in child language and literacy, children with hearing loss and/or cochlear implants, school-age language and literacy), developmental differences (e.g., autism, or otherdisorders, educational support for children with speech/language/hearing differences), or specialized interventions for children (e.g., AAC, MMST), child feeding and swallowing. However, all areas of research related to childhood will be considered. The anticipated start date is August 7, 2027."
Then "Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders or related discipline from an accredited institution at time of hire. Demonstrated record of excellent or potential for excellence in academic research, teaching, and service, commensurate with experience. Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor. Preferred Qualifications: Strong potential to develop an externally funded, sustainable research program appropriate for an Assistant Professor at an AAU institution Evidence of emerging research productivity, including peer-reviewed publications, presentations, or other scholarly dissemination commensurate with career stage Compelling, feasible, and impactful research agenda with potential for interdisciplinary collaboration Evidence of effective teaching experience or strong potential for excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level Effective communication skills and evidence of leadership potential in research, teaching, service, or professional engagement Evidence of mentoring potential with students, trainees, or early-stage scholars Clinical expertise, professional certification, or applied experience that complement the candidate’s research and teaching areas"
Then "How To Apply ..." (remove)
Then "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." (we will not create Pay section because it's vague; maybe we can include as a short paragraph under About the role? But it's about salary; we could include as a short paragraph but not as a Pay heading. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state salary is competitive and commensurate... but it's not a specific number. The rule says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state something about salary, albeit vague. Should we create a Pay section? The instruction also says: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". The phrase "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." includes "commensurate with experience" which is filler. So we should not create a Pay section because it would be filler. So we omit Pay section entirely.
Then contact info: "For questions about the position, please contact: Dr. Theresa “Terry” Chisolm, Search Committee Chair, chisolm@usf.edu For ADA accommodations, contact melaniesalarbux@usf.edu ."
Then "Learn more: Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the top 10 among public universities. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion for the state of Florida. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu ."
Then "About Us Working at USF With approximately 16,000 employees, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. We are dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF‘s rich academic environment, which fosters their development and advancement. In 2025, Forbes recognized USF as one of Florida’s best large employers, ranked No. 1 among the state’s 12 public universities. Our first-class benefits package includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts."
Then "About USF The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News &
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info; remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD". Also never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. The posting includes "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." That's vague; it's not a specific number or range. According to rule: never create Pay section unless posting actually states them. The phrase "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." is not a specific salary; it's generic. Likely we should NOT create a Pay section because it's not specific. Similarly, Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits under "About USF Working at USF" describing benefits package. That is substantive: medical, dental, life insurance, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, hundreds of employee perks and discounts. So we can include a Benefits section with that content. Schedule: posting mentions nine-month Assistant Professor position, anticipated start date August 7, 2027. That's schedule info? It mentions nine-month position (academic year). Could treat as Schedule? The rule: only create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does state nine-month position and start date. So we can include Schedule section with that info. However, we need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". The schedule info is specific: nine-month Assistant Professor position, anticipated start date August 7, 2027. That's substantive. Now we need sections: About the role (maybe "About the Position" or "About the role"? The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use About the role. The posting has "About the Position" heading; we can map to About the role. Provide prose summarizing the department description etc. But we must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. However we can condense but must keep all details? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." That suggests we should not omit details; but we can rephrase? It says do NOT summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details, maybe as bullet points or paragraphs but not lose any info. That's tricky: we need to include all substantive info from the posting. The posting is long; we need to include everything except boilerplate/navigation/legal/EEO etc. So we need to extract substantive content: department description, responsibilities, qualifications, preferred qualifications, start date, nine-month position, research areas, etc. Also benefits description. Also maybe mention AAU member, rankings, clinics, etc. All that is substantive. We must not include duplicated lines. Also remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Application instructions: "How To Apply Apply through the USF online application system at jobs.usf.edu . Applicants are required to submit the following..." That's application instructions; we should remove that. Also contact info? The contact for questions maybe considered part of posting but not boilerplate; but it's not application instructions? It's contact for questions; maybe keep? It's not explicitly prohibited. However it's not a section heading; we could include as prose under About the role or maybe a separate "Contact" but not in allowed headings. Since only allowed headings are those listed, we should not create extra headings. We could embed contact info in a paragraph under About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to keep it as a paragraph under About the role (or maybe under Responsibilities?). But the instruction says "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." Contact info could be considered minor metadata; we could fold into a short
. But we need to preserve all substantive information; contact email is substantive for questions. We'll keep it as a paragraph. We also need to remove duplicated lines: there are repeated paragraphs about USF description later; we need to deduplicate. Let's extract substantive content: From top: "Why USF Communication Sciences and Disorders University of South Florida's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), home to a world-class, multidisciplinary faculty of speech-language pathologists, audiologists, sign-language interpreters, linguists, hearing scientists and speech scientists. Together, we serve the diverse and growing Tampa Bay community through culturally and linguistically responsive care delivered across schools, medical centers, private practices and community settings. Our department trains a diverse student body across each of these areas. We offer undergraduate degrees in language, speech and hearing sciences and sign-language interpreter training. Our graduate programs include a master's degree in speech-language pathology, a doctorate in audiology and a doctoral research degree in communication sciences and disorders. We pride ourselves on giving students the strongest possible preparation for these careers, and our faculty regularly win teaching awards acknowledging their commitment to student success. The excellence of our graduate programs is reflected in their strong national rankings — currently #18th for audiology and #40th for speech-language pathology (U.S. News & World Report, 2025). As part of this pedagogical effort, we operate three clinics and a sign-language interpreter agency, giving students real-world, hands-on training while providing high-quality services to our clients" That's about the department. Then "Responsibilities About the Position The University of South Florida (USF), an AAU member institution, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders invites applications for a nine-month Assistant Professor position in Speech-Language Pathology. We especially encourage applicants who are advanced Assistant Professors or candidates with evidence of strong potential for externally funded research to apply. Successful applicants will demonstrate a clear and promising research agenda, evidence of research productivity commensurate with career stage, strong teaching skills, and a commitment to mentoring students and trainees. Responsibilities of the position include scholarship, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, student mentoring, and service to the department, college, university, community, and profession. Candidates should be prepared to contribute to the research mission of an AAU institution through high-quality scholarship, pursuit of external funding, and collaboration across disciplines. We are especially interested in the following research areas in speech-language pathology: early intervention, development and disorders in children with speech (e.g., childhood apraxia of speech, articulation/phonological disorders) or language disorders (e.g., multilingualism and disparities in child language and literacy, children with hearing loss and/or cochlear implants, school-age language and literacy), developmental differences (e.g., autism, or otherdisorders, educational support for children with speech/language/hearing differences), or specialized interventions for children (e.g., AAC, MMST), child feeding and swallowing. However, all areas of research related to childhood will be considered. The anticipated start date is August 7, 2027." Then "Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders or related discipline from an accredited institution at time of hire. Demonstrated record of excellent or potential for excellence in academic research, teaching, and service, commensurate with experience. Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor. Preferred Qualifications: Strong potential to develop an externally funded, sustainable research program appropriate for an Assistant Professor at an AAU institution Evidence of emerging research productivity, including peer-reviewed publications, presentations, or other scholarly dissemination commensurate with career stage Compelling, feasible, and impactful research agenda with potential for interdisciplinary collaboration Evidence of effective teaching experience or strong potential for excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level Effective communication skills and evidence of leadership potential in research, teaching, service, or professional engagement Evidence of mentoring potential with students, trainees, or early-stage scholars Clinical expertise, professional certification, or applied experience that complement the candidate’s research and teaching areas" Then "How To Apply ..." (remove) Then "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." (we will not create Pay section because it's vague; maybe we can include as a short paragraph under About the role? But it's about salary; we could include as a short paragraph but not as a Pay heading. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state salary is competitive and commensurate... but it's not a specific number. The rule says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state something about salary, albeit vague. Should we create a Pay section? The instruction also says: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". The phrase "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." includes "commensurate with experience" which is filler. So we should not create a Pay section because it would be filler. So we omit Pay section entirely. Then contact info: "For questions about the position, please contact: Dr. Theresa “Terry” Chisolm, Search Committee Chair, chisolm@usf.edu For ADA accommodations, contact melaniesalarbux@usf.edu ." Then "Learn more: Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the top 10 among public universities. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion for the state of Florida. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu ." Then "About Us Working at USF With approximately 16,000 employees, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. We are dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF‘s rich academic environment, which fosters their development and advancement. In 2025, Forbes recognized USF as one of Florida’s best large employers, ranked No. 1 among the state’s 12 public universities. Our first-class benefits package includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts." Then "About USF The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News &