Speech-Language Pathologist
The University of South Dakota invites applications for a full-time, ten or eleven-month Speech-Language Pathologist position based in Sioux Falls within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
About the Department
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at USD offers undergraduate and CAA-accredited graduate degree programs in speech-language pathology and audiology. The department provides comprehensive speech-language pathology and audiology services to the public at the Vermillion campus clinic and the satellite Scottish Rite Children’s Clinic in Sioux Falls, SD.
Responsibilities
- Supervise SLP graduate student clinicians at the Scottish Rite Children’s Clinic for Language and Speech.
- Provide direct clinical services to patients across a broad spectrum of speech-language pathology practice areas, including articulation and phonological disorders, receptive and expressive language disorders, fluency, voice and resonance, social communication, cognitive-communication, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and accent modification.
- Conduct comprehensive dyslexia evaluations and provide evidence-based intervention services for children and adolescents experiencing reading and written language difficulties.
- Mentor and educate graduate student clinicians in evidence-based assessment and intervention practices.
- Contribute to the department, college, and university through service.
- Collaborate with faculty, clinical staff, and community partners to support the clinical education mission of the program.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in speech-language pathology.
- Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience as an SLP.
- Possession of or eligibility for South Dakota state licensure as an SLP.
- ASHA CCC-SLP certification or eligibility.
- Ability to provide clinical education and supervision.
About the University
Located in Vermillion, SD, at the heart of the Lewis and Clark Trail and just minutes from fishing, boating, and other recreational opportunities, the University of South Dakota (USD) is a comprehensive, liberal-arts-based state institution with an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students. USD is recognized among the nation’s best small public universities by both the Princeton Review and the US News and World Report. It is home to South Dakota’s only accredited schools of medicine, law, and business.
Application review is ongoing until the position is filled.