50% Assistant Professor in Speech Therapy

Job description: The position will have a scientific orientation within the field of speech therapy, focusing on motor aspects, particularly disorders concerning the oral-lingual-facial sphere (including facial paralysis), oral feeding, swallowing, speech and/or fluency in children and/or adults. The successful candidate will have a teaching load of 2 hours per week (at Bachelor's and Master's level) and will supervise doctoral students and Master's projects.

In addition, he/she will:

• demonstrate an interest in, and aptitude for, collaboration and interdisciplinary work, particularly with psychology and cognitive science.
• offer an orientation compatible with, and complementary to, the work carried out at the Institute of Speech and Language Therapy Sciences at UniNE and the Institute of Language and Communication at the HfH (Hochschule für Heilpädagogik/ University of Applied Sciences for Curative Education, Zürich).
• be willing to engage in dialogue with the larger local community (cantons, hospitals, other higher education institutions in Switzerland).

Education: Candidates must have a doctorate, at least two years of research experience since their doctorate, academic management experience, and a record of diversified, high-level publications. The status of Assistant Professor implies that the doctorate must have been obtained less than 10 years before the date of appointment.

Job specifications

Teaching: Two hours per week in speech and language therapy, divided between BA and MA, including teaching in the area of specialization, as well as methodological and/or practical/clinical teaching, depending on the profile.

Supervision: Participation in student supervision, particularly of dissertations and doctoral theses, at UniNE and HfH.

Research: Development of research in speech and language therapy; participation in the research and activities of the Institute of Speech and Language Therapy Sciences at UniNE and the Institute of Language and Communication at the HfH, as well as in national and international collaborations; ability to obtain research funding.

Administration: Participation in the administration and representation of the Institute of Speech and Language Therapy Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities, as well as the Institute of Language and Communication at the HfH.

The position is also open to non-French-speaking candidates, who may temporarily teach in English, and who must undertake to organize examinations in French and master the French language within two years of taking up the post. Proficiency in German, or a willingness to perfect it, is required to supervise German-speaking doctoral students from the HfH and to offer occasional teaching there.

Starting date: August 1, 2025 or to be agreed
Duration: 4 years (renewable once for 2 years)
Salary: according to law
Obligations: according to law

Applications must include the following: a) letter of motivation; b) curriculum vitae; c) list of publications; d) copy of degrees obtained (doctorate and highest degree); e) scientific vision of the field and activities that the candidate intends to develop as a PA professor; f) three reference persons with details of their relationship to the candidate.

Candidates are invited to submit their application electronically via www.unine.ch/candis until 31.01.2025. No publications should be sent at this stage.

Further information can be obtained from Prof. Katrin Skoruppa (katrin.skoruppa@unine.ch) or at www.unine.ch/islo.

The University of Neuchâtel is committed to promoting diversity among its staff and to offering non-discriminatory working conditions. It encourages applications from all countries, both European and non-European.