Mobile Unit Clinical Audiologist (Open Rank)

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The Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is seeking a Clinical Audiologist Faculty Position. This position would be located at the UNC Children's Cochlear Implant Center in the Department of Otolaryngology/ HNS. This is a fixed-term open rank recruitment; academic rank will be awarded at the level commensurate with experience.

The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC is a division of the Department of Otolaryngology/ HNS and includes the pediatric cochlear implant team, the CCCDP financial assistance program, pediatric cochlear implant research, listening and spoken language diagnostics and therapy, as well as training and mentoring students. This program is one of the largest pediatric cochlear implant programs in the country, performing approximately 135 implants each year and following over 900 active cochlear implant patients. It is internationally known and respected. We work closely with our physician teammates and UNCH audiology partners. We are a multidisciplinary, high-performing team serving a diverse patient population with a variety of additional needs and complex anatomy.

The primary purpose of this role is to provide quality clinical care to children from birth to twenty-one who are deaf or hard of hearing, primarily on our mobile hearing and speech unit. Applicants should have experience in the areas of pediatric hearing loss diagnosis, cochlear implant programming, and hearing aid fitting.

Primary job duties include:

The position also requires patient and professional outreach. A successful applicant would be required to collaborate with outside providers, educational teams, and support development of our rural mobile outreach program.

AuD and must be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice within the state of North Carolina.

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to facultyrecruitment@unc.edu.

Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

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