Clinical/Research Audiologist - UCF Health

The UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) and the Communication Technologies Research Center (CTRC) are pleased to invite applications for a 12-month, non-tenure-earning, in-person, Clinical/Research Audiologist position to begin on or after April 2024. The ideal candidate will have experience in comprehensive audiological diagnostics and demonstrated knowledge and expertise in hearing device technology and management in adult populations. They will provide direct services to participants while engaging in the conduct of clinical and basic research specifically in the areas of hearing device and related technology, auditory perception, aural rehabilitation, and electrophysiological evaluation. In addition, they will have the opportunity to supervise student research assistants and to provide audiological clinical services in the UCF Communication Disorders clinic. The successful candidate will join a diverse faculty and staff in a dynamic university with high research activity (RU/H), a robust clinical program with established patient populations, and an environment that fosters collaboration, innovation, and professional development.

Responsibilities will include:

• Comprehensive audiological assessment of research participants with a focus on the adult and geriatric populations
• Hearing device evaluation, fitting, verification, and follow-up
• Counseling of patients in clinical trials for new device technologies, feature evaluations, and cognitive communicative function
• Opportunities to participate in tinnitus and hyperacusis evaluations and clinical trials.
• Opportunities to participate in simulation technologies including virtual and augmented reality systems for evaluation, measurement, and clinical use.
• Ability to follow detailed research protocols including auditory perceptual measures, speech perception, physiological measures of otoacoustic emissions, audiological evoked responses, electroencephalography (EEG), and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), with training provided as needed.
• Assist in development of new research protocols and proposals.
• Proficiency with audiology-specific software and data management software
• Opportunity to participate in research meetings and research presentations.

About Us

The Communication Technologies Research Center (CTRC) is a new center in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders focused on basic and applied research to solve communication problems through the combination of behavioral sciences, electrophysiology, assistive technology, and computational methods. Current projects are funded by NIH NIDCD and industry partners. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about auditory research to collaborate with our founding investigators (Dr. David Eddins, Dr, Ann Eddins) and a new team of faculty, scientists, post-docs, and students joining in the coming months. We are creating a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment that includes experts in audiology, hearing science, neuroscience, electrical and biomedical engineering, speech science, voice science, and aerodigestive systems. Applicants should have enthusiasm for research, a mind for innovation and creativity, a desire to work in a thriving team atmosphere, and capacity for acquiring expertise in new research techniques.

The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, founded in 1969 and accredited in 1987, is one of four schools/departments in the College of Health Professions and Sciences. CHPS is part the Academic Health Sciences Center, including the UCF Lake Nona Medical Center, the College of Medicine, and the College of Nursing. CSD is home to 28 full-time faculty members serving an average of 200 graduate and 700 undergraduate students. We have a strong history of excellence in research, teaching, and community service and offer bachelor’s degrees in communication sciences and disorders and master’s degree in speech-language pathology. The recent addition of faculty, staff, and expansive new facilities including our CHPS Rehabilitation Innovation Center, provides exceptional opportunities for leveraging powerful, real-world simulation resources and expertise to advance interprofessional research, education and practice and revolutionize student education and future clinical practice. This is where collaboration leads to unprecedented healthcare solutions. We seek outstanding professionals to join us in transforming education and clinical practice through research.

The Communication Disorders Clinic serves as the centerpiece for clinical education and applied research. This 13,500 square foot state-of-the-art facility houses several specialty services, including audiology, the Aphasia House, the UCF Listening Center, the, the Fluency Disorders Clinic, the Voice Care Center, and the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) Center, which provides assistive technology services in four Florida counties for individuals across the spectrum of age and disability.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Audiology (Au.D., international equivalent, or Ph.D.) from an accredited institution
• Clinical experience providing comprehensive diagnostic audiologic evaluations and hearing device fitting and evaluation.
• Professional and collaborative experience with health care and research professionals including audiologists, research faculty, physicians, and support personnel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hold or be eligible for Florida state licensure in Audiology, and clinical certification in Audiology from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (CCC-A).
• Five (5) years’ clinical experience including comprehensive diagnostic audiologic evaluations and hearing device fitting and evaluation.
• Experience conducting hearing research.
• Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following: tinnitus, hyperacusis, balance, cognition.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), excellent organizational and quantitative skills.
• Demonstrated experience with data management software including Microsoft Excel and databases.
• A strong desire and experience working in and contributing to a team environment.