DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC CLINICAL AUDIOLOGY
Clinical Associate/Full Professor: The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (DHSS) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, TN is seeking to hire a Director of Pediatric Clinical Audiology in a 12-month non-tenure track clinical faculty position. Applicants must have a doctoral degree (Ph.D. preferred) in audiology or hearing science, ASHA certification, and eligibility for clinical licensure in Tennessee.
This position is for a candidate who is a clinician-scientist with current or previous clinical and administrative experience in a pediatric audiology setting. Preference will be given to candidates capable of starting at the Associate or Full Professor level. Applicants with a forward-thinking vision and expertise in any area of pediatric audiology are welcome to apply, including inpatient pediatric audiology, assistive hearing technologies, early hearing detection and intervention, or electrophysiology. Teaching experience in a postsecondary educational setting is also desirable as clinical teaching is expected. Clinical research opportunities and collaborations may be available. The applicant must be committed to the VUMC mission of reflecting the diversity of the populations we serve in our teams, programs, and communications. A diverse workforce is essential to creating innovative solutions and reflecting a culture of inclusivity. Vanderbilt is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Numerous opportunities for clinical and research collaborations are available within DHSS and VUMC, including several basic and applied research labs that focus on topics related to childhood deafness, in addition to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and the Departments of Otolaryngology, Neurology, and Pediatrics.
VUMC is one of the largest healthcare providers in the Mid-South and is co-located with Vanderbilt University on a beautiful and vibrant campus in the heart of Nashville: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/nashville/.
The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is housed on the main medical center campus with multiple satellite clinics in the Nashville metropolitan area. The division of Pediatric Clinical Audiology includes an interdisciplinary clinical staff of audiologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, teachers of the deaf, and hearing and speech technicians. The department includes advanced training opportunities for graduate students, including Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) and pediatric-focused specialty tracks for childhood hearing loss and autism. Overall, our busy clinical enterprise in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences sees approximately 85,000 patient visits annually. Our academic programs are CAA accredited, and the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology training programs are highly ranked (#1) by US News & World Report.
Applicants should submit a 1) cover letter (including area of expertise, administrative, clinical, research, and teaching experience) and 2) curriculum vitae to: Erin Picou, PhD, Search Committee Chair. Applicants may elect to also submit a teaching statement. Interviews are expected to begin at the beginning of 2024 and will continue until the appropriate candidate is found. For more information, please contact: erin.picou@vumc.org, 615-936-5258, or visit: www.medschool.vanderbilt.edu/hearing-speech/jobs/
DIRECTOR OF OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Clinical Associate/Full Professor: The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, TN is seeking to hire a Director of Outpatient Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology in a 12-month non-tenure track clinical faculty position. Applicants must have a doctoral degree (Ph.D. preferred) in speech-language pathology, ASHA certification, and eligibility for licensure in Tennessee.
This position is for a candidate who is a clinician-scientist with administrative and clinical experience in an outpatient pediatric speech-language pathology clinic setting. Preference will be given to candidates with an expertise in augmentative and alternative communication, autism spectrum disorder, bilingualism, specific language impairment, or speech sound disorders. Teaching experience in a postsecondary educational setting is also preferred as classroom and clinical teaching opportunities may be available.
The applicant must be committed to the VUMC mission of reflecting the diversity of the populations we serve in our teams, programs, and communications. A diverse workforce is essential to creating innovative solutions and reflecting a culture of inclusivity. Vanderbilt is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Numerous opportunities for clinical and research collaborations are available within the VUMC, including the Department of Otolaryngology, the Department of Neurology, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Department of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine.
VUMC is one of the largest healthcare providers in the Mid-South and is co-located with Vanderbilt University on a beautiful and vibrant campus in the heart of Nashville: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/nashville/.
The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is housed on the main medical center campus with multiple satellite clinics in the Nashville metropolitan area. The division of Outpatient Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology includes an interdisciplinary clinical staff of speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, teachers of the deaf, and hearing and speech technicians. Overall, our busy clinical enterprise in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences sees approximately 85,000 patient visits annually. Our academic programs are CAA accredited, and the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programs are highly ranked (#1) by US News & World Report.
Applicants should submit a 1) cover letter (including area of expertise, clinical, teaching, and research experience), 2) curriculum vitae, and a 3) sample course syllabus, if applicable, to: Michael de Riesthal, PhD, Search Committee Chair. The position will remain open until the appropriate candidate is found. For more information, please contact: michael.r.de.riesthal@vumc.org, 615-936-5044, or visit: www.medschool.vanderbilt.edu/hearing-speech/jobs/