Job Vacancy at University of Minnesota

Position: Director of Audiology- Asst/Assoc/Full Professor on Academic Track

Duties

• Provide clinical leadership in audiology to audiology staff and faculty and otolaryngology faculty, and otolaryngology focusing on the Division of Otology and Neurotology.
• Assume the clinical leadership responsibilities in collaboration with the Otolaryngology Department Chair, and in partnership with the administrative dyad partner.
• Develop new clinical programs to ensure that the University of Minnesota remains at the forefront of treatment options.
• Responsible for on-going competency and clinical training of audiology practitioners.
• Bring visibility to establish clinical programs in cochlear implantation, skull base surgery, and develop a tertiary care practice in vestibular disorders.
• Academic responsibilities will include teaching residents, fellows, medical students as well as audiology student interns and externs.
• Initiate and maintain a research program focused on one or more areas of audiology such as vestibular research and clinical neurophysiology.
• Provide expertise and support for resident and fellow research in the area of expertise.
• Where appropriate, initiate proposals for external funding.

Requirements 

• Doctorate in Audiology or Hearing Science in addition to a professional degree (e.g.  MA/MS+PhD or Au.D. + Ph.D.).
• A track record in a medical setting with demonstrated effective interaction and collaboration with physician colleagues.
• Experience as a provider in one or more areas of audiology and/or vestibular sciences.
•  Strong communication skills and has a proven track record to lead colleagues.

About the University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is a public research university in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Overall, it is the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 50,943 students in 2018-19. The University of Minnesota faculty, alumni, and researchers have won 30 Nobel Prizes and three Pulitzer Prizes. Notable University of Minnesota alumni includes two Vice Presidents of the United States, Hubert Humphrey, and Walter Mondale, and Bob Dylan, who received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.