Category: Careers

Information about careers in practicing audiology in a military setting.

Audiometric Technician Position

Audiometric Technician position available at Public Health Command (Provisional), Army Hearing Program office, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Arsenal, MD 21010.
Please visit USA Jobs or FASCLASS, and view NEAG10372116D, GS-0640-09, Hearing Technician, permanent, full-time, Salary: $51,630 – $67, 114. Applications for this position may be submitted online from 09 SEP through 20 SEP 2010.

Recruiting US Navy Military Audiologists

Vacancies exist for 4th year Au.D. externship and two positions for direct accession (practicing audiologists) for Navy Audiology. These are all for uniformed positions and not civilian positions. These are open immediately! Interested persons need to call their local medical officer recruiter. Consult the Navy web site to locate a recruiter. Remember you want the officer recruiter.

Vestibular Research Position at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

The Army Audiology and Speech Center is seeking a Research Audiologist whose primary focus is vestibular assessment. This individual will be in a pivotal position to influence the vestibular evaluation and research at the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the highest echelon of medical care for the nation’s wounded warriors, active duty and retired military personnel and their dependents. This will be an opportunity to be in the forefront of world-class clinical care in an environment where there is ongoing basic and applied auditory, speech, language and vestibular research.

This individual should have a strong working knowledge of vestibular anatomy and physiology, assessment and management, three or more years of experience in the clinical research field, a track record of publications, and should demonstrate an interest in and ability to conduct vestibular research. Must also possess excellent clinical skills and be comfortable working with human subjects in a research environment, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be methodical and organized in collecting and documenting processes and data.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and guide the design and implementation of experimental protocols
  • Guide data analysis
  • Manuscript and grant preparation
  • Coordinate ethical approval for research with the Institutional Review Board
  • Maintain documentation and data necessary for IRB compliance
  • Collaboration with clinical Audiology staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team and active involvement in the Audiology Clinic
  • Disseminate research findings by participation in and presentation of data at research conferences.

Current Research Department:

Director: Douglas Brungart, PhD

Research Engineer: Elena Grassi, PhD

Research Associates:

  • Matthew Makashay, PhD
  • Sandeep Phatak, PhD
  • Lina Kubli, M.A.

Research Speech-Language Pathologist: Nancy Solomon, PhD

Hearing Scientist: Van Summers, PhD

Senior Research Audiologist: Ken Grant, PhD

Research Audiologists:

  • Josh Bernstein, PhD
  • Mary Cord, Au.D.
  • Kim Block, Au.D.
  • Jennie Canan, Au.D.
  • Therese Walden, Au.D.

Research Coordinators:

  • Ms. Jamie Fargus
  • Katie Dietrich-Burns, CCC-SLP

Recruiting US Navy Civilian Audiologists

The US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery offers civilian audiologists the opportunity to independently handle a broad spectrum of occupational audiology, hearing conservation, and preventive medicine assignments in a medical center, hospital, or clinical environment.

Locations include:

  • Camp Pendleton, CA
  • Pearl Harbor, HI
  • Oak Harbor, WA
  • Lemoore, CA
  • Gulfport, MS
  • Guam
  • Norfolk, VA

Here are some of the great benefits we offer!

  • Potential pay incentives such as recruitment pay, relocation pay, and student loan repayment.
  • Lifetime health insurance (Navy pays portion of your premium, you pay with pre-taxed dollars) you can carry into retirement and cover your spouse. Plus health/dependent care spending accounts and new dental/vision plans.
  • Retirement plan w/401K-type investment, employer matching, and ability to retire between 55-57 w/10 years of employment.
  • Life insurance (Navy pays portion of your premium).
  • 13-26 paid vacation days, 13 paid sick days, 10 paid Federal holidays, and unused leave each year can accrue and carry over year to year.
  • Employee friendly flexibilities and more.

And positions overseas offer these benefits, too!

  • Potential monetary allowances to help defray certain expenses such as: moving costs, temporary lodging and living expenses, tax-free cost of living allowance, salary advance up to 3 months.
  • DOD schools that provide primary and secondary education.
  • Special medical or educational services for family members.
  • Access to base facilities including medical facilities, commissary, and exchange privileges.
  • Local and cultural events organized and hosted by the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Department.

Requirements:

  • Completion of accredited master’s degree that included 18 semester hours in audiology with approved clinical practice.
  • Current audiologist license awarded by any state.
  • CCC-A or ABA Board Certification
  • At least one year of professional audiologist experience, preferably in the field of occupational audiology.
  • U. S. citizenship.
  • Some positions may require the ability to obtain CAOHC Certification as a Course Director.

Apply now!

You may E-mail your resume to [email protected], insert NE0-DH-NMC-0881-MAA in the subject line, and cut/paste your resume into your e-mail message.

or

Mail your resume to U. S. Department of Navy, HRSC-NE, 111 S. Independence Mall East, Attn: BUMED/0881-MAA, Philadelphia, PA, 19106.

Please make sure your resume includes the following: your e-mail address; citizenship status; location(s) in which you are interested; college degree, major, date awarded, name of university/college; audiologist license, date awarded, and state; certifications and date awarded; and sufficient description of your professional audiologist work and accomplishments, especially as they relate to occupational audiology.

For more information, call JoAnn Toliaferro at 215-408-5268

Audiology Position Available

Interested parties are encouraged to apply for a civilian Hearing Conservation Audiology Program management position working with the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Portsmouth, VA. This is a non-clinical position, however prior clinical experience is a prerequisite. Applicant must have experience in the field of hearing conservation.

For additional information please contact Tom Hutchison via e-mail.

Army Medical Department is Recruiting Audiologists

The Army Medical Department is recruiting fully qualified audiologists to serve in the Army Medical Service Corps.

Applicants must have an AuD or PhD in Audiology from an accredited program and must meet professional qualifications for unrestricted practice.

Army audiologists provide clinical, rehabilitative, occupational, educational, operational and industrial hearing services to Soldiers, civilian noise exposed workers and other eligible beneficiaries. Serving as an Army audiologist provides opportunities for professional growth and development in management, leadership, research, and education. Army audiology positions are available in several States, Germany, Korea, Alaska and Hawaii. Army audiologists receive excellent pay and benefits to include medical and dental coverage, low-cost life insurance, continuing education, 30 days annual vacation, and 10 federal holidays. Army audiologists also receive board certification pay. Loan repayment program is available for those that qualify.

For more information, contact COL Kathy Gates, Audiology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General via e-mail or by phone at (202) 782-8607.

Air Force is Currently Recruiting Audiologists

In additon to the Army recruiting audiologists, the AF is looking for 3-4th year AuD students and fully certified Audiologists to join their active duty Audiology family. Experience and benefits abound. If you have any interest and/or questions pertaining to this way of life, please call the AF Consultant for Audiology, Lt Col Robert Shull at 937/904-8391 for more information.

Please contact us if interested and see our other articles on careers in military audiology.

4th Year Audiology Externship Opportunity

The Army offers a 4th year Audiology (AuD) Externship. This externship lasts twelve months and incurs a follow-on three year obligation as an Army audiologist and Medical Service Corps officer with a starting salary range of $45,636-$47,872.

The externship starts in the summer following 3rd year. During the first several months, the individual will attend the Officer’s Basic Course in San Antonio, Texas. The externship affords the opportunity to work in a clinical setting, with patients of all ages and with a variety of disorders. This includes all types of audiometric diagnostic, vestibular, aural rehabilitation, and central auditory processing evaluations. The externship prepares the audiologist to manage programs focusing on prevention of noise-induced hearing loss at their follow-on assignment. Opportunities are available to educate Soldiers and commanders about the effects of hazardous noise and how to protect their hearing from those hazards, assess environments to improve communication, conduct compliance visits, and engage in projects or research related to noise-induced hearing loss.

For more information, contact COL Kathy Gates, Audiology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General via e-mail or phone (202) 782-8607.