Job Description
Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Posting Number: F240116
Posting
Link
https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/53028
Employer
S
tate
Faculty Appointment Term
Term
Position Type: UUP Faculty
Fiscal
Year
2024-2025
Position Summary
The Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences (CDS), University
at Buffalo, The State University of New York invites applications for a full-time, twelve-month term (non-tenure track) position in Clinical
Audiology. Appointment will be made at the rank of Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor depending on candidate profile. Areas
of faculty interest may include but are not limited to clinical experience in pediatric audiology, hearing aids, vestibular audiology,
cochlear implants, auditory processing disorder, telehealth, and clinical research.
The primary responsibilities of this position
are to provide graduate student clinical education and training for CDS’s Clinical Doctor of Audiology program (AuD). Faculty are expected
to take part in all facets of AuD training including direct clinical supervision in the UB Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic and in the
Western New York Community, participate on committees for graduate student research projects, conduct administrative duties associated with
off-site clinical placements, and will have opportunities to develop specialty clinics. Faculty will also be expected to teach
graduate-level coursework within their areas of expertise. Additionally, faculty will be responsible to provide service to the department,
the university, and to the community.
Essential duties of the position include:
- Provide clinical audiology services in
our UB Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic and in the community. - Educate and train graduate audiology students in our
clinic, during hands on labs, and while in the community. - Manage administration related to clinical training and clinical
operations. - Develop interprofessional and collaborative clinical relationships within and outside the university
community. - Teach 1-4 academic courses across the calendar year.
UB is a member of the AAU and has a strong tradition
of research excellence in Communication Sciences and Disorders that includes training of doctoral students. With support from the College of
Arts and Sciences, the department is committed to building on existing research, clinical, and academic capacities to continue to provide
leadership in the fields of speech-language pathology, hearing science, and related disorders.
Outstanding Benefits
Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including
comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic
pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and
training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefit
packages.
About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is
one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our
excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative
activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism,
resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.
University at Buffalo is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with
disabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduate degree in Audiology with a minimum of 5 years of
clinical experience and a minimum of 1 year of clinical supervision experience. - Candidates are required to have or be eligible for
ASHA certification, CCC-A - Have or be eligible for NY State Licensure
- Have or be eligible for a NY State Hearing Aid
Dispensing License.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior teaching experience in speech and hearing science at the
university level preferred. - Preferred candidates are engaging, motivated, self-initiators, and highly
organized.
Physical Demands
Candidates must be able to work as an Audiologist in a clinical
environment, travel to sites in the WNY community, and teach academic course work.
Salary
Range
Competitive
Type
Full-Time
Special Instructions
Summary
Applicants must submit:
- Cover Letter
- CV
- Teaching Statement which responds to the
following:- Describe how your clinical experiences make you uniquely qualified for this position.
- Provide us with a brief
explanation on your approach to academic learning and clinical training for graduate audiology students.
- Three
professional references (on the required application form) who will be prompted to provide a confidential letter of recommendation on your
behalf.
All application materials should be submitted via UB Jobs. Application materials submitted directly to the posting
contact will not be acknowledged and cannot be considered.
Additional Information
Pursuant to
Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for
employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a
conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the
Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Is a background check required for this
posting?
No
Contact’s Name: Laura Smith, MA, CCC-SLP, TSHH
Contact’s
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Contact’s Title: Clinic Director and Clinical Associate
Professor
Contact’s Email: lsmith24@buffalo.edu
Contact’s
Phone: 716-829-5529
Deadline for Applicants: Open Until Filled
Date to be filled:
01/02/2025
Number of References Required
3
Instructions to Applicant
By
providing the names and e-mail addresses of my references, I hereby authorize either Human Resources or the applicable hiring department to
contact my references via e-mail to request a reference letter on my behalf.
The University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and in keeping with our commitment, encourages women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans to apply.