Faculty Position, AUDIOLOGY (All Ranks), University of Western Ontario

["Ewan A. Macpherson" <ewan.macpherson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Faculty Position, AUDIOLOGY (All Ranks)

The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Health 
Sciences at The University of Western Ontario  invites  applications 
for  a  probationary  (tenure-track)  Assistant  Professor  or  tenured 
 Associate  or Professor  appointment with  teaching  and  research 
interests  in  one  of  the  following  two  areas. The  first  area 
relates to pediatric (re)habilitation, management, and/or intervention. 
The candidate's expertise may include but not  be  limited  to 
educational  audiology,  communication  development,  or  management  of 
 pediatric  hearing disorders  including  sensorineural  hearing  loss, 
 auditory  processing  disorders,  and/or  auditory  neuropathy 
spectrum  disorder.  The  second  area  relates  to  audiological 
assessment,  diagnosis,  and/or  intervention  with adults. The 
candidate's expertise may  include  but  not be  limited  to medical 
pathologies,  vestibular disorders, and/or tinnitus assessment and 
management. Applicants with strengths in other areas of audiology also 
will be considered. Clinical certification and/or the ability to 
participate in teaching within clinical coursework also will be 
considered as strengths.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree  in audiology, hearing science or 
a  related discipline. The successful candidate will be responsible  for 
developing and sustaining a dynamic program of research and  teaching, 
and providing  service  to  relevant  university  and  community 
activities.  Candidates  will  be  expected  to  supervise graduate 
student research.

The  successful  candidate  will  hold  a  primary  appointment  in  the 
 School  of  Communication  Sciences  and Disorders and have an 
affiliation with the National Centre for Audiology. Potential 
collaborative  links also could include  the Schulich School of Medicine 
& Dentistry, Faculty of Social Science, Faculty of Education, Lawson 
Health Research  Institute, Robarts Research  Institute,  and  the 
Brain  and Mind  Institute,  among  others.  The successful  candidate 
will  strengthen  the  research  mission  of  the  University  through 
her  or  his  initiatives  in disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary 
hearing research with these or other partners.

The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders offers master’s 
level degrees  in audiology and speech- language pathology, and 
participates in the UWO Graduate Program in Health and Rehabilitation 
Sciences that offers both MSc and PhD degree programs.  Individual 
faculty members also collaborate with and/or supervise students  in 
psychology, otolaryngology, engineering, and neurosciences. The School 
maintains the clinical and research-oriented  H.A.  Leeper  Speech  and 
 Hearing  Clinic.  The  Clinic  also  functions  as  a  service 
provider associated with  the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth 
Services  for  the Preschool Speech and Language and Infant Hearing 
Programs.

It  is anticipated  that  the candidate will make a significant 
contribution  to the UWO Graduate Program  in Health and Rehabilitation 
Sciences  in  terms  of  graduate  student  research  supervision  and 
mentoring,  recruiting  the strongest graduate  students,  increasing 
its  capacity  for expansion, and  contributing  to  the overall 
quality  and excellence  of  this  robust  graduate  program. The 
candidate  also may  play  a  central  role  in  strengthening  the 
integration of basic and applied clinical sciences within  the School of 
Communication Sciences and Disorders, the NCA, the Infant Hearing 
Program, and the H.A. Leeper Speech and Hearing Clinic.

The effective date of the appointment may be as early as the 1st  July 
2012. Interested applicants should forward a letter of application 
outlining relevant research, teaching, clinical, and administrative 
experience and interests, together with a curriculum vitae, and the 
names, addresses and contact information for three referees to:

Dr. J.B. Orange, Director
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Faculty of Health Sciences
Room 1510 Elborn College
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 1H1
http://www.uwo.ca/fhs/

The deadline for receipt of applications is April 5, 2012.

Please quote number HS 120 on all correspondence.

Positions are subject to budget approval.  Applicants should have fluent 
written and oral communication skills in English.  All qualified 
candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent 
residents will be given priority.  The University of Western Ontario is 
committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all 
qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people 
and persons with disabilities.