Subject: Research Occupational Audiologist/Hearing Protection Specialist From: Judi Lapsley Miller <judi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 08:33:17 +1200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Posted on behalf of Lynne Marshall: RESEARCH OCCUPATIONAL AUDIOLOGIST/HEARING PROTECTION SPECIALIST We are seeking a Research Occupational Audiologist/ Hearing Protection Specialist to become the foremost expert on hearing protection for the U.S. Navy. The person will conduct part$B!>(Btime research and testing on devices intended for hearing protection (with or without speech$B!>(Bcommunication capability). She or he will also monitor the worldwide industry for potentially useful new devices, and interact widely with developers and users. The incumbent will be the Navy$B!G(Bs internal consultant on hearing$B!>(B protection devices, and will provide HPD education and training to audiologists. The position is full$B!>(Btime permanent civil service and located in coastal New England. MAJOR DUTIES INCLUDE: - Pursues and conducts innovative and fundamentally sound RDT&E of hearing enhancement and protection devices and strives for technical excellence among worldwide contemporaries. Conceives plans (milestones, funding, personnel, and schedule) and executes original multi$B!>(Bphased programs with multi$B!>(Bdisciplinary teams regarding hearing protection, communication equipment, speech intelligibility, and functional hearing in complex sound fields. - Fosters an active network of technical experts in audiology/hearing conservation, occupational/environmental health and medicine, and acquisitions. Capitalizes on working relationships with senior executives, directors, managers, scientists, technicians, audiologists, and military customers to meet/exceed operational hearing conservation, hearing protection, and communication requirements. - Serves as a key member on military working groups related to occupational audiology, noise control, hearing protection, and hearing conservation. Works closely with interdisciplinary teams to develop critical directives and decisions on hearing protection policies, procedures, and practices to ensure goals are met. QUALIFICATIONS: - Graduate degree in acoustics, physics, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, audiology, psychoacoustics, experimental psychology, or a related field. - Master$B!G(Bs degree required. Ph.D. desirable. - Minimum 7 years of professional experience in relevant RDT&E. This may be shortened to 2 years with a Ph.D. - Publications related to hearing, the measurement/calibration of sound, or hearing$B!>(Bprotection devices preferably in refereed journals but laboratory technical reports also considered. Presentations at the meetings of national/international organizations. - Superb writing and speaking skills. - Ability to travel 10$B!>(B20% of the time. - If graduate degree is not in audiology, will be required to complete a two $B!>(Byear part$B!>(Btime directed OJT course of study including formal coursework, self$B!>(Bstudy, and on$B!>(Bsite observations of occupational, medical, and rehabilitative audiology. - If graduate degree is not in experimental science or engineering, will be required to complete a two$B!>(Byear part$B!>(Btime directed OJT course of study including formal coursework, self$B!>(Bstudy, and lab work on instrumentation, materials, experimental design, and advanced statistics. - U.S. citizenship required. CONTACT: Lynne Marshall, Ph.D. lynne.marshall@xxxxxxxx 860$B!>(B245$B!>(B3645