The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is searching for a 12-month Clinical

Assistant Professor of Instruction in Audiology. The person in this position will provide clinical

instruction and supervision to Au.D (Doctor of Audiology) students in clinical practice in a university-based,

billing clinic and/developing and teaching graduate level with a focus in Audiology. This Au.D

position will focus on training students to work with various disorders and populations, in-house and in

community-based settings. Clinical faculty regularly partner with academic and other clinical

instructors across specialties in the delivery of graduate coursework to showcase the implementation

of evidence-based practices in clinical care. The candidate will also provide service to the university

through faculty governance at the department, college, and/or university level and will provide service

outside the university to the community and/or profession. The applicants must be licensed to practice

in Florida (or have applied for that licensing) before the position start date.

Minimum Qualifications

• Clinical Doctorate Degree (Au.D) or PhD degree in Audiology/related field

• Holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC-A)

• Holds or eligible for Florida State License in Audiology (Florida Dept. of Health)

• Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor of Instruction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of professional experience in Audiology

• At least three years of experience supervising or precepting Au.D. students in clinical settings

• Clinical expertise in one or more of the following areas:

o Hearing aid selection, fitting, and troubleshooting

o Assistive listening device selection, fitting, and troubleshooting

o Comprehensive diagnostic hearing evaluations

o Hearing conservation

o Electrophysiological assessments

• Experience teaching in a Doctor of Audiology program at an accredited university

• Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid provider numbers and Early Steps provider status.

• Familiarity with hearing aid reimbursement procedures and billing practices

• Fluency in both English and Spanish

CSD is well-positioned within the University to continue its positive trajectory. CSD is

housed within the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS). CBCS is a

research-intensive college committed to community-based work derived from evidence-based

practices. This strong ethos of research-to-practice positions CSD well to achieve its

mission of “Creating pathways to communication by bridging research to practice.”

Moreover, shared interests among departments of Aging Studies, Social Work, Child and

Family Studies, Engineering, and Otolaryngology afford multiple opportunities for

collaboration and cross-disciplinary fertilization. within the supportive College infrastructure.

CSD faculty include speech language pathologists, audiologists, sign language interpreters,

scholars of Deaf culture, linguists, hearing scientists, speech scientists and psychologists.

The department considers communication issues from both humanistic and medical

perspectives, providing multidisciplinary perspectives on issues such as language, literacy,

hearing, and speech. To do this, CSD collaborates across USF with entities such as USF

Health and Biomedical Engineering.

CSD’s efforts are multifaceted. It houses multiple undergraduate and graduate programs

including M.S., AU.D., Ph.D. and combined AU.D./Ph.D degree programs. Speech and

Hearing Clinics provide evidence-based interventions in a context that trains students for

cutting-edge clinical work in a variety of settings. Notably, the department is also home to

an American Sign Language(ASL) interpreter training program, an ASL interpreter

referral agency, and the Bolesta Center which provides listening and spoken language

support to individuals with hearing loss across the lifespan.