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The Department of Otolaryngology is a clinical academic department of the University of Washington School of Medicine (SOM) which is part of UW Medicine. The Department provides patient care
services at Harborview Medical Center (HMC), University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH), Veterans Affairs & Puget Sound Health Care System (VA), Northwest Hospital (NWH), and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). The Department
is actively involved in clinical service, research programs, residency training programs and educational programs, and includes oversight for the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center. The department employs approximately 40 total regular faculty,
research and clinical fellows, 25 residents and ACGME fellows, and 20 staff.
The Department of Otolaryngology currently has an outstanding opportunity for a part time 50% RESEARCH
AUDIOLOGIST
Working under the general direction of a Principal Investigator(s), the person in this position will conduct studies designed to improve the assessments of hearing problems which are not currently
diagnosed in routine clinical care. This job involves coordination of research studies, recruitment of subjects, data collection and statistical analysis, and assisting in the preparation of manuscripts and presentation at major conferences.
Minimum Requirements:
Doctor of Audiology (AuD) or equivalent (MA or MS in audiology or PhD in Speech-Language-Hearing Science).
Washington state licensure and CCC-A or F-AAA.
Experience conducting research in audiology.
Strong communication and organizational skills.
Professional demeanor, including the ability to liaise with other scientists, audiologists and research subjects.
Desired:
Drive and passion towards research.
Three or more years’ experience in a clinical audiology or equivalent combination of education/experience.
Experience in statistical analysis and graphics creation.
Previous experience preparing manuscripts.
Author or coauthor on scientific publications.
Experience in supervision or management in audiology or research.
Computer programming experience.
Responsibilities:
I. Research Duties: Plan and execute research protocol
Perform clinical procedures in auditory perception, tympanometry, middle ear reflex responses, and evoked potentials for research purposes.
Recruit subjects using the UW Human Subjects Recruitment Core subject pool, and in collaboration UWMC audiologists and otolaryngologists. Develop recruitment
materials that encourage participation from important subject populations both on UW campus and in the community at large.
Schedule and consent research subjects.
Accurately record data.
Conduct research in a manner that ensures compliance with human subjects’ protections.
Perform basic statistical analyses on the research data to identify critical gaps, exceptional results, and/or lack of progress.
In collaboration with the PI, develop protocol specific standard operating procedures.
Serves as the liaison and point of contact for operations issues with audiologists and members of the research team at UW and at the Madigan Army Medical
Center.
Review relevant literature, assist with preparing manuscripts and with the preparation of progress reports.
May supervise or co-supervise and train a student(s) or resident(s) to assist with these projects.
Assist in the modifications and development of research protocols as the subject matter expert.
Facilitate planning and coordination of meetings, and maintain open communication with the Primary Investigator.
II. Administrative Responsibilities:
Maintain a database of subject contacts who have agreed to participate in other studies in the Bloedel Center.
Maintain accurate accounting records related to subjects’ payments.
Track subject visit schedules to ensure meeting the protocol requirements; including online surveys.
Maintain all applicable regulatory documents.
In collaboration with the PI, draft IRB applications and reports as well as technical reports for the Department of Defense.
Lead and implement development of programs/projects and participate in major proposal preparation and presentations.
Promote open communication, accountability and positive, professional relationships with PI and collaborators.
Perform related duties as required. |