Subject: Research Audiologist Position at Cochlear Americas From: Stoph Long <stophlong@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 16:02:17 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Hello, There is an audiologist position here at Cochlear Americas in Denver in the research group (working with me, Chris van den Honert, Zach Smith, Sean Lineaweaver, Wendy Parkinson, and others) that we are looking to fill. Please do forward this to qualified potential candidates. We'd really love to locate a great CI audiologist to add to our research team. Here are the details: TITLE: Research Audiologist DEPARTMENT: Research SUMMARY: The Research Audiologist is responsible for performing tasks in support of research activities carried out within the Department of Research. These activities focus primarily on the scientific study of perception by human cochlear implant recipients. The Research Audiologist also participates to varying extents in related departmental activities such preparation of regulatory submissions, support of other departmental functions, and customer assistance. Specific tasks include (but are not limited to) recruitment and counseling of prospective research subjects, collection of data (e.g. speech reception scores or psychophysical measures), data analysis, and written or oral presentation of results. The Research Audiologist interacts closely with other Research Department staff and clinical/academic collaborators to participate in the specification of custom research software, design and execution of study protocols, and preparation of scientific publications. The Research Audiologist must possess excellent clinical skills and be comfortable working with human subjects in a research environment. He or she must have experience working with cochlear implant recipients, and have excellent verbal and written communications skills. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Carry out experimental protocols with human subjects, including collection of experimental speech reception and psychophysical data 2. Recruit and counsel prospective study participants 3. Organize and schedule subject visits to Cochlear laboratory facilities 4. Assist with preparation of regulatory submissions 5. Assist in monitoring and achieving compliance with regulatory requirements 6. Assist with analysis and written or oral reporting of experimental data 7. Consult with clinical collaborators with regard to clinical management of study participants 8. Assist in the design and specification or selection of experimental protocols and measurement tools 9. Assist in preparation of reports, presentations, or publications of experimental results 10. Provide relevant clinical and human interface expertise regarding experimental hardware and software 11. Serve as advocate for experimental study participants 12. Consult with other departmental functions as needed 13. Other duties as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Masters Degree or equivalent in Audiology or Hearing Science. Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology or equivalent. Minimum of 2 years experience working with cochlear implant recipients. Working knowledge of Nucleus programming software and Nucleus implant products. CONTACT: Niki Wollan Staffing Specialist Cochlear Americas 400 Inverness Parkway, Ste. 400 Englewood, CO 80112 nwollan@xxxxxxxx 303.524.7171 direct ------------------ Warm Regards, Christopher Long Director of Auditory Perception Research Cochlear Americas clong@xxxxxxxx ___________________________________________________________ All New Yahoo! Mail – Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html