Location : Jackson Medical Mall, MS
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:College/Division: Communicative Disorders
Opening Date: 12/19/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Description The Department of Communicative Disorders at Jackson State University seeks applications for a full-time Audiology Program Director. This position involves leading the development of the new AuD program for a planned opening in 2027-2028. The Audiology Program Director should be passionate about providing excellent educational opportunities to a diverse student population, ensuring a high quality student experience, and creating a collaborative working environment. This position requires contact with students,outside constituents, professional organizations, and faculty.
Examples of Duties - Plans, coordinates, and participates in AuD Practicum
- Coordinates and provides clinical supervision
- Directs student clinicians in all domains of professional clinical practice
- Appropriately assesses student learning and performance
- Maintains student record
- Initiates and maintains community partnerships
- Identifies and secures clinical sites and/or clinical partnerships/educators for practicum experiences
- Appropriately communicates to faculty and program director on student information
- Engages in teaching and service
- Designs, coordinates, and implements clinical simulations
- Uses learning assessment information to improve teaching and curriculum
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives to meet program and institutional goals
- Works collaboratively with department faculty and staff
- Advises students on clinical performance and supports and exemplifies the University' s core values
- Actively engages in inter-professional collaboration activities
- Upholds and enforces student and clinical supervisor manual policies and university policies/procedures
- Maintains clinical documentation
- Clinically administers and interprets a variety of tests, such as air and bone conduction and speech reception and discrimination tests to determine the type and degree of hearing impairment
- Collects data and prepares reports as required by the University and accreditation association
- Serves on department, college, and university committees
Typical Qualifications Minimum Required Education: AuD or PhD in Audiology.Minimum Required Experience: - Minimum of 3 years of clinical teaching experience required.
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness/excellence.
Qualifications: - Experience with CAA accreditation procedures is highly valued.
Minimum Required Licenses and/or Certifications:- Candidates will hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
- Candidates will also have (or be eligible to obtain) Mississippi licensure in Audiology.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees, including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for the complete benefits package.
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