Category: Army

Announcing two full-time, permanent Hearing Conservation Consultant positions at the Army Hearing Program office at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. Details on the position can be found here at USAJOBS, and the point of contact for questions is LTC Martin Robinette at 410-436-3797.

This position is located at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Center at Fort Campbell, KY.

Via USAJOBS.gov: Fort Campbell lies on the Kentucky/Tennessee border between Hopkinsville and Clarksville, directly off of I-24 and only 40 miles NW of Nashville. As the ninth-fastest growing city in the nation, Clarksville is experiencing tremendous change including new schools, a new hospital, and new residential developments. Clarksville is ranked as the 57th “Best Place to Live” by Money Magazine, 11th “Best City in the U.S. for Public Golf” by Golf Digest, and is the state’s fifth largest city with a revitalized and thriving riverfront district. Both visitors and residents enjoy the shops and eateries of downtown Clarksville and with its brick sidewalks, tree lined streets, decorative lighting and park benches, the historic area is drawing new attention. The cost of living is lower than the average for all major U.S. cities. For more information about the area, visit Clarksville Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Position closes on 28-Oct. Further information about the position at USAJOBS.gov

About the Position:

This position is located at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center; El Paso, TX. Since 1921, William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) has provided care for military personnel and their eligible family members. WBAMC is one of two trauma centers in El Paso County and consists of twelve stories that cover more than a half-million square feet of floor space. WBAMC provides trauma care to the surrounding community and a full range of medical care to Fort Bliss, which supports over 19,000 troops and will grow to over 37,000 as it undergoes the largest post expansion in the Army. William Beaumont offers an array of programs in many medical disciplines and has close partnerships with higher learning institutions. The medical center is easily accessible and offers ample free parking, an exchange, dining facility, barber shop, cleaners, flower shop, chapel, credit union, gym, and more. The staff members of William Beaumont are closely-knit and consider each other as a unified team with the goal of providing excellent patient care. Caring for our soldiers and their families is an excellent way of showing our support.

There are openings for three 4th year audiology externship positions and two fully qualified positions for Army military audiologists for this coming year. These are for uniformed audiologists and there is a minimum 3 year obligation as a commissioned officer in the Medical Service Corps. For more information contact either COL Vickie Tuten, Consultant to the Surgeon General or Dr. Robin Pinto, Audiology Externship Program Supervisor, Walter Reed National Naval Medical Center.

Audiometric Technician position available at Public Health Command (Provisional), Army Hearing Program office, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Arsenal, MD 21010.
Please visit USA Jobs or FASCLASS, and view NEAG10372116D, GS-0640-09, Hearing Technician, permanent, full-time, Salary: $51,630 – $67, 114. Applications for this position may be submitted online from 09 SEP through 20 SEP 2010.

The Army Audiology and Speech Center is seeking a Research Audiologist whose primary focus is vestibular assessment. This individual will be in a pivotal position to influence the vestibular evaluation and research at the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the highest echelon of medical care for the nation’s wounded warriors, active duty and retired military personnel and their dependents. This will be an opportunity to be in the forefront of world-class clinical care in an environment where there is ongoing basic and applied auditory, speech, language and vestibular research.

This individual should have a strong working knowledge of vestibular anatomy and physiology, assessment and management, three or more years of experience in the clinical research field, a track record of publications, and should demonstrate an interest in and ability to conduct vestibular research. Must also possess excellent clinical skills and be comfortable working with human subjects in a research environment, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be methodical and organized in collecting and documenting processes and data.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and guide the design and implementation of experimental protocols
• Guide data analysis
• Manuscript and grant preparation
• Coordinate ethical approval for research with the Institutional Review Board
• Maintain documentation and data necessary for IRB compliance
• Collaboration with clinical Audiology staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team and active involvement in the Audiology Clinic
• Disseminate research findings by participation in and presentation of data at research conferences.

Current Research Department:

Director: Douglas Brungart, PhD

Research Engineer: Elena Grassi, PhD

Research Associates:

• Matthew Makashay, PhD
• Sandeep Phatak, PhD
• Lina Kubli, M.A.

Research Speech-Language Pathologist: Nancy Solomon, PhD

Hearing Scientist: Van Summers, PhD

Senior Research Audiologist: Ken Grant, PhD

Research Audiologists:

• Josh Bernstein, PhD
• Mary Cord, Au.D.
• Kim Block, Au.D.
• Jennie Canan, Au.D.
• Therese Walden, Au.D.

Research Coordinators:

• Ms. Jamie Fargus
• Katie Dietrich-Burns, CCC-SLP

The Army Medical Department is recruiting fully qualified audiologists to serve in the Army Medical Service Corps.

Applicants must have an AuD or PhD in Audiology from an accredited program and must meet professional qualifications for unrestricted practice.

Army audiologists provide clinical, rehabilitative, occupational, educational, operational and industrial hearing services to Soldiers, civilian noise exposed workers and other eligible beneficiaries. Serving as an Army audiologist provides opportunities for professional growth and development in management, leadership, research, and education. Army audiology positions are available in several States, Germany, Korea, Alaska and Hawaii. Army audiologists receive excellent pay and benefits to include medical and dental coverage, low-cost life insurance, continuing education, 30 days annual vacation, and 10 federal holidays. Army audiologists also receive board certification pay. Loan repayment program is available for those that qualify.

For more information, contact COL Kathy Gates, Audiology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General via e-mail or by phone at (202) 782-8607.