AuD 4th Year Externship with UNC Hospitals Pediatric Program Position Available In Orange, North Carolina

UNC Hospital’s Department of Audiology provides a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatient and outpatient populations. Our department consists of 28 audiologists who work collaboratively with UNC’s Department of Otolaryngology

• Head and Neck Surgery, all with the common mission to provide outstanding hearing care to all our patients and their families.

Our department’s services are currently offered at six clinical locations: N.C. Children’s Hospital [Chapel Hill], UNC Hospitals Audiology at Meadowmont [Chapel Hill], UNC Hospitals Hearing & Voice Center at Carolina Crossing [Chapel Hill], UNC Hospitals Audiology at Pittsboro [Pittsboro], UNC Hospitals Audiology at Lake Boone Trail [Raleigh] and UNC Audiology Services at Cary [Cary]. The Department of Audiology at UNC Hospitals offers internships for 1 st

• 3 rd year AuD students as well as a 12-month, full-time 4th year AuD externship providing the AuD student a well-rounded experience with the opportunity to work with a wide variety of patient populations with a range of hearing disorders.

Externship opportunities are available with a pediatric focus at our N.C. Children’s Hospital, Meadowmont and Lake Boone Trail locations, or an adult focus at our Carolina Crossing, Pittsboro and Cary locations. Our N.C. Children’s Hospital, Meadowmont and Lake Boone Trail locations focus on pediatrics including diagnostic assessment of children from infancy through the teen years and amplification/treatment of hearing loss. Externs rotate between our three pediatric focused sites. Our previous externs have gone on to careers working in hospitals, private clinics, research, academic education, and manufacturer positions. Graduates of our program will have extensive experience with complex patient care in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team. We are looking for thoughtful, hardworking candidates who are committed to evidence-based and patient-centered care. Our ideal externs have a history of enthusiasm for pediatric audiology and exhibit a spirit of service to patients in our care.

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//www.uncmedicalcenter.org/uncmc/care-treatment/audiology/pediatric-audiology-services/ 2026-2027 4th

Year Application Information Preferred Start Date :

May 26, 2026 Number of positions anticipated for next year : 3

Contact Person :

Marisa Temple, AuD; Marisa.

Temple@unchealth.unc.edu

Anticipated Salary :

Current 2025-2026 pay rate is $10.33/hour (based on a 40-hour work week for one year; with holidays and leave time, this should equate to ~$20,000). Position has historically been a paid position and that is the goal for 2026-2027. At this time, we cannot confirm if these positions will be paid. Future positions do not get approved by hospital this far in advance. We will need to wait to submit for approval late 2025/early 2026.

Caseload/responsibilities :

All pediatrics , includes: Diagnostic assessment of children from infancy through the teen years Natural sleep and sedated ABRs Two-tester behavioral hearing assessment for children of all ages In-patient coverage at the main UNC hospital campus Support CI candidacy evaluations for patients < 2 years in conjunction with colleagues at the Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC ( note, this clinic is separate from the CCIC at UNC ) Hearing aid selection, fitting, verification, and follow up (air

• and bone-conduction devices) Newborn hearing screenings in the

UNC NICU

(our team also provides oversight for newborn hearing screening in the well-baby nursery) Participate in regular audiology staff meetings, in service/training opportunities, and clinical research (based on the applicants’ interests) Partner with North Carolina state EHDI team to combat loss to follow up/documentation Application process/timing : For consideration, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae/resume and 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Temple in one complete .pdf packet via email by September 17, 2025. Application packet should be submitted as a single pdf file whenever possible. Applicants should include the number of hours they completed at each clinical site listed in their CV. At least one letter of recommendation should come from a clinical preceptor. In their cover letter, we invite applicants to write about their experiences with the

EHDI 1-3-6

timeline (in the clinic or the classroom). Applicants who progress to the stage of an interview can expect those to take place between September 22-October 28 and we expect to extend rolling offers based on the ACEN shared timeline.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

University medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 14 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 3 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 4 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 4 2nd year 4 3rd year 4 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary Other

• Please Describe This position is classified as temporary, non-exempt (hourly).

The current pay rate is $10.33 per hour (~$20,000/year). Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

Not paid Continuing education opportunities? Yes Monthly in-services (on-site or virtual)

Start Date:

05/26/2026 Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours/week Travel to satellite centers required? Yes ~20 miles Local students preferred: Yes Does the externship site provide orientation to relevant clinical policies and procedures? Yes Does the externship site provide instructions about patient’s rights and providing patient education? Yes Does the externship site provide orientation to quality assessment, quality assurance and quality improvement? Yes Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: Diagnostic Audiology Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Applicants can expect a well-rounded placement, offering experience with primarily pediatric patients and some diagnostic adult patients. Full supervision with increasing independence. This 4th year position all pediatrics, including: oDiagnostic assessment of children from infancy through the teen years

• Natural sleep and sedated ABRs
• Two-tester behavioral hearing assessment for children of all ages
• In-patient coverage at the main UNC hospital campus
• Support CI candidacy evaluations for patients < 2 years in conjunction with colleagues at the Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC (note, this clinic is separate from the CCIC at UNC) oHearing aid selection, fitting, verification, and follow up (air
• and bone-conduction devices) oNewborn hearing screenings in the

UNC NICU

(our team also provides oversight for newborn hearing screening in the well-baby nursery) oParticipate in regular audiology staff meetings, in service/training opportunities, and clinical research (based on the applicants’ interests) oPartner with North Carolina state EHDI team to combat loss to follow up/documentation Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Regularly Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Rarely Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes We collaborate with UNC School of Medicine in clinical research. Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? No How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? As Needed Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: Regular communication

• frequency dependent on student/University.

Application Deadline:

09/17/2025

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: For consideration, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae/resume and 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Marisa Temple (Marisa.

Temple@unchealth.unc.edu) in one complete .pdf packet via email by September 17, 2025.

• Application packet should be submitted as a single pdf file whenever possible.
• Applicants should include the number of hours they completed at each clinical site listed in their CV.
• At least one letter of recommendation should come from a clinical preceptor.
• In their cover letter, we invite applicants to write about their experiences with the

EHDI 1-3-6

timeline (in the clinic or the classroom).

• Applicants who progress to the stage of an interview can expect those to take place between September 22-October 28 and we expect to extend rolling offers based on the ACEN shared timeline.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Marisa Temple, AuD

• Marisa.

Temple@unchealth.unc.edu Are all externs supervised? Yes Application process/timing : For consideration, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae/resume and 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Temple in one complete .pdf packet via email by September 17, 2025. Application packet should be submitted as a single pdf file whenever possible. Applicants should include the number of hours they completed at each clinical site listed in their CV. At least one letter of recommendation should come from a clinical preceptor. In their cover letter, we invite applicants to write about their experiences with the

EHDI 1-3-6

timeline (in the clinic or the classroom). Applicants who progress to the stage of an interview can expect those to take place between September 22-October 28 and we expect to extend rolling offers based on the ACEN shared timeline.