Connectionists: Vacancy for 1-year post-doctoral researcher position at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

[Odette Scharenborg]

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                   One-year post-doctoral researcher position on
              Computational modelling of human spoken-word recognition
	         Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Maximum salary: € 4,691 gross/month
Application deadline: 20 November 2016
The preferred starting date is 1 January 2017
http://www.ru.nl/werken/details/details_vacature_0/?recid=591541

As a post-doctoral researcher, you will join the NWO-Vidi funded project
'Ignoring the merry in marry: The effect of individual differences in
attention and proficiency on non-native spoken-word recognition in noise'
headed by Dr Odette Scharenborg. This project investigates the effect of
noise on non-native spoken-word recognition using a range of tasks tapping
into different processes underlying human spoken-word recognition, and the
effect of individual differences in attention and proficiency on
non-native spoken-word recognition in noise.

You will conduct research on the computational modelling of human
spoken-word recognition. Research will focus on determining the best
method for the automatic classification of speech segments, building a
computational model of non-native human spoken-word recognition using deep
neural networks, running simulations and comparing the model’s output with
existing human data. You will communicate your findings through papers in
peer-reviewed research journals and at international conferences.

What we expect from you
- you hold a PhD in artificial intelligence, computer science,
computational psycholinguistics, or a related discipline;
- you have a good knowledge of speech and human and/or automatic speech
processing;
- you have experience with computational modelling;
- you have experience with deep neural networks;
- you have a good command of spoken and written English;
- you have published multiple journal articles (at least two as a first
author);
- you are a team player who enjoys working with people from different
backgrounds.

More information:
Odette Scharenborg
O.Scharenborg at let.ru.nl
http://odettescharenborg.ruhosting.nl

The application should consists of:
-	Motivation letter
-	CV
-	List of publications
-	Names and contact details of two referees