Connectionists: Post-Doc position at Oldenburg University, Dept. of Medical Physics and Acoustics

[Imke Brumund Dept. MPA]

The Physiology and Modeling of Auditory Perception Group headed by Prof. 
Dr. Sarah Verhulst at Oldenburg University, Germany, seeks a motivated

*Post-Doc in hearing-impaired signal processing (full time TV-L 13 
position, 3 years),*

to start in the fall of 2016. The position is suitable for part-time work.

The position is part of the ERC project RobSpear “Robust Speech Encoding 
in Impaired Hearing” that takes an interdisciplinary approach (combining 
computational auditory models with EEG, psychoacoustics and 
machine-learning) to study sound processing in listeners with impaired 
hearing due to ageing or noise exposure. Both novel diagnostic methods 
as well as signal-processing strategies for hearing restoration are the 
focus of this project. The candidate will become part of a team that has 
a mixture of experimental and computational researchers working on 
hearing-impaired signal processing. This position is ideal for 
theoretically and computationally strong candidates interested in 
hearing and sound-processing related applications. Funding is available 
for three years.

The Physiology and Modeling of Auditory Perception Group offers an 
international scientific environment as well as access to world-class 
research facilities. For more information about the group see 
www.uni-oldenburg.de/pmoap <http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/pmoap>.

Applicants for the position must hold an academic university degree 
(master or equivalent) and aPhD in mathematics, or physics, machine 
learning, auditory signal processing. Excellent coding skills (Python, 
Matlab) and signal processing knowledge are required, experience with 
auditory modeling and sound applications are a big plus. Experience with 
writing scientific papers and excellent written and oral English skills 
are required.

*Project: Model-based signal-processing strategies
*The project adopts computational models of the auditory system to 
develop signal processing, machine learning and optimization algorithms 
for sound encoding. Patient contact is not required, but working in a 
team that takes experimental (physiological and psychoacoustic) 
approaches to hearing is necessary. Prior experience in auditory signal 
processing is required.

The University of Oldenburg is an equal opportunity employer and 
dedicated to increasing the percentage of women in science. Therefore, 
female candidates are especially encouraged to apply. According to § 21, 
3 NHG female applicants are to be preferentially considered in case of 
equal qualification.
Applicants with disabilities will be preferentially considered in case 
of equal qualification.

Applications including a CV, motivation letter, copies of 
higher-education degrees, grade transcripts and the name and contact 
details of two persons who are willing to give a reference should be 
sent to sarah.verhulst at uni-oldenburg.de 
<mailto:sarah.verhulst at uni-oldenburg.de>(electronic submission 
preferred), or to

Prof. Dr. Sarah Verhulst

Medizinische Physik

Universität Oldenburg

Carl-von-Ossietzky Straße 9-11

D - 26111 Oldenburg

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Sarah Verhulst, Tel. 
(+49) 441 798 5488.

Application deadline is 3 June^, 2016.

-- 
Imke Brumund
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
FK VI - Dept. für medizinische Physik und Akustik
D-26111 Oldenburg

E-Mail: imke.brumund at uni-oldenburg.de
www.uni-oldenburg.de

Tel: +49-(0)441 - 798 - 3709, Gebäude: W30 - 2 - 202
Tel: +49-(0)441 - 798 - 3185, Gebäude: W30 - 3 - 316

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