Connectionists: Two PhD positions 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 _two_ motivated

*PhD students (65% each of full time TV-L 13 position, 3 years),*

to start their projects in the fall of 2016.

The positions are 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. Patient contact is required. 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). Candidates should have excellent oral and 
written English skills, experience with signal processing and coding 
(Matlab, Phython).

*Project 1: Model-based hearing diagnostics*. The focus is on 
computational auditory modeling as well as optimizing (multichannel) EEG 
and otoacoustic emission methods. Auditory modeling experience is a 
plus, and experience with EEG recording (writing experiment code and 
analysis) is necessary. Background: M.Sc. in neuroscience, or acoustics, 
physics, electrical engineering, experimental psychology.

*Project 2: Psychoacoustic sound encoding strategies.*Experience with 
conducting psychoacoustic experiments is necessary (writing experiment 
code and analysis). Background: M.Sc. in neuroscience, or acoustics, 
physics, electrical engineering, experimental psychology, audiology.

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: /6 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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