Research Assistant - Signal Procesing

[Denis Burnham <d.burnham@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Research Assistant Position in MARCS in
Signal Processing &/or Computing &/or Speech Science/Technology &/or Music
Technology
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The Position
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A full-time research assistant (HEW Level 5 or 6) with at least a good
honours degree in signal processing, computer science, speech science,
electrical engineering or related area is required to prepare speech
stimuli, analyse and synthesise speech, analyse large data sets, run neural
net and modelling applications, monitor a beta version of a new auditory
perception toolbox, and write computer programs (especially in MATLAB and C
environments). Knowledge of or interest in any of the following would be an
advantage - human information processing, music production, music
sampling/sequencing, linguistics/phonetics, statistical analysis, tone
languages or mathematical modelling. A broad range of skills would be
useful in this position, but it is unlikely that a particular applicant
will have all of these. Similarly, skills in these areas may have been
attained through various avenues. So even if you do not fulfil the
requirements set out above we urge you to apply.

In the first instance a 12-month contract can be offered with prospects of
extension beyond this period. Salary Range: $33,617 - $42,022 pa depending
upon qualifications and experience. Inquiries about the position may be
directed to Professor Denis Burnham, +61 (2) 9772-6681, <d.burnham@uws.edu.au>

Please send applications including a covering letter, curriculum vitae, and
the names of three referees by Monday June 18 to:
Professor Denis Burnham
Director, Macarthur Auditory Research Centre Sydney
Building 24, Bankstown Campus
University of Western Sydney
LOCKED BAG 1797
PENRITH SOUTH DC NSW 1797
AUSTRALIA

The MARCS Lab
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The Macarthur Auditory Research Centre (MARCS) is a Key Research Centre at
the University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus, Sydney Australia. The
successful applicant would join a jolly bunch of researchers working on
speech and music processing in humans and machines in a purpose built lab
with good research facilities for speech and music synthesis and analysis.
Currently at MARCS we hold 2 large Australian Research Council grants -
'From speech perception to language acquisition';  'Speech perception by
eye and ear'; 1 SPIRT grant - 'The song and dance of mother and infant in
health and depression'; 2 US grants, one on 'Cognitive Factors in Tinnitus'
and another on 'Human Factors in Aviation' and various UWS internal grants.
See the MARCS website: http://www.uws.edu.au/marcs/


Denis Burnham
Professor of Psychology
Director, Macarthur Auditory Research Centre Sydney
Building 24, Bankstown Campus
University of Western Sydney
LOCKED BAG 1797
PENRITH SOUTH DC NSW 1797

Street Address:
Bullecourt Avenue,
Milperra,
NSW, 2214,
Australia
(see webpage for map)

Phone:                  +61 2 9772 6681
Fax:                    +61 2 9772 6736
Lab (MARCS):            +61 2 9772 6582
Email:                  d.burnham@uws.edu.au
web:                    http://www.uws.edu.au/marcs/