positions in speech and hearing sciences at Oldenburg University, Germany

[Volker Hohmann <volker.hohmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear list members,

several open positions in speech and hearing sciences are available at
Oldenburg University, Germany, within the framework of the collaborative
research center "The Active Auditory System". Positions can be funded
for up to 4 years. Please see the full announcement below and find
further information at http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/sfb-tr31 (under
construction!).

Best regards,

V. Hohmann

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The transregional collaborative research center "The Active Auditory
System", jointly operated by research groups at the University of
Oldenburg, University of Magdeburg, and the Leibniz Institute for
Neurobiology at Magdeburg, studies the mechanisms of auditory scene
analysis and their application to health and technology. Important
issues are the interaction of bottom-up and top-down processes in
auditory scene analysis and multimodal integration. The approaches
include in vivo recording in the auditory pathway, EEG, MEG, and fMRI
analysis, psychoacoustic modeling, and applications in speech and audio
analysis and coding. For further information see
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/sfb-tr31.

We are seeking applicants for the following positions at the University
of Oldenburg:

PhD Student (BAT IIa/2, Code A1)
Responsibilities: studying auditory processing in rodents using
behavioral methods. Qualifications: Masters or Diploma thesis
specializing in the fields of sensory biology, neurobiology,
psychophysics or animal behavior.

Neuroscientist (BAT IIa, Code A5)
Responsibilities: in vivo recording from the bird auditory system and
data analysis. Qualifications: Doctoral Degree, experience with
extracellular recording and Matlab.

Physicist (BAT IIa or BAT IIa/2, Code B1)
Responsibilities: carrying out psychoacoustic/EEG measurements and the
development of auditory perception models for hearing impaired listeners.
Qualifications: MSc, Diploma degree, or PhD preferably with
specialization in Psychoacoustics or Audiology.

Physicist (BAT IIa or BAT IIa/2, Code B2)
Responsibilities: development and application of statistical
classification frameworks for modeling Auditory Scene Analysis.
Qualifications: MSc, Diploma degree, or PhD with specialization in
statistical signal processing or related, and preferably with knowledge
in Psychoacoustics or Audiology.

Physicist (BAT IIa or BAT IIa/2, Code B3)
Responsibilities: studying auditory object binding mechanisms in humans
using psychoacoustical experiments and the development of auditory models.
Qualifications: MSc, Diploma degree, or PhD with specialization in
psychoacoustics, auditory signal processing or related areas.

PhD Student (BAT IIa/2, Code B4)
Responsibilities: experiments in audiovisual psychophysics and eye
movement registration
Qualifications: Masters or Diploma thesis specializing in the fields of
experimental psychology, neuroscience, or physics.

Electrical Engineer/Physicist (BAT IIa or BAT IIa/2, Code C1)
Responsibilities: studying novel audio coding techniques and
psychoacoustic models. Qualifications: MSc, Diploma degree, or PhD with
specialization in audio compression, time-frequency analysis, or other
related signal processing areas.

Physicist (BAT IIa or BAT IIa/2, Code C2)
Responsibilities: studying robust feature extraction techniques for
automatic speech recognition, the development and application of
auditory perception models.
Qualifications: MSc, Diploma degree, or PhD preferably with
specialization in speech recognition, auditory modeling or other related
signal processing areas.

IT-Specialist/Physicist (BAT IIa, Code Z)
Responsibilities: C++ software development for experimental control and
analysis, Linux and Windows system administration.
Qualifications: MSc, Diploma degree, or PhD degree, C++ programming and
system administration skills essential; experience with digital signal
processing or electrical engineering (radio frequency) desirable.

Positions can be funded for up to 4 years. Review of applications starts
immediately and ends on 31 July 2005. The University of Oldenburg
strives to increase the percentage of female employees in the field of
science and encourages applications from female candidates. Handicapped
applicants will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications.
To apply, send a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications if
available), names and addresses of two referees, and supporting
documents, stating the position code, to:
SFB/TRR 31, c/o Ilona Dwehus, Institut für Biologie und
Umweltwissenschaften, Fakultät V, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111
Oldenburg, Germany

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Dr. Volker Hohmann
Medizinische Physik
Fakultät V - Institut für Physik
Universität Oldenburg
D - 26111 Oldenburg ,Germany
Tel. (+49) 441 798 5468
FAX  (+49) 441 798 3902
Email: volker.hohmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW: http://www.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/docs/medi
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