POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
A postdoctoral fellowship, funded by the National Institutes of Health,
is currently available at Boys
Town National
Research Hospital
in the Hearing Aid Research Laboratory. My work is in the area of hearing loss
and amplification, with a focus on young children – but we have access to
patients of all ages, including those who have received cochlear implants. I
am interested in finding someone who would complement our current research
group (i.e., speech perception, signal processing). My current R01 focuses on
optimizing amplification characteristics for young children via signal
processing (extended BW, noise reduction, frequency compression/transposition)
and the effects of high-variability auditory training on speech perception in
noise and acclimatization to novel signal processing. Candidates from related
fields (e.g., speech, hearing, engineering) who would be interested in studying
the effects of hearing loss on speech perception, language development and how
signal processing might improve outcomes are encouraged to apply. Opportunities
for collaborative research training and experiences involving several
laboratory groups (psychoacoustics, human sensory physiology, communication
engineering, speech and language, and cochlear implants) also are encouraged,
as are interactions with other postdoctoral fellows at BTNRH. Core services
(laboratory computing, human research subjects) are available at BTNRH through
an NIH-supported core center grant, increasing the efficiency of research
activities. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Interested
individuals should contact Pat Stelmachowicz, Ph.D., Boys Town National
Research Hospital, 555 North 30th Street, Omaha, NE 68131 (email:
stelmach@boystown .org; 402:498-6522).
Patricia G. Stelmachowicz, Ph.D.
Boys Town National
Research Hospital
555 N. 30th St.
Omaha, Ne 68131
(402) 498-6522
(402) 452-5015 (fax)