McGill University post-doctoral position in audio/haptic integration

[Catherine Guastavino <Catherine.Guastavino@xxxxxxxxx>]

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN AUDIO /HAPTIC INTEGRATION

We are pleased to announce the opening of a one year postdoctoral  
position to investigate perception-action coupling in hearing and  
haptics within the project "Haptics, Sound and Interaction in the  
Design of Enactive Interfaces", funded by the Natural Sciences and  
Engineering Research Council of Canada (Special Research Opportunity  
grant).

The study of cross-modal integration has revealed evidence for strong  
interactions between auditory and tactile modalities. In this  
project, we are interested in studying perception-action coupling in  
synthesized dynamic multi-modal environments. The first part of this  
project involves the perceptual validation of real-time haptic and  
audio synthesis. The second part is devoted to multi-modal  
integration and perception-action coupling, including issues of cross- 
modal simultaneity and relative contribution of each sensory modality.

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Prof.  
Catherine Guastavino, within an interdisciplinary environment with  
different research groups focusing on the audio synthesis (Gary  
Scavone and Philippe Depalle), haptic synthesis (Vincent Hayward),  
gestural control (Marcelo Wanderley), psychoacoustics and multimodal  
interactions (Stephen McAdams and Catherine Guastavino).

This position also involves collaborations with others researchers  
from the VIth Framework European European Network of Excellence  
"ENACTIVE Interfaces".

SKILLS

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in multimodal perception, haptic  
rendering, psychoacoustics or human-computer interaction with skills  
in psychological testing, programming, statistical data analysis, and  
sound analysis and synthesis. The candidate will interact with other  
research scientists at McGill and abroad and should have the  
necessary social skills for collaborative efforts.

LAB AND CENTRE

The Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (MIL - www.mil.mcgill.ca) is a  
satellite lab of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music  
Media & Technology (CIRMMT – www.cirmmt.mcgill.ca) and is also  
affiliated with the Graduate School of Library and Information  
Studies of McGill University (GSLIS – www.gslis.mcgill.ca). The MIL  
is equipped with audio equipment and workstations, a stereoscopic  
virtual reality system, force feedback devices and a wave field sound  
synthesis system.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND SALARY

Applicants should send a CV with references and a cover letter  
describing how their skills could best be employed within the context  
of the proposed project to Prof. Catherine Guastavino (email:  
catherine dot guastavino at mcgill dot ca).

The post-doctoral rate scale is $30,000-35,000 (CAD) plus benefits,  
depending on qualifications. There is a possibility of obtaining  
exemption from Québec provincial taxes for non-Canadian applicants.

The position is for one year. In the case of international  
applicants, final acceptance for the post-doctoral position is  
conditional upon obtaining necessary documents to work in Canada.  
Review will begin as applications are received, with a starting date  
of Summer or Fall 2007.

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Catherine Guastavino, PhD
http://www.gslis.mcgill.ca/guastavino
McGill University, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media & Technology
3459 McTavish, H3A 1Y1 Montreal, QC Canada
Phone: (514) 398-1709   -   Fax: (514) 398-7193