Two research positions in Phonetics/Speech Sciences at Zurich University

[Volker Dellwo <dellwo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Auditory List members,

the positions below might be of interest to some of you (or your students).

Best wishes,
Volker


############# POSITION I #############

1 PhD Position in Phonetics/Speech Sciences at Zurich University (3
years, 100%)

For a three year research project funded by the Swiss National Science
Foundation (SNF) on âSpeaker identification based on temporal
characteristicsâ we have the position of one doctoral researcher
available in the Phonetics Laboratory at Zurich University. The project
aims at (a) identifying speaker idiosyncratic temporal characteristics
in speech, (b) testing the speaker idiosyncratic temporal
characteristics for within speaker variability (in particular with
forensic phonetic applications in mind), and (c) testing to what degree
speaker idiosyncratic temporal characteristics are perceptually salient.
The Phonetics Lab is run by a team of enthusiastic academics with
interests in a variety of areas in phonetics and speech sciences. We
work closely together with researchers from the departments of General
Linguistics, German, Romance and English language, and Psychology.

Requirements:
Master (e.g. MA, MSc, MRes, etc.) in Phonetics, Speech Sciences,
Linguistics or related area (e.g. Psychology).

You should have an interest (or already experience) in areas like:
   - Speech Prosody (e.g. Rhythm, Intonation)
   - Speech Perception
   - Statistics
   - Speech Signal Processing (e.g. Praat, Matlab, Wavesurfer)
   - Forensic Phonetics

Payment for the position will be between 40.800 and 46.800 CHF/year
(depending on year).

Your application should consist of the following items:
   - CV
   - List of grades
   - Name and email addresses of two potential referees

Important dates:
   - Deadline for applications: 15. June 2011
   - Interviews: beginning of July 2011
   - Starting date of position: 1. September 2011 (negotiable)

Electronic application submission, further information and or informal
chats about the post:
Volker Dellwo
volker.dellwo@xxxxxx
http://www.pholab.uzh.ch/leute/dellwo.html

############# POSITION II ###############

1 Post-Doc Position in Phonetics/Speech Sciences at Zurich University (3
years, 100%)

For a three year research project funded by the Swiss National Science
Foundation (SNF) on âSpeaker identification based on temporal
characteristicsâ we have the position of one doctoral researcher
available in the Phonetics Laboratory at Zurich University. The project
aims at (a) identifying speaker idiosyncratic temporal characteristics
in speech, (b) testing the speaker idiosyncratic temporal
characteristics for within speaker variability (in particular with
forensic phonetic applications in mind), and (c) testing to what degree
speaker idiosyncratic temporal characteristics are perceptually salient.
The Phonetics Lab is run by a team of enthusiastic academics with
interests in a variety of areas in phonetics and speech sciences. We
work closely together with researchers from the departments of General
Linguistics, German, Romance and English language, and Psychology.

Requirements:
PhD in Phonetics, Speech Sciences or related area (Linguistics,
Psychology, Engineering Sciences, etc.) with a focus on experimental
speech analysis.

Desired skills & areas of interest:
   - Speech Prosody (e.g. Rhythm, Intonation)
   - Speech Perception
   - Statistics
   - Speech Signal Processing (e.g. Praat, Matlab, Wavesurfer)
   - Forensic Phonetics

Payment for the position will be 75.515 CHF/year.

Your application should consist of the following items:
   - CV
   - List of publications
   - List of grades
   - Name and email addresses of two potential referees

Important dates:
   - Deadline for applications: 15. June 2011
   - Interviews: beginning of July 2011
   - Starting date of position: 1. September 2011 (negotiable)

Electronic application submission, further information and or informal
chats about the post:

Volker Dellwo
volker.dellwo@xxxxxx
http://www.pholab.uzh.ch/leute/dellwo.html