Dear colleague,
The Hearing Systems Group (DTU) is looking for a candidate for a fully funded three-year PhD on the topic of bimodal fusion in electro-acoustic
hearing to start in fall 2015.
Despite the substantial benefits that a unilateral cochlear implant, CI, generally provides to profoundly hearing impaired people, many CI
users continue to experience perceptual problems in various listening situations. It has been suggested that a better synergy between the residual acoustical hearing (when present in a patient) and the electrically evoked auditory sensation can lead to significant
improvements in situations including listening to music, speech perception particularly for linguistic features such as prosody and intonation and identification of the different sounds encountered in everyday environments. However, it is still unclear how
to fit both hearing devices to optimize their synergy.
The specific aim of this Ph.D. will be to study how people with one cochlear implant and one hearing aid on the other side (bimodal users) perceive complex auditory
scenes and how to improve their ability to separate different auditory streams based on binaural cues. The PhD student will perform psychoacoustic experiments with bimodal patients within our newly built Audio-Visual Immersion Lab.
The study will be part of a project in collaboration between the Hearing Systems Group (DTU), Oticon Medical, Eriksholm Research Centre, Ear Institute (UCL) and with CI clinics
in Denmark, e.g., Gentofte and Odense hospitals. It will be supervised by Jeremy Marozeau (DTU), Søren Riis (Oticon Medical) and Lars Bramsløw (Eriksholm).
The Hearing Systems Group, lead by Prof Torsten Dau, is one the leading hearing research lab in Europe. Many of our research activities are
carried out in collaboration with European networks as well as with industry and involve topics such as auditory signal processing and perception, speech production and perception, audio-visual speech, audiology, objective measures of the auditory function,
and hearing-instrument signal processing. The goal of the research is to increase our understanding of how the human auditory system functions and to provide insights that are useful for applications, such as hearing aids, speech recognition systems, hearing
diagnostics, and cochlear implants.
Oticon Medical is part of William Demant Holding and manufactures of bone anchored and cochlear implant hearing systems for children and adults. Their connection
to Oticon will provide the student a unique access to knowledge, resources and technology on hearing aids. Oticon Medical is engaged in numerous research projects with partners across the world as well as in EU funded multi-partner projects. Oticon Medical
has a vibrant and highly qualified team of researchers engaging in both technical and clinical research.
Eriksholm Research Centre is an independent research unit within Oticon. Their research team is composed of multi-disciplinary
staff dedicated to identify and demonstrate new opportunities within audiology, signal processing and behavioural science. They lay the foundation for Oticon to further develop audiological concepts and apply them in hearing solutions.
We are looking for a candidate with a master (or equivalent degree) in acoustic engineering, audiology, physics, or cognitive science with experience in auditory perception and signal
processing. Successful applicants will have to demonstrate good knowledge of psychoacoustics, computer programming, and sound processing. While prior knowledge of cochlear implants is not required, some practical experience in testing CI patients will be a
distinct advantage. The candidate must also demonstrate a good level of communication skill in English.
The PhD candidate will be a formal employee at the Technical University of Denmark during the three-year period, with a monthly salary (before tax) of around 3,600 EUR (pension plan
included). The actual salary is regulated by an agreement between DTU and the relevant professional union.
Send your application, or any questions to
jemaroz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
by August 3, 2015.
Your application must include
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Complete CV including description of relevant courses, projects, and potential publications;
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Two contact
references from university supervisor or private sector managers;
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Copy of MSc and BSc diplomas (if MSc diploma has not been issued then send grade list);
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Excel sheet with translation of grades to the Danish grading system (see guidelines and excel
spreadsheet here)
Candidates may apply prior to obtaining their master's degree, but cannot begin before having received it.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
Jeremy
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