[AUDITORY] Postdoctoral position in binaural spectral integration/cochlear implants

[Lina Reiss <reiss@xxxxxxxx>]

Postdoctoral Position in binaural spectral integration/cochlear implants
Oregon Health & Science University

A postdoctoral position is available to investigate binaural spectral integration: how sounds are fused and integrated spectrally between the ears, in children and adults with hearing aids, cochlear implants, or any combination of these devices.  This position is supported for up to 3 years by an NIDCD/NIH R01 grant.  Postdoctoral fellows will be encouraged and mentored to develop their own research projects and funding. 

Research topics can include but are not limited to:
-	Binaural pitch fusion, and how it relates to peripheral resolution and to auditory scene analysis 
-	Dichotic speech fusion, and physiologically-based computational modeling 
-	Objective measures of binaural fusion

Qualified applicants will have a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neuroscience, Psychology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, or related fields.  The candidate should have strong oral and written English communication skills, and experience with psychophysical experiments, computational modeling, signal processing, and programming in C++ and MATLAB.  

We are part of one of the major auditory research centers in the U.S., with over 15 laboratories at the Oregon Hearing Research Center (OHRC) and the Portland VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) in Portland, Oregon, USA.  Research spans the basic sciences to human behavior, and cochlea to auditory cortex.  This is a rich environment for academic interaction and collaboration.  

Interested applicants should email a cover letter, curriculum vita, poster or publication samples, and three references to Lina Reiss, Ph.D., at reiss@xxxxxxxx