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Dear colleagues We have just announced a new post.doc. position within audiology at the University of Southern Denmark. We invite interested candidates
to apply for this position at: https://www.sdu.dk/da/service/ledige_stillinger/1082355 Please share this announcement to interested candidates. Best regards Jesper Hvass Schmidt senior consultant MD, Ph.D. Dept. of ENT Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology Odense University Hospital Associate Professor, Dept. of Clinical Research University of Southern Denmark More details about the position follows here: The University of Southern Denmark, Department of Clinical Research is offering a post.doc. position in the field of data analysis
of audiological data collected in a database from 2000 patients as well as related to a clinical randomized trial. The post.doc. will be employed at
the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences but will be working in close collaboration with Ph.D. students at Odense University Hospital, ENT – Department of Audiology and University of Southern Denmark. The position is available as of 1st February
2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. Job description
The University of Southern Denmark, Department of Clinical Research is offering a post.doc position for the project Better Hearing
Rehabilitation (BEAR). The BEAR project is funded by Innovation Fund Denmark and the hearing aid companies Widex, GN Resound and Oticon and is carried out in collaboration with Odense University Hospital, Aalborg University, Aalborg University Hospital, Rigshospitalet,
Technical University of Denmark, the hearing aid companies Widex, GN Resound and Oticon as well as Delta. The aim of the post.doc study is to analyze data from a large cohort of 2000 patients who have received hearing aid treatment
as a part of the BEAR study. The purpose of the data analysis is to characterize different archetypes of hearing aid users based on differences in hearing thresholds and speech discrimination as well as on subjective parameters. Subjective parameters are changes
reported in the Speech and Spatial Questionnaire (SSQ) after hearing aid treatment compared to the SSQ before hearing aid treatment. Additional factors such as user satisfaction with the hearing aid, hearing aid type, real ear measurements and general health
data can be included in this analysis as well. Furthermore, there will be collected new data in a randomized controlled study of patients evaluated for hearing rehabilitation.
Patients will be randomized to either the existing evaluation strategy which is explored in the large cohort of 2000 patients and a new hearing profile strategy, where patients will receive hearing aids that will be fitted based on other parameters than just
the audiogram. The post.doc. will collaborate with the Ph.D. students currently analyzing data from the cohort as well as Ph.D. students involved
in the randomized controlled trial or projects related to that. As part of the BEAR project, the post.doc. has the potential to contribute to the way in which we examine hearing losses in Danish
clinical practice in the future. The project may also have an international impact. The overall aim of the BEAR project is to develop and evaluate methods for future investigation of hearing-impaired patients and
to develop methods for objective categorization of the effect of the treatment with hearing aids. For further information about the professional content of the position please contact Jesper Hvass Schmidt, MD PhD, Head of Research,
ENT- Department of Audiology, (jesper.schmidt@xxxxxxx). Qualifications Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree from a Danish or foreign university in audiology, hearing science, medical sciences, acoustics,
engineering, statistics or related fields. Strong knowledge in statistical analyses and performance of statistical tests such as multivariate analyses and principal component
analyses. Knowledge of STATA or similar statistical software package is required.
Documented experience in research preferably relevant for the research area.
Good skills in scientifically English writing and communication.
Knowledge of audiological measuring methods and knowledge about hearing loss is an advantage. Interest in audiology and ear diseases and data analysis. The position is available until the end of 2021.
The qualifications of the applicant will be assessed by a professionally skilled committee.
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