| Dear list, I have two open PhD positions in the newly established Music Perception and Processing Lab at the University of Oldenburg, Germany [https://uol.de/en/music-perception]. The PhD positions center around how listeners perceive musical scenes and how audio signal processing can improve music perception of hearing-impaired listeners. PhD projects comprise (but are not limited to) the following components: Position 1: Behavioral experiments on musical scene analysis and individual preferences of musical scene complexity; modeling of individual differences in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners. For details, see https://uol.de/stellen/?stelle=67174 Position 2: Computational modeling of auditory stream segregation; acoustical modeling of music mixing; musical scene synthesis for hearing-impaired listeners. For details, see https://uol.de/stellen/?stelle=67175 These positions offer excellent conditions for conducting research: no additional teaching or administration obligations, experimental data collection is aided by student research assistants, funding for conference travel is available, and collaboration with external researchers is encouraged and financially supported. Oldenburg offers a vibrant scientific environment for auditory research, and the Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics offers access to world-class research facilities in acoustics and cognitive neuroscience. PhD positions entail a 3-year contract with salary according to the scheme 75% 13 TV-L (around 3,000 EUR monthly before taxes). Starting date is June 2020 (although there is some flexibility). The application deadline is March 31, 2020. Please contact me, if you wish to hear more about the positions or the scope of the lab. Feel free to forward this message to colleagues, students, or friends. Best regards, Kai |