[AUDITORY] Two 3-year post-doc and two PhD positions in neurodevelopment and rhythm processing in Canada and France

[Sahar Moghimi <000001e4f98801af-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Auditory list,

Please kindly share this message with potentially interested  
researchers and students.
Thank you.

Sahar Moghimi
Université de Picardie Jules Verne.



We are looking for two 3-year post-doc researchers and two PhD  
students for the projects PreMusic and BabyMusic funded by the French  
National Research Agency ANR and the Fondation pour l’Audition. The  
deadline for applications is March 31st, 2023. Applications will be  
evaluated as they come in, and the positions will be open until filled.

The consortium of the projects aims to evaluate the development of  
rhythm perception starting from the third trimester of gestation into  
infancy, and the impact of early musical interventions in the NICU on  
preterm infants’ development. In these cross-sectional and  
longitudinal studies, we will evaluate the development of auditory  
rhythm processing capacities with EEG, and behavioral protocols. The  
project consortium involves four academic partners with complementary  
expertise in early neurodevelopment, cognitive neurosciences of music,  
neural data processing (in particular EEG), and music analysis.
The aim is to put together a cross-disciplinary team that together  
covers the following methods: protocol design and implementation, EEG  
signal processing, behavioral studies, video analysis, statistics,  
machine learning.



The positions will be with Laurel Trainor in Hamilton, Canada  
(Institute for the Music and the Mind), and with Sahar Moghimi in  
Amiens (INSERM U1105), in collaboration with Barbara Tillmann in Dijon  
(LEAD-UMR5022).

1) Hamilton  
(https://livelab.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-institute-for-music-the-mind-mimm/)
The positions include developing auditory stimuli and experimental  
protocols, extracting the neural response from EEG signals, as well as  
behavioral results during experimental protocols. The candidates will  
conduct the experiments on the infants in conjunction with graduate  
students and technicians in the lab.
Required: PhD (MSc for PhD applications) in neuroscience, biomedical  
engineering, computer science, psychology, or related fields, strong  
background and research expertise in EEG signal processing, advanced  
skills with scripting languages, such as Matlab or Python, knowledge  
in the field of music cognition, neuroscience of music and/or auditory  
perception, high verbal and written communication skills
Preferable: Expertise in perceptual development and in sound  
measurement and analysis

2) Amiens (https://gramfc.u-picardie.fr/)
The post-doc/PhD will be fully dedicated to extracting the EEG  
correlates of rhythm processing in the course of development, aiming  
to extract the neural response to different rhythmic characteristics,  
and to evaluate the impact of musical interventions on neurodevelopment.
Required: PhD (MSc for PhD applications) in neuroscience, biomedical  
engineering, computer science, or related fields, strong background in  
neural signal processing, advanced skills with scripting languages,  
such as Matlab or Python, research experience in EEG signal  
processing/modeling, high verbal and written communication skills
Preferable: knowledge in the field of neurosciences of music and/or  
auditory perception, French fluency

All applications should include a CV, a cover letter specifying  
research interests and motivation, and contact details for two  
referees. Applications should be sent to either Laurel Trainor  
(positions in Hamilton) or sahar.moghimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (positions in  
Amiens).