Research Assistant/Associate (f/m/d) - PhD position -
at the Institute for Hearing Technology and Acoustics, RWTH
Aachen University, Germany
Our Profile
The Chair and Institute for Hearing Technology and Acoustics
at RWTH Aachen University examines sound processing
techniques in the human hearing system.
The goal of the Chair for Hearing Technology and Acoustics
is to expand interdisciplinary research in the field of
perception and processing of sound in complex acoustic
environments. Listeners range from children to the elderly,
with and without hearing or auditory processing disorders.
The research topics are directly related to communication as
well as social and cognitive behavior and are therefore an
important part of our daily lives.
Beside other fields of research, the institute focuses on
the generation, propagation and mitigation of sound. In this
context, measurement techniques and simulation technologies
are developed to explore the physics of complex acoustic
scenarios, but also for computer-aided generation of
acoustic scenarios using acoustic virtual reality. Acoustic
phenomena and processes are of interest when applied to
machines and technical processes. Finally, human perception
is the central issue. This is of particular interest for
research questions concerning the effect of noise.
We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic, highly
interdisciplinary team with extensive technical equipment
and advanced training in cutting-edge methods of hearing
research and acoustics.
Your Profile
- Above-average university degree (master's degree or
comparable) in electrical engineering, physics, or another
relevant field and fulfillment of the requirements for
admission to a doctoral program
- Experience with acoustic signal processing
- Good knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
acoustic measurement techniques, psychoacoustics, spatial
audio, virtual acoustics, virtual reality, statistics
- Good programming skills in Matlab, preferably also in
Python and in C++
- Excellent communication skills in English (teaching,
publications)
- Basic communication skills in German (e.g., for
organisation of listening experiments) and, if required,
willingness to learn the language (university courses are
available)
- Interest in fundamental research in the field of
acoustic simulation, auralization and perceptual
evaluation
- Willingness to contribute to and take responsibility for
teaching activities
- Flexibility and ability to work in an interdisciplinary
team
Your Duties and Responsibilities
- Research and development in the research areas of
generation, propagation and mitigation of unwanted sound
(noise) and psychoacoustics.
- Research and development of measurement techniques and
simulation technologies (acoustic virtual reality).
- Planning, design, implementation and evaluation of
experiments with audio(-visual) virtual reality in various
scenarios with noise.
- Publications of scientific papers in peer-reviewed
journals and at scientific meetings.
- Handling of organizational and self-administrative
tasks, contributing to research project applications, and
actively collaborating within the Institute for Hearing
Technology and Acoustics.
- Assisting with courses in the Bachelor’s and Master’s
degree programs (lab courses, seminars, exercises,
projects, exam preparation, supervision and follow-up,
(co-)supervision of students’ final theses).
Please submit your application by October 22, 2023 in
electronic format (pdf) with a detailed curriculum
vitae (including information on research, teaching, and
project management experience), certificates, and contact
information for one or two references to the contact below.
Further Information and full job description at:
https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Die-RWTH/Arbeiten-an-der-RWTH/RWTH-Jobportal/~kbag/JOB-Einzelansicht/?file=V000006089&lidx=1
Best wishes,
Janina
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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Janina Fels
Director/Institutsleiterin
Institute for Hearing Technology and Acoustics (IHTA)
RWTH Aachen University
Lehrstuhl und Institut für Hörtechnik und Akustik (IHTA)
RWTH Aachen University
Kopernikusstraße 5, D-52074 Aachen
Phone: +49-241-80-97912
mailto:Janina.Fels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
web: http://www.akustik.rwth-aachen.de