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Research Position Available: Hearing Loss Biomarkers Study (University of Granada, Spain)

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a motivated researcher to join our project at the University of Granada, Spain. The project focuses on exploring the sensitivity of novel biomarkers to early symptoms of hearing loss. The selected candidate will work closely with the Principal Investigator, medical researchers at the Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital in Granada, and international collaborators specializing in different disciplines.

About the Position

- Host institution: Department of Signal Theory, Telematics, and Communications, University of Granada, and Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital.
- Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in engineering or mathematics, experience in MATLAB programming, proficiency in Spanish and English (C1 or higher), and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Preferred qualifications: Experience in signal processing, machine learning, EEG recording, psychoacoustic measurements, audiology, scientific research, and dissemination. Candidates holding a PhD will be given special consideration.
- Training will be provided where necessary to ensure successful completion of tasks.

Key Responsibilities

- Preparing the ethics committee approval application.
- Conducting literature reviews.
- Designing and implementing psychoacoustic and electrophysiological experiments.
- Recruiting participants with normal hearing and hearing difficulties.
- Collecting and analyzing data.
- Developing an automatic classifier using machine learning.
- Contributing to scientific publications and conference presentations.
- Preparing materials for scientific dissemination.

Conditions

- Full-time position.
- Duration: 1 year and 9 months (until March 2027), with a possibility of extension subject to funding.
- Start date: 1st July 2025.
- Salary:
      PhD holders: €28,000 gross per year (12 monthly payments).
      Non-PhD holders: €22,000 gross per year (12 monthly payments).
- Application deadline: 23rd March 2025.

How to Apply

- Interested candidates should submit the following documents:
      1. Motivation letter, detailing background and suitability for the position.
      2. Curriculum vitae.
      3. Any additional relevant information (e.g., availability to start on a different date) or questions for discussion in a personal interview.

- Please send the application to Dr. Joaquín Tomás Valderrama Valenzuela via email at jvalderrama@xxxxxx.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview via videoconference.

This position is funded by the research project ‘Towards the diagnosis of early signs of hearing loss’ (EarlyDiag-HLOSS), supported by the “Grants to Encourage Research Consolidation” (CNS2024-154207) within the National Programme for Human Resources, part of the 2024-2027 National Plan for Scientific, Technical, and Innovation Research.

I would appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with potential candidates within your network.

Best regards,

Joaquín T. Valderrama-Valenzuela, PhD
Ramón y Cajal Fellow

University of Granada
Department of Signal Theory, Telematics and Communications (TSTC) Research Centre for Information and Communications Technologies (CITIC-UGR) C/ Periodista Rafael Gómez Montero 2 [Office IB-16], 18014, Granada, Spain