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Dear colleagues,
The UK's new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Sound Futures will train 70 PhD students who have the skills and knowledge to reduce the harms caused by noise and poor acoustics and forge a more positive
sounding future. We have created an unprecedented collaboration for doctoral training in Acoustics across four universities and over 50 project partners. We are currently
open for PhD applications from UK home students or EU students with settled or pre-settled status, with a deadline of 7th April 2025, for two projects starting this autumn. The CDT provides fully-funded PhD positions. For more information and
to apply, go to https://soundfutures.salford.ac.uk/apply/.
The two projects:
On Project Sh.24.4, the Supervisors are Professor Jon Barker at the University of Sheffield and Dr Simone Graetzer at the University of Salford. The project will explore a variety of methods to understand hearing device user preferences related to speech in
complex settings. New speech quality metrics will be derived for optimising existing deep-learning enhancement approaches in a user-dependent manner. The Project Partner is the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID).
On Project Sa.24.3, the Supervisors are Professor Antonio J. Torija Martinez and Dr Zuzanna Podwinska at the University of Salford. This project will involve updating psychoacoustic models for sharpness and impulsiveness based on the Sottek Hearing Model, optimising
the modelling of complex sound fields in this context, and validating these models by means of listening tests. The Project Partner is HEAD Acoustics.
For both projects, the research would suit graduates in Acoustics and Audiology who have a solid understanding and expertise in signal processing and coding and some experience in mathematical modelling. We are seeking applicants who have an interest in sound
beyond Acoustics and who want to join and collaborate across a diverse community of researchers. We will provide you with access to bespoke training and specialist laboratories to support your individual research and develop the core skills to make a difference
in your future career.
Please share with your networks.
Kind regards,
Simone
-- Simone Graetzer Ph.D., MIOA
Senior Research Fellow Acoustics Research Centre School of Science, Engineering and Environment University of Salford Greater Manchester M5 4WT
Co-Investigator, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures https://soundfutures.salford.ac.uk/ Researcher Co-Lead, EPSRC Noise Network Plus https://www.ukri.org/news/tackling-tomorrows-engineering-research-challenges/ Early Career Special Interest Group and EDI Lead, UK Acoustics Network Plus https://acoustics.ac.uk/ |