Research Assistant - Signal Procesing (Denis Burnham )


Subject: Research Assistant - Signal Procesing
From:    Denis Burnham  <d.burnham(at)UWS.EDU.AU>
Date:    Fri, 1 Jun 2001 14:32:19 +1000

Research Assistant Position in MARCS in Signal Processing &/or Computing &/or Speech Science/Technology &/or Music Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- The Position -------------- A full-time research assistant (HEW Level 5 or 6) with at least a good honours degree in signal processing, computer science, speech science, electrical engineering or related area is required to prepare speech stimuli, analyse and synthesise speech, analyse large data sets, run neural net and modelling applications, monitor a beta version of a new auditory perception toolbox, and write computer programs (especially in MATLAB and C environments). Knowledge of or interest in any of the following would be an advantage - human information processing, music production, music sampling/sequencing, linguistics/phonetics, statistical analysis, tone languages or mathematical modelling. A broad range of skills would be useful in this position, but it is unlikely that a particular applicant will have all of these. Similarly, skills in these areas may have been attained through various avenues. So even if you do not fulfil the requirements set out above we urge you to apply. In the first instance a 12-month contract can be offered with prospects of extension beyond this period. Salary Range: $33,617 - $42,022 pa depending upon qualifications and experience. Inquiries about the position may be directed to Professor Denis Burnham, +61 (2) 9772-6681, <d.burnham(at)uws.edu.au> Please send applications including a covering letter, curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees by Monday June 18 to: Professor Denis Burnham Director, Macarthur Auditory Research Centre Sydney Building 24, Bankstown Campus University of Western Sydney LOCKED BAG 1797 PENRITH SOUTH DC NSW 1797 AUSTRALIA The MARCS Lab -------------- The Macarthur Auditory Research Centre (MARCS) is a Key Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus, Sydney Australia. The successful applicant would join a jolly bunch of researchers working on speech and music processing in humans and machines in a purpose built lab with good research facilities for speech and music synthesis and analysis. Currently at MARCS we hold 2 large Australian Research Council grants - 'From speech perception to language acquisition'; 'Speech perception by eye and ear'; 1 SPIRT grant - 'The song and dance of mother and infant in health and depression'; 2 US grants, one on 'Cognitive Factors in Tinnitus' and another on 'Human Factors in Aviation' and various UWS internal grants. See the MARCS website: http://www.uws.edu.au/marcs/ Denis Burnham Professor of Psychology Director, Macarthur Auditory Research Centre Sydney Building 24, Bankstown Campus University of Western Sydney LOCKED BAG 1797 PENRITH SOUTH DC NSW 1797 Street Address: Bullecourt Avenue, Milperra, NSW, 2214, Australia (see webpage for map) Phone: +61 2 9772 6681 Fax: +61 2 9772 6736 Lab (MARCS): +61 2 9772 6582 Email: d.burnham(at)uws.edu.au web: http://www.uws.edu.au/marcs/


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