Subject: Job: Cambridge University: Auditory Temporal Processing From: Roy Patterson <roy.patterson(at)MRC-CBU.CAM.AC.UK> Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 18:03:17 +0100Auditory Temporal Processing and Perception CNBH, Physiology, Cambridge Below is the text for a job advertisement that we just posted with www.jobs.ac.uk This posting to ear-mail and the auditory list is to ensure that the wider audience sees the advert and to provide context for readers of ear-mail and the auditory list. The Centre for the Neural Basis of Hearing is in the Physiology Dept of the University of Cambridge (U.K.). It is funded mainly by the UK Medical Research Council and several large charities. See our web site (below) for details of our research. We have recently acquired a new grant, and after a shuffle of people and projects, we have funds from our main MRC Programme Grant to support a post doc for about 15 months from about July 2004. Our intention is to hire someone who will continue the work outlined on the existing Programme Grant for 15 months, and then move on to the next version of the Programme Grant, which will go through the renewal process between during the year and, if funded, will start on 1 October, 2005 and last for 4-5 years. The University of Cambridge is an equal opportunity employer WITHIN the larger European Union. We are allowed to hire people from outside the EU but only if there is not a suitable candidate from within the EU. It is like the American 'green card' system. Sincerely, Roy Patterson Text of the advert: Auditory Temporal Processing and Perception Applications are invited from scientists interested in temporal processing in the auditory system from the cochlea to the cortex with emphasis on the relationship between temporal processing and auditory perception. The main topics of interest currently are a) temporal pitch processing and b) the perception of size information in speech and music. Specifically we are interested in the neural processing that underlies these two aspects of auditory perception and the locations of the neural centres that do the processing. Broadly speaking our approach involves i) establishing the perceptual capabilities with psychophysical experiments, ii) characterising the processing using a computational neuro-informatic model of auditory processing (AIM), and iii) searching for the neural centres with brain imaging (fMRI and MEG). Applicants should possess, or expect soon to possess, a Ph.D or equivalent degree in physiology, psychoacoustics, physics, engineering or computer science. Ideally, they should have post-graduate training in hearing research and should understand computer synthesis and analysis of complex sounds. Successful applicants would be expected to undertake research on temporal aspects of auditory perception and its relationship to auditory perception. The appointment will be for fifteen months in the first instance, and the post may, subject to the availability of funding, be renewed for a further period of up to five years. Appointment will be on the salary scale of £18,893 to £27,339 with the starting salary dependent upon experience. The closing date for applications is the 30th of May 2004. Applicants should send a letter of application supported by a full curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three referees to: Roy Patterson, Centre for the Neural Basis of Hearing, Physiology Department, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, U.K. Email submission is acceptable and should be sent to rdp1(at)cam.ac.uk Information about the research of the CNBH is provided on the web site http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/cnbh * ** *** * ** *** * ** *** * ** *** * ** *** * ** *** * ** *** * ** *** Roy D. Patterson Centre for the Neural Basis of Hearing Physiology Department, University of Cambridge Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EG phone 44 (1223) 333819 office phone 44 (1223) 333837 lab fax 44 (1223) 333840 department email rdp1(at)cam.ac.uk or email roy.patterson(at)mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~roy.patterson http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/cnbh