Subject: [REMINDER] PhD position in hearing aid research (Oldenburg University, Eriks holm Research Centre, H=?ISO-8859-15?Q?=F6rTech?= Oldenburg) From: Tobias Neher <tobias.neher@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:23:06 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Dear list members, This is a reminder for an open PhD position in hearing aid research at Oldenburg University, Germany together with the Eriksholm Research Centre, Denmark and HörTech, Germany, the application deadline of which is only a week away. Details about the position can be found at the bottom of this email. Please pass on this information to anyone who might be interested. Thanks a lot, Tobias Neher Am 05.06.2014 17:12, schrieb Tobias Neher: > Dear list, > > I would like to announce a PhD position in my group within the Medical > Physics Section, Oldenburg University, Germany in close collaboration > with the Eriksholm Research Centre, Oticon A/S, Denmark, and HörTech > gGmbH, Oldenburg, Germany. > > PROJECT TITLE > Effects of advanced hearing aid signal processing on spatial awareness > perception > > PROJECT SUMMARY > Hearing-impaired listeners experience great difficulty not only with > participating in group conversations and with listening in noise, but > also with judging distance and movement, especially in complex listening > situations. Current hearing aids can do little to improve these > abilities. This PhD project therefore aims to identify possible avenues > for their improvement by studying the effects of advanced hearing aid > processing schemes on so-called spatial awareness perception. It > constitutes an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual > interested in pursuing experimental hearing aid research at the > intersection of academia and industry. > > More information about the project is available from the following website: > <http://www.hoertech.de/web/hoertech/jobs_2.shtml> > > Deadline for applications is June 30th 2014. Interested candidates are > welcome to contact me for further details. > > Best, Tobias Neher > -- Dr. Tobias Neher Medical Physics and Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all Oldenburg University D-26111 Oldenburg Germany Phone: +49 441 2172-321 Email: tobias.neher@xxxxxxxx http://medi.uni-oldenburg.de/members/tobias.neher