Subject: Research Assistant post at Imperial College London From: "Picinali, Lorenzo" <l.picinali@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:05:51 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_46757296393A1F4CB1D4C7A7497AE0C3B8AF0Eicexchm5icacuk_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues, The Industrial Design and Human Factors Division at Imperial College London= wishes to appoint a Research Assistant to conduct research within the 3D-T= une-In Horizon2020 project. The 3D-Tune-In project brings together relevant stakeholders: the SME digit= al games industry (Reactify, Vianet, XTeam and Nerlaska); academic institut= ions (Imperial College London, De Montfort University, University of Nottin= gham, University of Malaga); a large European hearing aid manufacturer (GN)= ; and hearing communities to produce digital games applied to hearing aids.= With Europe=92s ageing population the demand for assistive hearing devices= is likely to rapidly increase. While hearing aid technology has dramatical= ly advanced in the last 25 years, new functions are often unexploited or in= accessible, particularly for children and older adults. Producers of hearin= g aid devices find that individuals prefer to use simpler less flexible dev= ices, even though functionality offered by digital devices can considerably= improve hearing in different acoustic environments (e.g. restaurant, stree= t). 3D-Tune-In aims to exploit existing, overlooked or neglected hearing ai= d functionalities to improve people=92s quality of life and their interacti= ons with other people and their surrounding environment. This will be achie= ved through creating a toolkit based on advances in 3D visual, audio and ha= ptic technologies, to enable SMEs in digital games to generate a set of gam= e applications for supporting hearing impairment. The Research Assistant will be involved in the software and hardware develo= pment and integration work-packages within 3D-Tune-In, and in the evaluatio= n stages. Specific tasks will include the development of 3D audio algorithm= s, of acoustic virtual reality functions, of hearing loss and hearing aid s= imulators, and the integration of these within desktop and mobile applicati= ons. A first degree (or equivalent experience and/or qualifications) in an area = pertinent to the research subject (e.g. computer science, engineering), exp= erience in signal processing, development and/or integration of computer in= terfaces and excellent knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g.= C++, C#, Objective C) are essential requirements for this post. Experience in sound processing, hearing aids technology, human factors and = subjective experiment design are desirable criteria. It is not necessary to have a PhD for this role. However if you wish to tak= e a PhD while doing this role, the Dyson School of Engineering will subsidi= se tuition fees. Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Lorenzo Picinali at l.picinali@xxxxxxxx= l.ac.uk or +44(0) 7967 089889. Our preferred method of application is online via our website. Please clic= k =91apply=92 below or go to http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (Select = =93Job Search=94 then enter the job title or vacancy reference number into = =93Keywords=94). Please complete and upload an application form as direct= ed quoting reference number EN20150134SF. The deadline for this post is 16 April 2015 (midnight GMT) Please, circulate this advert to who you believe could be interested! Thanks Lorenzo -- Dr Lorenzo Picinali Dyson School of Design Engineering Imperial College London South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ l.picinali@xxxxxxxx<mailto:p.childs@xxxxxxxx> www.imperial.ac.uk/design-engineering-school<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/desi= gn-engineering-school> --_000_46757296393A1F4CB1D4C7A7497AE0C3B8AF0Eicexchm5icacuk_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html dir=3D"ltr"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style id=3D"owaParaStyle" type=3D"text/css">P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:= 0;}</style> </head> <body ocsi=3D"0" fpstyle=3D"1"> <div style=3D"direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: = 10pt;">Dear Colleagues,<br> <br> <br> The Industrial Design and Human Factors Division at Imperial College London= wishes to appoint a Research Assistant to conduct research within the 3D-T= une-In Horizon2020 project.<br> <br> <i>The 3D-Tune-In project brings together relevant stakeholders: the SME di= gital games industry (Reactify, Vianet, XTeam and Nerlaska); academic insti= tutions (Imperial College London, De Montfort University, University of Not= tingham, University of Malaga); a large European hearing aid manufacturer (GN); and hearing communities to= produce digital games applied to hearing aids. With Europe=92s ageing popu= lation the demand for assistive hearing devices is likely to rapidly increa= se. While hearing aid technology has dramatically advanced in the last 25 years, new functions are often unexpl= oited or inaccessible, particularly for children and older adults. Producer= s of hearing aid devices find that individuals prefer to use simpler less f= lexible devices, even though functionality offered by digital devices can considerably improve hearing in different a= coustic environments (e.g. restaurant, street). 3D-Tune-In aims to exploit = existing, overlooked or neglected hearing aid functionalities to improve pe= ople=92s quality of life and their interactions with other people and their surrounding environment. This wil= l be achieved through creating a toolkit based on advances in 3D visual, au= dio and haptic technologies, to enable SMEs in digital games to generate a = set of game applications for supporting hearing impairment.</i><br> <br> The Research Assistant will be involved in the software and hardware develo= pment and integration work-packages within 3D-Tune-In, and in the evaluatio= n stages. Specific tasks will include the development of 3D audio algorithm= s, of acoustic virtual reality functions, of hearing loss and hearing aid simulators, and the integration of these w= ithin desktop and mobile applications.<br> <br> A first degree (or equivalent experience and/or qualifications) in an area = pertinent to the research subject (e.g. computer science, engineering), exp= erience in signal processing, development and/or integration of computer in= terfaces and excellent knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g. C++, C#, Objective C) a= re essential requirements for this post.<br> Experience in sound processing, hearing aids technology, human factors and = subjective experiment design are desirable criteria.<br> <br> It is not necessary to have a PhD for this role. However if you wish to tak= e a PhD while doing this role, the Dyson School of Engineering will subsidi= se tuition fees.<br> <br> Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Lorenzo Picinali at l.picinali@xxxxxxxx= l.ac.uk or +44(0) 7967 089889. <br> <br> <b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><font face= =3D"Arial"><span style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Our preferred = method of application is online via our website.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun= : yes"> </span>Please click =91<b style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">apply</b>= =92 below or go to <a href=3D"http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment"><font color=3D"#0000ff">h= ttp://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment</font></a> (Select =93Job Search=94 th= en enter the job title or vacancy reference number into =93Keywords=94).<sp= an style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please complete and upload an application form as directed <span sty= le=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> quoting reference number <b>EN20150134SF.</b></span></span></font></span></= b><br> <br> The deadline for this post is <b>16 April 2015 (midnight GMT) </b><br> <br> <br> <br> Please, circulate this advert to who you believe could be interested!<br> Thanks<br> Lorenzo<br> <br> <div><br> <div style=3D"font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font size=3D"2"></font> <div style=3D"font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"> <div style=3D"font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font size=3D"2">--</font= > <div style=3D"font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font size=3D"2"><span la= ng=3D"en-GB"></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><span style=3D"font-size= :10pt">Dr Lorenzo Picinali<br> Dyson School of Design Engineering</span></span><span lang=3D"en-GB"> <div style=3D"margin:0"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><span style=3D"font-= size:10pt">Imperial College London</span></span></div> <div style=3D"margin:0"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><span style=3D"font-= size:10pt">South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ</span></span></div> <div style=3D"margin:0"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><a href=3D"mailto:p.= childs@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">l.p= icinali@xxxxxxxx</span></a></span></div> <div style=3D"margin:0"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"> </span></div> <div style=3D"margin:0"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><a href=3D"http://ww= w.imperial.ac.uk/design-engineering-school" target=3D"_blank">www.imperial.= ac.uk/design-engineering-school</a></span></div> </span></font></div> </div> </div> <font size=3D"2"></font></div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_46757296393A1F4CB1D4C7A7497AE0C3B8AF0Eicexchm5icacuk_--