Subject: Fully funded 3-year PhD position: Irrelevant sound effect in open office space: neural signature with normal and impaired hearing From: Etienne Gaudrain <egaudrain.cam@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 16:34:39 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--001a11c2555a0485ea0532193e54 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues, I am advertising a fully-funded 3-year PhD position on a very exciting project in the beautiful city of Lyon, France. If you know of any person who could be interested, please pass on this information to them. Details of the position can be found below. Thanks a lot! -Etienne http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/34087211 Irrelevant sound effect in open office space: neural signature with normal and impaired hearing Fully funded 3-year PhD position Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS/Universit=C3=A9 Lyon 1, Lyon, Franc= e Topic =E2=80=94 In open office spaces, workers are submitted to an ambient = noise that is demonstrably distracting. This phenomenon is described in the scientific literature as the Irrelevant Sound Effect. The actual causes of this effect are misunderstood, which makes finding adequate solutions particularly difficult. In this project we propose to use electrophysiological markers of sound perception and speech intelligibility =E2=80=94 measured with electroencephalography, EEG =E2=80=94 to uncover wh= at properties of the ambient office noise are triggering the distracting effect. We will then use these same markers to understand how hearing impairment affects work in open office spaces. Requirements =E2=80=94 Candidates must have a Master degree in biomedical engineering, physics, signal processing, audiology, psychology, neuroscience or a related field. Experience with EEG is strongly desired. Programming experience, especially with Matlab or Python, is expected. Interest in working in an international environment and interacting with people with hearing impairment are recommended. Proficiency in English is required. Proficiency or willingness to learn French is preferable. Details =E2=80=94 The PhD will be supervised by Etienne Parizet (Laboratoir= e Vibrations Acoustique, INSA Lyon) and Etienne Gaudrain (Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS/Universit=C3=A9 Lyon 1). Prospective candidates are invited to get in touch with Etienne Gaudrain at <etienne.gaudrain@xxxxxxxx>= . The project is funded by CeLyA [http://celya.universite-lyon.fr], with potential additional support from partners amongst the hearing-aid industry= . The offered salary is 1680=E2=82=AC net per month. The PhD programme in Lyo= n offers multiple courses and opportunities to spend part of the PhD in one of our partner European universities (e.g. University of Groningen, NL). Starting date: before 1st of December 2016. To apply =E2=80=94 Send a copy of your CV including the names and contact information of two references (one of them preferably your advisor from Master=E2=80=99s or another research project) and a short motivation letter= to Dr Etienne Gaudrain <etienne.gaudrain@xxxxxxxx>. Deadline for applications: Friday 20th of May 2016, 23:59 ECT. Provisional interview dates: 1-2 June 2016. --001a11c2555a0485ea0532193e54 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Dear colleagues,<br><br>I am advertising a fully-funded 3-= year PhD position on a very exciting project in the beautiful city of Lyon,= France. If you know of any person who could be interested, please pass on = this information to them.<br><br>Details of the position can be found below= .<br><br>Thanks a lot!<br>-Etienne<br><br><a href=3D"http://ec.europa.eu/eu= raxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/34087211">http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/ind= ex.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/34087211</a><br><br>Irrelevant sound effect in open = office space:<br>neural signature with normal and impaired hearing<br><br>F= ully funded 3-year PhD position<br>Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS/= Universit=C3=A9 Lyon 1, Lyon, France<br><br>Topic =E2=80=94 In open office = spaces, workers are submitted to an ambient noise that is demonstrably dist= racting. This phenomenon is described in the scientific literature as the I= rrelevant Sound Effect. The actual causes of this effect are misunderstood,= which makes finding adequate solutions particularly difficult. In this pro= ject we propose to use electrophysiological markers of sound perception and= speech intelligibility =E2=80=94 measured with electroencephalography, EEG= =E2=80=94 to uncover what properties of the ambient office noise are trigg= ering the distracting effect. We will then use these same markers to unders= tand how hearing impairment affects work in open office spaces.<br><br>Requ= irements =E2=80=94 Candidates must have a Master degree in biomedical engin= eering, physics, signal processing, audiology, psychology, neuroscience or = a related field. Experience with EEG is strongly desired. Programming exper= ience, especially with Matlab or Python, is expected. Interest in working i= n an international environment and interacting with people with hearing imp= airment are recommended. Proficiency in English is required. Proficiency or= willingness to learn French is preferable.<br><br>Details =E2=80=94 The Ph= D will be supervised by Etienne Parizet (Laboratoire Vibrations Acoustique,= INSA Lyon) and Etienne Gaudrain (Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS/U= niversit=C3=A9 Lyon 1). Prospective candidates are invited to get in touch = with Etienne Gaudrain at <<a href=3D"mailto:etienne.gaudrain@xxxxxxxx">et= ienne.gaudrain@xxxxxxxx</a>>. The project is funded by CeLyA [<a href=3D"= http://celya.universite-lyon.fr">http://celya.universite-lyon.fr</a>], with= potential additional support from partners amongst the hearing-aid industr= y.<br><br>The offered salary is 1680=E2=82=AC net per month. The PhD progra= mme in Lyon offers multiple courses and opportunities to spend part of the = PhD in one of our partner European universities (e.g. University of Groning= en, NL).<br><br>Starting date: before 1st of December 2016.<br><br>To apply= =E2=80=94 Send a copy of your CV including the names and contact informati= on of two references (one of them preferably your advisor from Master=E2=80= =99s or another research project) and a short motivation letter to Dr Etien= ne Gaudrain <<a href=3D"mailto:etienne.gaudrain@xxxxxxxx">etienne.gaudrai= n@xxxxxxxx</a>>.<br><br>Deadline for applications: Friday 20th of May 201= 6, 23:59 ECT.<br>Provisional interview dates: 1-2 June 2016.<br></div> --001a11c2555a0485ea0532193e54--