Subject: [AUDITORY] Speech/audio post-doc opening at UEF / Finland From: Md Sahidullah <sahidullahmd@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:31:35 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--001a11490dbcfdb3c705494a1938 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ***** Postdoctoral Researcher (Speech/Audio Processing) The University of Eastern Finland, UEF, is one of the largest multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We offer education in nearly one hundred major subjects, and are home to approximately 15,000 students and 2,800 members of staff. We operate on three campuses in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna. In international rankings, we are ranked among the leading 300 universities in the world. The Faculty of Science and Forestry operates on the Kuopio and Joensuu campuses of the University of Eastern Finland. The mission of the faculty is to carry out internationally recognised scientific research and to offer research-education in the fields of natural sciences and forest sciences. The faculty invests in all of the strategic research areas of the university. The faculty=E2=80=99s environments for research and learning ar= e international, modern and multidisciplinary. The faculty has approximately 3,800 Bachelor=E2=80=99s and Master=E2=80=99s degree students and some 490 = postgraduate students. The number of staff amounts to 560. http://www.uef.fi/en/lume t/etusivu We are now inviting applications for *a Postdoctoral Researcher (Speech/Audio Processing), School of Computing, Joensuu Campus * The Machine Learning research group of the School of Computing at the University of Eastern Finland (http://www.uef.fi/en/web/cs) is looking for a highly motivated researcher to work in the group. The current research topics in the group include speaker and language recognition, voice conversion, spoofing and countermeasures for speaker recognition, robust feature extraction, and analysis of environmental sounds. Prior experience in these topics is a plus, though we invite candidates widely from general speech/audio/language processing, machine learning or signal processing background. We expect the new Postdoctoral Researcher to bring in complementary skills and expertise. The recruited Postdoctoral Researcher will take a major role in advancing research in one of the above-listed (or closely related) topics. He or she will also have a significant role in the supervision of students and certain administrative duties, and he or she will work closely with Associate Professor Kinnunen and the other members of the group. The position is strongly research-focused. The School of Computing, located in Joensuu Science Park, provides modern research facilities with access to high-performance computing services. Our research group hosted the Odyssey 2014 conference ( http://cs.uef.fi/odyssey2014/), is a partner in the ongoing H2020 funded OCTAVE project (https://www.octave-project.eu/) focused on voice biometrics, is a co-founder of the Automatic Speaker Verification and Countermeasures (ASVspoof) challenge series (http://www.spoofingchallenge. org/) and has hosted international summer schools. We take actively part in international benchmarking and other collaboration activities. We follow a multidisciplinary research perspective that targets at understanding the speech signal, as well as applying the acquired knowledge to new application areas. A person to be appointed as a postdoctoral researcher shall hold a suitable doctoral degree that has been awarded less than five years ago. The doctoral degree should be in spoken language technology, electrical engineering, computer science, machine learning or a closely related field. He/she should be comfortable with Unix/Linux, Matlab/Octave and/or Python, processing of large datasets and with strong hands-on experience and creative out-of-the-box problem solving attitude. The position will be filled from May 1, 2017 until December 31, 2018. The continuation of the position will be agreed separately. The positions of postdoctoral researcher shall always be filled for a fixed term (UEF University Regulations 31 =C2=A7). The salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary system of Finnish universities and is based on level 5 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff (=E2=82=AC2.865,30/= month). In addition to the job requirement component, the salary includes a personal performance component, which may be a maximum of 46.3% of the job requirement component. *For further information on the position, please contact:* Associate Professor Tomi Kinnunen, email: tkinnu@xxxxxxxx <%20tkinnu@xxxxxxxx>, tel. +358 50 442 2647 <+358%2050%204422647>. *For further information on the application procedure, please contact:* Executive Head of Administration Arja Hirvonen, tel. +358 44 716 3422 <+358%2044%207163422>, email: arja.hirvonen@xxxxxxxx <arja.hirvonen@xxxxxxxx,>. A probationary period is applied to all new members of the staff. The electronic application should contain the following appendices: - a cover letter indicating the position to be applied for and a free-worded motivation letter - a r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9 or CV <http://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae> - a list of publications <http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/how-to-apply/appendices-required/guidelines-f= or-list-of-publications/> - copies of the applicant's academic degree certificates/ diplomas, and copies of certificates / diplomas relating to the applicant=E2=80=99s langu= age proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas - the names and contact information of at least two referees The application needs to be submitted no later than March 24, 2017 (by 24:0= 0 EET) by using the electronic application form: Apply for the job <https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/application_edit_welcome.html?field_id= =3D0&job_name=3DPostdoctoral+Researcher+%28Speech%2FAudio+Processing%29&job= _id=3D3362&jc=3D16&lang=3Den&place_id=3D101&did=3D5600> The job ad and the application form can also be located under http://www.uef.fi/en/uef/en-open-positions (seek for the position "Postdoctoral Researcher (Speech/Audio Processing)"). --=20 Dr. Md Sahidullah Post-doctoral researcher School of Computing University of Eastern Finland Joensuu, P.O. Box 111 Finland- 80101 tel. +358-466250731 website: http://cs.joensuu.fi/~sahid/ --001a11490dbcfdb3c705494a1938 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><table width=3D"550" align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellspaci= ng=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" class=3D"gmail-m_-6626103793239993378m_-82431067= 09281472969gmail-leipis" style=3D"font-family:geneva,arial,verdana,sans-ser= if;font-size:12px;color:rgb(70,70,70);line-height:19.2px"><tbody><tr><td wi= dth=3D"558" class=3D"gmail-m_-6626103793239993378m_-8243106709281472969gmai= l-Otsikko3" style=3D"font-family:geneva,arial,verdana,sans-serif;line-heigh= t:19.2px"><span style=3D"font-weight:700">*****</span><br><span style=3D"fo= nt-weight:700">Postdoctoral Researcher (Speech/Audio Processing)</span></td= ></tr><tr><td width=3D"558" class=3D"gmail-m_-6626103793239993378m_-8243106= 709281472969gmail-leipis" style=3D"font-family:geneva,arial,verdana,sans-se= rif;line-height:19.2px"><p></p><p lang=3D"en-US">The University of Eastern = Finland, UEF, is one of the largest multidisciplinary universities in Finla= nd. We offer education in nearly one hundred major subjects, and are home t= o approximately 15,000 students and 2,800 members of staff. We operate on t= hree campuses in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna. In international rankings,= we are ranked among the leading 300 universities in the world.</p><p lang= =3D"en-US">The Faculty of Science and Forestry operates on the Kuopio and J= oensuu campuses of the University of Eastern Finland. The mission of the fa= culty is to carry out internationally recognised scientific research and to= offer research-education in the fields of natural sciences and forest scie= nces. The faculty invests in all of the strategic research areas of the uni= versity. The faculty=E2=80=99s environments for research and learning are i= nternational, modern and multidisciplinary.=C2=A0 The faculty has approxima= tely 3,800 Bachelor=E2=80=99s and Master=E2=80=99s degree students and some= 490 postgraduate students. The number of staff amounts to 560.=C2=A0<a hre= f=3D"http://www.uef.fi/en/lumet/etusivu" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:r= gb(116,150,158)">http://www.uef.fi/en/lume<wbr>t/etusivu</a></p><p lang=3D"= en-US">We are now inviting applications for</p><p lang=3D"en-US"><strong>a = Postdoctoral Researcher (Speech/Audio Processing), School of Computing, Joe= nsuu Campus=C2=A0</strong></p><p>The Machine Learning research group of the= School of Computing at the University of Eastern Finland (<a href=3D"http:= //www.uef.fi/en/web/cs" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:rgb(116,150,158)">= http://www.uef.fi/en/web/cs</a>) is looking for a highly motivated research= er to work in the group.</p><p>The current research topics in the group inc= lude speaker and language recognition, voice conversion, spoofing and count= ermeasures for speaker recognition, robust feature extraction, and analysis= of environmental sounds. Prior experience in these topics is a plus, thoug= h we invite candidates widely from general speech/audio/language processing= , machine learning or signal processing background. We expect the new Postd= octoral Researcher to bring in complementary skills and expertise.</p><p>Th= e recruited Postdoctoral Researcher will take a major role in advancing res= earch in one of the above-listed (or closely related) topics. He or she wil= l also have a significant role in the supervision of students and certain a= dministrative duties, and he or she will work closely with Associate Profes= sor Kinnunen and the other members of the group. The position is strongly r= esearch-focused.</p><p>The School of Computing, located in Joensuu Science = Park, provides modern research facilities with access to high-performance c= omputing services. Our research group hosted the Odyssey 2014 conference=C2= =A0 (<a href=3D"http://cs.uef.fi/odyssey2014/" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"c= olor:rgb(116,150,158)">http://cs.uef.fi/odyssey2014/</a><wbr>), is a partne= r in the ongoing H2020 funded OCTAVE project (<a href=3D"https://www.octave= -project.eu/" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:rgb(116,150,158)">https://ww= w.octave-project.eu<wbr>/</a>) focused on voice biometrics, is a co-founder= of the Automatic Speaker Verification and Countermeasures (ASVspoof) chall= enge series (<a href=3D"http://www.spoofingchallenge.org/" target=3D"_blank= " style=3D"color:rgb(116,150,158)">http://www.spoofingchallenge.<wbr>org/</= a>) and has hosted international summer schools. We take actively part in i= nternational benchmarking and other collaboration activities. We follow a m= ultidisciplinary research perspective that targets at understanding the spe= ech signal, as well as applying the acquired knowledge to new application a= reas.</p><p>A person to be appointed as a postdoctoral researcher shall hol= d a suitable doctoral degree that has been awarded less than five years ago= . The doctoral degree should be in spoken language technology, electrical e= ngineering, computer science, machine learning or a closely related field. = He/she should be comfortable with Unix/Linux, Matlab/Octave and/or Python, = processing of large datasets and with strong hands-on experience and creati= ve out-of-the-box problem solving attitude.</p><p>The position will be fill= ed from=C2=A0<span class=3D"gmail-aBn" tabindex=3D"0"><span class=3D"gmail-= aQJ">May 1, 2017 until December 31, 2018</span></span>. The continuation of= the position will be agreed separately.</p><p>The positions of postdoctora= l researcher shall always be filled for a fixed term (UEF University Regula= tions 31 =C2=A7).<br><br>The salary of the position is determined in accord= ance with the salary system of Finnish universities and is based on level 5= of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff (=E2=82= =AC2.865,30/ month). In addition to the job requirement component, the sala= ry includes a personal performance component, which may be a maximum of 46.= 3% of the job requirement component.</p><p><strong>For further information = on the position, please contact:</strong>=C2=A0Associate Professor Tomi Kin= nunen, email:=C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:%20tkinnu@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank"= style=3D"color:rgb(116,150,158)">tkinnu@xxxxxxxx</a>, tel.=C2=A0<a href= =3D"tel:+358%2050%204422647" value=3D"+358504422647" target=3D"_blank">+358= 50 442 2647</a>.=C2=A0=C2=A0<strong>For further information on the applica= tion procedure, please contact:</strong>=C2=A0Executive Head of Administrat= ion Arja Hirvonen, tel.=C2=A0<a href=3D"tel:+358%2044%207163422" value=3D"+= 358447163422" target=3D"_blank">+358 44 716 3422</a>, email:=C2=A0<a href= =3D"mailto:arja.hirvonen@xxxxxxxx," target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:rgb(116,= 150,158)">arja.hirvonen@xxxxxxxx</a>.</p><p>A probationary period is applied = to all new members of the staff.</p><p>The electronic application should co= ntain the following appendices:</p><p>- a cover letter indicating the posit= ion to be applied for and a free-worded motivation letter<br>-=C2=A0<a href= =3D"http://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae" target=3D"= _blank" style=3D"color:rgb(116,150,158)">a r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9 or CV=C2=A0</a>= <br>-=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/how-to-apply/appendices-= required/guidelines-for-list-of-publications/" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"c= olor:rgb(116,150,158)">a list of publications</a><br>- copies of the applic= ant's academic degree certificates/ diplomas, and copies of certificate= s / diplomas relating to the applicant=E2=80=99s language proficiency, if n= ot indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas<br>- the names an= d contact information of at least two referees</p><p>The application needs = to be submitted no later than=C2=A0<span class=3D"gmail-aBn" tabindex=3D"0"= ><span class=3D"gmail-aQJ">March 24, 2017</span></span>=C2=A0(by=C2=A0<span= class=3D"gmail-aBn" tabindex=3D"0"><span class=3D"gmail-aQJ">24:00 EET</sp= an></span>) by using the electronic application form:</p></td></tr><tr><td>= <a class=3D"gmail-m_-6626103793239993378m_-8243106709281472969gmail-linkki"= href=3D"https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/application_edit_welcome.html?fi= eld_id=3D0&job_name=3DPostdoctoral+Researcher+%28Speech%2FAudio+Process= ing%29&job_id=3D3362&jc=3D16&lang=3Den&place_id=3D101&d= id=3D5600" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color:rgb(116,150,158);font-family:ge= neva,arial,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:19.2px">Apply for the job</a></td= ></tr><tr><td class=3D"gmail-m_-6626103793239993378m_-8243106709281472969gm= ail-">=C2=A0<br>The job ad and the application form can also be located und= er=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.uef.fi/en/uef/en-open-positions" target=3D"_b= lank">http://www.uef.fi/en/uef/en-op<wbr>en-positions</a>=C2=A0=C2=A0(seek = for the position "Postdoctoral 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, sans-serif" size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000">Dr. Md Sahidullah<br>Post-doctor= al researcher<br>School of Computing</font><div><font face=3D"comic sans ms= , sans-serif" size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000">University of Eastern Finland<br= >Joensuu,=C2=A0=C2=A0P.O. Box 111=C2=A0Finland-=C2=A080101</font></div><div= ><font face=3D"comic sans ms, sans-serif" size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000">tel.= =C2=A0+358-466250731<br>website:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://cs.joensuu.fi/~sahi= d/" target=3D"_blank">http://cs.joensuu.fi/~sahid/</a></font></div></div></= div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> --001a11490dbcfdb3c705494a1938--