Subject: [AUDITORY] Research associate position available From: "Tollin, Daniel" <Daniel.Tollin@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:30:37 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_BN6PR05MB3138D935AAA513F35983C2D281AC0BN6PR05MB3138namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, A research associate position is available immediately in the lab of Dr. Da= niel Tollin as part of a newly funded NIH grant to investigate, improve and= validate a neurophysiological biomarker for human binaural and spatial hea= ring function. A substantial population of individuals with audiometrically= normal hearing experiences difficulty communicating in complex environment= s with competing speech streams, noisy backgrounds, and reverberation. Clin= ical identification and treatment of these individuals presents a major cha= llenge, as current diagnoses are based on a cluster of symptoms, many of wh= ich overlap with other disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity di= sorder, learning disabilities and language deficits. Specific objectives of this project are to conduct human psychophysical stu= dies of binaural hearing ability and correlate performance with characteris= tics of the neurophysiological biomarker. Computational models will be con= structed based on the monaural and binaural circuits that are the generator= s of the biomarker to explore what aspects of binaural circuit dysfunction = give rise to impaired binaural and spatial hearing. The successful applicant will work with the Tollin Lab and faculty from the= Department of Otolaryngology in a new state-of-the-art testing facility th= at includes dedicated space for psychophysical and evoked potential (ABR/EE= G) measurements and a hemi-anechoic chamber for free-field studies. The position requires the skills and competencies to conduct and analyze da= ta from human psychophysical and evoked potential studies. Applicants shoul= d have a PhD in Psychology, Speech and Hearing, Neuroscience, Engineering o= r a related field. Previous post-doctoral experience with a demonstrated re= cord of productivity is desired, but exceptionally qualified recent graduat= es will also be considered. Salary may substantially exceed NIH pay-scales = for a qualified applicant who can start immediately. The University of Colorado School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affir= mative Action employer --Race/Gender/Disability/Veteran Please send CV and cover letter to: Daniel J Tollin, PhD Department of Otolaryngology Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Colorado School of Medicine Denver, CO Daniel.tollin@xxxxxxxx --_000_BN6PR05MB3138D935AAA513F35983C2D281AC0BN6PR05MB3138namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"><!-- P {margin-top:0;margi= n-bottom:0;} --></style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0,= 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Colo= r Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI S= ymbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols;" dir=3D"ltr"> <p>Hi,</p> <p><br> </p> <p></p> <div>A research associate position is available immediately in the lab of D= r. Daniel Tollin as part of a newly funded NIH grant to investigate, improv= e and validate a neurophysiological biomarker for human binaural and spatia= l hearing function. A substantial population of individuals with audiometrically normal hearing experiences = difficulty communicating in complex environments with competing speech stre= ams, noisy backgrounds, and reverberation. Clinical identification and trea= tment of these individuals presents a major challenge, as current diagnoses are based on a cluster of symptoms= , many of which overlap with other disorders such as attention deficit hype= ractivity disorder, learning disabilities and language deficits. </div= > <div><br> </div> <div>Specific objectives of this project are to conduct human psychophysica= l studies of binaural hearing ability and correlate performance with charac= teristics of the neurophysiological biomarker. <span style=3D"font-si= ze: 12pt;">Computational models will be constructed based on</span><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"> the mona= ural and binaural circuits that are the generators of the biomarker&nb= sp;</span><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">to explore what aspects of binau= ral circuit dysfunction give rise to impaired binaural and spatial hearing.</span> <div> </div> The successful applicant will work with the Tollin Lab and faculty from the= Department of Otolaryngology in a new state-of-the-art testing facility th= at includes dedicated space for psychophysical and evoked potential (ABR/EE= G) measurements and a hemi-anechoic chamber for free-field studies. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>The position requires the skills and competencies to conduct and analy= ze data from human psychophysical and evoked potential studies. Applicants = should have a PhD in Psychology, Speech and Hearing, Neuroscience, Engineer= ing or a related field. Previous post-doctoral experience with a demonstrated record of productivity is des= ired, but exceptionally qualified recent graduates will also be considered.= Salary may substantially exceed NIH pay-scales for a qualified applicant w= ho can start immediately.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>The University of Colorado School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/= Affirmative Action employer --Race/Gender/Disability/Veteran</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Please send CV and cover letter to:</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Daniel J Tollin, PhD</div> <div>Department of Otolaryngology</div> <div>Department of Physiology & Biophysics</div> <div>University of Colorado School of Medicine</div> <div>Denver, CO</div> <div>Daniel.tollin@xxxxxxxx </div> <div><br> </div> <br> <p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_BN6PR05MB3138D935AAA513F35983C2D281AC0BN6PR05MB3138namp_--