[AUDITORY] PhD students (6) for explorative studies in new biomarkers of listening effort and motivation (Thomas Lunner )

Subject: [AUDITORY] PhD students (6) for explorative studies in new biomarkers of listening effort and motivation From: Thomas Lunner <thlu@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:53:01 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --_000_AM4PR0201MB1778FEF4635F34464805FC2AD0250AM4PR0201MB1778_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Excuse for multiple postings PhD students (6) for explorative studies in new biomarkers of listening eff= ort and motivation Become an entrepreneurial expert in an emerging field combining audiologica= l, motivational, psychological and psychophysiological perspectives in hear= ing-aid technology. The project In today's aging European population, hearing impairment is an increasing c= oncern for public health and social participation, affecting one in three o= lder adults. The H2020 EC Marie-Curie ITN project 'Innovative Hearing Aid R= esearch - Ecological Conditions and Outcome Measures' (HEAR-ECO) addresses = this concern by developing and combining new tools and outcome measures for= realistic communication, and translating these tools into innovative devel= opments and evaluations of new technology for those with hearing loss. At = its core, HEAR-ECO will train a new team of researchers working at the nexu= s of technology, psychology, physiology and audiology. HEAR-ECO will assess how task demands, motivation, and invested effort modu= late speech understanding and hearing-aid benefit in daily life. The PhD st= udents will work together to creatively combine three established measures = of listening effort, and to develop innovative conditions for testing heari= ng aids. Moreover, this research will develop bold new tests, analyses tech= niques, and technologies that will create more realistic listening conditio= ns. As a PhD student in this project, you will receive extensive training t= hroughout the project. You will become capable of spanning the relevant dis= ciplines and translating your knowledge into innovative hearing-aid evaluat= ion and development. Your challenge The six PhD students at the core of HEAR-ECO will work as an international = multi-site, multi-disciplinary team. Three students will primarily train in= Amsterdam, Netherlands (VU University Medical Center); the three other stu= dents will primarily train in the UK (University of Nottingham in Glasgow).= All six students will also have an extended secondment together in Denmark= at one of the largest hearing-aid manufacturers in the world (Oticon Eriks= holm Research Centre, Snekkersten). Each student will have specific roles within the team, but all will be invo= lved in - Explorative studies in new biomarkers of effort and motivation - Pupillometry, - Brain activity (e.g. EEG), - Heart activity (including training with associated partners at Liverpool = John Moores University) - Ambulatory measurements of physiological measures, - Innovative integrations of measures of listening effort, - Developments of realistic communication scenarios, - Novel hearing-aid technologies and evaluations. Your profile Prospective applicants should have - Masters student/graduate interested in multidisciplinary research on hear= ing loss, hearing-aid technology and communication with a background in - Social, experimental or cognitive psychology, - Neuroscience or neuropsychology, - Biomedical or Health Sciences, - Audiology, - Psychophysics, - Engineering, - Or related fields. - An insatiable thirst for new knowledge - Ability to spend extended periods in different locales We offer VUmc salary scale: OIO (2279 tot 2919 euro based on a 36 hour week), depen= ding on qualifications and experience. This is the VUmc salary scale; simil= ar stipends apply for the positions at Oticon and the University of Notting= ham (adapted to University and country scales). Additional information Please note that in this stage of the recruitment process, we ask everyone = interested in any of the six positions to apply via the same link (see belo= w), regardless of the preferred institution or position. We will be conside= ring every candidate that has applied for all six posts and discuss the pos= sibilities with the candidates. Note that EU mobility rules apply (see 3.4 = and definitions in http://tinyurl.com/y97luaao<http://tinyurl.com/y97luaao'= %20target=3D'_blank>). Also, at the time of appointment candidates must hav= e had less than four years full-time equivalent research experience. Recruitment will follow the European Charter for Researchers and the Code o= f Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. These posts will not be affec= ted directly by any changes in UK/EU relations. To enrol as PhD students, c= andidates must fulfil standard academic and language proficiency requiremen= ts of the respective universities. Stipends will be according to the local regulations of the VU University me= dical center, University of Nottingham in Glasgow, or Oticon Eriksholm Rese= arch Centre. The expected starting date for students will be Spring 2018. Interested? For more information about this position, you can contact mw dr. A. Zekveld= , via email AA.Zekveld@xxxxxxxx<mailto:AA.Zekveld@xxxxxxxx>. For more information about the application procedure, you can contact Lonne= ke Schagen, corporate recruiter, via telephone number: +3120-4445635. Please apply before 06-01-2018 with reference number D2.2017.00181LE via th= e following link: https://www.werkenbijvumc.nl/apply/?vacancy_id=3DD2.2017.= 00181LE&post_id=3D11379 Best wishes, from Eriksholm Thomas Lunner Senior Scientist, Professor, PhD, Fellow of William Demant, R&D Research Area Manager, Cognitive Hearing Science Eriksholm Research Centre R=F8rtangvej 20 3070 Snekkersten Denmark Direct: +45 4829 8918 Mobil: +46 7093 81298 Email: thlu@xxxxxxxx Website: www.eriksholm.com<http://www.eriksholm.com/> Linnaeus Centre HEAD Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning Link=F6ping University Sweden Email: thomas.lunner@xxxxxxxx Hearing Systems Department of Electrical Engineering Technical University of Denmark Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark --_000_AM4PR0201MB1778FEF4635F34464805FC2AD0250AM4PR0201MB1778_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Excuse for multiple postings<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> PhD students (6) for explorative studies in new biomarkers of listeni= ng effort and motivation<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Become a= n entrepreneurial expert in an emerging field combining audiological, motiv= ational, psychological and psychophysiological perspectives in hearing-aid = technology.<o:p></o:= p> <o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p> The proj= ect<o:p></o:p> In today&#8= 217;s aging European population, hearing impairment is an increasing concer= n for public health and social participation, affecting one in three older = adults. The H2020 EC Marie-Curie ITN project 'Innovative Hearing Aid Research – Ecological Conditions and Outcome= Measures' (HEAR-ECO) addresses this concern by developing and combining ne= w tools and outcome measures for realistic communication, and translating t= hese tools into innovative developments  and evaluations of new technology for those with hearing loss. At its core= , HEAR-ECO will train a new team of researchers working at the nexus of tec= hnology, psychology, physiology and audiology.<o:p></o:p> HEAR-ECO wi= ll assess how task demands, motivation, and invested effort modulate speech= understanding and hearing-aid benefit in daily life. The PhD students will= work together to creatively combine three established measures of listening effort, and to develop innovative = conditions for testing hearing aids. Moreover, this research will develop b= old new tests, analyses techniques, and technologies that will create more = realistic listening conditions. As a PhD student in this project, you will receive extensive training thro= ughout the project. You will become capable of spanning the relevant discip= lines and translating your knowledge into innovative hearing-aid evaluation= and development.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> = </o:p> <o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p> Your cha= llenge <o:p> </o:p> The six PhD= students at the core of HEAR-ECO will work as an international multi-site,= multi-disciplinary team. Three students will primarily train in Amsterdam,= Netherlands (VU University Medical Center); the three other students will primarily train in the UK (Universi= ty of Nottingham in Glasgow). All six students will also have an extended s= econdment together in Denmark at one of the largest hearing-aid manufacture= rs in the world (Oticon Eriksholm Research Centre, Snekkersten).<o:p></o:p> Each studen= t will have specific roles within the team, but all will be involved in<o:p= ></o:p> - Explorati= ve studies in new biomarkers of effort and motivation<o:p></o:p> - Pupillome= try,<o:p></o:p> - Brain act= ivity (e.g. EEG),<o:p></o:p> - Heart act= ivity (including training with associated partners at Liverpool John Moores= University)<o:p></o:p> - Ambulator= y measurements of physiological measures,<o:p></o:p> - Innovativ= e integrations of measures of listening effort,<o:p></o:p> - Developme= nts of realistic communication scenarios,<o:p></o:p> - Novel hea= ring-aid technologies and evaluations.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> = </o:p> <o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p> Your pro= file<o:p></o:p> Prospective= applicants should have<o:p></o:p> - Masters s= tudent/graduate interested in multidisciplinary research on hearing loss, h= earing-aid technology and communication with a background in<o:p></o:p></sp= an> - Social, e= xperimental or cognitive psychology,<o:p></o:p> - Neuroscie= nce or neuropsychology,<o:p></o:p> - Biomedica= l or Health Sciences,<o:p></o:p> - Audiology= ,<o:p></o:p> - Psychophy= sics,<o:p></o:p> - Engineeri= ng,<o:p></o:p> - Or relate= d fields.<o:p></o:p> - An insati= able thirst for new knowledge<o:p></o:p> - Ability t= o spend extended periods in different locales<o:p></o:p> <o:p> = </o:p> <o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p> We offer= <o:p></o:p> VUmc salary= scale:  OIO (2279 tot 2919 euro based on a 36 hour week), depending on qu= alifications and experience. This is the VUmc salary scale; similar stipend= s apply for the positions at Oticon and the University of Nottingham (adapt= ed to University and country scales). <o:p></o:p> <o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p> Addition= al information<o:p></o:p> Please note= that in this stage of the recruitment process, we ask everyone interested = in any of the six positions to apply via the same link (see below), regardl= ess of the preferred institution or position. We will be considering every candidate that has applied for all = six posts and discuss the possibilities with the candidates. Note that EU m= obility rules apply (see 3.4 and definitions in <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/y97luaao'%20target=3D'_blank">http://tinyurl.com/y97luaao</a><spa= n style=3D"font-family:LucidaSansEF">). Also, at the time of appointment ca= ndidates must have had less than four years full-time equivalent research experience. <o:p></o:p> Recruitment= will follow the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct f= or the Recruitment of Researchers. These posts will not be affected directl= y by any changes in UK/EU relations. To enrol as PhD students, candidates must fulfil standard academic and lan= guage proficiency requirements of the respective universities.<o:p></o:p></= span> Stipends wi= ll be according to the local regulations of the VU University medical cente= r, University of Nottingham in Glasgow, or Oticon Eriksholm Research Centre= .<o:p></o:p> The expecte= d starting date for students will be Spring 2018. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> = </o:p> <o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p> Interest= ed?<o:p></o:p> For more in= formation about this position, you can contact mw dr. A. Zekveld , via email </s= pan><a href=3D"mailto:AA.Zekveld@xxxxxxxx">AA.Zekveld@xxxxxxxx</a>. For more information about the application procedure, you can contact Lonne= ke Schagen, corporate recruiter, via telephone number: +3120-4445635.<o= :p></o:p> <o:p> = </o:p> Please appl= y before 06-01-2018 with reference number D2.2017.00181LE via the following= link: <a href=3D"https://www.werkenbijvumc.nl/apply/?vacancy_id=3DD2.2017.= 00181LE&post_id=3D11379">https= ://www.werkenbijvumc.nl/apply/?vacancy_id=3DD2.2017.00181LE&post_id=3D1= 1379</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Best wishes, from Eriksholm<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thomas Lunner Senior Scientist, Professor, PhD, Fellow of William Dem= ant, R&D<o:p></o:p> Research Area Manager, Cognitive Hearin= g Science Eriksholm Research Centre<o:p></o:p> R=F8rtangvej 20<o:p></o:p> 3070 Snekkersten<o:p></o:p> Denmark     &n= bsp;           &nbsp= ;            &n= bsp;           &nbsp= ;            <o:p></o:p> Direct:     +45= 4829 8918<o:p></o:p> Mobil:     +46 = 7093 81298<o:p></o:p> Email:     thlu@xxxxxxxx= ksholm.com          &nbsp= ;             <o:p></o:p> Website: <a href=3D"http://www.eriksholm.com/">www.eriksholm.com</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Linnaeus Centre HEAD<o:p></o:p> Department of Behavioural Sciences and = Learning<o:= p></o:p> Link=F6ping University<o:p></o:p></span= > Sweden<o:p></o:p> Email: thomas.lunner@xxxxxxxx<span= style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Hearing Systems<o:p></o:p> Department of Electrical Engineering<o:= p></o:p> Technical University of Denmark<o:p></o= :p> Kgs. 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