Subject: [AUDITORY] Job ad for a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist in Cochlear Implant Psychoacoustics From: "Seeber, Bernhard" <seeber@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 21:11:09 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Dear List, we are inviting applications for a post-doctoral research scientist to join= our team in cochlear implant research/psychoacoustics. Main responsibiliti= es are: - Research on binaural hearing and auditory scene analysis with users of au= ditory neuronal prostheses (cochlear implants) - Development of listening tests and stimulation strategies using direct st= imulation of cochlear implants - Measurement and modeling of neuronal processing and statistical analysis = of the results - Publication in English-language scientific journals and presentations at = conferences - Supervision of student projects, assistance with teaching and with raisin= g external funding. The position is full time and will start at the earliest convenient date.=20 Qualifications: - Successfully completed doctoral degree (PhD) in one of the following area= s: psychoacoustics, medical physics/audiology, neuroscience, audio technolo= gy, acoustics, signal processing, or a related area=20 - Knowledge and experience desirable in designing and analyzing psychoacous= tic experiments, direct stimulation of cochlear implants, algorithms for he= aring devices, auditory scene analysis, binaural hearing, models of the aud= itory system, audio signal processing - Very good programming skills in Matlab, Python, or C/C++ - Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as experience wit= h scientific publications - Knowledge and command of the German language desirable for working with c= ochlear implant users - Interest in basic research and the development of technical systems for m= edical applications - Flexibility and good interpersonal skills=20 - Interest in supervising students, helping with teaching and raising exter= nal funds. We offer... you the opportunity to join an interdisciplinary team, to work with up-to-d= ate technical equipment including sound booths equipped with direct stimula= tion hardware for cochlear implants, an anechoic chamber hosting an audio-v= isual virtual reality system, and to learn about the latest methods in hear= ing research. Our close interaction with the Bernstein Centre for Computati= onal Neuroscience Munich (www.bccn-munich.de), the Munich School of BioEngi= neering (www.bioengineering.tum.de), the Graduate School of Systemic Neuros= ciences (www.gsn.uni-muenchen.de), the Hearing Research Network Munich, our= extensive cooperation with industry and with scientific partners, and the = numerous courses offered at TUM create an attractive environment with excel= lent perspectives for personal development. Please find further information= at www.aip.ei.tum.de.=20 Employment is according to the state employees salary scheme (TV-L/E13) and= is initially for 1 year and intended to be extended. Women are explicitly = encouraged to apply. Severely handicapped persons will be favored if they a= re equally qualified. In principle, the position could also be filled part-= time.=20 Munich - the city famous for the Oktoberfest, high-end cars and its unique = location to the Alps - is a bustling, international and interesting place t= o live which offers a wide range of opportunities to engage in cultural and= leisurely activities - from opera to skiing. Interested? I look forward to answering your questions on the phone (+49 89 289 28282) = or by email. Please send your expressive application stating research inter= ests preferably by email no later than 31 March 2018 to: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Seeber Professorship for Audio Information Processing Technical University of Munich Arcisstrasse 21 80333 Munich Germany Email: aip@xxxxxxxx The job advertisement can be downloaded from: http://www.aip.ei.tum.de/file= admin/w00bmm/www/Stellenanzeigen/BCCN_Post_Doc_TUM_0218_en.pdf=20 Kind regards, Bernhard Seeber -- DAGA Conference Munich, 19.-22. March 2018 http://2018.daga-tagung.de/=20 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard U. Seeber Audio Information Processing Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technische Universit=E4t M=FCnchen Arcisstrasse 21 D-80333 Munich, Germany Office: +49 89 289-28282 Fax: +49 89 289-28211 Mobile: +49 (0)174 928 6338 Visitors: Theresienstrasse 90, building N5, room N6504 Web: www.aip.ei.tum.de