Subject: [AUDITORY] Two PhD positions in in the BEAR project, deadline June 14, 2018 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Dorte_Hammersh=c3=b8i?= <dh@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 12:55:08 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--------------AAC501BBEB3303F30C111DB9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by edgeum2.it.mcgill.ca id w4HAtJ9s012661 Dear colleagues, Two *fully funded PhD stipends* are open for application at Aalborg=20 University as part of the BEAR project. *1) Patient-driven diagnostics and hearing-aid fitting,* Hearing-care practitioners have only limited time for a hearing-aid=20 fitting, and often most of the powerful features of modern hearing aids=20 are not or only to a very limited extent fitted to the individual needs=20 of the hearing impaired. A patient-driven process may also provide an=20 advantage to users that may benefit from controlling progress=20 themselves, but the user control may also result in non-optimal=20 adaptation to the aided situation. The present project will investigate the pros and cons of a=20 patient-driven process, utilizing a subset of diagnostics and hearing=20 aids, which offer solutions for user control. Further information can be found here:=20 http://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/?vacancy=3D974449 *2) Characterization of and alleviation for hearing-aid users with low=20 compensation benefit* The topic of the position relate to the situation of individuals, who=20 experience hearing problems, but have low compensation benefit from=20 regular hearing-aids. It is the aim of the post doc project to explore options for alleviation=20 of these patients=E2=80=99 hearing problems, and to obtain more knowledge= about=20 the characteristics of these patient populations. The work will include=20 the consideration of electrophysiological measurements and/or=20 psychoacoustic procedures, which are not currently used in the typical=20 clinical situation. The work will also include proposals for=20 supplementary profiling and alleviation strategies. Further information can be found here:=20 http://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/?vacancy=3D978420 The positions are part of a Danish project collaboration for *better=20 hearing rehabilitation (BEAR-hearing.dk) *with financial support from=20 the Innovation Foundation Denmark and partners (incl. Widex, GN Resound,=20 Oticon, DELTA a part of Force, the University of Southern Denmark, the=20 Danish Technical University, and the University Hospitals in Odense,=20 Aalborg and Copenhagen). The case populations, methods and technological=20 platforms for the studies are determined in close collaboration with=20 other partners, and utilizing on-going work. Deadline for application is *June 14, 2018!* Only applications following instructions in the call, will be considered. Dorte Hammersh=C3=B8i Professor, PhD Aalborg University --------------AAC501BBEB3303F30C111DB9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by edgeum2.it.mcgill.ca id w4HAtJ9s012661 <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf= -8"> </head> <body text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> <p>Dear colleagues,</p> <p>Two <b>fully funded PhD stipends</b> are open for application at Aalborg University as part of the BEAR project. <br> </p> <p><b>1) Patient-driven diagnostics and hearing-aid fitting,</b><br> </p> <p>Hearing-care practitioners have only limited time for a hearing-aid fitting, and often most of the powerful features of modern hearing aids are not or only to a very limited extent fitted to the individual needs of the hearing impaired. A patient-driven process may also provide an advantage to users that may benefit from controlling progress themselves, but the user control may also result in non-optimal adaptation to the aided situation.<br> <br> The present project will investigate the pros and cons of a patient-driven process, utilizing a subset of diagnostics and hearing aids, which offer solutions for user control.<br> </p> <p>Further information can be found here: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.stillinger.aa= u.dk/vis-stilling/?vacancy=3D974449">http://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-sti= lling/?vacancy=3D974449</a><br> </p> <p><b>2) Characterization of and alleviation for hearing-aid users with low compensation benefit</b><br> </p> <p>The topic of the position relate to the situation of individuals, who experience hearing problems, but have low compensation benefit from regular hearing-aids.<br> It is the aim of the post doc project to explore options for alleviation of these patients=E2=80=99 hearing problems, and to obt= ain more knowledge about the characteristics of these patient populations. The work will include the consideration of electrophysiological measurements and/or psychoacoustic procedures, which are not currently used in the typical clinical situation. The work will also include proposals for supplementary profiling and alleviation strategies. </p> <p>Further information can be found here: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.stillinger.aa= u.dk/vis-stilling/?vacancy=3D978420">http://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-sti= lling/?vacancy=3D978420</a></p> <p>The positions are part of a Danish project collaboration for <b>be= tter hearing rehabilitation (BEAR-hearing.dk) </b>with financial support from the Innovation Foundation Denmark and partners (incl. Widex, GN Resound, Oticon, DELTA a part of Force, the University of Southern Denmark, the Danish Technical University, and the University Hospitals in Odense, Aalborg and Copenhagen). The case populations, methods and technological platforms for the studies are determined in close collaboration with other partners, and utilizing on-going work. <br> </p> <p>Deadline for application is <b>June 14, 2018!</b></p> <p>Only applications following instructions in the call, will be considered.<br> </p> Dorte Hammersh=C3=B8i<br> Professor, PhD<br> Aalborg University </body> </html> --------------AAC501BBEB3303F30C111DB9--