Subject: [AUDITORY] Post-doctoral research scientist position for psychophysics in audio-visual virtual reality From: "Seeber, Bernhard" <seeber@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 17:03:46 +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 for research on psychoacoustics in complex audio-visual virtual e= nvironments. Main responsibilities are: - Development of novel techniques for and auditory experiments in interacti= ve audio-visual virtual reality - Development of analysis methods for behavioral responses and statistical = analysis of the results - Research on binaural hearing and auditory scene analysis with normal hear= ing listeners - 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, audio technology, virtual reality, acoustics, multimoda= l interaction, signal processing, or a related area - Knowledge and experience desirable in designing and analyzing psychophysi= cal experiments, models of the auditory system, virtual acoustics, audio si= gnal processing, machine learning, auditory scene analysis, binaural hearin= g, speech perception and speech tests - Very good programming skills in Matlab, Python, or C/C++ - Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as experience wit= h scientific publications - Interest in basic research and the development of technical systems in vi= rtual reality - Flexibility and good interpersonal skills - Interest in supervising students, helping with teaching, and raising exte= rnal funds. We offer... you the opportunity to join a dynamic, interdisciplinary team, to work with= up-to-date technical equipment including an anechoic chamber hosting an au= dio-visual virtual reality system, and to learn about the latest methods in= hearing research. As part of the DFG collaborative research center "Hearin= g acoustics: Perceptual principles, Algorithms and Applications" you will w= ork closely with our project partners at the University of Oldenburg. Our c= lose interaction with the Bernstein Centre for Computational Neuroscience M= unich (www.bccn-munich.de), the Munich School of BioEngineering (www.bioeng= ineering.tum.de), the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (www.gsn.un= i-muenchen.de), the Hearing Research Network Munich, our extensive cooperat= ion with industry and with scientific partners, and the numerous courses of= fered at TUM create an attractive environment with excellent perspectives f= or personal development. Please see www.aip.ei.tum.de for further informati= on. Employment is according to the state employees salary scheme (TV-L/E13) and= is initially for 1 year with the option for extension to 4 years. Women ar= e explicitly encouraged to apply. Severely handicapped persons will be favo= red if they are 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 preferably by email no= later than 30 June 2018 to: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Seeber Professorship for Audio Information Processing Technical University of Muni= ch Arcisstrasse 21 80333 Munich Germany Email: aip@xxxxxxxx The job advertisement can also be found at: https://portal.mytum.de/jobs/wi= ssenschaftler/NewsArticle_20180608_072800 Kind regards, Bernhard