Subject: [AUDITORY] PhD position in Musicality and Bioacoustics, Acoustics Research Institute/OeAW, Vienna, Austria From: Robert Baumgartner <robert.baumgartner@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:57:10 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_7D65B022-CF1C-4EB3-8BFB-A76D54551CDF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dear List, I=E2=80=99m posting the ad below on behalf of Marisa Hoeschele who is = leading our new research group on Musicality and Bioacoustics. Feel free = to distribute. Best, Robert The Acoustic Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences is currently offering a PhD position: Musicality and Bioacoustics in humans and budgerigars The Acoustics Research Institute (ARI) is an interdisciplinary research = institution of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Researchers at the = institute produce top-level research in psychoacoustics and experimental = audiology; acoustics phonetics; physical and computational acoustics; = and mathematics and signal processing. Close interaction of the working = groups allows innovative research approaches through the synergistic = effects of multidisciplinary research. The ARI employs ~40 academic, = technical and administrative staff. The Institute is currently building a new research group led by Dr. = Marisa Hoeschele called =E2=80=9CMusicality and Bioacoustics=E2=80=9D. = The goal of this group is to study the biology of music. Music is found even in the most isolated human cultures and plays a role = in every human=E2=80=99s life. Though there are differences in how music = takes shape across cultures, all musical systems are founded in the same = core human abilities. These core abilities, known as musicality, are = part of human biology and are the focus of this group. This project involves comparing humans to budgerigars (Melopsittacus = undulatus), a small parrot species, that has many parallels to humans in = terms of musicality, such as the ability to learn new vocalizations and = being able to track and move to a beat. We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to conduct behavioural = experiments of musicality and perform acoustic analyses with humans and = budgerigars. The focus of the PhD thesis will be negotiated depending on the = candidate=E2=80=99s specific interests and/or skills. However, priority = will be given to applicants with previous experience conducting = behavioural experiments with animals, experiments in music cognition, = and/or bioacoustics or other related areas of research. As the project = is highly interdisciplinary, we do not expect candidates to have = experience in all related fields. This position is part-time 75% (30 = h/week). The gross salary is EUR 29,196.30 per year (before taxes, 14 = payments a year) according to the academy=E2=80=99s collective = agreement. The position has a preliminary period of 1 =C2=BD years. An = extension for an additional 2 =C2=BD years is planned if the candidate = fulfils the expectations. The applicant will be part of two distinct research environments: The Acoustics Research Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences = with experts in acoustic research from different backgrounds such as = mathematics, computer science, and linguistics. The applicant will be = employed here. This will be his/her main affiliation. - The Department of Cognitive Biology at the University of Vienna where = the budgerigars are housed. This department also conducts comparative = behavioural studies on many other species including dogs, wolves, = marmoset monkeys, frogs, pigs, and many other avian species including = ravens, magpies, pigeons, doves, and kea. Further information about these research environments: https://www.kfs.oeaw.ac.at/ <https://www.kfs.oeaw.ac.at/> https://cogbio.univie.ac.at/ <https://cogbio.univie.ac.at/> Contact: Austrian Academy of Sciences Acoustics Research Institute Dr. Marisa Hoeschele Wohllebengasse 12=E2=80=9314/1st floor 1040 Vienna, Austria Email: marisa.hoeschele@xxxxxxxx <mailto:marisa.hoeschele@xxxxxxxx> Please send a CV, master certificate (taken courses and grades), and = short (1 page) motivation letter Deadline: November 7, 2018 Expected starting date: December 1,, 2018 The OeAW is an equal opportunity employer. In cases where two applicants = have the same level of qualification, females or members of an = under-represented social group will be ranked higher.= --Apple-Mail=_7D65B022-CF1C-4EB3-8BFB-A76D54551CDF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Dear = List,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I=E2=80=99m = posting the ad below on behalf of Marisa Hoeschele who is leading our = new research group on Musicality and Bioacoustics. Feel free to = distribute.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">Best,</div><div class=3D"">Robert</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><p class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; = text-align: center;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; = font-weight: 700;">The Acoustic Research Institute of the Austrian = Academy of Sciences</span></p><p class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; = text-align: center;">is currently offering a</p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><span class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">PhD position: = Musicality and Bioacoustics in humans and budgerigars</span></p><p = class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; = caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, = sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Acoustics Research Institute (ARI) is = an interdisciplinary research institution of the Austrian Academy of = Sciences. Researchers at the institute produce top-level research in = psychoacoustics and experimental audiology; acoustics phonetics; = physical and computational acoustics; and mathematics and signal = processing. Close interaction of the working groups allows innovative = research approaches through the synergistic effects of multidisciplinary = research. The ARI employs ~40 academic, technical and administrative = staff.</p><p class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px = 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: = Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Institute is currently building = a new research group led by Dr. Marisa Hoeschele called =E2=80=9CMusicalit= y and Bioacoustics=E2=80=9D. The goal of this group is to study the = biology of music.</p><p class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; = margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, = 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Music is found = even in the most isolated human cultures and plays a role in every = human=E2=80=99s life. Though there are differences in how music takes = shape across cultures, all musical systems are founded in the same core = human abilities. These core abilities, known as musicality, are part of = human biology and are the focus of this group.</p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = font-size: 14px;">This project involves comparing humans to budgerigars = (<em class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;">Melopsittacus = undulatus</em>), a small parrot species, that has many parallels to = humans in terms of musicality, such as the ability to learn new = vocalizations and being able to track and move to a beat.</p><p class=3D""= style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = font-size: 14px;">We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to = conduct behavioural experiments of musicality and perform acoustic = analyses with humans and budgerigars.</p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = font-size: 14px;">The focus of the PhD thesis will be negotiated = depending on the candidate=E2=80=99s specific interests and/or skills. = However, priority will be given to applicants with previous experience = conducting behavioural experiments with animals, experiments in music = cognition, and/or bioacoustics or other related areas of research. As = the project is highly interdisciplinary, we do not expect candidates to = have experience in all related fields. This position is part-time 75% = (30 h/week). The gross salary is EUR 29,196.30 per year (before taxes, = 14 payments a year) according to the academy=E2=80=99s collective = agreement. The position has a preliminary period of = 1 =C2=BD years. An extension for an additional 2 =C2=BD years = is planned if the candidate fulfils the expectations.</p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = font-size: 14px;">The applicant will be part of two distinct research = environments:</p><ul class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; = margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); = color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: = 14px;"><li class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;">The Acoustics = Research Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences with experts in = acoustic research from different backgrounds such as mathematics, = computer science, and linguistics. The applicant will be employed here. = This will be his/her main affiliation. -</li><li class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;">The Department of Cognitive Biology at = the University of Vienna where the budgerigars are housed. This = department also conducts comparative behavioural studies on many other = species including dogs, wolves, marmoset monkeys, frogs, pigs, and many = other avian species including ravens, magpies, pigeons, doves, and = kea.</li></ul><p class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px = 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); = font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Further information = about these research environments:</p><p class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a = href=3D"https://www.kfs.oeaw.ac.at/" class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box; color: rgb(51, 122, 183); text-decoration: = none;">https://www.kfs.oeaw.ac.at/</a></p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = font-size: 14px;"><a href=3D"https://cogbio.univie.ac.at/" class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 122, 183); = text-decoration: none;">https://cogbio.univie.ac.at/</a></p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = font-size: 14px;">Contact:</p><p class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: = 14px;">Austrian Academy of Sciences<br class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box;">Acoustics Research Institute<br class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;">Dr. Marisa Hoeschele<br class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;">Wohllebengasse 12=E2=80=9314/1<span = class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; = font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline; top: = -0.5em;">st</span> floor<br class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box;">1040 Vienna, Austria<br class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box;">Email: <span = id=3D"cloak05e957080b1b91291619494d8cf822c9" class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;"><a = href=3D"mailto:marisa.hoeschele@xxxxxxxx" class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 122, 183); = text-decoration: none;">marisa.hoeschele@xxxxxxxx</a></span></p><p = class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; = caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, = sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Please send a CV, master certificate = (taken courses and grades), and short (1 page) motivation letter</p><p = class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; = caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, = sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Deadline: November 7, 2018</p><p class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; = font-size: 14px;">Expected starting date: December 1,<span class=3D"" = style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; font-size: 10.5px; = line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline; top: = -0.5em;">, </span>2018</p><p class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing: = border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: = rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The = OeAW is an equal opportunity employer. In cases where two applicants = have the same level of qualification, females or members of an = under-represented social group will be ranked = higher.</p></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_7D65B022-CF1C-4EB3-8BFB-A76D54551CDF--