[AUDITORY] Post-doc position at University of Iowa in cochlear implant central auditory function (Inyong Choi )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Post-doc position at University of Iowa in cochlear implant central auditory function From: Inyong Choi <inyongchoi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 04:06:44 -0800 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --Apple-Mail=_369C59BF-5956-4572-829B-47975D14787D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to = work at the University of Iowa with the cochlear implant research team. = The successful candidate will work on a subproject of our renewed NIDCD = P50 grant aimed at studying the central auditory function (e.g., = auditory object formation) of hearing impaired listeners and = longitudinal changes in cortical networks induced by hearing = intervention. The project leaders are Drs. Tim Griffiths and Bob = McMurray. Drs. Inyong Choi and Phillip Gander will provide on-site = training and supervision at the University of Iowa. The methodological = focus of the project is high-density EEG, PET, and their relationship to = behavioral performance in cochlear implant recipients, hearing aid = users, and normal hearing controls.=20 This position will provide a unique opportunity to collect = electrophysiological and neuroimaging data from a large cohort of = hearing impaired listeners. The candidate will be involved in all stages = of designing and conducting experiments, analyzing data, and preparing = reports. Ideal candidates will have strong research interests in human = neuroscience and translational hearing science. A Ph.D. degree in = neuroscience, biomedical engineering, audiology, psychology, or related = field is recommended. Computational background with experience in = neuroimaging data would be beneficial. Previous experience with hearing = impaired populations is preferred but not required. The candidate will = be expected to disseminate the results in high quality academic = publications and at academic conferences. The initial appointment will be for two years starting June 2018 but can = be extended up to four years. Salary will be based on the NIH guideline. = If you are interested in this position, please contact Dr. Inyong Choi = (inyong-choi@xxxxxxxx) and/or Dr. Phillip Gander = (phillip-gander@xxxxxxxx) with a brief description of your research = experience and interests, a CV, and contact information of two = references. We plan to review applications in April 2018. If you are interested in this position AND coming to the ARO 2018 = MidWinter meeting, please talk to us! Here is the list of our research = team=E2=80=99s presentations. By glancing the titles, you will also be = able to get an idea about our research directions. __________ Session: Hearing with Prostheses (Feb 10th Saturday afternoon) (PS 136) Frontal and auditory cortex interplay predicts variances of = speech-in-noise understanding in cochlear implant users, Inyong Choi; = Subong Kim; Adam Schwalje; Youngmin Na; Phillip Gander; Andrew S. Liu; = Jihwan Woo; Bob McMurray; Timothy Griffiths (PS 137) Cortical evoked responses reflect cochlear implant-induced = improvement of speech-in-noise understanding in single-sided deafness, = Inyong Choi; Subong Kim; Adam Schwalje; Camille Dunn; Bruce Gantz (PS 138) Temporal Coherence, But Not Spectral Coherence, of Background = Noise Improves Speech Discrimination for Cochlear Implantees, Adam = Schwalje; Subong Kim; Kate Gfeller; Inyong Choi (PS 139) Electric and Acoustic Pitch Fusion Ability Predicts = Speech-in-Noise Performance in Hybrid Cochlear Implant Users, Adam = Schwalje; Damien Bonnard; Bruce Gantz; Inyong Choi Session: Perception of complex sounds (Feb 10th Saturday afternoon) (PS 185) Behavioural evidence for a relationship between auditory object = grouping and speech-in-noise processing, Phillip Gander; Inyong Choi; = Bob McMurray; Timothy Griffiths Session: Auditory Cortex: Anatomy, Physiology & Function I (Feb 10th = Saturday afternoon) (PD 07) Natural Speech-Evoked Frontal Cortex Response Reflects = Speech-In-Noise Understanding Difficulty, Subong Kim; Adam Schwalje; = Phillip Gander; Andrew S. Liu; Timothy Griffiths; Inyong Choi Session: Auditory Prostheses III (Feb 11th Sunday morning) (PD 30) O-15 Water PET study of speech in noise processing in cochlear = implant patients, Phillip Gander; Laura Ponto; Inyong Choi; Bob = McMurray; Timothy Griffiths Session: Auditory Cortex, Speech & Music (Feb 13th Tuesday afternoon) (PS 853) Evidence of Predictive Coding in Auditory Cortex for Lexical = Judgements of Spoken Words, Andrew S. Liu; Christopher Kovach; Hiroto = Kawasaki; Matthew Howard; Bob McMurray= --Apple-Mail=_369C59BF-5956-4572-829B-47975D14787D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">    Applications are invited for = a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work at the University of = Iowa with the cochlear implant research team. The successful candidate = will work on a subproject of our renewed NIDCD P50 grant aimed at = studying the central auditory function (e.g., auditory object formation) = of hearing impaired listeners and longitudinal changes in cortical = networks induced by hearing intervention. The project leaders are Drs. = Tim Griffiths and Bob McMurray. Drs. Inyong Choi and Phillip Gander will = provide on-site training and supervision at the University of Iowa. The = methodological focus of the project is high-density EEG, PET, and their = relationship to behavioral performance in cochlear implant recipients, = hearing aid users, and normal hearing controls. <div = class=3D""> </div>This position = will provide a unique opportunity to collect electrophysiological and = neuroimaging data from a large cohort of hearing impaired listeners. The = candidate will be involved in all stages of designing and conducting = experiments, analyzing data, and preparing reports. Ideal candidates = will have strong research interests in human neuroscience and = translational hearing science. A Ph.D. degree in neuroscience, = biomedical engineering, audiology, psychology, or related field is = recommended. Computational background with experience in neuroimaging = data would be beneficial. Previous experience with hearing impaired = populations is preferred but not required. The candidate will be = expected to disseminate the results in high quality academic = publications and at academic conferences. The initial appointment will be = for two years starting June 2018 but can be extended up to four years. = Salary will be based on the NIH guideline. If you are interested in this = position, please contact Dr. Inyong Choi (<a = href=3D"mailto:inyong-choi@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">inyong-choi@xxxxxxxx</a>) and/or Dr. Phillip Gander (<a = href=3D"mailto:phillip-gander@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">phillip-gander@xxxxxxxx</a>) with a brief description of = your research experience and interests, a CV, and contact information of = two references. We plan to review applications in April 2018. If you are = interested in this position AND coming to the ARO 2018 MidWinter = meeting, please talk to us! Here is the list of our research team=E2=80=99= s presentations. By glancing the titles, you will also be able to get an = idea about our research directions.__________ Session: Hearing with Prostheses = (Feb 10th Saturday afternoon)(PS 136) Frontal = and auditory cortex interplay predicts variances of speech-in-noise = understanding in cochlear implant users, Inyong Choi; Subong Kim; Adam = Schwalje; Youngmin Na; Phillip Gander; Andrew S. Liu; Jihwan Woo; Bob = McMurray; Timothy Griffiths(PS 137) Cortical = evoked responses reflect cochlear implant-induced improvement of = speech-in-noise understanding in single-sided deafness, Inyong Choi; = Subong Kim; Adam Schwalje; Camille Dunn; Bruce Gantz(PS 138) Temporal Coherence, But Not Spectral = Coherence, of Background Noise Improves Speech Discrimination for = Cochlear Implantees, Adam Schwalje; Subong Kim; Kate Gfeller; Inyong = Choi(PS 139) Electric and Acoustic Pitch = Fusion Ability Predicts Speech-in-Noise Performance in Hybrid Cochlear = Implant Users, Adam Schwalje; Damien Bonnard; Bruce Gantz; Inyong = Choi Session: Perception of complex sounds (Feb 10th = Saturday afternoon)(PS 185) Behavioural = evidence for a relationship between auditory object grouping and = speech-in-noise processing, Phillip Gander; Inyong Choi; Bob McMurray; = Timothy Griffiths Session: Auditory Cortex: Anatomy, Physiology & = Function I (Feb 10th Saturday afternoon)(PD = 07) Natural Speech-Evoked Frontal Cortex Response Reflects = Speech-In-Noise Understanding Difficulty, Subong Kim; Adam Schwalje; = Phillip Gander; Andrew S. Liu; Timothy Griffiths; Inyong Choi Session: = Auditory Prostheses III (Feb 11th Sunday morning)(PD 30) O-15 Water PET study of speech in noise = processing in cochlear implant patients, Phillip Gander; Laura Ponto; = Inyong Choi; Bob McMurray; Timothy Griffiths<br= class=3D"">Session: Auditory Cortex, Speech = & Music (Feb 13th Tuesday afternoon)(PS = 853) Evidence of Predictive Coding in Auditory Cortex for Lexical = Judgements of Spoken Words, Andrew S. Liu; Christopher Kovach; Hiroto = Kawasaki; Matthew Howard; Bob McMurray </body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_369C59BF-5956-4572-829B-47975D14787D--

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