Subject: [AUDITORY] Short-term Research Fellow position at OCL Speech, Hearing & Phonetic Sciences From: Stuart Rosen <uclytsr@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:11:13 +0100<html><head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"> </head> <body text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> <div class=3D"field_value"> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Applications are invited for t= he post of Research Fellow at the Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences, funded until 31 March 2022 in the first instance. This position presents an unusual and exciting opportunity to work on a variety of projects in speech and hearing science, all with important clinical implications.</fon= t></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><br> </font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">One main project=E2=80=99s goa= ls involves the development of methods for measuring frequency following responses (FFRs). The FFR is a scalp-recorded electrophysiological measure which reflects sustained synchronous neural firing in response to sounds along the auditory pathway. Our aims here are: 1) To develop and test a technique to minimise the time needed to measure the FFR, thus making it more viable for clinical use; 2) develop stimuli appropriate for assessing sensitivity to features crucial in speech perception.</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><br> </font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Other projects will involve th= e development and implementation of appropriate auditory tests, both for face-to-face and online testing. Some of these will require testing in human listeners, who will need to be recruited. There are also extant data sets that need analysing and writing up for publication.</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><br> </font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Depending upon the ongoing COVID-2019 societal restrictions, it might first be necessary for the successful candidate to begin this project while working from home, but there is important component of laboratory work which will require attendance at UCL.</font></d= iv> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><br> </font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Duties and Responsibilities:</= font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">The design, implementation and running of experiments with human participants, using primarily behavioural methods, sometimes in scenarios that re-create everyday listening using virtual audio reality; 2) The quantitative analysis of the data obtained, and other data sets already available; 3) The writing, submission and revision of papers to be submitted to appropriate peer-reviewed journals, collaborating with others as appropriate.</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><br> </font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Feel free to contact me with a= ny questions. Further details can be found by following the link below.<br> </font></div> </div> <p><a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://www.jobs.ac.uk/= job/CJG584/research-fellow">https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CJG584/research-fe= llow</a></p> <div class=3D"moz-signature">-- <br> <hr> Prof Stuart Rosen, PhD<br> Professor of Speech & Hearing Science<br> UCL Speech, Hearing & Phonetic Sciences<br> 2 Wakefield Street<br> London WC1N 1PF<br> UK<br> <br> Telephone numbers: <ul> <li>Office: (+ 44 [0]20) 7679 4077</li> <li>Admin: (+ 44 [0]20) 7679 4050</li> <li>Internal: ext 24077</li> </ul> Email: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:s.rosen= @xxxxxxxx">s.rosen@xxxxxxxx</a><br> Home page: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.ph= on.ucl.ac.uk/home/stuart">http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/stuart</a><br> <br> <hr> </div> </body> </html>