Subject: [AUDITORY] 4-years PhD position on spatial hearing with cochlear implants (Italy and UK) From: Francesco Pavani <francesco.pavani@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:45:02 +0200--000000000000a2799b061b677ae8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *PhD Position topic:* *Cochlear implants and spatial hearing: Enabling access to the next dimension of hearing* *Overview:* A 4-year PhD position is open at the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC) <https://www.cimec.unitn.it/en/14/the-center> of the University of Trento, Italy. This PhD project is part of the multidisciplinary MSCA Doctoral Network 'CherISH' (Cochlear Implants and Spatial Hearing) <https://cherish-network.eu>, which integrates approaches from medicine, biomedical engineering, psychology, and neuroscience to enhance hearing restoration in deaf individuals by combining next-generation cochlear implant (CI) technology with innovative rehabilitation methods. *Project Details:* As a PhD candidate at CIMeC, you will investigate how motor actions on sounds can influence perceptual and metacognitive experiences of sound position, such as confidence in sound position and perceived effort in sound localization. The research will also explore how this active listening approach can aid in re-learning or improving sound localization skills, particularly for cochlear implant users. You will gain expertise in human psychophysics, experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and 3D sound technology related to auditory virtual reality. The project includes a *study and research period at Imperial College London (UK) *for at least six months, under the co-supervision of Dr. Lorenzo Picinali <https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/l.picinali>, and offers extensive training opportunities within the international and interdisciplinary CherISH Doctoral Network. *Working Environment:* You will join the Cognition Across the Senses (CAtS) team at CIMeC <https://r1.unitn.it/cats/en/people/>, an interdisciplinary research and teaching center in the Cognitive Neuroscience field at the University of Trento. CIMeC is located in Rovereto, in the beautiful Trentino region <https://www.visittrentino.info/en/experience/spring-holidays?gad_source=3D= 1&_gl=3D1*rv1mwa*_up*MQ..&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwjeuyBhBuEiwAJ3vuoeyKj1lqKNLuAT-tX= _4q2mvT8e_u6td_pqV5vJ3_i8XPj_S5Mqqj-xoCKE0QAvD_BwE> of Northern Italy. *Qualifications and Skills:*- A four or five-year Master's degree in Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, Cognitive Neurosciences, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or Life Sciences. - The applicant will undertake important responsibilities for all aspects of the research project, including data collection, statistical analysis, basic programming, and writing publications. *Contract and Application Process:*- *Duration: *48 months, starting approximately from 1st September 2024. - *EU Requirement:* The doctoral candidate must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the date of recruitment. - *Application Deadline:* 28th June 2024 More details on the contract and application procedure here <https://lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/research-contracts/center-mind-brain-scie= nces-cimec-call-applications-reasearch-fellowship-coverage-phd-position-0> If you have *any questions*, please contact me (francesco.pavani@xxxxxxxx). Best regards, Francesco Pavani [image: Universit=C3=A0 di Trento] <http://www.unitn.it/> *Francesco Pavani* Professor of Experimental Psychology Center for Mind/Brain Sciences - CIMeC Universit=C3=A0 degli Studi di Trento Corso Bettini 31, 38068 Rovereto (TN), Italy Telefono: + 39 0464 80 8674 --000000000000a2799b061b677ae8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&qu= ot;arial narrow",sans-serif"><b>PhD Position topic:</b></div><div clas= s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"arial narrow",sans-seri= f"><b>Cochlear implants and spatial hearing: Enabling access to the next di= mension of hearing</b><br><br><b>Overview:</b><br>A 4-year PhD position is = open at the=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.cimec.unitn.it/en/14/the-center" ta= rget=3D"_blank">Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC)</a>=C2=A0of the Univ= ersity of Trento, Italy. This PhD project is part of the multidisciplinary= =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://cherish-network.eu" target=3D"_blank">MSCA Doctora= l Network 'CherISH' (Cochlear Implants and Spatial Hearing)</a>, wh= ich integrates approaches from medicine, biomedical engineering, psychology= , and neuroscience to enhance hearing restoration in deaf individuals by co= mbining next-generation cochlear implant (CI) technology with innovative re= habilitation methods.<br><br><b>Project Details:</b><br>As a PhD candidate = at CIMeC, you will investigate how motor actions on sounds can influence pe= rceptual and metacognitive experiences of sound position, such as confidenc= e in sound position and perceived effort in sound localization. The researc= h will also explore how this active listening approach can aid in re-learni= ng or improving sound localization skills, particularly for cochlear implan= t users. You will gain expertise in human psychophysics, experimental psych= ology, cognitive neuroscience, and 3D sound technology related to auditory = virtual reality.<br><br>The project includes a=C2=A0<b>study and research p= eriod at Imperial College London (UK)=C2=A0</b>for at least six months, und= er the co-supervision of=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/l.= picinali" target=3D"_blank">Dr. Lorenzo Picinali</a>, and offers extensive = training opportunities within the international and interdisciplinary CherI= SH Doctoral Network.<br><br><b>Working Environment:</b><br>You will join th= e=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://r1.unitn.it/cats/en/people/" target=3D"_blank">Co= gnition Across the Senses (CAtS) team at CIMeC</a>, an interdisciplinary re= search and teaching center in the Cognitive Neuroscience field at the Unive= rsity of Trento. CIMeC is located in Rovereto, in=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://w= ww.visittrentino.info/en/experience/spring-holidays?gad_source=3D1&_gl= =3D1*rv1mwa*_up*MQ..&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwjeuyBhBuEiwAJ3vuoeyKj1lqKNLuAT-tX_= 4q2mvT8e_u6td_pqV5vJ3_i8XPj_S5Mqqj-xoCKE0QAvD_BwE" target=3D"_blank">the be= autiful Trentino region</a>=C2=A0of Northern Italy.<br><br></div><div class= =3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif= "><b>Qualifications and Skills:<br></b>- A four or five-year Master's d= egree in Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, Cognitive Neurosciences, Neurobio= logy, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or Life Sciences.<br>- The = applicant will undertake important responsibilities for all aspects of the = research project, including data collection, statistical analysis, basic pr= ogramming, and writing publications.<br><br><b>Contract and Application Pro= cess:<br></b>-=C2=A0<b>Duration:=C2=A0</b>48 months, starting approximately= from 1st September 2024.<br>-=C2=A0<b>EU Requirement:</b>=C2=A0The doctora= l candidate must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work,= studies, etc.) in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately= prior to the date of recruitment.<br>-=C2=A0<b>Application Deadline:</b>= =C2=A028th June 2024<br><br><a href=3D"https://lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/res= earch-contracts/center-mind-brain-sciences-cimec-call-applications-reasearc= h-fellowship-coverage-phd-position-0" target=3D"_blank">More details on the= contract and application procedure here=C2=A0</a></div><div class=3D"gmail= _default" style=3D"font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><br>If = you have=C2=A0<b>any questions</b>, please contact me (<a href=3D"mailto:fr= ancesco.pavani@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">francesco.pavani@xxxxxxxx</a>).<= br><br>Best regards, =C2=A0<font color=3D"#888888"><br>Francesco Pavani</fo= nt></div></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signa= ture" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">= <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div di= r=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr= "><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;out= line:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-h= eight:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href=3D"http://www.unitn.it/" style= =3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical= -align:baseline;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;fo= nt-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit" target=3D"_blank"><img alt=3D"Unive= rsit=C3=A0 di Trento" src=3D"https://static-cdn.unitn.it/fileswww/webteam/i= co_mail/logo_unitrento_firma.png?test=3D6666" title=3D"Universit=C3=A0 di T= rento" style=3D"border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;vertical-alig= n:bottom;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-stre= tch:inherit;line-height:inherit"></a></div><font face=3D"arial narrow, sans= -serif"><b>Francesco Pavani</b></font></div><div><font face=3D"arial narrow= , sans-serif">Professor of Experimental Psychology</font></div><div><span s= tyle=3D"font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Center for Mind/Br= ain Sciences - CIMeC</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:"aria= l narrow",sans-serif">Universit=C3=A0 degli Studi di Trento</span></di= v><div><span style=3D"font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Cors= o Bettini 31, 38068 Rovereto (TN), Italy</span></div><div><span style=3D"fo= nt-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Telefono: + 39 0464 80 8674<= /span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>= </div></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div di= r=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"lt= r"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div><p style=3D"padding:0px;margin:0px = 0px 0.5em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Ari= al,"Bitstream Vera Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text= -align:justify"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></d= iv></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> --000000000000a2799b061b677ae8--