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[AUDITORY] Fully funded PhD positions in Linz/Vienna, Austria



Dear colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to this call for three PhD positions within the doctoral partnership agreement between the Interdisciplinary Transformative University (IT:U) in Linz and the Acoustics Research Institute (ARI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna to work on a PhD project.

Specifications:
  • Full-Time 
  • Up to 4 years 
  • On-site in Linz and Vienna, Austria 
  • Application Deadline: January 31st, 2026
  • Start Date: March 2026 
  • Supervisor: Peter Balazs

Project ideas related to hearing research include:
  • Optimizing Artificial Neural Networks to Probe the Functional Role of Spatial Hearing (Co-supervisor: Robert Baumgartner)
  • An Interpretable Neural Network for Modeling Human Hearing (Co-supervisor: Bernhard Laback)
Other project ideas fitting within the 3AI scope can also be accepted.

The group Acoustics, Analysis and AI  (3AI) of IT:U Fellow Professor Peter Balazs works on and teaches topics connecting acoustics, mathematics, and machine learning. The group maintains a close cooperation with the ARI, where Balazs is the director.

Students within 3AI will gain extensive hands-on experience in building devices and handling given scientific measurement setups. In the ANGUS IT:U Learn Lab in Linz, they can design and build measurement setups and acoustic devices from scratch — developing practical skills in experimentation, signal acquisition, and prototyping. More advanced and scientifically focused subprojects will then be pursued at the ARI in Vienna, providing access to state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure for high-precision acoustic research and interdisciplinary collaboration.

For more details on the call, visit https://career.it-u.at/en/Job/73280.

Very best,
Robert

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Robert Baumgartner, PhD (he/him)
Head of Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience
Deputy Director of Acoustics Research Institute
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Dominikanerbastei 16, 1010 Vienna, Austria