Subject: [AUDITORY] Fully funded PhD positions in Linz/Vienna, Austria From: Robert Baumgartner <robert.baumgartner@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:50:22 +0100--Apple-Mail=_EBE3EA2A-DE2C-4ECC-AB7E-A47BF3C2C99C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 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=20 Up to 4 years=20 On-site in Linz and Vienna, Austria=20 Application Deadline: January 31st, 2026 Start Date: March 2026=20 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=E2=80=AF (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 =E2=80=94 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 =E2=80=94 =20 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 https://www.oeaw.ac.at/isf= --Apple-Mail=_EBE3EA2A-DE2C-4ECC-AB7E-A47BF3C2C99C 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"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Dear = colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Specifications</b>:</div><div><ul = class=3D"MailOutline"><li>Full-Time </li><li>Up to 4 = years </li><li>On-site in Linz and Vienna, = Austria </li><li>Application Deadline: January 31st, = 2026</li><li>Start Date: March 2026 </li><li>Supervisor: Peter = Balazs</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><b>Project = ideas</b> related to hearing research include:</div><div><ul = class=3D"MailOutline"><li>Optimizing Artificial Neural Networks to Probe = the Functional Role of Spatial Hearing (Co-supervisor: Robert = Baumgartner)</li><li>An Interpretable Neural Network for Modeling Human = Hearing (Co-supervisor: Bernhard Laback)</li></ul></div><div>Other = project ideas fitting within the 3AI scope can also be = accepted.</div><div><br></div><div>The group Acoustics, Analysis and = AI=E2=80=AF (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.</div><div><br></div><div>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 =E2=80=94 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.</div><div><br></div><div>For more details on the call, = visit <a = href=3D"https://career.it-u.at/en/Job/73280">https://career.it-u.at/en/Job= /73280</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Very = best,</div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div>=E2=80=94 <br><b>Robert Baumgartner, = PhD </b>(he/him)<br>Head of Auditory Cognitive = Neuroscience<br>Deputy Director of Acoustics Research = Institute<br>Austrian Academy of Sciences<br>Dominikanerbastei 16, = 1010 Vienna, Austria</div><div><a = href=3D"https://www.oeaw.ac.at/isf">https://www.oeaw.ac.at/isf</a></div></= div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></di= v></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_EBE3EA2A-DE2C-4ECC-AB7E-A47BF3C2C99C--