[AUDITORY] Two 3-year PhD positions at the intersection of auditory cognition, experimental psychology, and voice research (Schiller, Isabel)

Subject: [AUDITORY] Two 3-year PhD positions at the intersection of auditory cognition, experimental psychology, and voice research From: Schiller, Isabel <"Schiller, Isabel"> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:06:36 +0000 --_000_1af54f27f67b424ba5070e51e215f9ffpsychrwthaachende_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Auditory List, We are seeking two PhD students to join the newly established UnICoRN group= at RWTH Aachen University's Institute of Psychology, Germany. Focusing on = the shift from Unidirectional to Interactive Communication, we combine beha= vioral, physiological, and acoustic methods to Reveal how voice and Noise s= hape speaking and listening from a psychological perspective. The two posit= ions outlined below lie at the intersection of auditory cognition, experime= ntal psychology, and voice research. Doctoral Position 1 - Listening Effort and Memory This PhD project examines how a speaker's voice quality and body posture in= fluence listening effort, comprehension, and memory. The candidate will des= ign and conduct ecologically valid, partly VR-based experiments to investig= ate how visual and auditory cues interact when listeners process and rememb= er connected speech (e.g., university lectures). They will collect and anal= yse behavioral and physiological data (e.g., heart rate variability, pupill= ometry) to identify key mechanisms of speech processing under challenging c= onditions and refine existing theoretical models. Doctoral Position 2 - Auditory Feedback Modulation This PhD project investigates how real-time alterations of voice quality th= rough auditory feedback modulation affect vocal motor control. The candidat= e will design and conduct experiments that begin with sustained vowels and = later extend to more natural speech (words and sentences). Participants wil= l receive acoustically modified feedback of their own voice via headphones,= and their phonatory responses will be recorded and analysed. The findings = will inform refined models of voice production and feedback loops, with pot= ential practical applications for voice therapy or training. Here is the link to the job offer, where you can find further information o= n the positions, including salary and application requirements: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/wir/karriere/rwth-jobportal/~kbag/detai= ls/?file=3DV000010958&lidx=3D1 Application deadline: May 12, 2026. Start date: earliest possible, but not before August 2026. If you know of promising and motivated candidates for either of the positio= ns below, please feel free to share this announcement or contact me with an= y questions. Best, Isabel ____ Dr. Isabel Sarah Schiller, PhD Work- and Engineering Psychology Institute for Psychology RWTH Aachen University Kackertstra=DFe 9 (building 2010, room C363) 52072 Aachen, Germany --_000_1af54f27f67b424ba5070e51e215f9ffpsychrwthaachende_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"DE" link=3D"#467886" vlink=3D"#96607D" style=3D"word-wrap:bre= ak-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear Auditory List,<o:p></o:p><= /span> <o:p> </o:p> We are seeking two PhD stude= nts to join the newly established UnICoRN group at RWTH Aachen Universi= ty’s Institute of Psychology, Germany. Focusing on the shift from Unidirectional to Interactive Communication, we combine behav= ioral, physiological, and acoustic methods to Reveal how voice and Noise shape speaking and listening from a= psychological perspective. The two positions outlined below lie at th= e intersection of auditory cognition, experimental psychology, and voice research.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Doctoral Position 1 – = Listening Effort and Memory This PhD project examines how a speaker’s voice quality and body post= ure influence listening effort, comprehension, and memory. The candidate wi= ll design and conduct ecologically valid, partly VR-based experiments to in= vestigate how visual and auditory cues interact when listeners process and remember connected speech (e.g., unive= rsity lectures). They will collect and analyse behavioral and physiological= data (e.g., heart rate variability, pupillometry) to identify key mechanis= ms of speech processing under challenging conditions and refine existing theoretical models.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Doctoral Position 2 – = Auditory Feedback Modulation This PhD project investigates how real-time alterations of voice quality th= rough auditory feedback modulation affect vocal motor control. The candidat= e will design and conduct experiments that begin with sustained vowels and = later extend to more natural speech (words and sentences). Participants will receive acoustically modified fee= dback of their own voice via headphones, and their phonatory responses will= be recorded and analysed. The findings will inform refined models of voice= production and feedback loops, with potential practical applications for voice therapy or training.<o:p><= /o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Here is the link to the job off= er, where you can find further information on the positions, including sala= ry and application requirements:<o:p></o:p> <a href=3D"https://www.rwth-aac= hen.de/cms/root/wir/karriere/rwth-jobportal/~kbag/details/?file=3DV00001095= 8&lidx=3D1">https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/wir/karriere/rwth-jobpo= rtal/~kbag/details/?file=3DV000010958&lidx=3D1</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Application deadline: </span= >May 12, 2026.<o:p></o:p> Start date: <span= lang=3D"EN-US">earliest possible, but not before August 2026.<o:p></o:p></= span> <o:p> </o:p> If you know of promising and mo= tivated candidates for either of the positions below, please feel free to s= hare this announcement or contact me with any questions.<o:p></o:p><= /p> <o:p> </o:p> Best,<o:p></o:p> Isabel<o:p></o:p> = ____<o:p></o:p> Dr. Isabel Sarah Schiller, PhD<o:p></o:p> = Work- and Engineering Psychology<o:p></o:p> = Institute for Psychology<o:p></o:p> = RWTH Aachen University<o:p></o:p> = Kackertstra=DFe 9 (building 2010, room C363) <o:p></o:p> = 52072 Aachen, Germany<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_1af54f27f67b424ba5070e51e215f9ffpsychrwthaachende_--

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