Subject: New postdoc opportunity - MAPLE Lab (McMaster University) From: Michael Schutz <schutz@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 12:46:09 -0500The Canadian government has announced the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards, a new, one-time funding opportunity to recruit international postdoctoral researchers who are not currently affiliated with a Canadian institution (any citizenship eligible). I am interested in candidates whose research interests align with my team=E2=80=99s work on auditory interfaces (used in medical devices for healthcare as well as large vehicles for safety considerations). My TEDx talk Death By Beep gives a short overview of our approach to addressing shortcomings of sound design in the multi-billion dollar medical device industry: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_schutz_death_= by_beep_bad_sound_design_costs_lives_and_how_to_fix_it__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!S= _6L9pnMg6_5LHvQYTGCRmmywMmR0cGA91UKsv1NmENjRH9KdWau-5qpzvJEifYSB49fPJHsAB6l= OH-vO2bH$=20 Postdoctoral awards: $70,000/year for 2 years Eligibility: Candidates must be studying or working outside Canada and have no current Canadian institutional affiliation (for details on eligibility, and priority areas, see https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/canada-impact-= research-training-awards-qa__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!S_6L9pnMg6_5LHvQYTGCRmmywMmR= 0cGA91UKsv1NmENjRH9KdWau-5qpzvJEifYSB49fPJHsAB6lOFAv9-82$ ) Due to institutional deadlines, I need to nominate potential candidates by the first week in February. Interested candidates should contact me immediately to discuss their alignment with this work, as discussed in the following contexts: Papers outlining my team=E2=80=99s recent work on improving auditory interfaces crucial in health and safety applications for: - Medical devices: Foley, Schlessinger & Schutz (2023, British Journal of Anesthesiology): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-091= 2(22)00648-1/fulltext__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!S_6L9pnMg6_5LHvQYTGCRmmywMmR0cGA91= UKsv1NmENjRH9KdWau-5qpzvJEifYSB49fPJHsAB6lOIPv4Qio$=20 - Vehicle navigation: Cummins et al. (2025, Military Medicine): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399069= 647_Detection_and_Discrimination_of_Auditory_Alerts_in_Single-_and_Dual-Tas= k_Conditions_Use_of_a_Free-Response_Method__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!S_6L9pnMg6_5L= HvQYTGCRmmywMmR0cGA91UKsv1NmENjRH9KdWau-5qpzvJEifYSB49fPJHsAB6lOPJOZSk9$=20 - Additional context on the sounds used in everyday listening vs. laboratory-based experiments: Lopez & Schutz (2025, Psychological Research): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful= l/10.1177/03057356241296852__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!S_6L9pnMg6_5LHvQYTGCRmmywMmR= 0cGA91UKsv1NmENjRH9KdWau-5qpzvJEifYSB49fPJHsAB6lOF5TSp69$=20 Interested candidate should include a CV, writing sample, and brief explanation of how your background will help facilitate work on this project. Best, Mike -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Michael Schutz, Ph.D. Professor of Music Cognition/Percussion, McMaster University President-elect, Society for Music Perception and Cognition (SMPC) Director, MAPLE (Music, Acoustics, Perception & LEarning) Lab: https://urld= efense.com/v3/__http://www.maplelab.net__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!S_6L9pnMg6_5LHvQ= YTGCRmmywMmR0cGA91UKsv1NmENjRH9KdWau-5qpzvJEifYSB49fPJHsAB6lOFUjs09N$=20 Contact Information: -- Office: 424 Togo Salmon Hall -- Lab: 422 Togo Salmon Hall -- Web: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.michaelschutz.net__;!!BDUfV1= Et5lrpZQ!S_6L9pnMg6_5LHvQYTGCRmmywMmR0cGA91UKsv1NmENjRH9KdWau-5qpzvJEifYSB4= 9fPJHsAB6lOBuWGpcg$=20 -- Email: schutz@xxxxxxxx -- Phone: 905.525.9140, ext 23159 (office); ext 27021 -- Mailing address: 1280 Main St. W. Hamilton Ontario L8S 4M2