23.696, Jobs: Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Radboud University

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Subject: 23.696, Jobs: Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Radboud University

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Date: 09-Feb-2012
From: Odette Scharenborg [Odette.Scharenborg at mpi.nl]
Subject: Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Radboud University, Netherlands


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Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:46:12
From: Odette Scharenborg [Odette.Scharenborg at mpi.nl]
Subject: Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Radboud University, Netherlands

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University or Organization: Radboud University 
Department: Center for Language Studies
Job Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands 
Web Address: http://www.ru.nl
Job Rank: PhD Student  

Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics 


Description:

PhD project: Multiple source stream integration in human listeners 
The FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network Investigating Speech 
Processing In Realistic Environments (*INSPIRE*) will provide research 
opportunities for *13 PhD students and 3 postdocs*.

As a PhD student you will become a member of an international team of 
researchers whose aim is to gain a better understanding of how listeners 
recognize speech, even under non-ideal circumstances. You will contribute 
to urgently needed solutions that help alleviate the serious communication 
problems that arise, especially for older and hearing-impaired persons, 
when different combinations of 'adverse' conditions affect the speech 
processing system. More information on the INSPIRE-project can be found 
here: http://www.ru.nl/clst/projects/speech/inspire/

Your research will focus on questions such as: How do listeners integrate 
different information streams, such as lexical and acoustic information, in 
order to understand speech? What is the importance of these information 
streams for normal and hearing-impaired listeners, in noisy and in noise-
free environments, and under cognitive load? Listeners may differ in how 
well they are able to use information efficiently during speech processing, 
depending on their cognitive and linguistic abilities. By investigating how 
listener-intrinsic abilities with respect to information stream integration 
interact with external adverse listening conditions, we aim to obtain a 
realistic view of how speech processing works in everyday situations.

Prerequisites:
Applicants should be able to demonstrate a strong background in speech 
and/or language research and statistics. Experience with setting-up and 
running psycholinguistic listening experiments and knowledge of 
programming would be an advantage.

Host: Centre for Language Studies (http://www.let.ru.nl/ ), Radboud 
University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Primary host: Dr Odette Scharenborg (Odette.Scharenborg at mpi.nl), Max 
Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (http://www.mpi.nl) & Dr Esther Janse 
(Esther.Janse at mpi.nl), Centre for Language Studies Radboud University 
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Secondary host: Prof Sven Mattys (Sven.Mattys at bristol.ac.uk), who will 
move to York University (UK) from summer 2012 onwards

Eligibility:
You should comply with the rules set forward by the FP7 Marie Curie ITNs, 
i.e. you should:
-  Come from abroad, i.e. not be of Dutch nationality, and should not have 
resided in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the last three years;
-  Be willing to work in at least one other country in the INSPIRE network;
-  Have less than 4 years of research experience since you obtained your 
Master's degree, and not hold a PhD.

Salary: The starting salary is EUR 2,042 per month on a full-time basis; the 
salary will increase to EUR 2,492 per month in the third year.

Envisaged starting date: 1 April 2012

How to apply:
-  Details on how to apply can be found at: 
http://www.ru.nl/vacatures/details/details_vacature_0?recid=507304
-  Application deadline: *A first review of applications will begin on 15 
February 2012 and will continue until the position is filled.


Application Deadline: 15-Feb-2012 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: Odette.Scharenborg at mpi.nl 
Contact Information:
	Odette Scharenborg 
	Email: Odette.Scharenborg at mpi.nl 




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