30.3168, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics: Researcher, University College London

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Subject: 30.3168, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics: Researcher, University College London

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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:45:06
From: Yi Xu [yi.xu at ucl.ac.uk]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics: Researcher, University College London, UK

 
University or Organization: University College London 
Department: Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences
Job Location: London, United Kingdom 
Web Address: http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uclyyix/AAVL/
Job Title: Research Fellow in articulatory synthesis
Job Rank: Researcher

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Speech Synthesis


Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:
Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position at UCL for the project
High quality simulation of early vocal learning, funded by the Leverhulme
Trust. The project aims at improving our understanding of speech acquisition
by using computational modelling to simulate vocal learning. The modelling
will be done with a state-of-the-art articulatory synthesizer to emulate all
critical elements of the learning process, with the goal to generate highly
accurate and natural sounding speech with the learned articulatory parameters.
This is a collaborative project involving researchers from four countries, and
there will be multiple studies to assess the role and effectiveness of many
hypothetical mechanisms in the learning process. For more details, please see
project website at: www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uclyyix/AAVL/ 

The postholder will be supervised by Professor Yi Xu. They will be responsible
for writing and executing simulation programs, running perception evaluation
experiments, performing data analysis, liaising with Co-Is and other
researchers and participating in manuscript writing. 

This post is funded for 36 months, in the first instance.

Key Requirements:
The candidate is expected to have a PhD in computer science, experimental
phonetics, speech science, motor control, robotics, computational cognition,
artificial intelligence, or a related area. Applicants should demonstrate
proven ability in computational modelling and machine learning, proven ability
to analyse and write up data, experience in working with human subjects and
collaborating with other researchers. Also essential is openness to new
interdisciplinary research paradigms. Proficiency in programming languages
(such as C++ and Python), data analysis in R and shell scripting is also
desirable.

Further Details:
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of
this page. To apply for this vacancy please click on the application link
provided below.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Yi Xu, at the contact information
provided below. If you have any queries regarding the application process
please contact Veronia McConochie,n v.mcconochie at ucl.ac.uk



Application Deadline: 02-Sep-2019 
	  
Email Address for Applications: yi.xu at ucl.ac.uk 
Web Address for Applications: https://tinyurl.com/y3z8khcb 
Contact Information:
	Professor Yi Xu 
	Email: yi.xu at ucl.ac.uk 


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