[Corpora-List] PhD (3 years) position available at the Radboud University Nijmegen.

[Henk van den Heuvel]

*PhD (3 years) position available at the **Radboud** **University** **
Nijmegen**.***

*Job description***

The FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network "BBfor2" (Bayesian Biometrics
for Forensics) provides an opportunity for young researchers to study
several biometric technologies in a forensic context.  The Network consists
of 9 European research institutes and 3 associated partners.  The Network
will provide regular workshops and Summer Schools, so that the 15 PhD
students (Early Stage Researchers - ESRs) and PostDocs (Experienced
Researchers - ERs) and senior researchers can exchange research experience,
insights and ideas.   The main areas of research are Speaker Recognition,
Face Recognition, Fingerprint Recognition, but also combinations of these
techniques are studied.  The challenge of applying biometric techniques in a
forensic context is to be able to deal with the uncontrolled quality of the
evidence, and to provide calibrated likelihood scores.  The researchers in
this Network will have the opportunity during their assignment to stay for
some period at another Network institute and to get experience in an
industrial or forensic laboratory.

The PhD student will investigate automatic speaker recognition in the
forensic environment.  The research will include theoretical aspects such as
developing a general framework for evidence evaluation and reporting, and
experimental aspects by conducting studies with automatic speaker
recognition systems.   The candidate will collaborate with other PhD
students and senior researchers in the Network, in a highly
interdisciplinary environment.  Successful candidates have a Master Degree
in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant disciplines with a strong
background in pattern recognition and / or signal processing, and excellent
communication and writing skills in English.

*Requirements*

Candidates should comply with the rules set forward by the FP7 Marie Curie
ITNs:  Candidates should

-          be transferring from another country, i.e., not be of Dutch
nationality, and not have resided more than 12 months in the last 3 years in
The Netherlands.

-          be willing to work in at least one other country in the BBfor2
network.

-          have less than 4 years of research experience since their master
degree, and not hold a PhD.

*Organization*

The project will be carried out within the Centre for Language and Speech
Technology (CLST), a research unit within the Faculty of Arts of the Radboud
University Nijmegen.  The CLST hosts a large international group of senior
researchers and PhD students who do research at the frontier of science and
develop innovative applications.

*Conditions of employment*

The duration of the contract is 3 years. The PostDoc will receive an initial
contract for the duration of one year, with the possibility of prolongation
for another 2 years.  The salary is in accordance with the rules of the
Marie Curie ITNs. The annual gross salary is EUR 25,000 in the first year
and will grow to EUR 30,000 in the third year. In addition to the salary,
travel allowances and career exploratory allowances are foreseen according
to generous Marie Curie ITN provisions. The Radboud University is an equal
opportunity employer. Female researchers are strongly encouraged to apply
for this vacancy.

*Additional information*

For further information about the position, please contact David van
Leeuwen, d.vanleeuwen at let.ru.nl.



*Application*

Letters of application, including extensive CVs, (with reference to the
vacancy number 23.02.10 and preferably by e-mail) can be sent to:
vacatures at let.ru.nl. Candiates can apply until August 15th, 2010.

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Henk van den Heuvel
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CLST / SPEX
Radboud University Nijmegen
Erasmusplein 1
NL-6525 HT Nijmegen
Netherlands
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Tel   : +31 24 3611686
Fax  : +31 24 3612907
e-mail: H.vandenHeuvel at let.ru.nl
http://www.ru.nl/clst
http://www.spex.nl
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