[info] PhD student and post-doc openings at Austrian Academy of Sciences

[Ignatius S. Condro Atmawan B.]

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Subject:        PhD student and post-doc openings at Austrian Academy of Sciences
Date:   Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:45:19 +0200
From:   Robert Baumgartner <robert.ba...@OEAW.AC.AT>

The Acoustic Research Institute (ARI) of the Austrian Academy of
Sciences is offering:
1) a PhD student position (F/M, part time, 30h/week, initially 3 years), and
2) a post-doctoral position (F/M, full time, 40h/week, initially 2 years).

ARI is an interdisciplinary research institution of Austria’s leading
non-university research facility. It undertakes top-level research in
psychoacoustics and experimental audiology, acoustic phonetics,
musicology and bioacoustics, physical and computational acoustics, and
mathematics and signal processing. The close interaction of the working
groups allows innovative research approaches through the synergistic
effects of multidisciplinary research. ARI employs ~40 academic,
technical and administrative staff. The position is assigned to the
Psychoacoustics and Experimental Audiology group in Vienna.

The successful candidates will work within the project “Born2Hear –
Development and Adaption of Auditory Spatial Processing Across the Human
Lifespan” -- for more information see our preliminary project website
(http://kfs.oeaw.ac.at/born2hear). This project will be led by Robert
Baumgartner, investigated together with the project partners from the
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology of the Hungarian
Academy of Sciences in Budapest (Co-PI: Brigitta Tóth; director: István
Winkler), and consulted by a renowned, international collaboration
network (Frederick Gallun, Norbert Kopčo, Aaron Seitz, Barbara
Shinn-Cunningham).

Responsibilities:
• Assistance to plan and run experiments combining psychoacoustic and
neuroscientific methods.
• Analysis of brain responses to auditory spatial cues recorded by
electroencephalogram (EEG).
• Communication of scientific results in scientific publications and at
scientific meetings.

Requirements and qualifications:
1) for PhD student:
• Master’s degree or diploma with excellent scores in one of the
following disciplines: neuroscience, psychology, engineering, physics,
biology, neuroinformatics, or related fields.
• Previous experience with auditory neuroscience, EEG studies, and
psychophysics is advantageous.
2) for post-doc:
• PhD with excellent scores in one of the following disciplines:
neuroscience, psychology, engineering, physics, biology,
neuroinformatics, or related fields.
• Good knowledge and skills in neuroscientific methods, especially with
EEG.  Experience with EEG source localization methods and functional
connectivity assessment (Granger, PLV, PLI) are advantageous.
• Broad experiences with empirical psychological or neuroscientific
studies; previous experiences with auditory neuroscience studies is a plus.
1|2) for both positions:
• Statistical and programming skills (e.g., Matlab, Python, R, etc.) are
crucial.
• Good knowledge of written and oral English is desirable. Proficiency
in or willingness to learn German will become essential for
communication, especially with participating older adults.
• Flexibility, ability to learn fast and the ability to work
independently as well as in a scientific team are very welcome.

Annual gross salary (before taxes, 14 payments a year) according to the
collective agreement of the Austrian Academy of Sciences:
1) PhD student: EUR 30.072,00 (VG 4/1).
2) Post-doc: commensurate with qualifications and experience but at
least EUR 43.828,40 (VG 4/2).
The desired starting date is February 1, 2020.
The Austrian Academy of Sciences values diversity and is committed to
equality of opportunity.

Candidates should send a CV, copies of relevant certificates, names and
full contact details of two referees, and a brief statement describing
motivations, personal qualifications, and research interests by e-mail
to Robert Baumgartner (robert.ba...@oeaw.ac.at
<mailto:robert.ba...@oeaw.ac.at>), no later than December 1, 2019.
Informal inquiries and questions should also be addressed to Robert
Baumgartner.



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*Robert Baumgartner, PhD*
Projektleiter | Project Investigator
Institut für Schallforschung | Acoustics Research Institute
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Austrian Academy of Sciences

Wohllebengasse 12-14, 1040 Wien, Österreich | Vienna, Austria

Robert.Ba...@oeaw.ac.at <mailto:Robert.Ba...@oeaw.ac.at>
https://www.kfs.oeaw.ac.at/baumgartner

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