[info] Fully funded PhD positions in Linz/Vienna, Austria: Neural Network for Modeling Human Hearing

[Ignatius S. Condro Atmawan B.]

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Date:   Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:50:22 +0100
From:   Robert Baumgartner <robert.ba...@OEAW.AC.AT>

Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to this call for
three PhD positions within the doctoral partnership agreement between
the Interdisciplinary Transformative University (IT:U) in Li



Dear colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to this call for three PhD positions
within the doctoral partnership agreement between the Interdisciplinary
Transformative University (IT:U) in Linz and the Acoustics Research
Institute (ARI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna to work on
a PhD project.

*Specifications*:

   * Full-Time
   * Up to 4 years
   * On-site in Linz and Vienna, Austria
   * Application Deadline: January 31st, 2026
   * Start Date: March 2026
   * Supervisor: Peter Balazs


*Project ideas* related to hearing research include:

   * Optimizing Artificial Neural Networks to Probe the Functional Role
     of Spatial Hearing (Co-supervisor: Robert Baumgartner)
   * An Interpretable Neural Network for Modeling Human Hearing
     (Co-supervisor: Bernhard Laback)

Other project ideas fitting within the 3AI scope can also be accepted.

The group Acoustics, Analysis and AI  (3AI) of IT:U Fellow Professor
Peter Balazs works on and teaches topics connecting acoustics,
mathematics, and machine learning. The group maintains a close
cooperation with the ARI, where Balazs is the director.

Students within 3AI will gain extensive hands-on experience in building
devices and handling given scientific measurement setups. In the ANGUS
IT:U Learn Lab in Linz, they can design and build measurement setups and
acoustic devices from scratch — developing practical skills in
experimentation, signal acquisition, and prototyping. More advanced and
scientifically focused subprojects will then be pursued at the ARI in
Vienna, providing access to state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure
for high-precision acoustic research and interdisciplinary collaboration.

For more details on the call, visit https://career.it-u.at/en/Job/73280
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Very best,
Robert

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*Robert Baumgartner, PhD *(he/him)
Head of Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience
Deputy Director of Acoustics Research Institute
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Dominikanerbastei 16, 1010 Vienna, Austria
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/isf
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