LINGUIST List 21.2777 Thu Jul 01 2010 Support: Forensic voice comparison: PhD Student, U. of New South Wales, AU Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Geoffrey Stewart Morrison, Forensic voice comparison, Phonetics: PhD Student, University of New South Wales, Australia Message 1: Forensic voice comparison, Phonetics: PhD Student, University of New South Wales, Australia Date: 01-Jul-2010 From: Geoffrey Stewart Morrison <geoff-morrisonforensic-voice-comparison.net> Subject: Forensic voice comparison, Phonetics: PhD Student, University of New South Wales, Australia E-mail this message to a friend Institution/Organization: University of New South Wales Department: School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunicati Web Address: http://www.ee.unsw.edu.au/ Level: PhD Duties: Research Specialty Areas: Phonetics Forensic voice comparison Description: Doctoral students are sought in connection with the Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP100200142) "Making demonstrably valid and reliable forensic voice comparison a practical everyday reality in Australia". This is a unique opportunity to obtain multidisciplinary training in both acoustic-phonetic and automatic approaches to forensic voice comparison and evaluation of forensic evidence within the new paradigm for forensic science - likelihood-ratio framework with testing of validity and reliability. The project will be centred at the to-be-formed Forensic Voice Comparison Laboratory, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia http://www.ee.unsw.edu.au/. The University of New South Wales is one of Australia's major research institutions, attracting top national competitive research grants and with extensive international research links. The lead investigator on this project is Dr. Geoffrey Stewart Morrison http://geoff- morrison.net/. More details about the project can be found at http://forensic-voice- comparison.net/. Doctoral Students We are looking for two types of candidates: 1. The ideal candidate would have a strong background in acoustic phonetics and also be (or have the potential to quickly become) knowledgeable and skilful in forensic science (especially the likelihood-ratio framework), programming (especially Matlab), statistics (especially Bayesian) and pattern recognition, and signal processing (especially speech processing). 2. The ideal candidate would have a strong background in signal processing, especially speech processing, pattern recognition, and programming (especially Matlab), and also be (or have the potential to quickly become) knowledgeable and skilful in forensic science (especially the likelihood-ratio framework), acoustic phonetics, and statistics (especially Bayesian). A candidate with a Masters degree specialising in forensic voice comparison within the likelihood-ratio framework would be highly favoured. An excellent command of spoken and written English is essential, and fluency in Spanish and/or Standard Chinese would be advantageous. The start date is flexible but is likely to be early 2011. In some cases this may be dictated by scholarship rules. If a suitable international candidate is found by 10 July 2010, we will make a decision at that time in order to facilitate Endeavour award application. Otherwise positions will remain open until filled. The number of positions is flexible depending on the ability of candidates to obtain external funding. We have a small amount of money (AU$10k per year) within the project allocated to supporting PhD students. This is envisaged as a top up to a more substantial scholarship. Potential students will have to apply for such a scholarship, but we will render all assistance possible to assist in making that application. Contact us for more information on this. Postdoctoral Researchers We would also welcome applications from postdoctoral researchers who have external funding and wish to join our team. We will assist with preparing applications for external funding. Visiting Students/Researchers We would also welcome applications for externally-funded shorter research visits from PhD students and researchers from other universities. We will assist with preparing applications for external funding. Applications Deadline: 01-Dec-2010 Web Address for Applications: geoff-morrisonforensic-voice-comparison.net Contact Information:         Dr Geoffrey Stewart Morrison         geoff-morrisonforensic-voice-comparison.net Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 01-Jul-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.