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To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Sven Mattys , Psycholinguistics: PhD Positions, University of York, United Kingdom Message 1: Psycholinguistics: PhD Positions, University of York, United Kingdom Date: 05-Feb-2012 From: Sven Mattys <sven.mattysbris.ac.uk> Subject: Psycholinguistics: PhD Positions, University of York, United Kingdom E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: University of York Department: Psychology Job Location: York, United Kingdom Web Address: http://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/ Job Rank: PhD Positions Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics; Cognitive Psychology; Hearing Science Description: 2 PhD studentships in the Department of Psychology at the University of York, UK, under the supervision of Professor Sven Mattys Topic: Speech recognition in adverse conditions The studentships are funded by the Marie Curie Foundation through an Initial Training Network (ITN) called 'Investigating Speech Processing In Realistic Environments' (INSPIRE, http://www.ru.nl/clst/projects/speech/INSPIRE/). The network consists of 10 European research institutes and 7 associated non-academic partners. The senior researchers in the network are academics in psychology, computer science, engineering, linguistics, hearing science, as well as R&D scientists from leading businesses in acoustics and hearing instruments, and ENT specialists. In an attempt to stimulate international cooperation and mobility, each PhD candidate will spend a portion of his/her training time at another academic site within the network and at one of the industrial or clinical sites. The PhD candidates will carry out an individual research project related to one of the following two topics, broadly construed: (1) Effect of noise on phonetic processing vs. lexical-semantic integration. Main host: Prof. Sven Mattys (Sven.Mattysbris.ac.uk), Department of Psychology, University of York, UK (http://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/). Second host: Dr. Odette Scharenborg (Odette.Scharenborgmpi.nl), Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (http://www.mpi.nl/). (2) Measuring cognitive effort during speech recognition in noise. Main host: Prof. Sven Mattys (Sven.Mattysbris.ac.uk), Department of Psychology, University of York, UK (http://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/). Second host: Prof. Torsten Dau (tdaelektro.dtu.dk), Department of Electrical Engineering, Hearing Systems Group, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark (http://www.dtu.dk/centre/hea/English.aspx). Eligibility: - Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK but should not have resided or performed their main research activity in the UK for more than 12 months within the 3 years immediately preceding the start date. - Applicants must be within four years (full-time equivalent) of the end of the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctoral degree either in their home country or in the UK. - Applicants should have a strong undergraduate or Masters degree in psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, hearing science or related field. Excellent numerical skills and a good command of English are essential. Experience with testing software, script writing, and speech editing is desirable. Applicants should be willing to work temporarily in at least one other country within the INSPIRE network. How to Apply: Applications should be sent directly to Professor Mattys (sven.mattysbris.ac.uk). Applications should include a CV, university transcripts, names and e-mail addresses of two academic referees, and a 2-page cover letter summarising your research interests, your relevance to this particular project, and your fit with the goals of the INSPIRE network. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Start date: 1 October 2012 PhD duration: 3 years Application Deadline: 30-Mar-2012 Email Address for Applications: sven.mattysbris.ac.uk Contact Information: Prof. Sven Mattys Email: sven.mattysbris.ac.uk Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 05-Feb-2012       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.