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To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Odette Scharenborg , Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Radboud University, Netherlands Message 1: Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Radboud University, Netherlands Date: 09-Feb-2012 From: Odette Scharenborg <Odette.Scharenborgmpi.nl> Subject: Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Radboud University, Netherlands E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Radboud University Department: Center for Language Studies Job Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands Web Address: http://www.ru.nl Job Rank: PhD Student Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics Description: PhD project: Multiple source stream integration in human listeners The FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network Investigating Speech Processing In Realistic Environments (*INSPIRE*) will provide research opportunities for *13 PhD students and 3 postdocs*. As a PhD student you will become a member of an international team of researchers whose aim is to gain a better understanding of how listeners recognize speech, even under non-ideal circumstances. You will contribute to urgently needed solutions that help alleviate the serious communication problems that arise, especially for older and hearing-impaired persons, when different combinations of 'adverse' conditions affect the speech processing system. More information on the INSPIRE-project can be found here: http://www.ru.nl/clst/projects/speech/inspire/ Your research will focus on questions such as: How do listeners integrate different information streams, such as lexical and acoustic information, in order to understand speech? What is the importance of these information streams for normal and hearing-impaired listeners, in noisy and in noise- free environments, and under cognitive load? Listeners may differ in how well they are able to use information efficiently during speech processing, depending on their cognitive and linguistic abilities. By investigating how listener-intrinsic abilities with respect to information stream integration interact with external adverse listening conditions, we aim to obtain a realistic view of how speech processing works in everyday situations. Prerequisites: Applicants should be able to demonstrate a strong background in speech and/or language research and statistics. Experience with setting-up and running psycholinguistic listening experiments and knowledge of programming would be an advantage. Host: Centre for Language Studies (http://www.let.ru.nl/ ), Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands Primary host: Dr Odette Scharenborg (Odette.Scharenborgmpi.nl), Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (http://www.mpi.nl) & Dr Esther Janse (Esther.Jansempi.nl), Centre for Language Studies Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands Secondary host: Prof Sven Mattys (Sven.Mattysbristol.ac.uk), who will move to York University (UK) from summer 2012 onwards Eligibility: You should comply with the rules set forward by the FP7 Marie Curie ITNs, i.e. you should: - Come from abroad, i.e. not be of Dutch nationality, and should not have resided in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the last three years; - Be willing to work in at least one other country in the INSPIRE network; - Have less than 4 years of research experience since you obtained your Master's degree, and not hold a PhD. Salary: The starting salary is EUR 2,042 per month on a full-time basis; the salary will increase to EUR 2,492 per month in the third year. Envisaged starting date: 1 April 2012 How to apply: - Details on how to apply can be found at: http://www.ru.nl/vacatures/details/details_vacature_0?recid=507304 - Application deadline: *A first review of applications will begin on 15 February 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Application Deadline: 15-Feb-2012 (Open until filled) Email Address for Applications: Odette.Scharenborgmpi.nl Contact Information: Odette Scharenborg Email: Odette.Scharenborgmpi.nl Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 10-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.