PhD/postdoc Position in Engineering and Hearing Science
We are looking for a PhD student/ postdoctoral fellow to apply advanced signal processing strategies, including machine learning on EEG signals to measure hearing abilities of children and adults with and without hearing loss.
Candidates with an Engineering/computer science background and experience in Neuroscience/Hearing Science are preferred. Technical skills in signal processing, machine learning and programming are highly desired. Previous research experience in EEG analysis is desired but not mandatory.
The PhD candidate/research fellow will work in collaboration with William Setheres, Professor of Engineering, at the University of Wisconsin Madison, USA (https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ece/faculty/sethares_william) and Viji Easwar, currently the Pediatric hearing research lead at the National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, Australia (https://www.nal.gov.au/team_members/viji-easwar/).
Please direct any questions to Viji Easwar (viji.easwar@nal.gov.au) and Bill Sethares (sethares@wisc.edu). Interested candidates are advised to directly send a CV, a brief statement/summary of research interests and contact information of two references to both Viji and Bill.
Anticipated start date: ASAP
Duration: 1 year with possibility for extension
Deadline to apply: July 10, 2023
Job Category: Trainee/student
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: US, remote options can be explored