[Eeglablist] PhD position in Oldenburg, Germany

[Stefan Debener]

Dear all,


The Auditory Signal Processing Group at the Department of Medical 
Physics and Acoustics, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 
Germany, seeks a motivated

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*Research associate (m/f/d) in the field**of communication behaviour 
research in interactive virtual reality
*(salary according to TV-L E13, 75 %)

The position is limited to three years and can be used to carry out a 
Ph.D. project.

Interpersonal communication involves interactive loops of audio cues as 
well as visual cues such as body movements, gestures, facial expressions 
and eye blinks. Traditional laboratory experiments that treat subjects 
as passive listeners fail to capture these dynamics. Interactive virtual 
environments (VEs) provide reproducible, realistic audiovisual scenarios 
that enhance the study of interactive communication and its underlying 
cues. VEs allow specific control over features that balance 
reproducibility with the complexity of everyday communication. Our goal 
is to improve the understanding of audiovisual speech processing through 
VEs that mimic the complexity of natural communication and actively 
engage listeners.

The aim of this project is to use measures of interpersonal synchrony 
and communication behavior to assess novel interactive speech 
communication paradigms in virtual reality. For this, interactive VEs 
will be further developed, and novel communication tests will be 
investigated. The findings will be used to improve the ecological 
validity of virtual reality-based communication tests. In particular, 
interpersonal synchrony and the underlying behavioral characteristics 
will be used to predict communication effort.

This project is a collaboration between the Auditory Signal Processing 
Group (Prof. Dr. Volker Hohmann, Dr. Giso Grimm, Dr. Hendrik Kayser) and 
the Neuropsychology Lab (Prof. Dr. Stefan Debener). It is part of 
Priority Program AUDICTIVE - SPP2236: Auditory Cognition in Interactive 
Virtual Environments, see https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spp2236-audictive.de/__;!!Mih3wA!CspPGphiA6fvxIY89RYy-MF9RUcef4AvBoO5UF2htiYydjA_DlkjZI2yKxqkL8JcOfyqLOk3EzAYzpPxcBCqSSRa0vDyZG6fj1UMolY$ , funded by 
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The groups offer an international 
scientific environment as well as access to world-class research 
facilities. For more information about the groups 
seehttps://uol.de/en/auditory-signal-processingandhttps://uol.de/en/neuropsychology.

Applicants for this position have a Master's degree (or equivalent) in 
Physics, Engineering, Hearing Technology & Audiology, Psychology or a 
related discipline or the candidate has to be close to obtaining their 
academic university degree. In addition, applicants should have a solid 
background in hearing acoustics, a strong interest in interdisciplinary, 
application-oriented work, and programming experience with Matlab. Basic 
experience with 3D modeling and game development as well as audio 
technology is an advantage. Good written and spoken English and at least 
basic knowledge of German are required. You are willing to work in a 
team and with technically complex equipment. A small contribution to the 
group’s teaching activities is invited.

We offer:

  * Payment in accordance with collective bargaining law (special annual
    payment, company pension scheme, asset-related benefits) incl. 30
    days annual leave
  * Support and guidance during your onboarding
  * A family-friendly environment with flexible working hours
    (flexitime) and the possibility of working from home on a pro-rata basis
  * Benefits from the university's health promotion program
  * An extensive free further education program as well as our own
    scientific promotion of young academics
    (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uol.de/en/school6/early-career__;!!Mih3wA!CspPGphiA6fvxIY89RYy-MF9RUcef4AvBoO5UF2htiYydjA_DlkjZI2yKxqkL8JcOfyqLOk3EzAYzpPxcBCqSSRa0vDyZG6fsyD7K2g$ )

The University of Oldenburg is dedicated to increase the percentage of 
female employees in the field of science. Therefore, female candidates 
are strongly encouraged to apply. In accordance to § 21 Section 3 NHG, 
female candidates with equal qualifications will be preferentially 
considered. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference in 
case of equal qualification.

Applications including a CV, a motivation letter, copies of the most 
important certificates and the name and contact details of at least one 
person who is willing to give a reference should be sent*until 
21.06.2024*tovolker.hohmann at uni-oldenburg 
<mailto:volker.hohmann at uni-oldenburg>.de with a cc 
tonicole.kulbach at uni-oldenburg.de <mailto:nicole.kulbach at uni-oldenburg.de>

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Volker Hohmann.

Don't know Oldenburg yet? You can get a first impression under the 
following link:https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.moin-in-oldenburg.de__;!!Mih3wA!CspPGphiA6fvxIY89RYy-MF9RUcef4AvBoO5UF2htiYydjA_DlkjZI2yKxqkL8JcOfyqLOk3EzAYzpPxcBCqSSRa0vDyZG6fd9mIsSY$ .



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Prof. Dr. Stefan Debener
Department of Psychology
Neuropsychology	Lab
University of Oldenburg
D-26111 Oldenburg
Germany

Office: A7 0-038
Phone: +49-441-798-4271
Fax:   +49-441-798-5522
Email:stefan.debener at uni-oldenburg.de