Research Associate in the field of model-based hearing aid fitting

About us

The School VI of Medicine and Health Sciences comprises the fields of human medicine, medical physics and acoustics, neurosciences, psychology and health services research. Together with the four regional hospitals, School VI forms the University Medicine Oldenburg. Furthermore, the university cooperates closely with the University Medicine of the University of Groningen.

The Medical Physics group is part of the Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics and offers an international scientific environment as well as access to world-class research facilities. For more information about the group and the department see https://www.uol.de/medi and https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/mediphysics-acoustics/.

Your tasks

The project “Individualized, model-based hearing aid fitting” operates at the intersection of signal processing in hearing aids, auditory modelling and hearing science, and aims to develop supporting tool for individualized hearing aid fitting based on auditory models. The position is suitable for part-time work. 

This is an EFRE-funded, joint project between the CvO University of Oldenburg (T. Brand), Hörzentrum Oldenburg gGmbH (K. Wagener) and Jade Hochschule (I. Holube), which aims at model-based fitting of hearing aids for better communication in everyday conditions.

Your profile

Required qualifications:

• Completed academic degree (Diploma/Master) in hearing technology & audiology, physics, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Research experience, ideally in collaborative projects.
• Furthermore, applicants must have a background in auditory modelling and at least one of the following fields: hearing aid acoustics, speech and audio processing, machine learning.
• Profound knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Python / MATLAB) is required.
• The applicant should have a strong interest in interdisciplinary application-oriented work, good communication skills and good spoken and written English language skills. 

We Offer

• Interdisciplinary research group with excellent facilities
• Payment in accordance with collective bargaining law (special annual payment, public service pension scheme, asset-related benefits) incl. 30 days annual leave
• Support and guidance during your onboarding phase
• A family-friendly environment with flexible working hours (flexitime) and the possibility of pro-rata mobile work
• Benefits from the university's health promotion programme
• An extensive free further education programme

Our standards

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.

Contact:

For further information please contact PD Dr. Thomas Brand (thomas.brand@uol.de).