Research assistant / PhD-student in the Music Perception Lab

About us

Bridging music and hearing research, the Music Perception Lab is part of the Institute of Music and active in the Collaborative Research Center Hearing Acoustics at the University of Oldenburg. Core topics in the lab include music perception of hearing-impaired listeners, auditory scene analysis, vibrotactile augmentation of music, and concert research. A long-term goal of the lab is to understand the acoustical and cognitive factors that determine musical scene perception and develop compensatory strategies for enhanced music listening of hearing-impaired listeners. Research methods include the modeling of acoustic signals, perceptual experiments, and psychoacoustic modeling, see https://uole.de/en/music-perception for details and recent publications.

Located in the university town of Oldenburg, the Institute of Music is among the largest University institutes of music in Germany. It offers a vibrant environment with brand-new facilities for research on music perception and a broad range of musical facilities. There is also access to world-class research facilities in acoustics and cognitive neuroscience. 

The goal of this specific position is to explore the perceptual dimensions of vibrotactile music augmentation for multi-source music. 

Your tasks

• Perception of vibrotactile stimuli: exploration of audio-tactile mappings for multi-source stimuli via signal processing and listening experiments
• Characterization of individual differences in musical scene analysis abilities and preferences in different modes of vibrotactile augmentation
• Close collaboration with cooperation partners of the project
• Publication of research results in scientific journals
• Active participation in scientific conferences
• Supervision of students

Your profile

Recruitment requirements are:

• Scientific university degree (diploma, master's degree) in (systematic) musicology, psychology, audio engineering, audiology, media technology, applied physics, or a related discipline
• Strong interest in music perception and knowledge in psychoacoustics, music psychology, and acoustics
• Familiarity with script-based programming environments (e.g., R/Matlab/Python)
• Good knowledge of statistics
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Willingness to travel

Ideally you have:

• Experience with performing/producing music
• Experience with conducting perceptual experiments
• Affinity to statistical modeling of research data
• Knowledge of audio workstations and environments (e.g., DAWs, MaxMSP, puredata)
• Willingness to supervise students
• Very good communication skills
• Ability to work in a team

We offer

• Integration into a dedicated team and an excellent scientific environment
• Intensive support during your doctorate
• Payment according to collective agreement (TVL) incl. annual special payment
• Possibility of a company pension scheme (VBL) and capital-forming benefits
• 30 days of vacation
• Family-friendly working conditions with flexible working hours
• A wide range of further training opportunities as well as company health promotion services and participation in the university sports program
• Use of the VBN JobTicket

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.

Further information

See https://uole.de/en/music-perception for further information about the Lab.

The position serves for personal scientific qualification (doctorate).

Contact

For further information and enquiries about the position, please contact Kai Siedenburg, kai.siedenburg@uol.de.