Job announcement - Research Fellow in Translational Hearing Research - Cochlear Implantation (Brian Gygi )


Subject: Job announcement - Research Fellow in Translational Hearing Research - Cochlear Implantation
From:    Brian Gygi  <bgygi@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:48:38 +0000
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----=_vm_0011_W9605425062_11363_1341996518 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable School of Clinical Sciences in association with the NIHR National Biomedi= cal Research Unit in Hearing (NBRUH)Research Fellow in Translational Hear= ing Research - Cochlear Implantation (Fixed-term) =C2=A327,578 - =C2=A335,938 per annum, depending on skills & experience. = Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance The NIHR National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing (NBRUH) is a partne= rship between Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, the University o= f Nottingham and the Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Resear= ch. It employs approximately 30 academic, technical and administrative st= aff, all based in newly refurbished Trust premises in the centre of Notti= ngham and are looking to appoint a Research Fellow to join a multi-discip= linary research team concerned with basic and translational research on h= earing and auditory perception with the aim to increase the benefit from = cochlear implants. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of research incl= uding development, design, implementation and dissemination of research f= indings and will work in close association with Dr Kitterick at NBRUH and= Professor Seeber of the Technical University Munich. The project aim is = to learn how to optimally combine a cochlear implant in one ear with near= -normal hearing in the other ear for the benefit of hearing-impaired indi= viduals with single-sided deafness. Single-sided deafness, that is normal= hearing in one ear and profound hearing loss in the other, provides an i= deal model to study the information delivered by cochlear implants. Speci= fically, the project will investigate the use of monaural and binaural cu= es for hearing sounds in a background of other sounds (=E2=80=9Cauditory = scene analysis=E2=80=9D) using a variety of psychophysical experimental t= echniques already established in the research team, e.g. our internationa= lly-recognised spatial hearing assessment facilities. The studies will pr= ovide crucial knowledge for future improvements of cochlear implants whic= h will be translated through our collaboration with hearing device manufa= cturers. Candidates should have a BSc (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline as = well as a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant scientific discipline. In the= absence of a PhD, a strong degree with extensive relevant experience in = the research area will be considered. Training and skills in quantitative= research methods are essential as is a good working knowledge of program= ming in Matlab, C/ C++, or a related language, and of analysing and inter= preting data and using statistical tests. Good data management and databa= se skills are also required. Research experience with psychophysical expe= riments which should cover study design, planning, development of tests, = data collection, analysis and interpretation is essential. Candidates mus= t be willing to travel between sites in Nottingham and to collaborating c= ochlear implant programmes in the UK. This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract from 1 Septe= mber 2012 until 31 August 2015. It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is o= btained from the Criminal Records Bureau. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr. P=C3=A1draig Kitterick, tel: += 44 (0) 1904 32 2913 or email: padraig.kitterick@xxxxxxxx or Dr Bernhard= Seeber, Research Lead for the Cochlear Implantation Research area, NBRUH= , tel: +44 (0) 115 922 3431 or email: seeber@xxxxxxxx Please note t= hat applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted= . For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://www.nottin= gham.ac.uk/Jobs/CurrentVacancies/ref/MED1097. If you are unable to apply = on-line please contact the Human Resources Department, tel: 0115 846 6172= . Please quote ref. MED1097. Closing date: 7 August 2012. ***************************** Brian Gygi, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow NIHR National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing 113 The Ropewalk Nottingham, UK NG1 5DU ----=_vm_0011_W9605425062_11363_1341996518 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><font face=3D"times new roman,times" siz= e=3D"3"><b>School of Clinical Sciences in association with the NIHR Natio= nal Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing (NBRUH)Research Fellow in Transla= tional Hearing Research - Cochlear Implantation (Fixed-term)<br><br>=C2=A3= 27,578 - =C2=A335,938 per annum, depending on skills &amp; experience. Sa= lary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance</b><br><br>T= he NIHR National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing (NBRUH) is a partner= ship between Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, the University of= Nottingham and the Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Researc= h.&nbsp; It employs approximately 30 academic, technical and administrati= ve staff, all based in newly refurbished Trust premises in the centre of = Nottingham and are looking to appoint a Research Fellow to join a multi-d= isciplinary research team concerned with basic and translational research= on hearing and auditory perception with the aim to increase the benefit = from cochlear implants.<br><br>The successful candidate will be involved = in all aspects of research including development, design, implementation = and dissemination of research findings and will work in close association= with Dr Kitterick at NBRUH and Professor Seeber of the Technical Univers= ity Munich. The project aim is to learn how to optimally combine a cochle= ar implant in one ear with near-normal hearing in the other ear for the b= enefit of hearing-impaired individuals with single-sided deafness. Single= -sided deafness, that is normal hearing in one ear and profound hearing l= oss in the other, provides an ideal model to study the information delive= red by cochlear implants. Specifically, the project will investigate the = use of monaural and binaural cues for hearing sounds in a background of o= ther sounds (=E2=80=9Cauditory scene analysis=E2=80=9D) using a variety o= f psychophysical experimental techniques already established in the resea= rch team, e.g. our internationally-recognised spatial hearing assessment = facilities. The studies will provide crucial knowledge for future improve= ments of cochlear implants which will be translated through our collabora= tion with hearing device manufacturers.<br><br>Candidates should have a B= Sc (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline as well as a PhD (or equivale= nt) in a relevant scientific discipline. In the absence of a PhD, a stron= g degree with extensive relevant experience in the research area will be = considered. Training and skills in quantitative research methods are esse= ntial as is a good working knowledge of programming in Matlab, C/ C++, or= a related language, and of analysing and interpreting data and using sta= tistical tests. Good data management and database skills are also require= d. Research experience with psychophysical experiments which should cover= study design, planning, development of tests, data collection, analysis = and interpretation is essential. Candidates must be willing to travel bet= ween sites in Nottingham and to collaborating cochlear implant programmes= in the UK.<br><br>This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term co= ntract from 1 September 2012 until 31 August 2015.<br><br>It is a conditi= on of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from th= e Criminal Records Bureau.<br><br>Informal enquiries may be addressed to = Dr. P=C3=A1draig Kitterick, tel: +44 (0) 1904 32 2913 or email: padraig.k= itterick@xxxxxxxx or Dr Bernhard Seeber, Research Lead for the Cochlear= Implantation Research area, NBRUH, tel: +44 (0) 115 922 3431 or email: s= eeber@xxxxxxxx <i>Please note that applications sent directly to th= is email address will not be accepted.</i><br><br>For more details and/or= to apply on-line please access: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Jobs/Current= Vacancies/ref/MED1097.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you are unable to apply on-line ple= ase contact the Human Resources Department, tel: 0115 846 6172.&nbsp; <b>= Please quote ref. MED1097.&nbsp; Closing date: 7 August 2012.</b><br><br>= <br>*****************************<br><br>Brian Gygi, Ph.D.<br>Senior Rese= arch Fellow<br>NIHR National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing<br>113 T= he Ropewalk<br>Nottingham, UK NG1 5DU <br></font></body></html> ----=_vm_0011_W9605425062_11363_1341996518--


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