Subject: [Elsnet-list] 9 PhD Positions in ITN "Speech Communication with Adaptive LEarning"
Up to 9 PhD Positions available in
the Marie Curie International Training Network on
Speech Communication with Adaptive LEarning (SCALE)
SCALE is a cooperative project between
* IDIAP Research Institute in Martigny, Switzerland (Prof Herve Bourlard)
* Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Prof Lou Boves, Dr Louis ten Bosch, Dr-ir Bert Cranen, Dr O. Scharenborg)
* RWTH Aachen, Germany (Prof Hermann Ney, Dr Ralf Schlüter)
* Saarland University, Germany (Prof Dietrich Klakow, Dr John McDonough)
* University of Edinburgh, UK (Prof Steve Renals, Dr Simon King, Dr Korin Richmond, Dr Joe Frankel)
* University of Sheffield, UK (Prof Roger Moore, Prof Phil Green, Dr Thomas Hain, Dr Guido Sanguinetti) .
Companies like Toshiba or Philips Speech Recognition Systems/Nuance are associated partners of the program.
Each PhD position is funded for three years and degrees can be obtained from the participating academic institutions.
Distinguishing features of the cooperation include:
- Joint supervision of dissertations by lecturers from two partner institutions
- While staying with one institution for most of the time, the program includes a stay at a second partner institution either from academic or industry for three to nine month
- An intensive research exchange program between all participating institutions
The PhD projects will be in the area of
* Automatic Speech Recognition
* Machine learning
* Speech Synthesis
* Signal Processing
* Human Speech Recognition
The salary of a PhD position is roughly 33.800 Euro per year. There are additional mobility (up to 800 Euro/month) and travel allowances (yearly allowance). Applicants should hold a strong university degree which would entitle them to embark on a doctorate (Masters/diploma or
equivalent) in a relevant discipline, and should be in the first four years of their research careers. As the project is funded by a EU mobility scheme, there are also certain mobility requirements.
Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadlines for applications:
April 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
September 1, 2009.
After each deadline all submitted applications will be reviewed and positions awarded until all positions are filled.
To be fully considered, please include:
- a curriculum vitae indicating degrees obtained, disciplines covered (e.g. list of courses ), publications, and other relevant experience
- a sample of written work (e.g. research paper, or thesis, preferably in English)
- copies of high school and university certificates, and transcripts
- two references (e-mailed directly to the SCALE office
- a statement of research interests, previous knowledge and activities in any of the relevant research areas.
In case an application can only be submitted by regular post, it should be sent to:
SCALE office
Diana Schreyer
Spoken Language Systems, FR 7.4
C 71 Office 0.02
Saarland University
P.O. Box 15 11 50
D-66041 Saarbruecken
Germany
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Paul Foulkes
Department of Language and Linguistic Science
University of York
York
YO10 5DD
UK
phone: +44 1904 432653
fax: +44 1904 432673