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                                  foNETiks 
 
                               A newsletter for 
                        The International Phonetic Association 
                             and for the Phonetic Sciences 
 
                                  November 2011 
 
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Linda Shockey, University of Reading, UK. 
Gerry Docherty, Newcastle University, UK. 
Shira Katseff, University of Canterbury, NZ. 
Lisa Lim, The University of Hong Kong. 
 
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                                ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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11-12 November 2011. Ilse Lehiste Memorial Symposium: Melody and Meter, Ohio State University. http://www.ling.ohio-state.edu/LehisteSymposium/ (10/11) 
 
17-18 November 2011. La Perception des Accents du Français hors de France. Avignon, France. ] (03/11) 
 
25-26 November 2011. International Seminar on Prosodic Interfaces 2011 (ISPI-11). New Delhi, India. http://www.jnu.ac.in/ispi11/ (04/11) 
 
2 - 3 December 2011. `r-atics-3: Workshop on the phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics and typology of rhotics. Language Study Unit, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. 
www.unibz.it/ratics3 (09/11) 
 
10-14 December 2011. NINJAL international conference on phonetics and phonology (ICPP 2011). Kyoto, Japan. http://www.ninjal.ac.jp/phonology/InternationalConference/icpp/home/ (07/11) 
 
15 - 17 December 2011. Accents 2011, Lodz, Poland. http://filolog.uni.lodz.pl/accents2011 (05/11) 
 
1-2 March 2012. The Phonology of Contemporary English: Variation and Change (PAC 2012).  Toulouse, France. http://w3.pac.univ-tlse2.fr (07/11). 
 
18-21 January 2012. 9th Old World Conference in Phonology (OCP9). Berlin, Germany. http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/workshop_ocp9.html (03/11) 
 
27 March 2012.  GLOW workshop on Prosodically-Coded Information Structure, Potsdam, Germany http://www.ling.uni-potsdam.de/~glow 
(10/11) 

##29 March 2012. L2 Prosody Workshop, Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. http://www.bilingualism.bangor.ac.uk/events/L2_Prosody_Workshop.php.en (11/11)
 
22-24 April 2012. 2nd International Phonetics & Phonology Conference Shanghai. Shanghai, China. (07/11) 
 
2-4 May 2012. 2nd Workshop on Sound Change, Kloster Seeon, Bavaria, Germany. http://www.phonetik.uni muenchen.de/institut/veranstaltungen/soundchange/ 
 
2 July 2012. Teaching and Learning Pronunciation: Local and global perspectives on research and practice. Cairns, Australia. http://www.astmanagement.com.au/acta12/index.html (12/10) 
 
15-17 August 2012. Nordic Prosody XI. Tartu, Estonia. http://www.nordicprosody.ut.ee/ (07/11) 

##9-13 September 2012. InterSpeech 2012, Portland, Oregon, USA. http://interspeech2012.org (11/11)
 
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L2 Prosody Workshop: 29 March 2012, Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom.

There is a general bias in L2 research towards investigations of segmental aspects of speech learning, with only limited attention to prosody. This is reflected in current L2 speech models (eg., Flege's Speech Learning Model, Best's Perceptual Assimilation Model) which rely on the cross-language phonetic similarity of segments to predict the relative difficulty or ease of perception/production of non-native speech, and ignore prosodic aspects of cross-language similarity. This workshop aims to promote research into prosodic aspects of L2 speech learning and the role of prosody in cross-language similarity. We invite abstracts for talks and posters on the production and perception of all aspects of prosody (e.g., intonation, rhythm, stress, loudness, tempo) in L2 learners or bilinguals.

Abstract submission deadline: December 1, 2011
Contact Person: Ineke Mennen, [log in to unmask]  
Website: http://www.bilingualism.bangor.ac.uk/events/L2_Prosody_Workshop.php.en 

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InterSpeech 2012: 09 Sep - 13 Sep 2012, Portland, OR, USA 

It is our great pleasure to announce that InterSpeech 2012 will be hosted by the Center for Spoken Language Understanding, with support from the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA). InterSpeech 2012 will be the 13th conference in the annual series of Interspeech events. It will be held in Portland, Oregon, USA, 9-13 September 2012. InterSpeech 2012 will encompass the same broad range of topics as has been the proud tradition of this conference ever since its inauguration in 1990.  In an effort to further enrich this tradition, it will have an area of special emphasis ('Spoken Language Processing and Biomedicine'), inviting contributions in assistive communication, language markers for neurological disorders, and computational cross-fertilization between spoken language processing and computational biology. The venue of InterSpeech 2012 will be the Portland Hilton.

Authors are encouraged to submit original papers in any area related to SLP science and technology, including but not limited to:
Human Speech Production and Perception
Linguistics, Phonology, Phonetics, Prosody, Para-/Non-linguistic Information
Analysis of Speech and Audio Signals
Speech Coding and Enhancement
Speech Synthesis and Spoken Language Generation
Speech Recognition - Signal Processing, Acoustic Modeling, Robustness, Adaptation
Speech Recognition - Architecture, Search, Linguistic Components
Speaker and Language Identification
Dialog Systems and Other Applications, Evaluation, Resources

The submission deadline is Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Contact Person: Richard Sproat
Meeting Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://interspeech2012.org 

 
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University of Georgia 
Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics (Phonetics/Phonology)
Georgia, USA 

The Department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Spanish Linguistics, beginning Fall 2012. Applicants should have a primary research and teaching interest in Spanish phonetics and phonology; experience in another area of Spanish linguistics and/or a second Romance language highly desirable. Responsibilities include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, maintaining an active research program, and mentoring student research in the MA and PhD programs in Hispanic Linguistics. Ph.D./ABD (must have Ph.D. in hand at time of appointment). Native/near-native proficiency in Spanish and English. Evidence of quality teaching and commitment to research.

The committee will begin reviewing applications on November 21, 2011; applications received after this date cannot be assured consideration. Send letter of application, CV, graduate transcripts, and 3 letters of recommendation to the application address below. Electronic submissions also accepted. Please email all documents as attachments to the email address below.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. The Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, its many units, and the University of Georgia are committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students, and sustaining a work and learning environment that is inclusive. Women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Faculty members are expected to support the college's goals of creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive learning environment.

Application Deadline: 21-Nov-2011 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Professor Stacey Casado, Department Head 
	Department of Romance Languages 
	403 Gilbert Hall
	University of Georgia 
	Athens, GA 30602-1815, USA
Email Address for Applications: [log in to unmask] 
Contact Information: Department Head Stacey Casado, [log in to unmask] http://www.rom.uga.edu.

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University of Stuttgart 
W3 Professorship in English Linguistics  
Stuttgart, Germany 

The linguistics department of the University of Stuttgart, Germany, invites applications for a tenured W3 Professorship in English Linguistics starting in the 2012 Summer Term. The candidate will be responsible for research and teaching in theoretical linguistics with a specialization in phonology, complementing the existing areas of morphology, syntax and semantics. Competence in empirical and experimental methods relating to phonology is desirable. The research profile of the candidate should fit into the interdisciplinary nature of the Linguistics Department in Stuttgart (http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/linguistik/); the candidate is also expected to contribute to the close cooperation between Linguistics and Natural Language Processing. Participation is expected in the Collaborative Research Project (Sonderforschungsbereich 732), Incremental Specification in Context (see: http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/linguistik/sfb732/), as well as in other projects related to language and cognition (see: http://www.fsk.uni-stuttgart.de/). Experience in obtaining third-party funding and an international presence is desirable. The requirements for employment listed in § 47 and § 50 Baden-Württemberg university law apply.

Applications should be sent by November 18, 2011 to the application address below, or preferably as PDF attachments to the email address below.

The University of Stuttgart has established a Dual Career Program to offer assistance to partners of those moving to Stuttgart. For more information please visit the web-page under http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/dual-career/. The University of Stuttgart is an equal opportunity employer. Applications of women are strongly encouraged. Severely challenged persons will be given preference in case of equal qualifications.

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Herrn Prof. Dr. Achim Stein 
	Universität Stuttgart 
	Institut für Linguistik/Romanistik 
	Keplerstraße 17 
	70174 Stuttgart, Germany
Email Address for Applications: [log in to unmask] 
Contact Information: Prof. Dr. Achim Stein, [log in to unmask] http://www.uni-stuttgart.de

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The University of Western Ontario 
Assistant Professor in Spanish Linguistics
London, Ontario, Canada 

The University of Western Ontario, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, invites applications for a probationary (tenure track) position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Spanish Linguistics to begin July 1, 2012. PhD completed before 1 July 2012 in Spanish Applied Linguistics, specialization in phonology/phonetics applied to bilingualism, second language acquisition or language contact required. Experience in language program coordination, an interest in classroom research, excellence in teaching and research and native or near-native fluency in Spanish are essential. Responsibilities will include coordination of language courses and supervision of Graduate Teaching Assistants, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, M.A. and Ph.D. supervision, and an active role in the Linguistics and Hispanic Studies programmes. Send letter of application with curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts, a teaching portfolio that includes teaching evaluations, and three letters of reference to Prof. Joyce Bruhn de Garavito at the application address or fax number below. pplications must be received by 15 December 2011. Positions are subject to budget approval. Applicants should have fluent oral and written communication skills in English. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Western Ontario is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.

Application Deadline: 15-Dec-2011 
Mailing Address for Applications: 
	Joyce Bruhn de Garavito, Chair 
	The University of Western Ontario 
	Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures 
	1151 Richmond St., University College, Room 159 
	London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
Contact Information: Chair Joyce Bruhn de Garavito, [log in to unmask], Fax: 519-661-4093. http://www.uwo.ca/modlang/

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Lionbridge Testing Services 
(Telecommute)

Lionbridge is the leading provider of translation, development and testing solutions that enable clients to create, release, manage and maintain their technology applications and Web content globally. A key differentiator for Lionbridge is our global footprint, which enables us to deliver superior service to customers through local contacts and resources. We employ more than 4,200 specialists, including linguists, project managers, engineers, subject matter experts, content developers, application developers and quality assurance professionals, in 26 countries. We also work with a network of 85,000 independent multilingual workers including translators, interpreters, web raters and subject matter experts across more than 100 countries. 

We are looking for Phoneticians, native language one of the following: Slovak, Schwyzerdütsch, Spanish Mexican, English UK, Polish. Desired qualifications: Master's in Phonetics or in Linguistics with strong background in Phonetics, Experience in reviewing/annotating texts, Experience in Language Technology, particularly in Speech Processing, Either educational or work experience, Experience in corpus/dictionary/terminology work, Great attention to detail while working efficiently, Good organizational and analytical skills, ability to work in a logical and methodical way, Good communication skills, Excellent English skills, other language skills are a plus, Possibility to work part-time or full-time from home on freelancer basis.

Please send your application, CV and your hourly rate request to the application email address listed below as soon as possible. Please provide us information about your availability within the application. 
Note: If you fulfill the other criteria except the native language requirements, feel free to send us an open application for our future project needs.

Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: [log in to unmask] 
Contact Information: HR Manager Kati Sarkka, [log in to unmask] http://www.lionbridge.com

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University of Cyprus 
Visiting Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Phonetics & Phonology and Sociolinguistics
Nicosia, Cyprus 

The Department of English Studies at the University of Cyprus invites applications for a visiting position for the Spring Semester 2012 (15 Jan-31 May) in Phonetics & Phonology and Sociolinguistics at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will be required to teach three courses: second year Sociolinguistics, second year Phonetics & Phonology and an elective addressed to third and fourth year students. She or he will also get involved with post-graduate training offered in the department.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in a relevant subject. Monthly gross salaries, in EURO, for these positions are approximately:
-  Visiting Academic (Assistant Professor): EUR 3,643.84
-  Visiting Academic (Lecturer): EUR 3,178.23

Anyone wishing to apply should submit: Letter of application mentioning the rank you are applying for, curriculum vitae, three representative publications, summary of current and future research plans (2-3pp.), copies of degree certificates. Applicants must request three academic referees to send letters of recommendation directly to the University. The names and addresses of these referees must be submitted with the application. 

Application Deadline: 11-Nov-2011 
Mailing Address for Applications: 
	Phoevos Panagiotidis 
	Linguistics Coordinator, Dept. of English Studies 
	University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos 75 
	P.O. Box 20537 
	1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
Contact Information: Phoevos Panagiotidis, [log in to unmask] Phone: +357-22-892122.

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AISE Solutions 
Computational Linguist/Linguist 
District of Columbia, USA 

Computational Linguist/Linguist to assist in the design, development, and maintenance of multicultural name matching algorithms. Responsibilities include assisting with the design of multicultural name matching algorithms, development of dictionaries and tuning parameters used by these algorithms, and teaching occasional classes on personal names and name matching. Fluency in one particular language is not required, but must have skills to analyze data sets from a wide variety of languages. Need to be able to communicate linguistics concepts to non-linguists.
 
Must have a bachelors or masters degree in linguistics or similar study with strong knowledge of the core areas of linguistics, especially phonology and morphology. Knowledge in the areas of computational linguistics, onomastics and orthography also beneficial. Must be a US Citizen and able to qualify for a secret clearance. Must be able to travel several times a year including travel overseas. Prior knowledge of SQL and coding languages such as Perl, C++, and C# is beneficial, but not required.

Application Deadline: 30-Nov-2011
Email Address for Applications: [log in to unmask] 
Contact Information: Jodi Bray, [log in to unmask]

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Simon Fraser University 
Assistant professor, Linguistics
BC, Canada 

The Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University will have one or more openings at the rank of assistant professor (tenure track), beginning September 1, 2012. Applications are invited from candidates with expertise in the core areas of phonology or syntax; the ability to combine one of these fields with language acquisition or processing would be an asset. A completed Ph. D. by the time of appointment is a primary qualification for appointment, as is demonstrated promise as both a teacher and researcher. Duties of the position will include both undergraduate and graduate teaching, development of a strong research program, and participation in the collegial governance of the department and university. 

Application with a covering letter, the names of three references, and a current curriculum vitae should be submitted electronically to the application email address or sent to the application address below.  The closing date for applications is January 11, 2012. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Simon Fraser University is committed to the principle of equity in employment and offers equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants. These positions are subject to budget approval. Under the authority of the University Act, personal information that is required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details see the collection notice: http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/faculty_openings/collection_notice.html#main_content_title

Application Deadline: 11-Jan-2012 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Faculty Search 
	Linguistics Department 
	Simon Fraser University 
	8888 University Drive 
	Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada  
Email Address for Applications: [log in to unmask] 
Contact Information: Prof. Thomas A. Perry, [log in to unmask] Phone: 778-782-3554. http://www.sfu.ca/linguistics

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Université Paris Diderot 
Full professor position in Experimental Phonetics
Paris, France 

The University Paris Diderot is offering a full professor position in Experimental Phonetics. The candidate should have experience in teaching and research in Experimental Phonetics. S/he should already hold a tenured professor position or be registered on the French national qualification lists before October 27th 2011. S/he should have expertise in experimental phonetics (acoustic and articulatory) and will be responsible for a research program combining phonetics with another linguistic domain such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics or discourse. A specialization in prosody or sizable spoken corpora will be a plus. S/he will teach graduate and undergraduate courses in the Linguistics department (http://www.univ-paris-diderot.fr) and will be in charge of the Experimental Phonetics curriculum in the Linguistics Masters and PhD Program (http://www.linguist.univ-paris-diderot.fr/ed.html).  

This is a permanent life-time position with a civil servant status. Salary will be in accordance with the French state regulated public service salary scale. The position will start on September 1st 2012 and the website for applications will be open in spring 2012.

Application Deadline: 27-Oct-2011 (Open until filled) on the Antarès site of the French "Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur" https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/candidats.html.
Email Address for Applications: [log in to unmask] 
Contact Information: Philippe Martin, [log in to unmask] Phone: +331 57 27 57 87. Fax: +331 57 27 57 81. http://www.linguist.univ-paris-diderot.fr

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Laboratoire d’excellence "Empirical Foundations of Linguistics: data, methods, models" (LabEx EFL).

The LabEx EFL is a 10 year project funded by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and relies on a cluster of 13 research teams (by alphabetic order: Alpage, CRLAO, HTL, Lacito, Lattice, LIPN, Llacan, LLF, LPP-Paris3, LPP-Paris5, LpnCog/MemCog, MII, and Sedyl, in alphabetical order) from 5 Parisian Universities (Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris Diderot University, Paris Descartes University, Paris 13 University and INALCO ), in partnership with CNRS, INRIA, EPHE, and IRD. The project’s aim is to promote interdisciplinary innovative research between different fields of theoretical and applied linguistics, with a special focus on empirical foundations and experimental methods.

For the academic year 2011-2012, we are offering the following positions :
-    International Chair of quantitative and experimental linguistics (invited professorships)
-    9 Postdoctoral positions in the following fields : Prosody, Experimental syntax, Experimental semantics, Text data mining, Language typology, History of computational linguistics 
-    2 Engineers in the following fields : Language resources, Psycholinguistics
-    1 three year PhD stipend in Experimental semantics (Laboratory Linguistique formelle, University Paris Diderot)
-    2 Research assistants in Psycholinguistics (Laboratory Psychologie de la Perception, University Paris Descartes)

Application deadline November 10th 2011
Jacqueline Vaissière, coordinator EFL. http:// www.labex-efl.org

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Laboratoire d’excellence "Empirical Foundations of Linguistics: data, methods, models" (LabEx EFL).
Research Assistant: Prosody and word order

Contact: 
Judit Gervain, Thierry Nazzi, LPP: judit.gervain_at_parisdescartes.fr, thierry.nazzi_at_parisdescartes.fr.

The LABEX EFL (Experimental Foundations of Linguistics) is looking for a Research Assistant to work for 12 months on the research project "Early acquisition of word order properties" supervised by Dr. Judit Gervain and Dr. Thierry Nazzi (Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception, CNRS – Université Paris Descartes). The project will explore how infants use different acoustic markings of prominence (duration, pitch, amplitude) to group elements together, which might provide a mechanism to specify the word order implemented in the native language. The project will rely on both behavioural methods (headturn preference procedure) and near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS).

You will have a Masters in Experimental Psychology, Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Physiology, Neuroscience or a related discipline. High proficiency in French is required (since you will need to interact with infants, their parents, and other members in the team). Experience with infants is mandatory. Previous experience in developmental research, with imaging techniques and/or in statistical analyses will be favoured.  The position is available for 12 months. The successful candidate will be expected to start on January 1st 2012. Salary in Paris will be in accordance with the French state regulated public service salary scale.

Please email before November 1st 2011 your CV and a motivation letter to: Judit Gervain, Thierry Nazzi, LPP: [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask]  http:// www.labex-efl.org

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Laboratoire d’excellence "Empirical Foundations of Linguistics: data, methods, models" (LabEx EFL).
Postdoctoral research fellow: Prosodic phrasing and phonological modeling in French / English and Romance Languages

This post-doc position is offered by the 10-year project "Empirical foundations of linguistics" that is starting in 2011. This position is linked to the work package  Prosodic phrasing and prosodic hierarchy : a data driven approach of the strand "Phonetic and phonological complexity - boosting empirical approaches" project. The successful candidate will investigate how to provide a formal grammar that accounts for prosodic phrasing in French in a stochastic grammatical paradigm. As many independantly motivated constraints come into play and interact in a complex way, corpus analyses will be necessary to formulare and outweight the various constraints/parameters.

The  applicant should have a PhD in phonology or phonetics. She should also have the following skills : (i) excellent knoweldge of phonological and phonetics works dedicated to phrasing and the phonology-syntax interface. Comprehensive understanding of recent stochastic approaches to phonological modeling will be highly valuable (stochastic OT, etc.) (ii)  research experience in phrasing in French and/or in other Romance or Germanic languages (iii) experience in corpus work and experimental phonology (designing an experience to elicit data, etc.) The candidate should send a CV with list of publications, a siteweb where publications can be found and the names of two referents. 

Applications for a full time 6 month position or for a 1 year part-time position will be considered. Salary: 2 000 € net/ month in full time, half in part time.

Application email: madda_at_limsi.fr. Application reference: EFL-PPC7
Contact: Elisabeth Delais-Roussarie, LLF, elisabeth.roussarie_at_wanadoo.fr. http:// www.labex-efl.org

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Laboratoire d’excellence "Empirical Foundations of Linguistics: data, methods, models" (LabEx EFL).
Postdoctoral research fellow: Physiological Data Acquisition and Processing in Speech Production

This post-doc position is offered by the 10-year project "Empirical foundations of linguistics" that started in 2011 and is linked to the strand "Phonetic and phonological complexity - boosting empirical approaches". The successful candidate will contribute to the physiological and acoustic data collection, and will elaborate signal processing methods and tools to analyse/assess voice and speech in normal and pathological populations. Her responsibilities will include selecting and recording acoustic and articulatory data (ultrasound, EGG, video with high speed imaging and aerodynamics), carrying out acoustic and articulatory analyses.
Voice and speech assessment is a growing field which requires multiparametric evaluations. Clinical phonetics and medical sciences share the same instrumentations to explore vocal function at the physiological, acoustical and behavioural level. Physiological and articulatory data are still scarce however they convey information complementary to acoustic cues. This research aims at studying the complexity of speech production mechanisms as a whole, with the coordination of respiratory, phonatory and articulatory behaviour in normal phonation and detecting deviant or compensatory gestures due to pathology. The successful candidate will undertake experiments of two types. One will consist in defining parameters for acoustical and physiological data collection and designing analysis methods. The second will consist in an attempt of modelling phonatory and articulatory behaviours for i) normal standard and non standard productions such as whispered voice or singing styles, ii) and pathological productions. The aim is to better understand deviant speech production mechanisms and compensation capabilities.

Salary: 24 000 €/year. Duration: 12 monts, starting May or June 2012.
Application deadline: 2012/04/10.
Application email: madda_at_limsi.fr. Application reference: EFL-PPC3
Contact: Dr Lise Crevier-Buchman , Laboratoire de Phonétique et de Phonologie, Paris, lise.crevier_at_univ.paris3.fr. http:// www.labex-efl.org

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Laboratoire d’excellence "Empirical Foundations of Linguistics: data, methods, models" (LabEx EFL).
Engineer: Alignment of heterogeneous physiological data

The Labex EFL invites applications for a position within the 10-year project “Empirical foundations of linguistics” that started in 2011. This position is open within the strand “Language resources for French” of this project. This a full time position. The person filling this position will work on signals of different types: articulatory, aerodynamic and acoustic parameters. The engineer will manage the alignment and synchronization of these heterogeneous signals. The candidate will have a good knowledge in signal processing, Matlab programming. The successful candidate will work on different file formats (video, audio, articulatory). Two main tasks : Develop solutions to align the different signals(post-recording). Propose solutions to record simultaneous data from different instruments (fiberscopy, ultrason, video movies, acoustic microphone). 
Salary: around 2,000 € net per month

Application deadline: 2012/04/10. Duration: 6 or 12 months (full-time position) starting may-june 2012
To apply, please send: an updated CV, a motivation letter, 2 names of possible referees. A Phd is not required but will be a plus.
Application email: benoit.sagot_at_inria.fr. Application reference: EFL-LR3
Contact: Jacqueline Vaissière, Angélique Amelot, Laboratoire de Phonétique et de Phonologie, Paris, jacqueline.vaissiere_at_univ-paris3.fr. http:// www.labex-efl.org

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