Organisation/Company UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Department HRS4R Research Field Engineering » Sound engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 4 Nov ***:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 22 Oct Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Research in acoustic measurement and acousto-optic sensing
Research in experimental techniques in acoustics
Research in signal processing in acoustics
Requirements
Research Field Engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Skills in acoustics, optics, audio signal processing.
Specific Requirements
Education in acoustics and optics. Knowledge of acoustical measurement techniques, as well as physical acoustics, optics and optical interferometry. Experience in acoustic signal processing.
Additional comments
We are offering a fully funded PhD position at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM)



within the ERC CoG project "Scalable Spatial Sensing and Dynamic Reconstruction of Complex Sound Fields (SONIFY)".This project provides a unique opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in acoustics, sound field analysis, spatial audio and room acoustics. We are seeking highly motivated candidates with a strong background in acoustics, audio engineering, signal processing, and related fields. The successful candidate will join an international research environment focused on advancing next-generation methods across experimental, virtual and computational acoustics. The PhD positions will be hosted in the Department of Audiovisual Engineering, under the guidance of Efren Fernandez Notable.
The position offers:
Full-time funded PhD employment
Access to state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment
Opportunities for international conference participation and travel
Funding to conduct an extended research stay abroad, at other leading laboratories
Teaching opportunities and student supervision (optional)
Along several other benefits
Being an ERC funded project ensures freedom to pursue ambitious and original research ideas, collaboration with leading research institutions, long-term impact and frontier research focus as well as high scientific visibility.
Join SONIFY and contribute to the future of acoustics and sound technology
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