24 September: fyi -- speech science, London

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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department of Phonetics and Linguistics
THREE RESEARCH FELLOW/RESEARCHER POSTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

Project 1: Synthetic talking face controlled by speech (2 posts)
This project, with partners in Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK aims to
provide hearing-impaired people with lipreading cues derived from acoustic
speech.
Posts are available for a Researcher (ref. 1) with skills in speech
perception and a
Research Fellow (ref. 2) with experience in speech recognition. The
Researcher post is 0.8 FTE with a starting salary of GBP 21,620 pro rata
and is available from 1 November 2001 to 30 September 2004. The Research
Fellow post has a starting salary from GBP 21,620 to GBP 26,327 per annum
depending on qualifications. This full-time post is for between 18 to 24
months depending on salary.

Project 2: Use of auditory-visual speech in 2nd language training (1 post)
This EPSRC-funded post (ref. 3) is available for 20 months. The main
responsibility will be to carry out trials of a computer-based training
system for Spanish
learners of English.
A background in speech perception and in phonetics or phonology at Master's
or PhD evel is essential. Conversational Spanish and an interest in
computer-assisted learning are desirable. Starting salary between GBP
21,620 and GBP 26,327 per annum.
Send requests for further information and applications including the names
of two academic referees and a CV to Dr A Faulkner, Department of Phonetics
and Linguistics, 4 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HE
(or email to andyf@phon.ucl.ac.uk). Tel. 020 7679 7408/7401.
Closing dates are Monday, 15 October 2001 for post 1 and
Wednesday, 31 October 2001 for posts 2 and 3.
All salaries include a London Allowance.

Further particulars can be found at http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/jobs/

Dr Andrew Faulkner
Principal Research Fellow
Dept Phonetics and Linguistics
UCL (University College London)
Wolfson House
4 Stephenson Way
LONDON NW1 2HE
tel 44 (0)20 7679 7408 (direct)
fax 44 (0)20 7383 0752
e-mail andyf@phon.ucl.ac.uk
WWW: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/andyf/

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