2 doctoral candidate positions in neurosciences- Lyon

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Working place: Université Claude Bernard Lyon1

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Spatial hearing is critical for orientation in space and navigation. It furthermore helps to selectively direct attention to relevant sound cues in complex acoustic situations. The loss of spatial hearing as a result of deafness not only leads to a reduced quality of life, but also contributes to potential danger in everyday situations. The 2 PhD projects are part of the multidisciplinary MSCA Doctoral Network 'CherISH', CochlearImplants and Spatial Hearing (CORDIS; CherISH website), that combines approaches from medicine, biomedical engineering and psychology to optimally improve the restoration of hearing after deafness by combining next generation's cochlear implant (CI) technology with innovative rehabilitation approaches.

The doctoral student will employ a psychophysical approach using the virtual reality system 'SPHERE' developed by our group (see Gaveau et al., 2022) used for the assessment and training spatial hearing (SH) skills. The student will actively participate in the development of experimental protocols in VR to assess the contribution of spatial dynamic information to SH performance. He will collaborate in establishing and administering the protocols that will be conducted with normal-hearing subjects, subjects with altered auditory abilities, and patients with cochlear implants CI.

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For this project, we are seeking a doctoral student who will demonstrate their determination to complete this project while having (1) significant collaborative abilities with partners of varied expertise (engineers, medical and paramedical staff, team research members), (2) facility in managing technical interfaces, and (3) the capacity to propose and defend innovative ideas. We expect a candidate with a strong background in neuroscience and prior experience in behavioral research (protocol development in Human). Additionally, good knowledge of kinematic approaches and programming (especially in R) for signal processing is also expected. Additional knowledge in audiology would be a plus. The doctoral candidate will be required to actively and closely interact with the other local doctoral candidate (DC5) and within the entire doctoral network of the CHERISH project. The candidate will benefit from exchanges with other project partners and from secondments, sharing their individual experiences and knowledge.

The PhD candidate will be responsible for developing new protocols, testing their internal validity, and proposing these protocols to both healthy subjects and patients. Therefore, the candidate must be able to propose innovative solutions in light of technological advancements (especially in virtual reality but also in behavioral acquisition systems) and current scientific literature. He must be rigorous in the protocol validation steps (e.g., thorough examination of pilot data) and extremely diligent in the administration of protocols, particularly with patients, whose collaboration is governed by French law (Jardet law).

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