Missions

In the context of the project ChaSpeePro run in collaboration with the University of Geneva, the Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève and the Idiap Institute, the Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie* (LPP – CNRS/Sorbonne Nouvelle) in Paris is offering a post-doctoral position for 4 month.
The general goal of the project is to better characterize the processes linked to the encoding of invariant speech units into articulated speech, and their disorders (in dysarthria and apraxia of speech). This project follows the MoSpeeDi project described here: https://www.unige.ch/fapse/mospeedi/.

Activités

The candidate will be involved in the acoustic analysis of available recordings for measurements linked to rhythmic aspects of speech.

Compétences

Applicants should hold a PhD in Phonetics.
Desired skills:
- Competence in acoustic analysis and experience in the analysis of rhythmic aspects of speech
- Good knowledge of models of speech production and motor control, and/or speech motor disorders.
- Strong competence in statistical analyses
- Organizational and collaborative skills
- Academic proficiency in English (C1)
- Programming skills (Matlab, Python or R; C/C++ and Labview) is an advantage.

Contexte de travail

Within this Swiss-French collaborative project, the candidate will join the team under the supervision of Cécile Fougeron and in close collaboration with Leonardo Lancia.
The Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie (CNRS / Sorbonne Nouvelle, https://lpp.cnrs.fr/) is a research and teaching unit in experimental phonetics and phonology. It is located in the 5th arrondissement in Paris. It offers a diverse and fair working environment in a in a small, lively laboratory.

Contraintes et risques

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