Graz University of Technolgy (TU Graz) is the organizer of the INTERSPEECH 2019 conference in September 2019 and offers a PhD position in its Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory. Be part of this exciting opportunity and join our team!

The position is for up to four years and involves both research and teaching commitments. Teaching will be focussed on problem classes and lab courses for fundamental subjects such as signal processing. Research will address interdisciplinary topics at the interface between automatic speech recognition and speech science. You will work on top-level publications and your PhD thesis under the joint supervision of Prof. Gernot Kubin and Dr. Barbara Schuppler. Graz University of Technology offers systematic guidance to their doctoral students in specific doctoral schools with structured programs, international cooperation opportunities, and more. All doctoral programs and more than half of our Masters' programs are taught in English. The gross salary (before taxes) for this full-time position is according to scale B1 at Austrian Universities, approximately 40.000,- EUR per year. The expected starting date is September-October 2019.

Mandatory skills of the candidates are a relevant master's degree in electrical or information engineering, computer science, or speech science; excellent programming skills; English language competence (IELTS 7.0 or higher). Expertise in signal processing and machine learning as well as knowledge of the German language are considered additional assets.

Interested candidates should send immediately the following information in PDF format to Prof. Gernot Kubin (g.kubin@ieee.org) and to the dean’s office dekanat.etit@tugraz.at: curriculum vitae, transcript of records of both Bachelor's and Master's degree courses, master's thesis and all publications, proof of English language competence, and contact information for 2 referees. The official application deadline is July 26, 2019. Additional application documents may be required in due course. Female students are particularly encouraged to apply. For more information consult

https://www.spsc.tugraz.at  for the Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory,
https://www.interspeech2019.org  for the INTERSPEECH 2019 conference, https://www.tugraz.at/tu-graz/arbeiten-an-der-tu-graz/offene-stellen/ausgeschriebene-wissenschaftliche-stellen-ausser-professuren/#c57834 for the official job announcement in German,
https://www.tugraz.at/en/go/welcome-center  for information on student life at Graz University of Technology and in the city of Graz, Austria.