There is a fully funded PhD position open at Idiap Research Institute on Low Level
Mechanisms of Language Evolution.

Recently, Idiap has had some success in incorporating physiological processes into
backpropagation-style neural architectures. This allows the processes to be trained in
the context of the larger network whilst giving the network the capability to recognise
and reproduce physiological functions in a natural manner.

In this project, we will apply this technique to the human cochlea and its interface with
low level neural mechanisms. We are particularly interested in the efferent pathway from
the low level neurological system back to the cochlea. This will allow us to investigate
the resulting non-linear feedback relationship.

For more information, and to apply, please follow this link:
 http://www.idiap.ch/education-and-jobs/job-10284

Idiap is located in Martigny in French speaking Switzerland, but functions in English and
hosts many nationalities.  PhD students are registered at EPFL. All positions offer quite
generous salaries. Martigny has a distillery and a micro-brewery and is close to all
manner of skiing, hiking and mountain life.

There are other open positions on Idiap's main page
 https://www.idiap.ch/en/join-us/job-opportunities