The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in audio-visual perception. The position is available for 34 months. The starting date is October 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The postdoc will be affiliated with the Research Unit of Health and Cognitive Psychology. A closely related postdoctoral position is available in the Technical Audiology Section, Department of Clinical Research, SDU. The two postdoctoral researchers are expected to work in close collaboration to achieve the project goals. Candidates meeting the criteria for both positions are encouraged to apply for both positions separately.
Project description
Many adults suffer from hearing and vision ('dual-sensory') loss. Because these losses are typically handled separately, the 'true' handicap caused by them is underestimated. Furthermore, because routine diagnostic tests focus on sensory instead of perceptual processes, communication-related consequences may be overlooked. Little is still known about the perceptual deficits that individuals with dual-sensory loss experience and how these deficits can be detected and compensated. Using various experimental procedures, these knowledge gaps will be addressed. Novel diagnostic tests will be developed, allowing the underlying mechanisms to be studied and deficits to be detected. Furthermore, novel approaches to compensating for dual-sensory loss will be explored. Overall, this will lead to a better understanding of audio-visual processing and to new diagnostic and rehabilitation strategies.
The position is funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. It involves a collaboration between SDU (Profs. Tobias Neher & Søren Krogh Andersen), Oldenburg University (Prof. Stefan Debener), the Eriksholm Research Center (Dr. Dorothea Wendt) and the Departments of Audiology (Dr. Rikke Schnack-Petersen) and Ophthalmology (Prof. Jakob Grauslund) at Odense University Hospital.
Application deadline: 22 June 2025