PhD Student in Automatic Control for Adaptive Hearing Aids
Back to available jobsWe are looking for a PhD student in automatic control at the Department for Electrical Engineering (ISY).
Your work assignments
We are seeking a PhD student in automatic control for a research project on the development of next-generation hearing aids. The project builds on previous research on modeling human hearing and aims to develop adaptive hearing aids that can adjust to the user’s cognitive state.
The project investigates how audio signals and brain activity, measured using electroencephalography (EEG), can be used to estimate both how well a sound is perceived and how cognitively demanding a listening situation is. These measures are then incorporated into feedback control systems to automatically adjust the functionality of a hearing aid, with the goal of enabling the user to clearly perceive a desired sound source without excessive listening effort.
This is an interdisciplinary project conducted within the ELLIIT research environment (www.elliit.se). The work is carried out in close collaboration with researchers in signal processing at Lund University, as well as researchers in hearing and neuroscience at Eriksholm Research Centre, which is part of the world-leading hearing aid manufacturer Oticon.
As a PhD student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20 per cent of full-time.
Your qualifications
You have a master’s degree in electrical engineering, engineering physics, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, engineering mathematics or have completed courses with a minimum of 240 credits, at least 60 of which must be in advanced courses within the subjects mentioned above. Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way. The degree requirement must be met no later than at the time the employment decision is finalized, which occurs when the employment contract is signed.
Furthermore, you must be eager to learn new things and explore the unknown, and you pay attention to details. You must also have strong communication skills in English, both in writing and orally.
Your workplace
The Division of Automatic Control is successfully conducting research as well as postgraduate and undergraduate education within areas such as autonomous systems, complex networks, data-driven modeling, learning control, optimization, and sensor fusion. The division has extensive collaborations both with industry and other research groups around the world.
Read more about the division here: https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/isy/rt. For more information about ISY, go to: https://liu.se/en/article/open-positions-at-isy.
The employment
When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University.
The employment has a duration of normally four years’ full-time equivalent. Extension of employment up to five years is based on the degree of teaching and institutional assignment. Further extensions may be granted in exceptional circumstances. You will initially be employed for one year, after which your employment will be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time, depending on your progress through the study plan.
To learn more on working as a PhD student at ISY, please contact: isyphdcouncil@groups.liu.se.
Starting date by agreement, but we expect you to start your employment no later than December 31, 2026.
Background screening may come to be carried out before any decision on employment is made.
Salary and employment benefits
The salary of PhD students is determined according to a locally negotiated salary progression.
More information about employment benefits at Linköping University is available here.
Union representatives
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Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than February 27, 2026.
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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