SONORUS: 14 Open Positions in the Field of Urban Sound Planning
SONORUS is an Initial Training Network (ITN, Nr. 290110, duration 1/10
2012 – 30/9 2016) in the 7th framework programme People of the EC. The
coordinator of the project is Chalmers University of Technology. Within
this project we are seeking 14 young researchers (early‐stage
researcher, ESR) with a duration of 36 month to join the different
partners in the project.
Project Background
Traffic noise pollution in urban areas is a major environmental problem
within the European Union. Creating an acceptable acoustic outdoor
environment is a big challenge of high need. Creating as well as
preserving environments, which are supportive for health and well-being
in a sustainable manner is an even bigger but unavoidable task. In order
to succeed, specialists are required with a broad research competence
covering areas such as acoustic prediction methods, noise control and
soundscaping, but also aspects of city and traffic planning. However,
specialists equipped with such a competence spectrum are hardly found.
Therefore, the goal of SONORUS is to close this gap and bring together
universities, enterprises and public organizations that aim to offer
training to ESRs in an arena of trans-disciplinary research. The
training is designed around real-life urban test sites that are
characterized by a poor acoustic environment due to noise from road,
rail or air traffic. These test sites are provided by four major
European cities (Berlin, Rome, Antwerpen and Brighton). To these test
sites, the ESRs will apply their knowledge and skills gained from
individual acoustics related research projects, in-depth courses on
acoustics as well as on different aspects of spatial planning.
From SONORUS a new generation of researchers will emerge with the
profile needed to reverse the negative trend of a deteriorating acoustic
outdoor environment in urban areas. Successfully Participation in the
SONORUS will be awarded with an "Urban Sound Planner Certificate".
Vacancy description
There are fourteen individual research projects within SONORUS. A detailed description of the positions can be found under www.fp7sonorus.eu.
The positions are at the following places
Code Position
ESR1 Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
ESR2 Chalmers, Sweden
ESR3 Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
ESR4 Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
ESR5 Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy
ESR6 Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy
ESR7 The University of Sheffield , UFSD
ESR8 The University of Sheffield , UFSD
ESR9 Ghent University, Belgium
ESR10 Ghent University, Belgium
ESR11 Müller BBM, Germany
ESR12 ISPRA, Italy
ESR13 EMPA, Switzerland
ESR14 SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
The position includes individual research, research visits and secondments to other partners inside the project.
All candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English. The R&D
is highly multidisciplinary. An ideal candidate has an M.Sc. in
engineering (acoustical, mechanical, electrical, industrial or civil
engineering, engineering physics, etc.) or an architecture exam. For
some positions also a background in Psychology is of interest.
• Knowledge in acoustics is a strong advantage.
• Candidates who have the proper qualifications may get the opportunity to perform this work as part of a PhD study.
• All members of the network are equal opportunity employers, both female and male candidates are invited to apply.
Marie Curie eligibility criteria – in short: Early-Stage Researcher
(ESR): holds an M.Sc. degree in Engineering and has less than 4 years of
experience and has not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. In addition
the following criteria apply for eligibility
• the researcher shall not be a national of the State in which the hosting partner's research team is located
• at the time of appointment, the researcher may not have resided or
carried out her/his main activity in the country of the hosting partner
for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to her/his
appointment.
Benefits:
An extremely competitive salary is offered, including social security
(in line with the EC rules for Marie Curie grant holders and consists of
a salary augmented by a net mobility allowance http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7).
Additional funding for participation to courses, workshops and
international conferences is ensured. The city of Göteborg offers a
stimulating, young and multicultural working environment.
Start date and evaluation procedure
The start date is February 2013 until summer 2013. While expressions of
interest are accepted on a continuous basis, applications received by
January 15, 2013 will be considered in the first evaluation cycle. For
some of the positions different deadlines may be set. Please check the
descriptions on www.fp7sonorus.eu. A common evaluation procedure will be carried out for all positions.
Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20120370 and written in
English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached
as pdf-files, as below:
•Application: (Please name the uploaded document in ReachMee as: APPLICATION, family name, ref. number)
- CV,
- attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and
other documents, English language test, e.g. TOEFL score,
- letters of recommendation from academic institutions and/or previous employers (optional),
•A letter of application detailing your specific qualifications for the
position (named: QUALIFICATIONS, family name, ref. number)
- maximum one A4 page
•Publications: (named: PUBLICATION, family name, ref. number)
- relevant work such as bachelor's or master's thesis (or outline of a thesis under preparation).
Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).
Application deadline for first evaluation round: January 15, 2013
For questions, please contact:
Contact persons are named in the vacancy offers on www.fp7sonorus.eu. For more general questions contact Wolfgang Kropp (wolfgang.kropp@chalmers.se).
http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=961&rmlang=UK
http://www.fp7sonorus.eu
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