The Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory (www.spsc.tugraz.at) of Graz University of Technology (TU Graz, Austria) invites applications for a
Research and Teaching Associate
– PhD Position –
in Signal Processing and Speech Communication
with appointments planned for November 2025.
The associate is expected to perform excellent research towards a PhD degree (in cooperation with international partners) under the guidance of professors Gernot Kubin and Barbara Schuppler. Furthermore, the associate will co-advise Bachelor’s and Master’s student projects and develop and teach laboratory and problem classes on various aspects of signal processing. Fluency in English is a must, knowledge of German is an asset. A strong background in signal processing and/or speech communication (e.g., Speech LLMs) as well as an excellent Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, or similar are required. Entry-level gross yearly salaries are about EUR 52,000 for 40 hours per week and initial contract durations may span up to 4 years.
The Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory was the main organizer of INTERSPEECH 2019 in Graz (interspeech2019.org) and takes the lead in building a Graduate School of Speech Language and AI Technologies together with eight partners of the Unite! University Alliance (speechlanguageai.unite-university.eu/). TU Graz is the longest-established University of Technology in Austria where equal opportunity takes center stage.
Graz (www.tugraz.at/go/welcome-center) is the second largest city of Austria located in the south-eastern province of Styria and enjoys a vibrant student life with eight universities.
Applications are due by Sept 12, 2025, please consult our official job posting at www.euraxess.at/jobs/366642 and follow the instructions there to upload you application to the TU Graz job portal. Interviews with selected candidates are planned for Sep 29-30, 2025.
For further information, please contact the two advisors Gernot Kubin at gernot.kubin@tugraz.at and Barbara Schuppler at b.schuppler@tugraz.at.
