Scientist

Industrial Postdoc: Auditory-Cognitive Profiling of Individuals with Subclinical Hearing Loss

Location: Eriksholm Research Centre, Snekkersten, Denmark

Position Type: Temporary position for almost 2 years (21 months), full-time.

Do you want to improve hearing health care and make a difference for people with hearing difficulties through research? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

About the position

Some people struggle to follow speech even when their audiogram looks normal. We want to help, but we need to understand why these hearing difficulties occur. If you’re the kind of postdoc who wants to uncover mechanisms and be part of an experienced team who can help turn those insights into audiological solutions that could improve hearing healthcare, we’d like to hear from you.

Eriksholm Research Centre is looking for an industrial postdoc to join our scientific team. The candidate will join an existing and fully resourced project. The position is available, since our current postdoc scientist is transitioning to an internal position in the company.

The candidate we are looking for will focus on investigating how hearing difficulties relate to underlying auditory and cognitive mechanisms, while connected and integrated projects will focus on neurophysiological measures and clinical intervention. You will thus be part of a skilled team with the capacity to link underlying mechanisms to objective measures and intervention. If this appeals to you, read on for details!

The postdoc opportunity is funded through the industrial postdoc program of the Innovation Fund Denmark and therefore limited to candidates who have received their PhD within the last 5 years. This is an industrial postdoc position together with the University of Southern Denmark and the Odense University Hospital (both located in Odense, Denmark).

The project work is furthermore connected to a collaboration with the Virgen Macarena University Hospital in Seville, Spain. The candidate’s main working place will be Eriksholm, but some work will be carried out at the Odense University Hospital and some visits at the Virgen Macarena University Hospital may occur.

In your new role, you will have responsibilities that include:

• Generating new audiological insights within the field of auditory-cognitive profiling of a currently underserved population.
• Collaborating with our team of researchers within Oticon and partners in academia.
• Implementing and maintaining technical experiment set-ups.
• Managing on-site research visits with test participants.
• Supporting off-site testing remotely, where necessary.
• Applying statistical analysis to collected data.
• Disseminating results through publications in leading scientific and clinical journals.
• Engaging with the research community through conferences and workshops.

The ideal candidate

You will have a significant interest in interdisciplinary and application-oriented work, supported by effective collaboration with researchers, technical and audiological staff outside of your main discipline.

You have a PhD, completed within the past 5 years, in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, experimental psychology, audiology, cognitive science, physics, or related fields. You furthermore have experience with psychoacoustic testing and connected engineering/programming tasks.

Your qualifications:

• Proficient in programming and statistical analysis.
• Technical skills connected to sound playback and acoustics.
• Familiarity with hearing science.
• Experience with psychoacoustical and physiological measures of hearing.
• Demonstrated research prowess with several first-author publications in respected academic journals and conferences.
• Prior success in supervising students to degree completion.
• Ability to present research at esteemed international institutions and conferences, with proficient English language skills.
• Danish language proficiency is an advantage but not mandatory.

About Eriksholm

Eriksholm Research Centre is part of Oticon, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of hearing aids. Eriksholm carries out peer-reviewed academic research which keeps Oticon a leader in applied research. Eriksholm has research facilities that include EEG, Ear-EEG, motion capture, eye-tracking, fNIRS, speech testing, a large anechoic chamber with speaker array, and a fully supported clinic and audiological facility.

We are more than 60 scientists, audiologists, and support staff working at Eriksholm, representing 20 different nationalities. You can find more information about us at http://www.eriksholm.com/.  

Do you want to join the Eriksholm Research Centre?

If this opportunity appeals to you, then please submit your CV and application as soon as possible, but no later than June 8th, 2026.

Note that this is a temporary position of almost 2 years (21 months). You should be ready to start the job on-site from day one of the employment.

Expected start date: August 16th, 2026.

Please include the following documents to your application: Cover letter, CV (including relevant courses and publications), copies of university diplomas and transcripts, and provide 1-2 references.

Expected interview dates:

• 1st round: June 22nd and 24th - online.
• 2nd round: June 29th and 30th - in-person at Eriksholm, Snekkersten.

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Johannes Zaar, Principal Scientist, by e-mail: jozr@eriksholm.com.

Please note applications are only accepted via our online platform, and we do not respond to inquiries from external suppliers

At Demant, we value diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnic background, personality, age, gender, and education. Diversity is part of our cultural DNA. Women in STEM areas are particularly encouraged to apply, as Demant supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality. #LI-HYBRID#LI-BS1