Björn Herrmann
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience • www.auditoryaging.com • Thoughts and opinions are my own
New work from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Mobile Eye-Tracking Glasses Capture Ocular and Head Markers of Listening Effort
To extend the assessment of listening effort beyond a sound booth, we validated mobile eye-tracking glasses (Pupil Labs Neon) by comparing them to a stationary system (Eyelink DUO) in a controlled env...
www.biorxiv.org
September 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New work from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Our lab auditoryaging.com at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest in Toronto is recruiting a graduate student for Fall 2026. We work on cognition, hearing, hearing loss, and social consequences of hearing loss. Get in-touch (email). For UofT admission details www.sgs.utoronto.ca/programs/psy...
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The Auditory Aging lab uses behavioral, brain recording, and qualitative social methods to understand the impact of age-related hearing loss.
www.auditoryaging.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Our lab auditoryaging.com at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest in Toronto is recruiting a graduate student for Fall 2026. We work on cognition, hearing, hearing loss, and social consequences of hearing loss. Get in-touch (email). For UofT admission details www.sgs.utoronto.ca/programs/psy...
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Our department is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor position with a focus on affective science. Please apply and/or pass this along to anyone who might be interested! facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor, Psychology
facultypositions.stanford.edu
August 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Our department is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor position with a focus on affective science. Please apply and/or pass this along to anyone who might be interested! facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Exciting dive into the literature out:
tinyurl.com/NaEngListen
We explore narrative engagement in story listening in older people with vision loss. We discuss the importance of narrative engagement and transitions from reading, and outline new research directions.
Led by: @signelma.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/NaEngListen
We explore narrative engagement in story listening in older people with vision loss. We discuss the importance of narrative engagement and transitions from reading, and outline new research directions.
Led by: @signelma.bsky.social
Narrative engagement in story listening: The challenge of age and vision loss
Narrative engagement offers substantial psychosocial benefits, including cognitive health, emotional and social well-being, and longevity. However, vi…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Exciting dive into the literature out:
tinyurl.com/NaEngListen
We explore narrative engagement in story listening in older people with vision loss. We discuss the importance of narrative engagement and transitions from reading, and outline new research directions.
Led by: @signelma.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/NaEngListen
We explore narrative engagement in story listening in older people with vision loss. We discuss the importance of narrative engagement and transitions from reading, and outline new research directions.
Led by: @signelma.bsky.social
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We have a *permanent* position available for a research engineer (ingénieur de recherche) to work in our new MEG-OPM facility. A strong scientific focus is possible. Speaking French is required. If you're interested, please let me know!
June 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We have a *permanent* position available for a research engineer (ingénieur de recherche) to work in our new MEG-OPM facility. A strong scientific focus is possible. Speaking French is required. If you're interested, please let me know!
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Automated, language-agnostic speech recall scoring is now published in Trends in Hearing: doi.org/10.1177/2331...
This opens new avenues for speech comprehension research, making assessments of narrative speech recall a bit easier.
This opens new avenues for speech comprehension research, making assessments of narrative speech recall a bit easier.
May 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Automated, language-agnostic speech recall scoring is now published in Trends in Hearing: doi.org/10.1177/2331...
This opens new avenues for speech comprehension research, making assessments of narrative speech recall a bit easier.
This opens new avenues for speech comprehension research, making assessments of narrative speech recall a bit easier.
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Still time to sign up for this panel on June 5th #PsychSciSky
Interested in what you can do with your Cognitive #PsychSciSky PhD besides #AcademicSky? Wondering how to make the transition?
Come to our joint virtual panel hosted by @sparksociety.bsky.social & @wicsc-trainee.bsky.social on June 5th, 2025, 12-1:30 PM EDT.
FREE to register: shorturl.at/5vWjR
Come to our joint virtual panel hosted by @sparksociety.bsky.social & @wicsc-trainee.bsky.social on June 5th, 2025, 12-1:30 PM EDT.
FREE to register: shorturl.at/5vWjR
May 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Still time to sign up for this panel on June 5th #PsychSciSky
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Two (tenure track) Junior Professorship Chair in Nice, France on:
'Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition'
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Mathematics of Life"
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition'
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Mathematics of Life"
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
Junior Professorship Chair: Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition | Mathématiques et Interactions à Nice
The J. A. Dieudonné research unit and the NeuroMod Institute at Université Côte d'Azur are proud to announce the opening of a Junior Professorship Chair on
math.univ-cotedazur.fr
May 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Two (tenure track) Junior Professorship Chair in Nice, France on:
'Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition'
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Mathematics of Life"
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition'
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Mathematics of Life"
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
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Open university professor (W3) position for #BehavioralPhysiology in Würzburg, Germany @uni-wuerzburg.de: ↘️ www.nature.com/naturecareer... ↙️ Share or apply 🤗 #InsectResearch 🧪🐝🐜🦟
University Professor (m/w/d) for Behavioral Physiology (grade W3) - Würzburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE) job with Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg - Faculty of Biology | 12839249
The University of Würzburg is offering a position of a University Professor (m/w/d) for Behavioral Physiology (grade W3) (Chair of Zoology II).
www.nature.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Open university professor (W3) position for #BehavioralPhysiology in Würzburg, Germany @uni-wuerzburg.de: ↘️ www.nature.com/naturecareer... ↙️ Share or apply 🤗 #InsectResearch 🧪🐝🐜🦟
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Any of my colleagues want to come to Canada? uwo.ca/research/cer... [One priority area is Neuroscience and Brain Health. We have awesome facilities and people]. @westernuwin.bsky.social
Canada Excellence Research Chair Positions
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
uwo.ca
May 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Any of my colleagues want to come to Canada? uwo.ca/research/cer... [One priority area is Neuroscience and Brain Health. We have awesome facilities and people]. @westernuwin.bsky.social
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Western University is seeking applications for Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Please reach out if you are interested in Theme 2: Neuroscience. Western has extraordinary strengths in cognitive, molecular and systems neuroscience across species (rodents, NHPs, humans) uwo.ca/research/cer...
May 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Western University is seeking applications for Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Please reach out if you are interested in Theme 2: Neuroscience. Western has extraordinary strengths in cognitive, molecular and systems neuroscience across species (rodents, NHPs, humans) uwo.ca/research/cer...
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Inria is opening a Junior Professor Position (tenure track) at Saclay on the topic of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience.
This junior professorship is part of the development of computational cognitive neuroscience within @univparissaclay.bsky.social #Neurospin @neuropsi.bsky.social and #inria
This junior professorship is part of the development of computational cognitive neuroscience within @univparissaclay.bsky.social #Neurospin @neuropsi.bsky.social and #inria
April 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Inria is opening a Junior Professor Position (tenure track) at Saclay on the topic of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience.
This junior professorship is part of the development of computational cognitive neuroscience within @univparissaclay.bsky.social #Neurospin @neuropsi.bsky.social and #inria
This junior professorship is part of the development of computational cognitive neuroscience within @univparissaclay.bsky.social #Neurospin @neuropsi.bsky.social and #inria
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The University of Saskatchewan is opening a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Neuroscience! Come join us! usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology
Applications are invited from qualified individuals for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Anatomy, Physiolog...
usask.csod.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The University of Saskatchewan is opening a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Neuroscience! Come join us! usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...
We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...
We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...
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We’re recruiting for 5 faculty positions in cognitive neuroscience, psychology & animal neuroscience!
Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep!
tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56
Please repost!
Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep!
tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56
Please repost!
Professor, Senior Lecturer/Lecturer and Lecturer posts - Glasgow City (GB) job with University of Glasgow | 12838283
University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences School of Psychology & Neuroscience Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience/Psy...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We’re recruiting for 5 faculty positions in cognitive neuroscience, psychology & animal neuroscience!
Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep!
tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56
Please repost!
Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep!
tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56
Please repost!
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University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada has not 1, not 2, but THREE TT psychology positions!
Indigenous and/or Black scholar, open area
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Applied social and Open area teaching
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Come join us!
Indigenous and/or Black scholar, open area
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Applied social and Open area teaching
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Come join us!
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Assistant Professor, Psychology
careers.uoguelph.ca
March 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada has not 1, not 2, but THREE TT psychology positions!
Indigenous and/or Black scholar, open area
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Applied social and Open area teaching
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Come join us!
Indigenous and/or Black scholar, open area
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Applied social and Open area teaching
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Come join us!
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SPN is hiring! We are recruiting five researchers from levels of lecturer (assistant professor) to full professor, in the areas of cognitive neuroscience/psychology and animal neuroscience. Closing date May 12. Details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please helps us spread the word
Professor, Senior Lecturer/Lecturer and Lecturer posts - Glasgow City (GB) job with University of Glasgow | 12838283
University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences School of Psychology & Neuroscience Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience/Psy...
www.nature.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
SPN is hiring! We are recruiting five researchers from levels of lecturer (assistant professor) to full professor, in the areas of cognitive neuroscience/psychology and animal neuroscience. Closing date May 12. Details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please helps us spread the word
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Exciting news: we’re hiring! Chair in (Cognitive) Neuroscience and up to 3 Assistant Prof posts. Contact @christakou.bsky.social or myself for Neuro inquiries. See tinyurl.com/uuunhsnm for Chair details, and tinyurl.com/mrxnszzw to apply for Assistant Prof. Join us!
Professor in Neuroscience:Whiteknights Reading UK
tinyurl.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Exciting news: we’re hiring! Chair in (Cognitive) Neuroscience and up to 3 Assistant Prof posts. Contact @christakou.bsky.social or myself for Neuro inquiries. See tinyurl.com/uuunhsnm for Chair details, and tinyurl.com/mrxnszzw to apply for Assistant Prof. Join us!
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🚨 Preprint! We combine our recent open dataset of #APC prices with the article counts per journal-year from #OpenAlex to estimate how much the academic community has paid in APCs over the last 5 years.
A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)
$2.5B in 2023 alone.
arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci
A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)
$2.5B in 2023 alone.
arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci
Estimating global article processing charges paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023
This study presents estimates of the global expenditure on article processing charges (APCs) paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023. APCs are fees charged for publishing in some ...
arxiv.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:16 PM
🚨 Preprint! We combine our recent open dataset of #APC prices with the article counts per journal-year from #OpenAlex to estimate how much the academic community has paid in APCs over the last 5 years.
A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)
$2.5B in 2023 alone.
arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci
A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)
$2.5B in 2023 alone.
arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci
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⌛📝 One week left to apply to our latest call for faculty positions here at @molbiolau.bsky.social in Aarhus, Denmark 🇩🇰
Two (👀) positions are available w. open topic + rank (tenure-track assist or assoc professorship dep. on career stage).
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...
Two (👀) positions are available w. open topic + rank (tenure-track assist or assoc professorship dep. on career stage).
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...
mbg.au.dk
March 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
⌛📝 One week left to apply to our latest call for faculty positions here at @molbiolau.bsky.social in Aarhus, Denmark 🇩🇰
Two (👀) positions are available w. open topic + rank (tenure-track assist or assoc professorship dep. on career stage).
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...
Two (👀) positions are available w. open topic + rank (tenure-track assist or assoc professorship dep. on career stage).
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...
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We are recruiting a Principal Investigator in Computational Biology at @oicr.on.ca: oicr.bamboohr.com/careers/378. This position is in downtown Toronto, adjacent to the University of Toronto where your university appointment would be. Please contact me if you have any questions!
Mid-Career to Senior Principal Investigator
About OICR
OICR is Ontario’s cancer research institute. We bring together people from across the province and around the world to improve the lives of everyone affected by cancer. We take on the big...
oicr.bamboohr.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are recruiting a Principal Investigator in Computational Biology at @oicr.on.ca: oicr.bamboohr.com/careers/378. This position is in downtown Toronto, adjacent to the University of Toronto where your university appointment would be. Please contact me if you have any questions!
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We're searching for a new colleague at Uni Bremen: *Full Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience*! Includes researcher positions to fill & use of labs for e.g. (f)MRI,fNIRS,EEG, eyetracking. fMRI expertise desired. Please share!
www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
Job Vacancies - Universität Bremen
Offene Stellen
www.uni-bremen.de
March 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We're searching for a new colleague at Uni Bremen: *Full Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience*! Includes researcher positions to fill & use of labs for e.g. (f)MRI,fNIRS,EEG, eyetracking. fMRI expertise desired. Please share!
www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
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Come work with us in beautiful Canada! We are seeking a social science research leader with expertise in public policy. Please share with your networks! #academicsky #academia #PoliSciSky #polisky
usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....
usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Policy in a Polarized Era, JSGS
The Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is recruiting for a Tie...
usask.csod.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Come work with us in beautiful Canada! We are seeking a social science research leader with expertise in public policy. Please share with your networks! #academicsky #academia #PoliSciSky #polisky
usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....
usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....
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openRxiv has arrived!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
openRxiv has arrived!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv