Scientific Internships

Fraunhofer IIS has become known worldwide for its significant involvement in the development of **audio coding **methods such as mp3 and AAC. Fraunhofer IIS audio technologies have already been licensed by over 1000 companies and are used in more than seven billion devices. With our contribution to the standardization and delivery of MPEG-H 3D Audio for the next generation television system and our contribution to xHE-AAC, we have once again proven that we are at the forefront of innovation. Our audio department in **Erlangen** is working on audio signal processing.

Do you have a passion for audio?
Are you interested in the latest audio coding techniques?
Do you have a good sense for music?

**Then have a look at our offer**

What you will do
We adapt your tasks individually to your skills and interests. Here are some options:

- You support our team in the fields of analytical signal processing and supervised learning, which are especially relevant for neuronal networks.
- You take over tasks to continuously improve the audio quality and as a part of the team you further develop psychoacoustic models and evaluate the improvements with listening tests.
- You further develop the most recent audio technologies and intelligent audio compression techniques and support us to enhance the computational capabilities of our codex.

What you bring to the table
- You are interested in audio signal processing and psychoacoustics.
- You are highly motivated to dive into complex new tasks and to find innovative solutions.
- You have excellent English and well-developed communication skills.
- Ideally, you already gathered first experience in the fields of digital signal processing and audio technology and also have some programming skills (e.g., with Python, MATLAB).

What you can expect
- **Flexible** working hours
- **Open **and **friendly team**:

- **Varied **tasks with room for **creativity**:

- Exciting **seminars **and **events**:

- **Networking **with scientists
- **Active contribution **in applied research
- **Interesting** an **innovative** projects

Weekly working hours are determined by agreement. You can start from now on (as a student assistant from 8 to 20 hours a week or as an intern for a period of at least three months). You can reduce your hours before exams and increase them during semester breaks. You can flexibly determine the working days. As a member of our team, you work on site at our institute in Erlangen. After your studies, you have the option of working with us full or part time.

**Interested?**: