Bachelor's Thesis (m/f/d) – Studies in Psychology, Human Factors, Physics or a Related Subject

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. · Cologne

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Still open on 12 Nov

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Key facts

As part of your work, you can help conduct the listening study, prepare the resulting data and carry out psychoacoustic analysis.

Currently studying psychology, human factors, physics or a related subject
Empathy, sensitivity and an outgoing approach when working with study participants
Enthusiasm for scientific work, including data collection and analysis and literature searches
Enthusiasm for aviation, human research and psychoacoustics
Ability to work independently and willingness to learn about new topics
Good programming skills and/or knowledge of specialist software such as SPSS, R, LimeSurvey, Matlab, Python and Audacity

Research into the effects of noise is one of the four main topics of the Sleep and Human Factors department at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Through detailed laboratory and field studies, we investigate how noise from different forms of transport affects mental well-being, thinking skills, sleep and other important measures of health.
Noise from innovative aircraft designs will differ greatly from that of conventional aircraft, both in physical measures such as sound pressure levels and in how people hear it and are affected by it, including people living near airports. In the long term, the aim is to replace noise improvements based only on physical measures with improvements based on how people perceive the sound. This could allow aircraft designs to be adjusted so that the resulting sound causes less annoyance. An internal DLR project plans a listening study with around 40 participants to develop a measure that can estimate noise annoyance from aircraft designs using numerical data.
DLR stands for diversity, respect and equal treatment for everyone.
We support independent work and each employee's personal and professional development.
You can access our many training and further education opportunities.
Equal opportunities are especially important to us, and we particularly want to increase the number of women in science and leadership.
Applicants with severe disabilities receive preference when suitably qualified.

As part of your work, you can help conduct the listening study, prepare the resulting data and carry out psychoacoustic analysis.

Currently studying psychology, human factors, physics or a related subject
Empathy, sensitivity and an outgoing approach when working with study participants
Enthusiasm for scientific work, including data collection and analysis and literature searches
Enthusiasm for aviation, human research and psychoacoustics
Ability to work independently and willingness to learn about new topics
Good programming skills and/or knowledge of specialist software such as SPSS, R, LimeSurvey, Matlab, Python and Audacity

Research into the effects of noise is one of the four main topics of the Sleep and Human Factors department at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Through detailed laboratory and field studies, we investigate how noise from different forms of transport affects mental well-being, thinking skills, sleep and other important measures of health.
Noise from innovative aircraft designs will differ greatly from that of conventional aircraft, both in physical measures such as sound pressure levels and in how people hear it and are affected by it, including people living near airports. In the long term, the aim is to replace noise improvements based only on physical measures with improvements based on how people perceive the sound. This could allow aircraft designs to be adjusted so that the resulting sound causes less annoyance. An internal DLR project plans a listening study with around 40 participants to develop a measure that can estimate noise annoyance from aircraft designs using numerical data.
DLR stands for diversity, respect and equal treatment for everyone.
We support independent work and each employee's personal and professional development.
You can access our many training and further education opportunities.
Equal opportunities are especially important to us, and we particularly want to increase the number of women in science and leadership.
Applicants with severe disabilities receive preference when suitably qualified.