Job Posting: Research Assistant in Music Informatics (Queen Mary, University of London)

JOB POSTING: RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN MUSIC INFORMATICS
CENTRE FOR DIGITAL MUSIC - QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
SCHOOL OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEADLINE: 16/7/10

The Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) at Queen Mary University of London seeks a research assistant to work on the project Musicology for the Masses, funded by the EPSRC Digital Economy’s Research in the Wild programme, and involving the British Library and BBC as partners. The aim of the project is to bring aspects of the formal study of music to a wide audience, by developing, deploying and gathering feedback on software for music analysis, visualisation and recommendation. We wish to test the assumption that users need, want and can use software tools to enhance the discovery, appreciation and utility of music and make the formal study of music more accessible. The project will investigate appropriate software tools, deploy prototypes with appropriate (meta)data resources and training materials, assess the impact of the tools on musicological practice and the teaching of music in schools, and evaluate how to make such tools mainstream. This project draws on and extends work performed under the OMRAS2 project www.omras2.org

The role involves cross-platform software development of tools such as Sonic Visualiser and SongBird with SoundBite, deployment of the software at user sites, and gathering feedback from users for successive development iterations. The ideal applicant will have a strong background of research in some area of Music Informatics, with experience of software development in C++ for audio and/or music-related applications, and a track record of interacting with users and/or promoting science to the public. For more details please see the job specification.

The project is based in the Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) which is a world-leading multidisciplinary research group in the field of Music & Audio Technology.

The post is full time and for 18 months (starting from 1 September 2010). Starting salary will be in the range £30,229 - £39,627 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, final salary pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points
Based Immigration Scheme.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr Simon Dixon at simon.dixon[at]elec.qmul.ac.uk or on 020 7882 7681.

Details about the C4DM can be found at www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/digitalmusic

Further details and an application form can be found at:
http://webapps.qmul.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/jobs.php?id=1838

To apply for this position, please email the following documents to Ms Julie
Macdonald at applications@eecs.qmul.ac.uk: Completed application form quoting
reference number 10233/CE; a CV listing all publications; a pdf of a representative publication and a research statement describing your previous research experience, outlining the relevance to this project. Postal applications should be sent to Ms Julie Macdonald, School of EECS, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 16th July 2010. Applications received after this time may not be considered. *Please note that applications will be rejected if they do not include a completed QMUL application form quoting the reference.*

Interviews are expected to be held during the week of 26th July 2010.

Job Posting; Software Developer- Audio and Digital Music (Queen Mary, University of London)

JOB POSTING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - AUDIO AND DIGITAL MUSIC
CENTRE FOR DIGITAL MUSIC
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
SCHOOL OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEADLINE: 25 JUNE 2010

The Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) at Queen Mary, University of London, is seeking an experienced Software Developer with a background and knowledge in Audio and Digital Music, to work on a new EPSRC-funded project "Sustainable Software for Digital Music and Audio Research". The aim of this project is to provide a Service to support the development and use of software, data and metadata to enable high quality research in the Audio and Digital Music research community.

The postholder will undertake a range of software development activities in this project, including: developing cross-platform robust engineered software from research prototype software; tailoring or adapting existing research software to make it usable by other researchers; creating and maintaining software and data repositories; providing documentation, training and advice on the use of developed software; and engagement and outreach to the research community and beyond.

The C4DM, part of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, is a world-leading multidisciplinary research group in the field of Digital Music & Audio Technology. C4DM already develops robust software and technologies for music and audio research, including Sonic Visualiser (SV), a popular open source cross-platform framework for analysis of music and audio. Details about the School can be found at www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk and about the Centre for Digital Music at http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/digitalmusic

The post is full time and for 40 months (starting in July 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter). Starting salary will be in the range £27,913 - £33,659 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, final salary pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to the Principal Investigator, Prof Mark Plumbley at mark.plumbley[AT]elec.qmul.ac.uk

Further details and an application form can be found at: www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies http://webapps.qmul.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/jobs.php?id=1815

To apply for the Software Developer position, please email the following documents to Ms Julie Macdonald at applications[AT]eecs.qmul.ac.uk: Completed application form quoting 10212/CE; a CV listing any publications and a statement describing your previous software development experience, outlining the relevance to this project. Postal applications should be sent to Ms Julie Macdonald, School of EECS, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 25 June 2010. Interviews are expected to be held on 7 July 2010.

If you have not heard from us by 12 July 2010 then you should assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

Job Posting: Lecturer in Sound and Music Processing (Queen Mary, University of London)

JOB POSTING: LECTURER IN SOUND AND MUSIC PROCESSING
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
SCHOOL OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEADLINE: 14 AUGUST 2009

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science was established on 1 August 2008 as a result of the merger between the Departments of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. The merger created one of the largest Schools within the College, with 60 members of academic staff and a vibrant community of undergraduate and postgraduate students. The School is committed to excellence in research and teaching, and offers a lively and stimulating environment for both staff and students.

The School is now looking to appoint a full time, permanent member of academic staff in the area of Sound and Music Processing.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a strong background in at least one of the Centre for Digital Music's (C4DM) current activities, for example, areas such as music information retrieval, rhythm analysis, music ontologies, semantic systems for musicology and music archives, and DSP of music and audio. Future research areas are expected to be in the science, engineering and technology of sound.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses such as Machine Learning and Music & Speech Processing as well as undertaking appropriate administrative duties.

Applicants should have a Postgraduate degree or a relevant professional qualification (or equivalent professional experience). Evidence of ongoing high level research activity and the ability to contribute (individually or collaboratively) to grant funding applications is essential. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an ability to effectively organise their time between research, teaching and administration.

The post will be available from 1st September 2009 and the post holder would be expected to start as soon as is reasonably practical thereafter. Salary will be in the range of £37,332 - £46,518 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days' annual leave, plus four College closure days, an interest free season ticket loan, childcare voucher scheme and a contributory final salary pension scheme.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1999.

Further details and an application form can be obtained from the Human Resources website on: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies

For informal enquiries about this post, please contact Prof Mark Plumbley, Email: mark.plumbley@elec.qmul.ac.uk.

Completed application forms together with a copy of your CV, quoting reference no 09213/KR, should be returned to Julie Macdonald , Room CS/310, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, or by e-mail: applications [AT] eecs.qmul.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 14th August 2009.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26th August 2009.

Applicants who are not contacted by Monday 24th August 2009 should assume that they were not successful.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

PhD Studentship Audio-Visual Machine Listening (Queen Mary, London)

PHD STUDENTSHIP IN AUDIO-VISUAL MACHINE LISTENING

CENTRE FOR DIGITAL MUSIC, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

DEADLINE: 1 JULY 2009

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship to undertake research into audio-visual analysis of sound events, with an emphasis on non-speech (music and environmental) sounds.

Research in audio and video signal processing has traditionally taken place in different research groups, but audio-visual processing is now increasingly being linked. In speech processing, for example, image processing methods for lip reading can help improve speech recognition performance, particularly in noisy environments. One promising technique for audio-visual analysis of particular interest in this project is "sparse representations", which looks for a representation of an audio or video signal using a small number of non-zero elements, which can then be associated together.

The work will form part of a programme of research in "Machine Listening using Sparse Representations", supported by a Leadership Fellowship from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). This is a concerted programme of research aiming to establish machine listening as a key enabling technology to improve our ability to interact with the world.

The successful candidate will be based in the Machine Listening lab of the world-leading Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London, working under the supervision of Prof Mark Plumbley (www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/people/markp).

Candidates should have a first or upper second honours degree or equivalent in electronic engineering, mathematical science, physics, statistics, computer science, or allied disciplines, and be able to demonstrate excellent mathematical and programming skills. Research experience in digital signal processing of audio, image and/or video signals is desirable.

The studentship is for 3 years (subject to satisfactory progress) starting from 1 September 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. It includes tuition fees and a tax-free stipend in line with EPSRC recommendations (currently at £14,940 per annum for the 2008/09 session), and is open to EU (including UK) candidates.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Mark Plumbley, Queen Mary University of London, Email: mark.plumbley [at]elec.qmul.ac.uk.

How to apply

To apply for the PhD studentship please email the following documents to Prof Mark Plumbley: mark.plumbley@elec.qmul.ac.uk: a completed application form, a CV listing all publications, your representative publications in PDF format, two independent reference letters, and other relevant documents as requested (see http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/apply.php). These documents must also be provided in paper form and sent to the Admissions and Recruitment Office (see the application form for address).

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 1st July 2009.

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award (Queen Mary/Gran Teatre del Liceu)

ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL COLLABORATIVE DOCTORAL AWARD

DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA, SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND DRAMA/

THE GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU, BARCELONA

CULTURAL BRANDING, NATIONAL IDENTITY AND INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY: SPANISH DIRECTORS AT BARCELONA'S GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU: 1999-2011

DEADLINE: 8 JUNE 2009 

This Collaborative Doctoral Award offers an exciting opportunity to pursue a fully funded PhD with a leading international centre for research in cultural politics and theatrical performance with one of the world’s foremost opera houses. The research project will examine the ways in which the cultural branding of the Liceu through the work of Spanish directors has defined wider debates around the identity of the theatre and its relationship to Catalan nationalism and the regeneration of the Raval quarter of the city.

Please note that we encourage applications that will refine the project to suit the candidates own research interests.

Further details on this Collaborative Doctoral Award project are available

at www.drama.qmul.ac.uk

Drama at Queen Mary is an outstanding performance research centre in one of the United Kingdom's leading universities. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, QMUL Drama was the highest-rated Drama department in the United Kingdom. We have a strong focus on the cultural politics of performance, with particular emphases on live art, applied theatre, cultural histories of performance, cultural industries, and transnational performance. Drama also collaborates with leading arts organizations such as the Barbican, Shakespeare's Globe, the London Film Festival, Lift, the Young Vic, and Artangel. Our thriving graduate community contributes strongly to Drama's research environment, with more than 60 students working on diverse and original projects (a large number of which are supported by AHRC and Queen Mary awards). Queen Mary invests more than £1 million a year in awards to support graduate students in their study, and Drama's students are an important part of the college's graduate culture.

Eligibility

All applicants should meet the AHRC's academic criteria and residency requirements, and there are different eligibility criteria for UK and EU residents. Please see:

http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/Guide%20to%20Student%20Eligibility.pdf

Applicants should normally hold, or be studying for, a Master's degree in a relevant subject, such as Cultural Studies, Drama Theatre or Performance Studies, Music Studies, or Hispanic Studies. Please note that all applicants will be required to have good Spanish-language skills and (preferably) some Catalan although it is anticipated that Catalan-language training will be offered to the successful applicant.

The award will commence on or around 1 October 2009.

How to Apply

Applicants must complete a Queen Mary, University of London postgraduate application form, which can be downloaded from:

www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html

In addition to the details specified there, they should supply full details of the Master's course completed or to be completed. In a statement of no more than 500 words, applicants should explain how their current academic interests relate to the proposed thesis, and indicate how they might refine the project in order to achieve their own research aims. They should also submit a piece of written work (an essay or a chapter, an extract from a dissertation) or a portfolio of reviews or interviews of not more than 5,000 words in support of the application. Award holders should inform referees about the distinct nature of the CDA project so that they may take this into account when writing letters of reference.

The application form and supporting materials should be marked clearly with “AHRC CDA APPLICATION DRAMA/LICEU” and sent to the address at the top of the form. Applications sent directly to Professor Delgado or Mr Matabosch by post or email are not acceptable.

Application Deadline

The deadline for receipt of applications at Queen Mary is Monday 8 June 2009.

Interviews

It is anticipated that interviews will be held towards the end of June or beginning of July in London. The successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant part of the student nomination form for forwarding to the AHRC by 30 July 2009

Further Information

Applicants seeking further information about the fellowship are invited to contact Professor Delgado directly at m.m.delgado@qmul.ac.uk

About Queen Mary, University of London: www.qmul.ac.uk

About the Gran Teatre del Liceu: www.liceubarcelona.cat:80/cms/index.php?lang=en

About the Arts and Humanities Research Council: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk

Call for Contributions: DMRN+3: Digital Music Research Network One-day Workshop 2008 (Queen Mary)

DMRN+3: DIGITAL MUSIC RESEARCH NETWORK

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP 2008
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
16 DECEMBER 2008
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/dmrn/events/dmrnp3/

Digital music is an important and fast-moving research area. Sophisticated digital tools for the creation, generation and dissemination of music have established clear synergies between music and leisure industries, the use of technology within art, the creative industries and the creative economy. Digital music research is emerging as a "transdiscipline" across the usual academic boundaries of computer science, electronic engineering and music.

The Digital Music Researh Network (DMRN) aims to promote research in the area of Digital Music, by bringing together researchers from UK universities and industry in electronic engineering, computer science, and music.

DMRN will be holding its next 1-day workshop on Tuesday 16 December 2008.

The workshop will include invited and contributed talks, and posters will be on display during the day, including during the lunch and coffee breaks.

The workshop will be an ideal opportunity for networking with other people working in the area. There will also be an opportunity to continue discussions after the Workshop in a nearby Pub/Restaurant.

* Keynote

The Keynote Speaker will be: TBD

* Call for Contributions

You are invited to submit a proposal for a talk and/or a poster to be presented at this event.

TALKS may range from the latest research, through research overviews or surveys, to opinion pieces or position statements, particularly those likely to be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience. Most talks will be 20 to 30 minutes, although there may be some flexibility to accommodate other lengths depending on the number of submissions. Short announcements about other items of interest (e.g. future events or other networks) are also welcome.

POSTERS can be on any research topic of interest to the members of the network. Posters (A0 portrait) will be on display through the day, including lunch break and coffee breaks.

The abstracts of presentations will be collated into a digest and distributed on the day, and authors will be encouraged to submit an electronic versions of posters (e.g. in PDF format) to allow the posters to be viewed after the event.

* Submission
Please submit your talk or poster proposal in the form of an abstract (maximum 1 page of A4) in an email to dmrn@elec.qmul.ac.uk giving the following information about your presentation:
* Authors
* Title
* Abstract
* Preference for talk or poster (or "no preference").

Abstract submission deadline: 14 November 2008.

* Deadlines

* 14 Nov 2008: Abstract submission deadline
* 21 Nov 2008: Notification of acceptance
* 10 Dec 2008: Registration Deadline (12:00 noon GMT+0)
* 16 Dec 2008: DMRN+3 Workshop

Registration cost will be kept to a minimum to enable the maximum number of people to attend.

For further information, visit: http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/dmrn/events/dmrnp3/