Sunday, February 7, 2021

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Fully Funded PhD Studentships in Music Computing Lab


The School of Computing and Communications at the Open University is offering a fully funded, full-time, three-year PhD studentship to start in October 2021. Studentships cover three years of fulltime study, including tuition fees and a stipend.

Please contact Dr Simon Holland (s.holland @ open.ac.uk) for an informal discussion and advice on developing or polishing a strong proposal.

Applications and enquiries are welcome in any of the following areas, or in any area related to Music and Computers.  Applicants are very welcome to devise their own topics.

New kinds of Musical Interaction
Computational Models of Music Perception
Physical, Gestural or Sensing Interfaces
Music and the Internet of Things
Music Technology for Rehabilitation and Therapy
New Musical Instruments
New approaches to traditional musical activities
Innovative approaches to technology for Music Education
Collaborative Music Interaction
Evolutionary and Biologically inspired Music Systems
Music Representation Tools
Tools that make new kinds of musical activity possible
Machine Learning for musical creativity and fluid interaction
New Tools for Live Coding
Any Aspect of Music and HCI

Those considering applying are encouraged to get in touch with Dr Holland for an informal discussion.  Enquiries and applications from those interested in part-time PhDs are welcome at any time.

Closing date: 15th March 2021.

Useful Links
The Music Computing Lab   https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmcl.open.ac.uk%2Fmusiclab&data=04%7C01%7C%7Caf352cff370440d460a108d8cb692acf%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637482999845972293%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=g2cDCwAF71wvIvXmA6WU9h8u6u41lIFFLDpO5KL0IG8%3D&reserved=0


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