Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Job opening: Research Technician Officer 0.6FTE at The University of Sheffield

At The University of Sheffield we are looking for a Research Technician Officer (0.6Fte fixed term 22 month period) to join our UKRI funded project team on developing new technologies for older adults (including those living with dementia). Working as part of a team that includes Dr Jennifer Macritchie, Dr Justin Christensen, Prof Renee Timmers, Prof Luc de Witte and Prof Andrew McPherson (QMUL), the candidate will be responsible for developing (and/or adapting) the music interfaces used in this research with guidance from co-researchers in the community.

More about the project is here: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmmm.sites.sheffield.ac.uk%2Four-projects%2Fdesigning-new-musical-technologies-for-older-adults-wellbeing&data=04%7C01%7Ce.himonides%40UCL.AC.UK%7C8c5e28c1af1745edcb2e08d9ae8ba701%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637732737683883420%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=SLjXcjj5WFvcjNy0WnlVwN6simlQ96MqZ7masfmVKTM%3D&reserved=0

Job description and application process can be found here:
https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjobs.shef.ac.uk%2Fsap%2Fbc%2Fwebdynpro%2Fsap%2Fhrrcf_a_posting_apply%3FPARAM%3DcG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9NjE5NTY3QkMwRDAyMUIzMkUxMDAwMDAwQUMxRTg4NzgmY2FuZF90eXBlPUVYVA%3D%3D%26sap-client%3D400%26sap-language%3DEN%26sap-accessibility%3DX%26sap-ep-themeroot%3D%2FSAP%2FPUBLIC%2FBC%2FUR%2Fuos%23&data=04%7C01%7Ce.himonides%40UCL.AC.UK%7C8c5e28c1af1745edcb2e08d9ae8ba701%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637732737683893411%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2FbDUBnNmQhjLbbnIGn0Mpe4B%2BVlUWixQ0X%2Bt%2FpT89Ko%3D&reserved=0

Any enquiries can be addressed to Dr Jennifer Macritchie (j.macritchie@sheffield.ac.uk)

Best Regards,
Jennifer

Fwd: Ph.D. student position in Interactive Music Systems using Machine Learning and AI at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden

Dear all,

We are excited to share our new Ph.D. student position in Interactive Music Systems using Machine Learning and AI at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. The research focus is understanding interactivity in interdisciplinary musical practices. The selected candidate will take part in the development of novel interactive systems of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for musical applications such as live performances, artwork installations and musical production. This is fully funded for five years, which is the full duration of the studies, covering 80% research and 20% teaching duties.

The position is hosted at the Interaction Design Unit (IxD) Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department The CSE department is now expanding the IxD division with a new research group in Interactive AI in Music. The current members of this new research group are Assistant Professor Kıvanç Tatar and Professor Palle Dahlstedt. The research perspective centers on aesthetics, ethics, and societal aspects of Artificial Intelligence. The creation of this new research group, as well as this Ph.D. position, is funded by the The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanities and Society (WASP-HS).

Please feel free to contact me (tatar@chalmers.se) or Palle Dahlstedt (palle@chalmers.se) if you have questions, and please share the call to people who might be interested.

We are looking forward to receiving your applications. The application deadline is December 18th, 2021. The full details of this position and the link to the application portal can be found at the official call page:

https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=9976&rmlang=UK

Please use the application portal at the link above to send your applications.

Thank you,

PS: Apologies for cross posting.

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Kıvanç Tatar, Ph.D., M.Mus., B.Sc.
 Musician|Artist|Researcher in Artificial Intelligence for Music and Interactive Arts
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Assistant Professor in Interactive AI
 Department of Computer Science and Engineering | Interaction Design Unit
 Chalmers University of Technology
 Gothenburg, Sweden
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WASP-HS Fellow
 The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program - Humanities and Society

https://kivanctatar.com/

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] VC's PhD Scholarships at the London College of Music, UWL

The London College of Music, UWL welcomes applications for our full-time Vice Chancellor's PhD scholarships, which are open to all UK students (including EU students with settled status) who qualify and include:

• Waiver of UK PhD tuition fees
• Payment of a tax-free stipend of £15,000 per annum.

PhD scholars carry out teaching (or possibly RA) duties for a maximum of six hours per week. Scholarships are for three years (subject to satisfactory performance and academic progress).

To apply for one of our scholarships as part of a PhD application – please state on the application form that you would like to apply for the Vice-Chancellors Scholarship. Deadline 6th December 2021

Research topics can be of the individual's preference and align with aspects of recording, music production and audio technology (Prof. Justin Paterson, Dr Dan Pratt, Prof. Simon Zagorski-Thomas)

There are also five targeted projects are as follows:

We are offering two industry-linked places supervised by Prof. Justin Paterson, and co-supervised by the CEO of the collaborating companies:

1] Generic Robotics Ltd (https://genericrobotics.com/), co-supervised by Dr Ally Barrow.

This will build on the work of the HAPPIE project (https://www.uwl.ac.uk/research/research-centres/prism-music-and-screen/1m-happie-project) and will investigate deployment of haptic feedback (touch) in audio production and/or music performance systems.

2] RT60 Ltd (https://www.rt60.uk/) co-supervised by Prof. Rob Toulson.

With a backdrop of RT60's mobile app design, this work will investigate the quantifiable 'rules' of drum and percussion tracks with the purpose of supporting the intelligent, assistive and educational music technologies of the future

We are also offering three other specific projects:

3] Hip Hop Pedagogy (supervision TBC)

UWL is introducing a new hip hop course in September 2022 based on immersive learning through a community of practice. We are looking for a practice-led PhD student who would use the process of establishing and running an extra-curricular community for a study involving the university's London Noise record label (in collaboration with Sony Records), the student union and other industry partners. The ideal candidate would be a hip hop practitioner.

4] London Noise Record Label - Immersive Pedagogy (Dr Kristina Kelman, Dr Dan Pratt)

In conjunction with UWL's London Noise record label (in collaboration with Sony Records), we are establishing a more inclusive label, run by undergraduate students, which will work with school sixth forms and further education colleges to develop new up-and-coming artists. This PhD student would document and analyse the process whereby the staff and students engaged with the label develop their knowledge and understanding of this community of practice. The student's primary supervisor would be Dr Kristina Kelman who has recently been conducting similar research in Australia.

5] Practical Musicology Methods (Prof. Simon Zagorski-Thomas)

As part of his work with the 21^st Century Music Practice network and his forthcoming monograph on Practical Musicology, Simon Zagorski-Thomas is looking for one or more PhD students to use their own practice research as a vehicle for a doctorate exploring the methods of documenting and representing tacit knowledge and the explicit incorporation of developing their musical aesthetic into that process.

Please feel free to contact potential supervisors directly via email to discuss the details of your proposal before submission. General enquiries about the scholarships can be addressed to postgraduate.admissions@uwl.ac.uk

 

Justin Paterson

Professor of Music Production

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Search - Assistant/Associate Professor of Applied Performance Science Research - Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Canada

Dear Music and Science Community members,

The Departments of Music Performance and Music Research of the
Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Canada, invite
applications for a tenure-track appointment in Applied Performance
Science Research at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor,
starting August 1, 2022.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until
the position is filled. Those received by November 30th, 2021, will be
given full consideration.

For more details, please see:
https://www.mcgill.ca/music/files/music/assistant-associate_professor_of_applied_performance_science_research.pdf

Or

https://www.mcgill.ca/music/files/music/professeur_associe-agrege_en_sciences_appliquees_de_la_performance.pdf

The Schulich School of Music of McGill University is Canada's leading
institution for the professional training of performers and composers,
and the humanities-based and scientific research in music and sound.
We seek individuals with an international profile in music performance
and research who will maintain a high level of professional activity
and are able to teach and supervise students in all university degree
and diploma programs through to the doctoral level. Montreal offers a
vibrant multicultural living environment and is consistently rated
among the best student cities in the world.

McGill University is committed to equity and diversity within its
community and values academic rigour and excellence. We welcome and
encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities,
women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic
minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender
identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills
and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities.

Fwd: virtual seminar series: music-data

We are delighted to announce an online seminar series as part of the
AHRC funded research network Datasounds, datasets and datasense:
Unboxing the hidden layers between musical data, knowledge and
creativity. Starting January 2022, we will host guest speaker on the
last Monday of the month on a range of topics relating to music, data
and the gaps between them. The talks will take place in the afternoon
(UK time). Abstracts, links for joining and specific time will be sent
before each seminar.
Feel free to email o.ben-tal@kingston.ac.uk if you wish to receive
updates on the seminars or on the research network in general.

January 31 Renee Timmers (University of Sheffield) & Elaine Chew (IRCAM)

Renee Timmers' current research projects investigate ensemble
performance, in particular what visual and auditory nonverbal cues
musicians use to coordinate and communicate with each other during
performance.

Elaine Chew's research centers on the mathematical and computational
modeling of musical structures, with present focus on structures as
they are communicated in performance and in ECG traces of cardiac
arrhythmias.

February 28 Atau Tanaka (Goldsmiths University of London)

Atau Tanaka conducts research in embodied musical interaction. This
work takes place at the intersection of human computer interaction and
gestural computer music performance. He studies our encounters with
sound, be they in music or in the everyday, as a form of
phenomenological experience. This includes the use of physiological
sensing technologies, notably muscle tension in the electromyogram
signal, and machine learning analysis of this complex, organic data.

March 28 Blair Kaneshiro (Stanford University)

Blair Kaneshiro's research focuses on using brain and behavioral
responses to better understand how we perceive and engage with music,
sound, and images. Other research interests include music information
retrieval and interactions with music services; development and
application of novel EEG analysis techniques; and promotion of
reproducible and cross-disciplinary research through open-source
software and datasets.

April 25 Anna Xambo (De Montfort University)

Anna Xambo envisions pushing the boundaries of technology, design, and
experience towards more collaborative, egalitarian and sustainable
spaces, what I term intelligent computer-supported collaborative music
everywhere. My mission is to do interdisciplinary research that
embraces techniques and research methods from engineering, social
sciences, and the arts for creating a new generation of interactive
music systems for music performance and social interaction in
alignment with Computer-Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW)
principles.

May 30 Jeremy Morris (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

My research focuses on new media use in everyday life, specifically on
the digitization of cultural goods (music, software, books, movies,
etc.) and how these are then turned into commodified and sellable
objects in various digital formats. My book, Selling Digital Music,
Formatting Culture, focuses on the shared fate of the computing and
music industries over the last two decades and my recent co-edited
collections examine Apps (Appified, 2018) and Podcasting (Saving New
Sounds, 2021).

June 27 Psyche Loui ( Northeastern University)

Psyche Loui's research aims to understand the networks of brain
structure and function that enable musical processes: auditory and
multisensory perception, learning and memory of sound structure, sound
production, and the human aesthetic and emotional response to sensory
stimuli. Tools for this research include electrophysiology, structural
and functional neuroimaging, noninvasive brain stimulation, and
psychophysical and cognitive experiments


The Datasounds, datasets and datasense: Unboxing the hidden layers
between musical data, knowledge and creativity network aims to
identify core questions that will drive forward the next phase in
data-rich music research, focused in particular on creative music
making. The increased availability of digital music data combined with
new data science techniques are already opening new possibilities for
making, studying and engaging with music. This direction is only
likely to speed up upending many current practices, opening up
creative avenues and offering new opportunities for research. However,
the rapid technological progress with new techniques producing
surprising results in rapid succession, is often disconnected from the
knowledge and knowhow gained by musicians through creativity, practice
and research. By bringing together researchers and practitioners from
different underlying disciplines and with a wide range of expertise
the network will enable a better foundation for future research.
Performers, composers, and improvisers will contribute through
embodied knowledge and practice-based methods; researchers in
psychology will bring insights about cognitive, affective and
behavioural processes underpinning musical experience; and data
scientists will add analytical expertise as well as relevant theories,
methods and techniques. These will lead to significant conceptual
breakthroughs in data driven approaches and technologies applied to
music.

The network is lead by Oded Ben-Tal (Kingston University) in
partnership with Federico Reuben (York University), Emily Howard
(PRiSM, Royal Northern College of Music), Robin Laney (Open
University), Nicola Dibben (University of Sheffield), Bob Sturm (Royal
Institute of Technology, KTH, Sweden) and Elaine Chew (IRCAM)

Fwd: We need your help on how best to make space data audible (10min survey)

Our sense of sound can be a powerful tool in exploring and analysing
data collected from satellites. But what is the best way to make this
data audible? Space science researchers at Imperial College London are
asking for input from communities with relevant expertise (including
Audio, Citizen Science, Music, Public Engagement, and Science
Communication) to help us choose the best method of making Ultra-Low
Frequency waves around the Earth audible. Fill out our quick survey
telling us which you think sounds best. It shouldn't take more than 10
minutes. Your valuable feedback and recommendations will help space
scientists around the world to improve science communication, public
engagement, and citizen science.



If you would like further information please contact Dr Martin Archer,
Stephen Hawking Fellow in Space Physics at Imperial College London via
m.archer10@imperial.ac.uk. Thank you for your help!


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