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Thursday, November 19, 2020
Fwd: Call for Papers: Psychological Science and Creativity
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Research Assistant in Quantum Computing and Music
Research Assistant in Quantum Computing and Music
Salary: c. £37,000 per annum (to be confirmed)
Duration: 12 months, full-time position (renewable subject to funding)
Starting date:1st March 2020 (can be negotiable)
12 Nov 2020 – PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT – More details to follow shortly
Research Assistant in Quantum Computing and Music
Salary: c. £37,000 per annum (to be confirmed)
Duration: 12 months, full-time position (renewable subject to funding)
Starting date:1st March 2020 (can be negotiable)
The University of Plymouth' Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant to work on the "Quantum Computing and Music" project, funded by EPSRC Quantum Computing & Simulation Hub, part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme.
This is a pioneering project, aimed at expanding the range of applications of quantum computing technology towards the music industry. The main goal is to develop QuTune, an open source programming toolbox designed for sound and music with quantum computing, accompanied with tutorials and demonstrations. It will involve the design of quantum algorithms, and implementation of software combining quantum computing with sound/music programming. QuTune is aimed at supporting the emergence of a quantum-ready music tech community of early adopters of quantum computing technology.
This project will be developed in collaboration with University of Oxford's Department of Computer Science, Prof Bob Coecke's team. Supporting industrial collaborators include Spotify, inMusic (a family of leading music technology brands, such as Akai, Alesis, M-Audio) and Rigetti Computing.
Candidates are expected to have expertise in quantum computing and software development, and conversant with the field of computer music. A post-graduate degree in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related subject, is required, or demonstrable equivalent work experience.
Further particulars will follow shortly. In the meantime, for an expression of interest and/or informal discussion, please contact Professor Eduardo Miranda by email eduardo.miranda@plymouth.ac.uk
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Fwd: [ICVPB2020 Calls] Register for a major online event in Voice Sciences - ICVPB2020 2-4 Dec
 | 12th International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics Celebrating 40 years of scientific advances in Vocal Fold Physiology and Biomechanics 02-04th December 2020 - a major online event in Voice Sciences |
Dear colleagues,
ICVPB 2020, the 12th Edition of the International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics, will take place from Wednesday 2nd of December to Friday 4th of December 2020 as an online event.
Altogether we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of scientific advances in Vocal Fold Physiology and Biomechanics.
The detailed scientific program can be found on the conference website : https://icvpb2020.sciencesconf.org/program
Five keynote lectures are programmed : Pr. Ingo Titze, Pr. Brad Story, Pr. Sten Ternström, Pr. Caroline Boudoux and Pr. Jan Svec. See https://icvpb2020.sciencesconf.org/page/keynote for more detail.
Six main sessions and a large poster session are proposed, covering all areas of voice sciences.
You are invited to register to participate in this major event on voice sciences : https://icvpb2020.insight-outside.fr
The registration fee is €100. All registered participant will have access to the live event (zoom meeting) and to the recordings of the sessions.
We look forward to seeing you online soon ! Please feel free to forward this email to those who might be interested.
Best regards,
Nathalie Henrich Bernardoni and Lucie Bailly
on behalf of ICVPB2020 Organizing Committee
https://icvpb2020.sciencesconf.org
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Monday, November 2, 2020
Fwd: Opportunities for researchers at the British Science Festival 2021
Posting below some opportunities with the British Science Festival
which may be of interest to researchers on this list. Any questions,
do let me know.
We are now accepting Award Lecture applications for the 2021 British
Science Festival in Chelmsford from the 7-11 September. We are also
currently recruiting for a new Section Recorder volunteer in the field
of Science and The Arts
Call for Award Lecture applications
Are you, or do you know, an exceptional early career researcher?
Every year the British Science Association asks for applications for
the seven Award Lectureships available to early career academics who
are skilled at engaging people with their research. These Award
Lectures aim to promote open and informed discussion of science and
related disciplines. Awards are available in seven different areas:
· Social sciences
· Engineering, technology and industry
· Environmental sciences
· Agricultural, biological and medical sciences
· Physical sciences and mathematics
· Digital innovation
· Science and the arts
More information, including the application process can be found here:
https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/award-lectures
or you can contact Hannah at
hannah.lawrence@britishscienceassociation.org with any questions.
The selected lecturers receive an all-expenses paid trip to the
British Science Festival where they will present their lecture, as
well as public speaking coaching and a £250 honorarium. There may also
be other opportunities to present the Award Lecture at other science
festivals in the UK.
The deadline for applications is 17.00 3 December 2020.
Section Recorder vacancies
The British Science Association are looking for a new Section Recorder
volunteer in the field Science and The Arts.
If you're a professional in this area who is keen to engage the public
with cutting-edge research on a national platform and expand your
networks - then this could be the opportunity for you.
As part of this role, you'll work alongside the British Science
Festival team to develop relevant events for the Festival and advise
on advancements in your field. Each year the Festival brings thousands
of people together to excite, challenge and inspire.
The role offers budget to develop public events for the Festival, the
opportunity to expand your networks, exposure to new ideas and support
from the BSA who specialise in public engagement.
If anyone would like to discuss the opportunity just email Anna at
anna.woolman@britishscienceassociation.org
Deadline for expressions of interest is 17.00 on the 23 November. For
more information, including the (short) application process:
https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/current-vacancies-at-the-bsa
Best wishes,
Anna Woolman
she/her
Engagement Manager
A world where science is at the heart of culture and society.
t. +44 (0)20 7019 4957 m. +44 (0)77 9557 2830
165 Queens Gate, London, SW7 5HD
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org
@BritSciAssoc
Registered charity: 212479 and SC039236
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Fwd: PhD funding @kingston
Dear friends and colleagues
The Department of Performing Arts at Kingston University London invites expressions of interest from strong researchers to join our PhD Programme in October 2021. The department supports a lively research culture in music, dance and drama spanning both practice-based and written research.
Staff in music have particular interests in:
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Musicology - Music philosophy, Musical fan cultures, Popular Musicology, 20th Century European Music (especially French)
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Music in multimedia - Film and television music, Gothic, horror, fantasy and science fiction music, Intercultural arts research, translation and transfer across media in contemporary music
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Creative practice research – composition in particular technology enabled modes
The department is host to the newly established Visconti Studio. Tapping into contemporary love of retro sounds, the Visconti Studio does not just revive objects but actively revives analogue practices. This venture combines questions around cultural nostalgia, heritage studies, and material culture with the concrete musical practices of composition, recording, and production. Further information on www.visconti-studio.co.uk
Funding is open to international applications
Further information on the AHRC/TECHNE funding programme can be found here:
http://www.techne.ac.uk
Guidelines for application, forms and deadlines:
https://www.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/funding/techne/
Please contact me - o.ben-tal@kingston.ac.uk - for further information and questions. The deadline for an initial proposal is 22/11 the final deadline is January 17th
Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] CFP - Digital Music Research Network (DMRN) Workshop 2020
*** CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS ***
DMRN+15: Digital Music Research Network 1-Day Workshop 2020
Virtually on Zoom and/or Slack
Queen Mary University of London
Tue 15 December 2020
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/dmrn/dmrn15/
The Digital Music Research Network (DMRN) aims to promote research in the area of Digital Music, by bringing together researchers from UK and overseas universities and industry for its annual workshop. The workshop will include invited and contributed talks and posters. The workshop will be an ideal opportunity for networking with other people working in the area.
This year, keynote talks will be given by Philippe Esling (IRCAM), Dorien Herremans (Singapore University of Technology and Design) and Mariana Lopez (University of York).
* 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. Due to the online format, we plan to keep talks to about 10 minutes each, 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 will be displayed virtually (probably as slides rather than a poster format) in an asynchronous poster session (probably on Slack, as at ISMIR 2020).
The abstracts of presentations will be collated into a digest and distributed on the day.
* Submission
Please prepare your talk or poster proposal in the form of an abstract (1 page A4, using the template available from the DMRN+15 web page). Submit it via email to dmrn@lists.eecs.qmul.ac.uk giving the following information about your presentation:
Authors
Title
Abstract
Preference for talk or poster (or "no preference").
* Deadlines
16 Nov 2020: Abstract submission deadline
01 Dec 2020: Notification of acceptance
13 Dec 2020: Registration deadline
15 Dec 2020: DMRN+15 Workshop
For further information, visit: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/dmrn/dmrn15/
Enquiries: Alvaro Bort (a.bort@qmul.ac.uk)
-- Simon Dixon Centre for Digital Music School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/~simond
Monday, October 26, 2020
Fwd: NMTC 2021 Extended Deadline - Call for Abstracts
Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Doctoral Research in Music Technology at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Doctoral Research in Music Technology at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
AHRC Midlands4Cities PhD funding for UK and International applicants
The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers. M4C is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, University of Warwick, Coventry University, University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham.
M4C is awarding up to 89 doctoral studentships for UK and International applicants for 2021 entry through an open competition and 21 Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) through a linked competition with a range of partner organisations in the cultural, creative and heritage sector.
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire at Birmingham City University is inviting applications from students whose research interests connect with our fields of expertise, including Music Technology. Supervisory staff include Lamberto Coccioli and Simon Hall. Royal Birmingham Conservatoire hosts the Integra Lab and can support research in:
· Electroacoustic and Live Electronic Music Composition and Performance
· Musician-centred Interaction Design and Software Development
We are particularly interested in projects that focus on the design of novel music interaction paradigms, the development of the Integra Live software, the ethics of music technology and the sustainability of the live electronic music repertoire.
For details of the full range of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire staff and research specialisms offered, including for performance studies, music technology and musicology, please go to https://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/midlands4cities/music.
To develop an application for doctoral study at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, please download the expression of interest form, which can be found at http://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/midlands4cities. This form, and any queries, should be sent to m4c@bcu.ac.uk by 30 November 2020.
The deadline for M4C funding applications is 13 January 2021 (noon), by which time applicants must have applied for a place to study and have ensured that two academic references are submitted using the Midlands4Cities online reference form.
For full details of eligibility, funding, research supervision areas and CDA projects, and for dates of our November application writing workshops, please visit: https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/ or contact enquiries@midlands4cities.ac.uk
Monday, October 5, 2020
Fwd: Call for Submissions: Special Collection on the Role of Music Psychology Research in a Complex World
Call for Submissions
The Role of Music Psychology Research in a Complex World: Implications, Applications and Debates
A Music & Science Special Collection
Deadline: 31 December 2020
The study of the musical mind its associated behaviours has become increasingly socially conscious, with more emphasis on applications and values, and calls to reflect on music(king)'s capacity to afford (inter)subjectivity and empathy; to engage with music's global diversity, and to encourage interdisciplinarity communality. The special collection is particularly timely as recent years have seen rapid societal and cultural change on a global scale, which has impacted on priorities for the environment, education, community, wellbeing, politics, and social justice, as well as mounting concern about the rise of intolerance in an increasingly polarised society. This will be the first collection of papers in nearly a decade that (re)considers music psychology (in the broadest sense of the term) in light of current challenges, and seeks to foster discussion and debate about the role that music psychology might play in addressing them.
We invite submissions that address a wide variety of topics, methodologies, and questions, including (but not limited to):
• (How) can music psychology understand and address current societal challenges?
• What should a socially engaged music psychology look like today?
• What are the urgent/difficult questions?
• What new approaches to socially applicable research are there?
• What key assumptions remain in the field and how might they be challenged?
• Any paper that explicitly applies music psychological knowledge to address socially urgent research questions.
The submitted manuscripts for this Special Collection will be peer-reviewed before publication.
More information can be found here: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/mns/special-collections/The-role-of-music-psychology-research-in-a-complex-world
Guest Editors: Prof. Karen Burland and Dr Emily Payne
Dr Emily Payne
Lecturer in Music
Assistant Editor, Music & Science
School of Music, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
A new guide to set up Jitsi Video Conferencing with high quality stereo audio playback is now available
A new guide to set up Jitsi Video Conferencing with High Quality Stereo Audio Playback is now available:
http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~rtnvrmp/JitsiStereo.html
High quality stereo playback is important when teaching or performing music via video conferencing. Jitsi Meet is a free, open source video conferencing tool which can be set up to facilitate the sending of high-quality audio in stereo. Unfortunately, Jitsi lacks the means of enabling these features from the standard web-based user interface. Instead, the initiator of a video call must append a series of configuration options to the Iitsi server address and room name as a ‘query string’. This technical note has been drafted in the hope that it might support musicians and teachers wishing to take advantage of these features of Jitsi. It is important to note that stereo sound using the steps outlined will only work with Firefox used on both the transmitting and receiving machines. This document is a work in progress and comments and corrections are welcome.