iMerc Newsletter #2 (2023_10)

Fwd: 8th SIMM-posium (Brisbane, Australia, 20-22 November) - upcoming SIMM-research seminars in 2024 - upcoming SIMM-podcast-episodes

1. The programme of the 8th SIMM-posium - organised in and with the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre (Griffith University) in Brisbane, Australia, from 20 to 22 November 2023 - is really impressive! You can still register to attend it in person or online.  The programme and information on registrations can be found via this page of the SIMM website.

2. We plan our 7th research seminar from 15 to 17th April 2024 at the London based Guildhall School, organised in a close collaboration with both the Guildhall School and the Ghent University based Chair Jonet. The focus of this research seminar will be the role of composition (and composers) within participatory music projects.  Deadline for applications is 15th December 2023, and information of the small group of scholars selected (maximum 20) for this 3-day research seminar will be communicated before 15th January. You can find the call for applications here.

3. After a break of one year, we will these coming weeks broadcast several new episodes of the SIMM-podcast.  You will be able to find them on most podcast directories, and find an overview here.  The new podcast-episodes which are now finalised, are: 

(1) During the 16th episode of the SIMM-podcast we interview Barbara Hesser and Brydie-Leigh Bartleet who co-edited the Compendium on Music as a Global Resource. 

(2) Two more podcasts-episodes will be broadcast before the end of November on research on participatory opera and music theatre practice, following the June 2023 research seminar on this topic at the Barcelona Teatro de Liceu, and in preparation of the September 2024 research seminar we are planning with Chair Jonet and Guildhall School on this field of research. 

 

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] UWL PhD Scholarships in music/music technology

Hi all,

* apologies for cross posting*

Please forward to potentially interested parties in your networks.

The University of West London is a forward-thinking University with an appetite for innovative, rigorous and impactful research. As part of its research expansion strategy, the University is offering a number of opportunities for 3 year fully funded PhD Scholarships (fees plus an annual stipend of £22,000). These will be available for all eligible students (both home and international). PhD scholars will be expected to carry out teaching or research duties for a maximum of six hours per week. Enrolment will be in February 2024.

Within the University, London College of Music welcomes applications in areas within music, music technology and performing arts: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/phd-opportunities/research-degrees-london-college-music Bespoke topics are welcome, and there is also a range of specific project already outlined, including some with industry links.

Applications via: www.uwl.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/phd-opportunities

Particular attention will be paid to applications aligned with one (or more) of our research strategic priorities:

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) – We encourage applications promoting and embedding EDI values throughout the whole research process. We also encourage original research addressing key EDI-related challenges.
• Interdisciplinarity – We encourage applications sitting across several UWL Schools/Colleges and demonstrating innovative research focus and/or methodologies.
• Impact – We encourage applications demonstrating effect on, change or benefit to the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life, beyond academia.

Successful applicants to the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship will join a vibrant and challenging academic environment where innovation, insight, and knowledge creation feeds into high quality research.  

Application deadline: Friday 3rd November 2023 (5.00 pm)
Interviews will take place: 4th and 5th of December 2023

Best regards,

Justin

Professor Justin Paterson

Course Leader

MA Advanced Music Technology

LCM Offices — PK.01.016

Park

University of West London

St. Mary's Rd

Ealing

London

W5 5RF

https://www.uwl.ac.uk/academic-schools/music

Fwd: Proposal/Abstracts Reminder: Sound Matters Virtual Symposium (Stellenbosch University)

Dear Colleagues, 

 

I hope that this email finds you in warm spirits. 

 

This is a warm reminder that the South African Research Chair in Science Communication, The Academic Citizen, and the South African Journal of Science, invite proposals/abstracts for the upcoming virtual symposium, Sound Matters: Interdisciplinary Explorations Into Audio Knowledge Production. This symposium brings together and explores interdisciplinary perspectives on how the mode of audio offers new possibilities in the formation, articulation, and dissemination of academic and/or scientific knowledge. We welcome proposals of individual or collaborative contributions, panels or showcases of audio scholarship from any discipline, with a focus on themes such as but not limited to: 

 

• The ways in which research praxis incorporates audio,
• How audio can be linked to principles of open access, transformation, and ethical research praxis,
• Data and its analysis in audio form,
• Presentation of new empirical findings in audio-recorded talking formats,
• The possibilities for designing peer-review and publishing modalities in audio.

 

To participate, please submit a 300-word proposal and a 100-word biography in one document to fumanim@sun.ac.za by 9 October 2023. For more information about the symposium, please view the full call here or listen here. We welcome proposals from all over the world and participation in the symposium is free. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.  

 

Thank you so much and we look forward to receiving your proposals.  

 

Enkosi | Thank You | Ke a Leboga | Dankie

Fumani Jwara (Mr.)

Communications Officer: SA Research Chair in Science Communication  

Social Media Coordinator: Stellenbosch Department of Journalism 

Stellenbosch Department of Journalism | 26 Crozier Road, Stellenbosch

 

Fwd: PhD studentship on Music & Imagination

We are currently recruiting for a 3-year fully funded PhD studentship (at UK home fee rate, with stipend) at Durham University's Music Department, to start in January 2024. The student will work on a Leverhulme Trust funded project on music and imagination (supervised by Dr Kelly Jakubowski, in collaboration with Professor Elizabeth Margulis at Princeton). Experience in contributing to the design and/or implementation of psychological experiments and the ability to conduct quantitative statistical analyses (e.g., ANOVA, regression) are required. More details here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DCW396/phd-in-music-psychology-using-music-to-investigate-perceptual-and-cognitive-constraints-on-imagination

Informal questions are welcome and can be addressed to Dr Kelly Jakubowski at kelly.jakubowski@durham.ac.uk. Deadline to apply is 13 October.

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Audio Engineering Society 'Audio for Games' Conference 2024

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From: Gavin Kearney <0000219964e4b31d-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Sept 2023 at 16:52
Subject: [DMRN-LIST] Audio Engineering Society 'Audio for Games' Conference 2024
To: <DMRN-LIST@jiscmail.ac.uk>

Hello all,

Apologies for cross-posting,

The AES Audio for Games conference will return to Tokyo on April 27-29, 2024.
https://aes2.org/events-calendar/2024-aes-6th-international-conference-on-audio-for-games/

The conference will take place at the Senju Campus, Tokyo University of the Arts.

We are now calling for Papers, Workshops and Tutorial submissions in the following areas:

Topics specific to Game Audio:

• Immersive Sound Design for Games
• Interactive Sound
• Examples of Automation and Efficiency in Implementation
• Sound Production Techniques for Remote Work
• Haptic Feedback
• Audio for Immersive Gameplay
• Machinery Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence for Audio
• Future Game Audio Production Workflows

Topics Related to Game Audio:

• Immersive and Interactive Audio Over Networks 
• Game Engines in Audio Production and Post-Production / Spatial Audio 
• Binaural Audio Rendering / Acoustic Simulation of Immersive Audio
• Environments / Music Composition / Sound Effects Production 
• Recording Technology & Practices / Mixing, Remixing, and Mastering 
• Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality 
• Perception in Mixed Reality / Perception & Subjective Evaluation of
• Audio Signals and Spatial Audio 
• Perceptual Effects of Cross-modal Interaction between Sound, Image and Haptics 
• Multimodal and Interaction Influences on Sound 
• Audio for Mobile and Handheld Devices 
• Auditory Display / Loudspeakers & Headphones 
• Audio Signal Processing / Audio Analysis and Synthesis / Audio Codecs

The submission deadlines are:

- October 27, 2023

• Peer Reviewed Paper (Category 1)
• Workshops, Tutorials

- November 20, 2023

•  Extended Summary Paper (Category 2)

All the very best

Gavin Kearney

Papers Chair

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Gavin Kearney

Professor of Audio Engineering

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology 

University of York, York, YO10 5DD 

Tel: +44 (0) 1904 32 2374

Web: https://audiolab.york.ac.uk/

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Fwd: Invitation:participate in survey study about musical autobiographical memories

We are looking for participants for a PhD study that is investigating the relationship between music and autobiographical memories. The study is a fun online survey that anyone (18+) can participate in. It takes around 30 minutes to complete and involves listening to short clips of popular songs over the years, and reporting on memories you may have associated with those songs.

Here is the link to the survey: https://goldpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b7qg08hDEkrHx5Q

By participating, you can enter to win one of 3 £20 cash vouchers that will be distributed when data collection is completed. Additionally, I am designing a computational arts/data visualisation project that will create unique abstracted visuals based on details of reported memories which will be live in the near future.

The study has been approved by the by the Goldsmiths Psychology Department Ethics committee. Feel free to share the survey with anyone who may be interested. If any questions or concerns contact me at s.nawaz@gold.ac.uk.

Safiyyah Nawaz
PhD Student, Psychology Goldsmiths University of London

Fwd: Academic jobs at the Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London

Dear all,  [with apologies for cross-posting]

We invite applications from scholars of international distinction to join the Centre for Digital Music of Queen Mary University of London (https://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/), a world-leading multidisciplinary research group in the field of Music & Audio Technology. Positions are available across all academic levels: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor.

The application deadline is on 10 August 2023, with interviews taking place in mid-September. The advertisement is here:

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/items/8714.html

Please pass this on to anyone you think might be suitable. NB: this is a separate call from the recently advertised one at QMUL (https://www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/items/8638.html). 

Best wishes,

Mark

 

 

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Please note I work part time Monday - Thursday so there may be a delay to my email response. 

professor mark sandler, FREng, CEng, FIEEE, FAES, FIET
Turing Fellow
 
director of the centre for digital music (c4dm)

school of electronic engineering and computer science, queen mary university of london
mark.sandler@qmul.ac.uk | +44 (0)20 7882 7680

 

Fwd: Vacancy: Kingston School of Art, Lecturer in Music (part-time)

[sent on behalf of Stephen Mason]

Kingston School of Art / Kingston University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Music (0.5). For more details, please visit:

https://jobs.kingston.ac.uk/vacancy/lecturer-in-music-parttime-530977.html

 

Closing date for applications 13/7/23.

 

For an informal discussion, please contact Stephen Mason, Head of Department of Performing Arts, s.mason@kingston.ac.uk

 

Please do share across your networks.

Fwd: British Academy Fellowship, School of Music, University of Leeds, Expressions of Interest

British Academy Fellowship, School of Music, University of Leeds, Expressions of Interest

 

The School of Music at Leeds invites expressions of interest from postdoctoral researchers considering making an application for the 2023/24 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme. This is a three-year, full time postdoctoral fellowship starting from 1 September 2024. The British Academy call can be found here.

 

The School of Music at Leeds represents one of the largest collections of music researchers in the UK. Our primary research aim is to explore the interaction of music with people, cultures and technologies, and disseminate knowledge created through this work to advocate for the historic and continued significance of music in society. Our research expertise includes the cultural and historical study of Western and popular music, music analysis, aesthetics, composition, music technology, music psychology, music and wellbeing, and music pedagogy. In the REF, 93% of our research activity was rated as 'world leading' or internationally excellent', and 100% of our research impact was rated as 'world leading' or internationally excellent'. 

 

Within the University we are one of nine schools in Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures <https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk>, through which we participate in the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute <https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-arts-humanities-research-institute>. The Institute provides creates opportunities for collaborative, inclusive, interdisciplinary working for researchers at every career stage.

 

The remit of the BA Fellowship scheme covers the fields of musicology, music psychology and music education. Practice-based projects in composition and performance are not supported by this particular scheme. The proposed research should align closely with the research expertise of a member of staff and ideally with one of the research clusters within the School. For more details on our research clusters, see <https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/music-research-innovation>.

 

Candidates must normally be within three years of the award of their doctorate, and must be a UK or EEA National or demonstrate a strong prior association with the UK academic community.

 

General enquiries may be made by via music@leeds.ac.uk FAO Director of Research and Innovation. Those considering applying are encouraged to contact potential research mentors in Music to discuss their proposal directly.

 

How to apply:

Make sure you meet the British Academy's eligibility criteria for the scheme before you start to prepare your application. Please send your academic CV and a detailed project proposal directly to your prospective mentor, copying in music@leeds.ac.uk as soon as possible.

 

Applicants who would like to be hosted by Leeds should submit an outline proposal and CV by 5pm on Friday 18^th August.

 

The outline proposal should contain the following information:

Title of Proposed Project

Project Summary (max. 500 words)

Research Outline (max 1500 words in total, including the below sections)

Aims and Objectives, Research Context, Research Methods, Research Timetable, Proposed Research Outcome(s)

 

Applicants are strongly advised to take advantage of the rigorous School peer review process.

 

For those who submit an outline proposal, please note that Music operates an internal closing date for this scheme of Wednesday 20 September 2023. Applications received after this date will not be supported.

 

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/