Researcher positions

[Petri Toiviainen <ptoiviai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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TWO RESEARCHER POSITIONS IN MUSIC COGNITION

Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä, Finland


Applications are invited for two researcher positions in Music Cognition

1. Post-doc researcher within the project "Tuning the Brain for Music"

The aim of the project, funded by EU, is to develop and validate  
methods for automatic music analysis that can be used, among others,  
in extracting emotion-inducing features in music.

The applicant would be expected to hold a PhD in psychology,  
computing, musicology or a related discipline. Exceptionally  
qualified candidates not yet holding a doctoral degree will also be  
considered. Expertise in the area of music cognition, music and  
emotion, programming (Matlab, Max, C++) and/or music analysis would  
be an advantage.

The post is tenable from January 1, 2007, though an earlier  
appointment is possible. The initial appointment will be for 12 to 24  
months. Renewal of the appointment will be contingent upon the  
availability of adequate funding and performance.

2. Doctoral student/Post-doc researcher within the project "Music,  
Movement, Gesture"

The project is funded by the Academy of Finland and studies the  
relationship between physical and musical gestures. More  
specifically, it investigates movement in relation to conductors'  
gestures, inter-musician communication, corporeal synchronization,  
music therapy, and emotional expression. Methods include optical  
motion capture, computational music analysis (Music Information  
Retrieval), computational modelling of gestures, and behavioural  
experiments.

The applicant would be expected to hold a degree in psychology,  
physiology, computing, musicology or a related discipline. Expertise  
in the area of computational modelling, motorics, and/or kinematics  
would be an advantage.

The post is tenable from January 1, 2007, though an earlier  
appointment is possible. The initial appointment will be for 18  
months. Renewal of the appointment will be contingent upon the  
availability of adequate funding and performance.

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Informal inquiries may be sent via email to Petri Toiviainen  
(ptoiviai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx), Tuomas Eerola (ptee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx), or  
Geoff Luck (luck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx).

To be considered for the position(s), please send a curriculum vitae,  
list of publications, names/addresses of two references, and any  
other material you consider relevant, either by email to the address  
ptoiviai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (preferred) or by ordinary mail to

Prof. Petri Toiviainen
Department of Music
P.O.Box 35(M)
40014 University of Jyvaskyla
Finland

The application deadline is September 30, 2006.

For more information about the City of Jyvaskyla, the University of  
Jyvaskyla, and the Department of Music, and the Music Cognition  
Group, please visit

http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/international/
http://www.jyu.fi/indexeng.shtml
http://www.jyu.fi/musica/english/index.shtml
http://www.jyu.fi/musica/cognition
http://www.jyu.fi/musica/studio/eng_front.html