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[AUDITORY] Postdoc position in Music Acoustics, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
The Institute of Music Acoustics (IWK) at the University of Music and
Performing Arts Vienna seeks a postdoctoral researcher to work on the
project "Transient Phenomena in Single-Reed Woodwind Instruments",
funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).
Salary: € 3,546 Euro / Month before tax (14 times a year).
Duration: Three years (starting from March 2016)
This project lies at the forefront of Music Acoustics Research, aiming
to investigate sound generation in musical instruments. The main goal of
the proposed project is to analyse the transient mechanical behaviour of
the single-reed excitation mechanism during tongue articulation in
woodwind performance. This analysis will take place using experimental
measurements, physical modelling and comparisons between the two
approaches in terms of the underlying model parameters and the measured
and synthesized signals. The results of this analysis will be
incorporated into real-time physically-based sound synthesis applications.
Applicants should have
- a PhD in a field allowing them to carry out research in Music
Acoustics (such as mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering);
- a publication record in high quality journals and conferences in the
aforementioned research areas;
- basic skills in acoustics and/or audio signal processing;
- programming skills (e.g. Matlab, C++ or Python);
- ideally some experience in numerical methods (finite differences,
finite elements, numerical optimisation);
- previous experience in Music Acoustics research is an advantage.
Candidates are expected to be creative and open for new research
approaches, to be fluent in (spoken and written) English and to be ready
to integrate themselves into an existing research group and contribute
cooperatively.
Applicants should send:
- a letter of motivation
- a CV (including list of publications)
- two reference letters (see below)
Deadline for applications: December 31st, 2015
Materials should be sent to the project leader at
chatziioannou(at)mdw.ac.at. Please also arrange for two reference
letters to be sent directly to the above email address.
The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna is dedicated to
increasing the percentage of women in science. Therefore, female
candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Vasileios Chatziioannou
Institute of Music Acoustics (IWK)