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Outreach and Science Communication
Coordinator/Administrative Lab Manager
A position is open at McMaster’s
internationally unique LIVELab in the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind
(LIVELab.mcmaster.ca) for a person to coordinate our outreach and science
communication programs and to administer/lab-manage our research program,
including human and physical resources.
Opened in the fall of 2014,
the LIVELab is a unique facility for the study of human interaction and
nonverbal communication, as well as for exploration of technology in the arts.
A fully-functioning 100 seat performance hall, it contains a number of
technologies for acoustic, neuroscientific and behavioural research. The space
was built to be naturally extremely quiet and low reverberation. The active
acoustic system of microphones and loudspeakers enables the creation of echoes
to stimulation environments from non-reverberant to highly reverberant, and to
change the apparent size of the room.
EEG, heart rate, galvanic skin responses and breathing rate can be
measured in musicians on the stage and simultaneously in up to 32 audience
members. Motion capture is possible throughout the entire space, including in
up to 100 audience members. A Disklavier piano enables detailed analyses of
piano performances. Response tablets allow testing responses and judgements
from up to 100 people at a time. Details
about the space can be found at http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/research/technology/ and some of the research projects underway can be
viewed at http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/research/currentstudies/ .
The ideal candidate will bring
knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm at the intersection of science and the
arts, particularly music. The ideal candidate will be flexible, enjoy setting
goals, work well in a team, be an independent problem solver, and excel at
managing human and infrastructure needs. The position reports to the Director
of the LIVELab. The person in the position works closely with the LIVELab
Technical Director, LIVELab Technicians and Research Assistants, as well as
with post docs, students and other researchers in the lab.
For details, see: http://livelab.mcmaster.ca/job-opportunities/
Applicants are requested to send
a cover letter, resume and contact information for three individuals who could provide
a reference to: Dr. Laurel Trainor Director, LIVELab _______________________________________________ Laurel Trainor, Ph.D., FRSC Director, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1 office: 905-525-9140 x23007 fax: 905-529-6225 |