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RADICAL (‘A Radical New Interdisciplinary Space for Sonification’) is a three year Research Project Grant funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The grant is held and managed by Dr Paul Vickers in the Department
of Computer & Information sciences at Northumbria University with co-investigators at nearby Newcastle University. Sonification is the use of non-speech audio to communicate data and data relations (like a Geiger counter for data) but, unlike information visualisation, is still not widely used. The sonification research
community's understanding of the roles played by embodied perception, spatial considerations, and aesthetics in our listening to, and perception of, sonification is very limited. These aspects of sonification cannot be addressed except through an interdisciplinary
approach, and this project draws together proven experts in computer science, sonification, listening and perception, ethnography, music composition, and aesthetics to foster a fundamentally new understanding from which to derive concrete guidelines for better
sonification design. Making use of Northumbria’s IKO icosahedral loudspeaker (which is the only one in the UK) the aim of this project is to conduct a comprehensive study of sonification making and listening to form a fundamental
understanding of the relationships between sonifications, their designers, and their listeners and to stimulate are vitalised agenda for sonification research and practice. The interdisciplinary nature of the project team will enable us to develop a new theory
of sonification listening and to derive an aesthetics of sonification which, up till now, has no accepted definition. These outcomes will be important in formulating a new framework for successful sonification design. We are seeking one Research Fellow (RF) at Northumbria to work on the RADICAL project with a primary focus on the design and implementation of data sonifications. You will likely have a technical background
in computer science or human-computer interaction and a demonstrable interest in sonification, sonic interaction design, or digital audio. In addition, the project is recruiting a research associate at Newcastle University with a focus on ethnographic evaluation of technologically-mediated musical and sonic arts practice. A degree of familiarity
with, or ability to adapt to the basics of the Newcastle focus will be significant in developing interdisciplinary collaboration with the Newcastle team. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate on a new area of interdisciplinary research. Since the research conducted across RADICAL is highly collaborative and interdisciplinary you will have demonstrable interest to work in an interdisciplinary team. The Northumbria RF is expected to work closely
with their counterpart at Newcastle and should be (or be willing to become) conversant with methods of ethnographic research, experimental musics/sonic arts, and Research through Design. Excellent communication skills are essential. Experience and familiarity with research funding would be beneficial. This is a three-year fixed term post. The CV of the successful candidate will be sent to Leverhulme for approval before the appointment is confirmed. See the project webpage at
https://paulvickers.github.io/radical for more information about the RADICAL project. For an informal discussion about the Northumbria post, contact Paul Vickers at paul.vickers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. For further information about the Newcastle RA position, please see Newcastle University’s vacancies
page. To see a role description, person specification, and instructions on how to apply for this position, please visit
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/work-for-us/job-vacancies/academic-3241-research-fellow-in-sonification-design-and-aesthetics
Regards paul -- Dr Paul Vickers BSc PhD CEng MIEE FHEA Associate Professor & Reader in Computer Science & Computational Perceptualisation Institute of Coding – Project Lead: http://ioc.northumbria.ac.uk/ Department of Computer and Information Sciences T: +44 (0)191 243 7614 E: paul.vickers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx O: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-5005 Northumbria University Ellison Building, Ellison Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, United Kingdom https://www.northumbria.ac.uk
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