Subject: Job opening: PhD researcher in computational music structure analysis at Utrecht University From: Anja Volk <a.volk@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:47:16 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_E1E7ECB5-D792-4F7B-9480-76121A9B1F33 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" (with apologies for cross-posting) Dear colleagues, Utrecht University has opened the application procedure for a full-time = PhD position for 4 years in computational music structure analysis, to = be found at http://bit.ly/2abk3pe Please spread the word to potential = candidates!=20 =09 Job description This project aims at modelling the interplay of different musical = dimensions such as melody, harmony and rhythm, to uncover the relevant = constituents of musical structure, using modern functional programming = languages such as Haskell. Functional programming languages provide = abstract and efficient ways to model musical concepts and = transformations defined by induction on musical structure. For example, = they facilitate the exploration of functional composition of the = elements constituting musical structure. The PhD student will work = towards a functional model of musical structure, and apply this model to = music similarity as researched in Music Information Retrieval and = Computational Music Analysis, for the comparison of pieces within and = across musical styles. The PhD project is embedded in a unique = combination of the largest research groups in Music Information = Retrieval and Functional Programming within the Netherlands. The project = will be supervised by Dr Anja Volk and Dr Wouter Swierstra. =09 Qualifications Candidates must have a Master's degree in Computer Science, Information = Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Humanities Computing, or = any other relevant discipline, with a demonstrated interest in = functional programming and knowledge of music (such as notation and/or = basic theory). Application deadline is 7 September. The precise starting date is = negotiable, but must be no later than January 2017. Please send in your = application via http://bit.ly/2abk3pe Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from: Dr Anja = Volk (a.volk@xxxxxxxx) and Dr Wouter Swierstra (w.s.swierstra@xxxxxxxx). Kind regards, Anja Volk = **************************************************************************= ******* Anja Volk,=20 VIDI-laureate, Project leader MUSIVA=20 Assistant Professor, MA, MSc, PhD Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University PO Box 80.089 3508 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands http://people.cs.uu.nl/volk/ Tel.:+31 (30) 253 5965 email: a.volk@xxxxxxxx --Apple-Mail=_E1E7ECB5-D792-4F7B-9480-76121A9B1F33 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><div><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; white-space: = pre-wrap;">(with apologies for cross-posting)</span></div><div><span = style=3D"line-height: 16px; white-space: = pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; = white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear colleagues,</span></div><div><span = style=3D"line-height: 16px; white-space: = pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; = white-space: pre-wrap;">Utrecht University has opened the application = procedure for a full-time </span><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; = vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PhD position for 4 = years in </span><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; font-weight: 700; = vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">computational music = structure analysis,</span><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; font-weight: = 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span = style=3D"line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;">to be found</span><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; = font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> = </span><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;">at</span><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; = font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> = </span><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;"><a = href=3D"http://bit.ly/2abk3pe">http://bit.ly/2abk3pe</a> </span><span= style=3D"line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;">Please </span><span style=3D"line-height: 16px; white-space: = pre-wrap;">spread the word to potential candidates! = </span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space: = pre;"> </span></div><div><b>Job description</b></div><div>This = project aims at modelling the interplay of different musical dimensions = such as melody, harmony and rhythm, to uncover the relevant constituents = of musical structure, using modern functional programming languages such = as Haskell. Functional programming languages provide abstract and = efficient ways to model musical concepts and transformations defined by = induction on musical structure. For example, they facilitate the = exploration of functional composition of the elements constituting = musical structure. The PhD student will work towards a functional model = of musical structure, and apply this model to music similarity as = researched in Music Information Retrieval and Computational Music = Analysis, for the comparison of pieces within and across musical styles. = The PhD project is embedded in a unique combination of the largest = research groups in Music Information Retrieval and Functional = Programming within the Netherlands. The project will be supervised by Dr = Anja Volk and Dr Wouter Swierstra.</div><div><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space: pre;"> = </span></div><div><b>Qualifications</b></div><div>Candidates must have a = Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Artificial = Intelligence, Mathematics, Humanities Computing, or any other relevant = discipline, with a demonstrated interest in functional programming and = knowledge of music (such as notation and/or basic = theory).</div><div><br></div><div><b>Application deadline</b> is 7 = September. The precise starting date is negotiable, but must be no later = than January 2017. Please send in your application via <span = style=3D"line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a = href=3D"http://bit.ly/2abk3pe">http://bit.ly/2abk3pe</a></span></div><div>= <div><br></div><div><b>Additional information</b> about the vacancy = can be obtained from: Dr Anja Volk (<a = href=3D"mailto:a.volk@xxxxxxxx">a.volk@xxxxxxxx</a>) and Dr Wouter Swierstra = (<a = href=3D"mailto:w.s.swierstra@xxxxxxxx">w.s.swierstra@xxxxxxxx</a>).</div><div><b= r></div></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Anja = Volk</div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; = ">************************************************************************= *********<br>Anja Volk, <br>VIDI-laureate, Project leader <a = href=3D"http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/projects/vidi-volk/">MUSIVA</a> = <br>Assistant Professor, MA, MSc, PhD<br><br></div><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Department of Information and = Computing Sciences, Utrecht University<br>PO Box 80.089<br>3508 TB = Utrecht, the Netherlands<br><a = href=3D"http://people.cs.uu.nl/volk/">http://people.cs.uu.nl/volk/</a><br>= Tel.:+31 (30) 253 5965<br>email: <a = href=3D"mailto:a.volk@xxxxxxxx">a.volk@xxxxxxxx</a></div></span></span> </div> <br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_E1E7ECB5-D792-4F7B-9480-76121A9B1F33--