[AUDITORY] Reminder: Postdoctoral Researcher position at C4DM (Audio Commons H2020 EU project) (Mathieu Barthet )


Subject: [AUDITORY] Reminder: Postdoctoral Researcher position at C4DM (Audio Commons H2020 EU project)
From:    Mathieu Barthet  <m.barthet@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:56:58 +0000
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--_000_DB6PR0701MB218255B975E6C64790B394D1DC840DB6PR0701MB2182_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [PostDoc position at C4DM, duration: up to 17 month, salary: =A332,405 - = =A336,064, closing date: 27 August 2017. Apologies for cross posting, pleas= e circulate widely.] Dear All, The Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) at Queen Mary, University of London is = seeking to appoint a Post Doctoral Research Assistant as part of the Audio = Commons project<https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobID=3D2566= >. About the project: Audio Commons aims to bring the success of Creative Commons (CC) to the wor= ld of audio and the creative industries by helping the retrieval, reuse, ma= nagement and licensing of audio content. Audio Commons is a joint European = Union Horizon 2020-funded project combining the strength of 3 academic and = 3 industry partners; UPF, Barcelona, (Music Technology Group), Queen Mary U= niversity of London, (C4DM), University of Surrey, (Centre for Vision, Spee= ch and Signal Processing, Institute of Sound Recording, Surrey Business Sch= ool), AudioGaming, Toulouse, France, Waves, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Jamendo Music= , Luxemburg. The project runs over 3 years, with a total budget of over EUR= 2.9M. The project addresses several issues faced by the creative industries when = using musical as well as non-musical audio material on the Web and aims to = develop novel methods enabling the creation, access, retrieval and reuse of= audio material in innovative new ways. The researcher will develop algorit= hms that combine audio signal processing for content analysis with semantic= web technologies for gathering and analysing contextual information relate= d to audio recordings. The work will involve the development of new ontolog= ies and Web-based Application Programming Interfaces supporting the Audio C= ommons Ecosystem, developing novel signal processing and machine learning a= lgorithms for content annotation, and conducting user studies to evaluate a= pplication specific prototypes, such as novel tools for sound design, in co= llaboration with the project's industry partners. For more information about Audio Commons, please see: http://audiocommons.o= rg<http://audiocommons.org/> About the role: The post is full time and available from September 2017 up to 17 months or = until 31 January 2019, whichever is shorter. The position focuses on human = computer interaction and user evaluation applied to novel interfaces for au= dio/music production. Applicants are expected to have significant experienc= e in designing and conducting studies involving human participants (e.g. us= er evaluation, surveys, interviews, perceptual experiments), as well as in = qualitative and quantitative data analysis, with knowledge of appropriate s= oftware tools. Expertise in at least two of the following areas is essentia= l: human computer interaction applied to audio/music, music perception, aud= io signal processing and machine learning, audio software design and develo= pment. The starting salary will be in the range of =A332,405 - =A336,064 per annum= inclusive of London allowance and increasing after 12 months. Benefits inc= lude 30 days annual leave, defined benefit pension scheme and interest-free= season ticket loan. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibili= ty to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationa= lity Act 2006. Informal enquiries should be addressed to: Dr. George Fazekas at: g.fazekas@xxxxxxxx and Dr. Mathieu Barthet at: m.barthet@xxxxxxxx Details about the School can be found at: www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is 27 August 2017 and interviews are expe= cted to be held shortly afterwards. To apply, please visit the Human Resources website (https://webapps2.is.qmu= l.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobID=3D2566) and search for reference QMUL12255. Please apply directly online where you find the full details of the availab= le positions. Please do not send completed applications by email. Best wishes, Mathieu Barthet Lecturer in Digital Media Technical Director of the Media and Arts Technology Studios Centre for Digital Music (Room Eng 111) School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road, London E1 4NS Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 7518 - Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 7997 E-mail: m.barthet@xxxxxxxx http://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/ https://soundcloud.com/qmulc4dm https://soundcloud.com/qmulsrpt --_000_DB6PR0701MB218255B975E6C64790B394D1DC840DB6PR0701MB2182_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"><!-- P {margin-top:0;margi= n-bottom:0;} --></style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font= -family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;" dir=3D"ltr"> <p></p> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> [PostDoc position at C4DM, duration: up to 17 month, salary: =A332,405 - = =A336,064, closing date: 27 August 2017. Apologies for cross posting, pleas= e circulate widely.]</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> Dear All,</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> The Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) at Queen Mary, University of London is = seeking to appoint a&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/jo= b.action?jobID=3D2566" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Post D= octoral Research Assistant as part of the Audio Commons project</a>.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <b>About the project:</b></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> Audio Commons aims to bring the success of Creative Commons (CC) to the wor= ld of audio and the creative industries by helping the retrieval, reuse, ma= nagement and licensing of audio content. Audio Commons is a joint European = Union Horizon 2020-funded project combining the strength of 3 academic and 3 industry partners; UPF, Barcelo= na, (Music Technology Group), Queen Mary University of London, (C4DM), Univ= ersity of Surrey, (Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing, Institu= te of Sound Recording, Surrey Business School), AudioGaming, Toulouse, France, Waves, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Jamendo M= usic, Luxemburg. The project runs over 3 years, with a total budget of over= EUR 2.9M.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> The project addresses several issues faced by the creative industries when = using musical as well as non-musical audio material on the Web and aims to = develop novel methods enabling the creation, access, retrieval and reuse of= audio material in innovative new ways. The researcher will develop algorithms that combine audio signal pro= cessing for content analysis with semantic web technologies for gathering a= nd analysing contextual information related to audio recordings. The work w= ill involve the development of new ontologies and Web-based Application Programming Interfaces supporting the= Audio Commons Ecosystem, developing novel signal processing and machine le= arning algorithms for content annotation, and conducting user studies to ev= aluate application specific prototypes, such as novel tools for sound design, in collaboration with the project's = industry partners.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> For more information about Audio Commons, please see:&nbsp;<a href=3D"http:= //audiocommons.org/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" id=3D"LP= lnk296742" previewremoved=3D"true"><span id=3D"LPlnk296742">http://audiocom= mons.org</span></a></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <b>About the role:</b></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> The post is full time and available from September 2017 up to 17 months or = until 31 January 2019, whichever is shorter. The position focuses on human = computer interaction and user evaluation applied to novel interfaces for au= dio/music production. Applicants are expected to have significant experience in designing and conducting st= udies involving human participants (e.g. user evaluation, surveys, intervie= ws, perceptual experiments), as well as in qualitative and quantitative dat= a analysis, with knowledge of appropriate software tools. Expertise in at least two of the following areas is essent= ial: human computer interaction applied to audio/music, music perception, a= udio signal processing and machine learning, audio software design and deve= lopment.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> The starting salary will be in the range of =A332,405 - =A336,064 per annum= inclusive of London allowance and increasing after 12 months. Benefits inc= lude 30 days annual leave, defined benefit pension scheme and interest-free= season ticket loan. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance w= ith the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <b>Informal enquiries should be addressed to:</b></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> Dr. George Fazekas at: g.fazekas@xxxxxxxx and&nbsp;</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> Dr. Mathieu Barthet at: m.barthet@xxxxxxxx</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> Details about the School can be found at: www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <b>The closing date for applications is 27 August 2017 and interviews are e= xpected to be held shortly afterwards.</b></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <b><br> </b></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <b>To apply, please visit the Human Resources website (https://webapps2.is.= qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobID=3D2566) &nbsp;and search for reference QMU= L12255.</b></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px;"> Please apply directly online where you find the full details of the availab= le positions. Please do not send completed applications by email.</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont= ; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> Best wishes,</div> <p></p> <p><br> </p> <div id=3D"Signature"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0,= 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Hel= vetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &q= uot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, NotoColorEmoji, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quo= t;Android Emoji&quot;, EmojiSymbols;"> <div name=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helve= tica,sans-serif; font-size:; margin:0"> <div>Mathieu Barthet</div> <div style=3D"">Lecturer in Digital Media<br> </div> <div style=3D"">Technical Director of the Media and Arts Technology Studios= <br> </div> <div>Centre for Digital Music (Room Eng 111)</div> <div>School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science</div> <div>Queen Mary University of London</div> <div>Mile End Road, London E1 4NS</div> <div>Tel: &#43;44 (0)20 7882 7518&nbsp;- Fax: &#43;44 (0)20 7882 7997</div> <div><br> </div> <div>E-mail: m.barthet@xxxxxxxx</div> <div><a href=3D"http://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/" id=3D"LPNoLP">http://c4dm.eec= s.qmul.ac.uk/</a><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><a href=3D"https://soundcloud.com/qmulc4dm" title=3D"https://soundclou= d.com/qmulc4dm Cmd&#43;Click or tap to follow the link" id=3D"LPNoLP">https= ://soundcloud.com/qmulc4dm</a><br> </div> <div><a href=3D"https://soundcloud.com/qmulsrpt" id=3D"LPNoLP">https://soun= dcloud.com/qmulsrpt</a><br> </div> <div><br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_DB6PR0701MB218255B975E6C64790B394D1DC840DB6PR0701MB2182_--


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