[AUDITORY] Research Fellow in Sonification Design and Aesthetics closing date 03 Jan, 2021 (Paul Vickers )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Research Fellow in Sonification Design and Aesthetics closing date 03 Jan, 2021 From: Paul Vickers <00000119062ce4f5-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 11:14:23 +0000 --_000_AM6PR04MB5061B255D6DF9E608CE15F0CDCF30AM6PR04MB5061eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RADICAL (=91A Radical New Interdisciplinary Space for Sonification=92) is a= Research Project Grant funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The grant is held a= nd managed by Dr Paul Vickers in the Department of Computer & Information s= ciences at Northumbria University with co-investigators at nearby Newcastle= University. Sonification is the use of non-speech audio to communicate data and data re= lations but, unlike information visualisation, is still not widely used. Th= e sonification research community's understanding of the roles played by em= bodied perception, spatial considerations, and aesthetics in our listening = to, and perception of, sonification is very limited. These aspects of sonif= ication cannot be addressed except through an interdisciplinary approach, a= nd this project draws together proven experts in computer science, sonifica= tion, listening and perception, ethnography, music composition, and aesthet= ics to foster a fundamentally new understanding from which to derive concre= te guidelines for better sonification design. Making use of spatialised audio, including (though not limited to) Northumb= ria=92s IKO icosahedral loudspeaker (which is the only one in the UK) the a= im of this project is to conduct a comprehensive study of sonification maki= ng and listening to form a fundamental understanding of the relationships b= etween sonifications, their designers, and their listeners and to stimulate= a revitalised agenda for sonification research and practice. The interdisc= iplinary 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 at Northumbria to work on the RADICAL pr= oject with a primary focus on the design and implementation of data sonific= ations. You will likely have a technical background in computer science or = human-computer interaction and a demonstrable interest in sonification, son= ic interaction design, or digital audio. The project has recently appointed to the project a research associate at N= ewcastle University with a focus on ethnographic evaluation of technologica= lly-mediated musical and sonic arts practice. Therefore, a degree of famili= arity with, or ability to adapt to the basics of the Newcastle focus will b= e significant in developing interdisciplinary collaboration with the Newcas= tle team. Since the research conducted across RADICAL is highly collaborative and int= erdisciplinary you will have demonstrable interest to work in an interdisci= plinary team. The Research Fellow is expected to work closely with their co= unterpart at Newcastle and should be(or be willing to become) conversant wi= th methods of ethnographic research, experimental musics/sonic arts, and Re= search through Design. Excellent communication skills are essential. Experience and familiarity wi= th research funding would be beneficial. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate on a new area of interdiscip= linary research. This is a three-year fixed term post. The job is full time= and you will be working from Northumbria University=92s main campus in New= castle upon Tyne. The CV of the successful candidate will be sent to the L= everhulme Trust for approval before the appointment is confirmed. See the p= roject web page at https://projectRadical.github.io/about<https://projectra= dical.github.io/about> for more information about RADICAL. The project offi= cially begins in mid-January so we are looking to have someone in post as s= oon as possible after that. For an informal discussion about the Northumbria post, please contact Paul = Vickers at paul.vickers@xxxxxxxx<mailto:paul.vickers@xxxxxxxx= c.uk>. To see a role description, person specification, and instructions on how to= apply for this position, please visit https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/work-f= or-us/job-vacancies/professional-3241-research-fellow-in-sonification-desig= n-and-aesthetics. Previous unsuccessful candidates should not apply. Regards Paul Vickers -- Dr Paul Vickers BSc PhD CEng MIEE FHEA Associate Professor & Reader in Computer Science & Computational Perceptual= isation Project RADICAL<https://projectradical.github.io/> =96 Principal Investigat= or Institute of Coding =96 Project Lead: http://ioc.northumbria.ac.uk/ Department of Computer and Information Sciences T: +44 (0)191 243 7614 E: paul.vickers@xxxxxxxx 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<http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/> Personal Profile: https://paulvickers.github.io<https://paulvickers.github.= io/> Research: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/v/dr-paul-vicker= s/ LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/drpaulvickers GitHub: https://github.com/paulvickers/ This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confident= ial and/or legally privileged information. 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The University cann= ot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free or has not b= een intercepted and/or amended. --_000_AM6PR04MB5061B255D6DF9E608CE15F0CDCF30AM6PR04MB5061eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc= hemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/of= fice/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> RADICAL (=91A Radic= al New Interdisciplinary Space for Sonification=92) is a Research Project G= rant funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The grant is held and managed by Dr Pa= ul 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 re= lations but, unlike information visualisation, is still not widely used. Th= e sonification research community's understanding of the roles played by em= bodied perception, spatial considerations, and aesthetics in our listening to, and perception of, sonification is ver= y limited. These aspects of sonification cannot be addressed except through= an interdisciplinary approach, and this project draws together proven expe= rts in computer science, sonification, listening and perception, ethnography, music composition, and aesthetics t= o foster a fundamentally new understanding from which to derive concrete gu= idelines for better sonification design. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Making use of spati= alised audio, including (though not limited to) Northumbria=92s IKO icosahe= dral 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 t= he relationships between sonifications, their designers, and their listener= s and to stimulate a revitalised agenda for sonification research and pract= ice. 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. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> We are seeking one = Research Fellow at Northumbria to work on the RADICAL project with a primar= y focus on the design and implementation of data sonifications. You will li= kely have a technical background in computer science or human-computer interaction and a demonstrable interest= in sonification, sonic interaction design, or digital audio.<o:p></o:p></s= pan> <o:p> </o:p></= span> The project has rec= ently appointed to the project a research associate at Newcastle University= with a focus on ethnographic evaluation of technologically-mediated musica= l and sonic arts practice. Therefore, a degree of familiarity with, or ability to adapt to the basics of the New= castle focus will be significant in developing interdisciplinary collaborat= ion with the Newcastle team.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Since the research = conducted across RADICAL is highly collaborative and interdisciplinary you = will have demonstrable interest to work in an interdisciplinary team. The R= esearch Fellow 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/soni= c arts, and Research through Design.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Excellent communica= tion skills are essential. Experience and familiarity with research funding= would be beneficial.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> This is an exciting= opportunity to collaborate on a new area of interdisciplinary research. Th= is is a three-year fixed term post. The job is full time and you will be wo= rking from Northumbria University=92s main campus in Newcastle upon Tyne.  The CV of the successful candida= te will be sent to the Leverhulme Trust for approval before the appointment= is confirmed. See the project web page at <a href=3D"https://projectradical.github.io/about">https://projectRadical.g= ithub.io/about</a> for more information about RADICAL. The project official= ly begins in mid-January so we are looking to have someone in post as soon = as possible after that. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> For an informal dis= cussion about the Northumbria post, please contact Paul Vickers at <a href=3D"mailto:paul.vickers@xxxxxxxx">paul.vickers@xxxxxxxx= ac.uk</a>.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> To see a role de= scription, person specification, and instructions on how to apply for this = position, please visit <a href=3D"https://www.northumb= ria.ac.uk/work-for-us/job-vacancies/professional-3241-research-fellow-in-so= nification-design-and-aesthetics">https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/work-for-us= /job-vacancies/professional-3241-research-fellow-in-sonification-design-and= -aesthetics</a>. Previous unsuccessful candidates should not apply.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Regards<o:p></o:p><= /span> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Paul Vickers<o:p></= o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> --<o:p></o:p> Dr Paul Vickers BSc PhD CE= ng MIEE FHEA<o:p></o:p> Associate Professor &am= p; Reader in Computer Science & Computational Perceptualisation<o:p></o= :p> <o:p> </o:p></= p> <a href=3D"https://project= radical.github.io/">Project RADICAL</a> =96 Principal Investigator<o:p= ></o:p> Institute of Coding =96 Project Lead= : <= a href=3D"http://ioc.northumbria.ac.uk/" title=3D"http://ioc.northumbria.ac= .uk/">http://ioc.northumbria.ac.uk/</a= ><o:p></o:p> Department of Computer and= Information Sciences   T: +44 (0)191 243 7614<o:p></o:p> E: paul.vickers@xxxxxxxx= a.ac.uk<o:p></o:p> O: <a href=3D"htt= ps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-5005" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"https://orci= d.org/0000-0003-0963-5005=0A= Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link">https://= orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-5005</a>   Northumbria University<o:p></o:p> Ellison Building, Ellison = Place<o:p></o:p> Newcastle upon Tyne= <o:= p></o:p> NE1 8ST, United Kingdom&nb= sp; <a href=3D"http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.northumbria.ac.uk</a> </sp= an>= <o:p></o:p>   Personal Profile: <a href=3D"https://paulvickers.github.io/"><span= style=3D"color:#0563C1">https://paulvickers.github.io</a><o:p></o:p= > Research: <spa= n style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href= =3D"https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/v/dr-paul-vickers/" ta= rget=3D"_blank">https://www.northumbria.ac.uk= /about-us/our-staff/v/dr-paul-vickers/</a><o:p></o:p> LinkedIn: <spa= n style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href= =3D"https://uk.linkedin.com/in/drpaulvickers" target=3D"_blank">https://uk.linkedin.com/in/drpaulvickers</a><o:p>= </o:p> GitHub:   <= /span><a href=3D"https://github.com/paulvickers/" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/paulvickers/</a><o:p></o:p></= span> <o:p> </o:p> </div> This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confident= ial and/or legally privileged information. 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