[AUDITORY] Postdoc in Interdisciplinary Concert Research ("Niels Chr. Hansen" )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Postdoc in Interdisciplinary Concert Research From: "Niels Chr. Hansen" <ni3lschrhansen@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 12:41:30 +0300 This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_020A_01DBD617.29E580A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, =20 We are searching for a 30-months postdoc in Interdisciplinary Concert Research. =20 If you want to play a key role in building a new, dynamic =96 and = world-class =96 performance science research environment based on strong principles = of kind, inclusive, and flexible leadership, then this job is for you. =20 Please get in touch with questions (nchansen@xxxxxxxx <mailto:nchansen@xxxxxxxx> ) =96 or go ahead and apply! =20 Best regards, Niels *** Apologies for cross-posting *** =20 Postdoctoral position in Interdisciplinary Concert Research=20 at the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Denmark =20 Deadline: 25 Jun 23:59 CEST Expected start: 1 Sep 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter) Workplace: Interacting Minds Centre, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 78000, Aarhus = C, Denmark Duration: Fixed term full-time position, 1 Sep 2025 - 29 Feb 2028 Click here <https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/postdocto= ral -position-in-interdisciplinary-concert-research-at-the-school-of-culture-= and -society-aarhus-university> for full job ad =20 The research project Collective Applause in the Symphonic Concert Hall (CLAPS) <https://dff.dk/en/our-funded-projects/meet-the-researchers/research-lead= ers /eksterne-personer-en/research-leaders-2024/niels-christian-hansen/> at = the School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University (AU), invites applications for a 30-months fixed-term postdoctoral position in Interdisciplinary Concert Research. RESEARCH CONTEXT We are looking for an innovative researcher with a background in music cognition, psychology, music technology, or musical data science, = ideally with a specialisation in experimental concert research and/or collection = and analysis of continuous audiovisual or physiological data. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in CLAPS, led by = Associate Professor Niels Chr. Hansen, and in establishing his Cognitive = Musicology and Performance Science Lab (CoMPS), co-located at Aarhus University = (AU) and The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg (RAMA). CLAPS utilizes cutting-edge camera and microphone technology along with insights from social and experimental psychology to exploit applause behaviour as a hitherto untapped data source for investigating the socio-cognitive mechanisms of live music appreciation. Via systematic = video recordings and questionnaire surveys of audience behaviour during three = full concerts seasons with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (ASO), we aim to = understand how and why audiences express enthusiasm through collective applause in = the classical concert hall. Later stages of the project will involve smaller-scale concert experiments with advanced music performance = students from RAMA. THE POSITION The successful applicant will be expected to: * Collaborate on=96and possibly take a lead on=96the following project-related tasks: * Establishing an efficient and robust pipeline for collecting video, audio, survey, and contextual data from weekly concerts in Symphonic = Hall, Musikhuset Aarhus * Developing applause-based candidate metrics of live concert experiences * Devising new research questions and experimental hypotheses that can be answered and tested using our rich, multidimensional concert data * Identifying musical and contextual factors that predict the magnitude and spatiotemporal dynamics of applause behaviour * Mentor research assistants, thesis students, and interns as needed in collaboration with the project PI * Present their research at international conferences * Publish their findings in international, peer-reviewed journals in a timely fashion * Share project-related code and data in open-access formats, in compliance with ethical principles and the General Data Protection Regulation * Assist with the organization of research workshops, guest visits, and other hosted activities * Exchange knowledge with various sectors of society and contribute actively to public debate in areas related to the position * Contribute to grant applications for further research funding =20 The successful applicant will also be expected to participate actively, constructively, and kindly in the academic life of CoMPS and the School = as a whole. In addition, they are expected to engage with a wider academic community and to continue their development as an internationally competitive researcher. More info: https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/postdoctor= al- position-in-interdisciplinary-concert-research-at-the-school-of-culture-a= nd- society-aarhus-university =20 =20 Niels Chr. Hansen (PhD, MSc, MMus, BA)=20 Associate Professor of Music Theory, History & Analysis, <https://musikkons.dk/en/> Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, = Denmark Postdoctoral Researcher, <https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/mutku/en/research/projects2/musicon= nec t> MUSICONNECT (ERC) & = <https://www.jyu.fi/en/projects/the-rhythm-of-life> The Rhythm of Life (RCF), <https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/mutku/en/coe-mmbb> Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body, & Brain, University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4, = Finland Researcher, <https://interactingminds.au.dk/> Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University, Denmark Member, = <http://www.youngacademy.dk/da/Medlemmer/Niels%20Chr%20Hansen.aspx> Danish Young Academy, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Former Fellow, <https://aias.au.dk/aias-fellows/former-fellows/former-fellows-archive/ni= els -chr-hansen> Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark Editor, <https://emusicology.org/> Empirical Musicology Review Vice President, European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music ( <https://www.escomsociety.org/> ESCOM) nchansen@xxxxxxxx <mailto:nchansen@xxxxxxxx> | ph. +45 25338833 ------=_NextPart_000_020A_01DBD617.29E580A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta = http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word = 15 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=3DEN-AU = link=3D"#467886" vlink=3D"#96607D" style=3D'word-wrap:break-word'><div = class=3DWordSection1>Dear all,<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>We are searching for = a 30-months postdoc in Interdisciplinary Concert = Research.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>If you want to play a = key role in building a new, dynamic – and world-class – = performance science research environment based on strong principles = of kind, inclusive, and flexible leadership, then this job is for = you.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Please get in touch = with questions (<a = href=3D"mailto:nchansen@xxxxxxxx">nchansen@xxxxxxxx</a>) – = or go ahead and apply!<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Best = regards,<o:p></o:p>Niels<o:p></o:p>*** Apologies for cross-posting = ***<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Postdoctora= l position in Interdisciplinary Concert Research <o:p></o:p>at the School of = Culture and Society, Aarhus University, = Denmark<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Deadline: = 25 Jun 23:59 CEST<o:p></o:p>Expected start: = 1 Sep 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter)<o:p></o:p>Workplace: = Interacting Minds Centre, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 78000, Aarhus C, = Denmark<o:p></o:p>Duration: = Fixed term full-time position, 1 Sep 2025 - 29 Feb = 2028<o:p></o:p>Click = <a = href=3D"https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/po= stdoctoral-position-in-interdisciplinary-concert-research-at-the-school-o= f-culture-and-society-aarhus-university">here</a> for full job = ad<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>The research = project <a = href=3D"https://dff.dk/en/our-funded-projects/meet-the-researchers/resear= ch-leaders/eksterne-personer-en/research-leaders-2024/niels-christian-han= sen/">Collective Applause in the Symphonic Concert Hall (CLAPS)</a> = at the School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University = (AU), invites applications for a 30-months fixed-term postdoctoral = position in Interdisciplinary Concert Research. RESEARCH = CONTEXT We are looking for an innovative researcher with a = background in music cognition, psychology, music technology, or = musical data science, ideally with a specialisation in experimental = concert research and/or collection and analysis of continuous = audiovisual or physiological data. The successful candidate will = play a crucial role in CLAPS, led by Associate Professor Niels Chr. = Hansen, and in establishing his Cognitive Musicology and Performance = Science Lab (CoMPS), co-located at Aarhus University (AU) and The = Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg (RAMA). CLAPS utilizes = cutting-edge camera and microphone technology along with insights from = social and experimental psychology to exploit applause behaviour as a = hitherto untapped data source for investigating the socio-cognitive = mechanisms of live music appreciation. Via systematic video recordings = and questionnaire surveys of audience behaviour during three full = concerts seasons with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (ASO), we aim to = understand how and why audiences = express enthusiasm through collective applause in the classical concert = hall. Later stages of the project will involve smaller-scale concert = experiments with advanced music performance students from = RAMA. THE POSITION The successful applicant will be = expected to:<o:p></o:p><ul style=3D'margin-top:0cm' = type=3Ddisc><li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l1 level1 = lfo2'>Collaborate on–and possibly = take a lead on–the following project-related = tasks:<o:p></o:p></li><ul style=3D'margin-top:0cm' = type=3Dcircle><li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l1 level2 = lfo2'>Establishing an efficient and = robust pipeline for collecting video, audio, survey, and contextual data = from weekly concerts in Symphonic Hall, Musikhuset = Aarhus<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l1 = level2 lfo2'>Developing applause-based = candidate metrics of live concert experiences<o:p></o:p></li><li = class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2'>Devising new research questions and = experimental hypotheses that can be answered and tested using our rich, = multidimensional concert data<o:p></o:p></li><li = class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2'>Identifying musical and contextual factors = that predict the magnitude and spatiotemporal dynamics of applause = behaviour<o:p></o:p></li></ul><li class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Mentor research assistants, thesis students, = and interns as needed in collaboration with the project = PI<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l1 = level1 lfo2'>Present their research at = international conferences<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Publish their findings in international, = peer-reviewed journals in a timely fashion<o:p></o:p></li><li = class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Share project-related code and data in = open-access formats, in compliance with ethical principles and the = General Data Protection Regulation<o:p></o:p></li><li = class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Assist with the organization of research = workshops, guest visits, and other hosted = activities<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Exchange knowledge with various sectors of = society and contribute actively to public debate in areas related to the = position<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Contribute to grant applications for further = research funding<o:p></o:p></li></ul><o:p> </o:p>The successful = applicant will also be expected to participate actively, constructively, = and kindly in the academic life of CoMPS and the School as a whole. In = addition, they are expected to engage with a wider academic community = and to continue their development as an internationally competitive = researcher. More info: <a = href=3D"https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/po= stdoctoral-position-in-interdisciplinary-concert-research-at-the-school-o= f-culture-and-society-aarhus-university">https://international.au.dk/abou= t/profile/vacant-positions/job/postdoctoral-position-in-interdisciplinary= -concert-research-at-the-school-of-culture-and-society-aarhus-university<= /a><o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>Niels Chr. = Hansen (PhD, MSc, MMus, BA) <o:p></o:p>Associate Professor of Music Theory, History & = Analysis, <a href=3D"https://musikkons.dk/en/">Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg</a>, = Denmark<o:p></o:p>Postdoctoral Researcher, <a = href=3D"https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/mutku/en/research/projects2/= musiconnect">MUSICONNECT</a> (ERC) & <a = href=3D"https://www.jyu.fi/en/projects/the-rhythm-of-life">The Rhythm of Life</a> (RCF), <a = href=3D"https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/mutku/en/coe-mmbb">Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body, & = Brain</a>, University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4, Finland<o:p></o:p>Researcher, <a = href=3D"https://interactingminds.au.dk/">Interacting Minds Centre</a>, Aarhus = University, Denmark<o:p></o:p>Member, <a = href=3D"http://www.youngacademy.dk/da/Medlemmer/Niels%20Chr%20Hansen.aspx= ">Danish Young Academy</a>, Royal = Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters<o:p></o:p>Former Fellow, <a = href=3D"https://aias.au.dk/aias-fellows/former-fellows/former-fellows-arc= hive/niels-chr-hansen">Aarhus Institute of = Advanced Studies</a>, Aarhus University, Denmark<o:p></o:p>Editor, <a href=3D"https://emusicology.org/">Empirical Musicology = Review</a><o:p></o:p>Vice President, European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music = (<a href=3D"https://www.escomsociety.org/">ESCOM</a>)<o:p></o:p><a = href=3D"mailto:nchansen@xxxxxxxx">nchansen@xxxxxxxx</a><sp= an = style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> = | ph. +45 25338833<o:p></o:p></div></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_020A_01DBD617.29E580A0--

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