Subject: [AUDITORY] Funded PhD and Research Assistant Positions at IEM/KUG Graz, Austria From: =?utf-8?Q?Felix_Holzm=C3=BCller?= <=?utf-8?Q?Felix_Holzm=C3=BCller?=> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:11:57 +0200--Apple-Mail=_352EB40F-2873-411D-95B6-6D0BC8E262A6 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dear auditory list, The Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM) at the University = of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria (KUG), is offering two = fully-funded PhD positions within the KUG=E2=80=99s Sound and Music = Computing doctoral programme and one fully-funded research assistant = position starting in October 2026.=20 Machine Learning in Musical Audio: Independent research in computational = methods for time-based arts and musicology (e.g. generative audio/music, = timbre/expression, MIR, digital/computational musicology) under = supervision of Prof. Anna Aljanaki. Fixed-term 4 years: = https://go.iem.at/UAMLMA Acoustics and Audio Engineering: Independent research in audio signal = processing and machine learning, with emphasis on real-time signal = processing under supervision of Prof. Alois Sontacchi. Fixed-term 4 = years: https://go.iem.at/UAAAE Audio-visual Digital Twins: Research on audio-visual digital twins as = use cases in the =E2=80=9CDigital Twins=E2=80=9D infrastructure project = (acoustic measurement/virtualization, laser scanning / photogrammetry, = geometrical modeling in game engine) under supervision of Ass.Prof. = Matthias Frank. Fixed-term 21 months: https://go.iem.at/UAAVDT Note:=20 Positions 1 and 2 are fully funded PhD positions (Austrian term: = University Assistant, Prae-Doc), which are university staff employment = positions in which the PhD project is developed jointly with the = supervisor within the advertised research area, allowing considerable = freedom to shape your own research. Candidates with a concrete research = idea are encouraged to include a research expos=C3=A9 with their = application, but this is not required. The third position is a 21-month fully funded university staff = employment position, embedded in an ongoing research project determining = the scope of the work, with the option of simultaneously enrolling in = the PhD programme. We would be grateful if you could forward these offers to your students = and other potential candidates. The application deadline is June 17, = 2026. Best regards, Felix Holzm=C3=BCller (on behalf of the IEM Team)= --Apple-Mail=_352EB40F-2873-411D-95B6-6D0BC8E262A6 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html aria-label=3D"message body"><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" = content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;">Dear auditory = list,<div><br></div><div><div>The Institute of Electronic Music and = Acoustics (IEM) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, = Austria (KUG), is offering two fully-funded PhD positions within the = KUG=E2=80=99s Sound and Music Computing doctoral programme and one = fully-funded research assistant position starting in October = 2026. </div><div><div class=3D"_5b6832e6 _3d331bbe _36d77b6f = edb0fe3a e070083c _1ce6cb05 _43663e3b bb36defa eba433ab _751506a1"><div = class=3D"_25b527c2"><p class=3D"aaa2a34c a0b37d66 _38c8bff9 _8533cd3e = _96ed007d _580de4b6 _7e00b75a _83931314 bf19327c _730d93b0"></p><ol = class=3D"MailOutline"><li><b>Machine Learning in Musical = Audio:</b> Independent research in computational methods for = time-based arts and musicology (e.g. generative audio/music, = timbre/expression, MIR, digital/computational musicology) under = supervision of Prof. Anna Aljanaki. Fixed-term 4 years: <a = class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" = href=3D"https://go.iem.at/UAMLMA">https://go.iem.at/UAMLMA</a></li><li><b>= Acoustics and Audio Engineering:</b> Independent research in audio = signal processing and machine learning, with emphasis on real-time = signal processing<span class=3D"_5e4b880e d1d3c94b" tabindex=3D"-1" = data-testid=3D"expandable-text-box"> under supervision of Prof. = Alois Sontacchi</span>. Fixed-term 4 years: <tt><a = class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" = href=3D"https://go.iem.at/UAAAE">https://go.iem.at/UAAAE</a></tt></li><li>= <span class=3D"_5e4b880e d1d3c94b" tabindex=3D"-1" = data-testid=3D"expandable-text-box"><b>Audio-visual Digital = Twins:</b> Research on audio-visual digital twins as use cases in = the =E2=80=9CDigital Twins=E2=80=9D infrastructure project (acoustic = measurement/virtualization, laser scanning / photogrammetry, geometrical = modeling in game engine) </span><span class=3D"_5e4b880e d1d3c94b" = tabindex=3D"-1" data-testid=3D"expandable-text-box">under supervision of = Ass.Prof. Matthias Frank</span><span class=3D"_5e4b880e d1d3c94b" = tabindex=3D"-1" data-testid=3D"expandable-text-box">. Fixed-term 21 = months: <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" = href=3D"https://go.iem.at/UAAVDT">https://go.iem.at/UAAVDT</a></span></li>= </ol><p></p></div></div><div class=3D"_5b6832e6 e070083c _1ce6cb05 = _43663e3b _435a7838 eba433ab = _751506a1"><strong>Note:</strong> </div><div class=3D"_5b6832e6 = e070083c _1ce6cb05 _43663e3b _435a7838 eba433ab _751506a1">Positions 1 = and 2 are fully funded PhD positions (<strong>Austrian term: University = Assistant, Prae-Doc</strong>), which are university staff employment = positions in which the PhD project is developed jointly with the = supervisor within the advertised research area, allowing considerable = freedom to shape your own research. Candidates with a concrete research = idea are encouraged to include a research expos=C3=A9 with their = application, but this is not required.</div><div class=3D"_5b6832e6 = e070083c _1ce6cb05 _43663e3b _435a7838 eba433ab _751506a1">The third = position is a <strong>21-month fully funded university staff = employment position</strong>, embedded in an ongoing research project = determining the scope of the work, with the option of simultaneously = enrolling in the PhD programme.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div = class=3D"_5b6832e6 e070083c _1ce6cb05 _43663e3b _435a7838 eba433ab = _751506a1">We would be grateful if you could forward these offers to = your students and other potential candidates. The <b>application = deadline is June 17, 2026.</b></div></div></div><div class=3D"_5b6832e6 = e070083c _1ce6cb05 _43663e3b _435a7838 eba433ab = _751506a1"><b><br></b></div><div class=3D"_5b6832e6 e070083c _1ce6cb05 = _43663e3b _435a7838 eba433ab _751506a1">Best regards,</div><div = class=3D"_5b6832e6 e070083c _1ce6cb05 _43663e3b _435a7838 eba433ab = _751506a1">Felix Holzm=C3=BCller (on behalf of the IEM = Team)</div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_352EB40F-2873-411D-95B6-6D0BC8E262A6--