Postdoc: Acoustic Analysis Tools for Sound Archives

International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

Interest-free season ticket loan

Job summary

The Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to develop non-speech, non-music acoustic analysis tools for sound archives and to investigate how these tools help users find material. The post is part of the EPSRC project Machine Listening using Sparse Representations, based in C4DM.

14 months full-time from 1 February 2013, salary GBP 35,824–39,936 per annum inclusive of London Allowance; benefits include 30 days leave,

Responsibilities

• Investigate and develop non-speech, non-music acoustic analysis tools for sound archives.
• Explore ways to help users find material in digitized archives using acoustic tools.
• Contribute to the EPSRC project Machine Listening using Sparse Representations at C4DM.

Job description

The Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to develop non-speech, non-music acoustic analysis tools for sound archives and to investigate how these tools help users find material. The post is part of the EPSRC project Machine Listening using Sparse Representations, based in C4DM.

14 months full-time from 1 February 2013, salary GBP 35,824–39,936 per annum inclusive of London Allowance; benefits include 30 days leave,