Postdoctoral position

International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university in London is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to develop acoustic analysis tools for sound archives. This full-time position is for 14 months, starting in February 2013, with a salary range of GBP 35,824 to GBP 39,936. Ideal candidates should have a PhD and experience in digital music technology and acoustic analysis. Benefits include 30 days of annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

Interest-free season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the UK.
• Experience in acoustic analysis or machine listening is preferred.
• Strong research background in digital music technology.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools for acoustic analysis in sound archives.
• Collaborate within a research team on EPSRC project.
• Investigate methods to improve search and accessibility of audio materials.

Skills

Acoustic analysis

Digital music technology

Machine listening

Education

PhD in relevant field

Tools

Audio analysis software

Job description

Postdoctoral position, UK: Acoustic Analysis Tools for Sound Archives

Submitted by Richard Ranft on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 11:49

Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Acoustic Analysis Tools for Sound Archives

Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to investigate the development and application of non-speech, non-music acoustic analysis for sound archives.

An increasing amount of audio and audiovisual material is becoming available in digitized archives. However, access to these archives is currently hampered by a lack of tools to enable people to find sounds in such archives. The purpose of this post is to investigate and develop tools to help people to find material in these archives in interesting and useful ways.

This post is part of the multi-person project EPSRC project "Machine Listening using Sparse Representations", based in the Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) at Queen Mary University of London. C4DM is a world-leading multidisciplinary research group in the field of Digital Music & Audio Technology, and is part of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Details about the School can be found at www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk (link is external) , and about the Centre for Digital Music at www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/digitalmusic (link is external) .

The post is full time for 14 months starting from 1 February 2013. Starting salary will be in the range GBP 35,824 - GBP 39,936 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 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 with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

The closing date for applications is 30th December 2012.

Interviews are expected to be held on 18th January 2013.

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