Pressemitteilung Stadt Köln
23.10.2023

Studio für Elektronische Musik des WDR wechselt die Eigentümerin
Oberbürgermeisterin und WDR-Intendant unterzeichnen Überlassungsvertrag

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Von: Max Joy – UdK-Berlin
Datum: Sun, 22 Oct 2023
Betreff: Sonic Art Bar #8 –> nächster Mittoch 25.10 von 19-22 Uhr

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Von: Christian Banasik
Datum: Sat, 21 Oct 2023
Betreff: In Front Festival Aachen / Bewegung-Farbe-Stillstand

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Von: Marc Voigt
Datum: Fri, 20 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] Einladung zu den Forschungskolloquien am 24.10.2023

Liebe Kollegen und Studierende, liebe Interessenten an Veranstaltungen
am Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation,

am kommenden Dienstag, 24.10.2023, 16:00 Uhr, präsentiert Tom Virkus seine Abschlussarbeit zum Thema „The semantic expression space of UX sounds on the functional level of product communication. An exploratory study with sound designers and consumers“.

Dazu möchten wir Sie sehr herzlich einladen. Eine Kurzzusammenfassung darüber finden Sie, wie immer, am Ende dieser E-Mail.

Vor Ort gelten die Hygieneregeln der TU Berlin:

https://www.tu.berlin/themen/coronavirus/hygieneregeln/

Der Zoom-Link für unsere auswärtigen Gäste lautet:

https://tu-berlin.zoom.us/j/65603959784?pwd=ZEs1SkVrbFJzZ0pXeG9TSGp3YkI3UT09

Meeting-ID: 656 0395 9784
Kenncode: 20231009

Viele Grüße
Marc Voigt

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Tom Virkus: The semantic expression space of UX sounds on the functional level of product communication. An exploratory study with sound designers and consumers

This study investigates the communicative potential of user experience sounds in modern technological products, focusing on how effectively they convey functional information to users. Drawing on the expertise of professionals in product sound design and related fields, we identified common goals pursued through the use of UX sounds in real-world technological consumer products. A large collection of UX sounds was then evaluated by a sample of 234 individuals from the UK and Germany to assess their effectiveness in meeting manufacturers‘ communication objectives. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, the study identifies the key communication goals that can be successfully and coherently achieved through UX sounds. The results ultimately led to the construction of a two-part standardized measurement instrument called FMUXs that can be used to evaluate UX sounds in a time-efficient manner. Limitations were noted due to the relatively small sample size and high correlation between certain expression dimensions. Nonetheless, the study provides a foundation for future research using Music Information Retrieval (MIR) techniques and Deep Learning applications to further refine the design and application of UX sounds.

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Marc Voigt
IT-Administration

Technische Universität Berlin
Fakultät I – Geistes- und Bildungswissenschaften
Institut für Sprache und Kommunikation
Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation

Faculty I – Humanities and Educational Sciences
Institute of Speech and Communication
Audio Communication Group

Einsteinufer 17c, 10587 Berlin
GERMANY

Telefon: +49 (0)30 314-25557
Telefax: +49 (0)30 314-21143
marc.voigt@tu-berlin.de

www.ak.tu-berlin.de

Von: Digital in Berlin | Kiezsalon
Datum: Fri, 20 Oct 2023
Betreff: Our October highlights: Wolf Eyes, Colleen, KNM’s ‚listening cities‘ and Phill Niblock’s ‚The Movement of People Working‘

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Von: Marc Voigt via ak discourse
Datum: Fri, 20 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] Einladung zu den Forschungskolloquien am 24.10.2023

Liebe Freunde der Audiokommunikation,

das Forschungskolloquium am 24.10.2023 findet ausnahmsweise in Raum H 3001 statt.

Viele Grüße
Marc Voigt

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Marc Voigt
IT-Administration

Technische Universität Berlin
Fakultät I – Geistes- und Bildungswissenschaften
Institut für Sprache und Kommunikation
Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation

Faculty I – Humanities and Educational Sciences
Institute of Speech and Communication
Audio Communication Group

Einsteinufer 17c, 10587 Berlin
GERMANY

Telefon: +49 (0)30 314-25557
Telefax: +49 (0)30 314-21143
marc.voigt@tu-berlin.de

www.ak.tu-berlin.de

Von: Marc Voigt via ak discourse
Datum: Fri, 20 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] Einladung zu den Forschungskolloquien am 24.10.2023

Liebe Kollegen und Studierende, liebe Interessenten an Veranstaltungen
am Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation,

am kommenden Dienstag, 24.10.2023, 16:00 Uhr, präsentiert Tom Virkus seine Abschlussarbeit zum Thema „The semantic expression space of UX sounds on the functional level of product communication. An exploratory study with sound designers and consumers“.

Dazu möchten wir Sie sehr herzlich einladen. Eine Kurzzusammenfassung darüber finden Sie, wie immer, am Ende dieser E-Mail.

Vor Ort gelten die Hygieneregeln der TU Berlin:

https://www.tu.berlin/themen/coronavirus/hygieneregeln/

Der Zoom-Link für unsere auswärtigen Gäste lautet:

https://tu-berlin.zoom.us/j/65603959784?pwd=ZEs1SkVrbFJzZ0pXeG9TSGp3YkI3UT09

Meeting-ID: 656 0395 9784
Kenncode: 20231009

Viele Grüße
Marc Voigt

—

Tom Virkus: The semantic expression space of UX sounds on the functional level of product communication. An exploratory study with sound designers and consumers

This study investigates the communicative potential of user experience sounds in modern technological products, focusing on how effectively they convey functional information to users. Drawing on the expertise of professionals in product sound design and related fields, we identified common goals pursued through the use of UX sounds in real-world technological consumer products. A large collection of UX sounds was then evaluated by a sample of 234 individuals from the UK and Germany to assess their effectiveness in meeting manufacturers‘ communication objectives. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, the study identifies the key communication goals that can be successfully and coherently achieved through UX sounds. The results ultimately led to the construction of a two-part standardized measurement instrument called FMUXs that can be used to evaluate UX sounds in a time-efficient manner. Limitations were noted due to the relatively small sample size and high correlation between certain expression dimensions. Nonetheless, the study provides a foundation for future research using Music Information Retrieval (MIR) techniques and Deep Learning applications to further refine the design and application of UX sounds.

—

Marc Voigt
IT-Administration

Technische Universität Berlin
Fakultät I – Geistes- und Bildungswissenschaften
Institut für Sprache und Kommunikation
Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation

Faculty I – Humanities and Educational Sciences
Institute of Speech and Communication
Audio Communication Group

Einsteinufer 17c, 10587 Berlin
GERMANY

Telefon: +49 (0)30 314-25557
Telefax: +49 (0)30 314-21143
marc.voigt@tu-berlin.de

www.ak.tu-berlin.de

Von: Lepa, Steffen via ak discourse
Datum: Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] Position: Assistant Professor, Musicology (Stanford)

Von: Lepa, Steffen via ak discourse
Datum: Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] WG: IASPM-US 2024 CFP: Philadelphia, April 11-14

The US chapter of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) announces our annual conference, April 11-14, 2024, hosted by Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

Call for Papers

“You know how we do”: Popular Music and Communality

Discussions of popular music frequently center individual actors: the star, the producer, or the listener. Such narratives allow for exploration of personal expression and insight. But they can overlook the communal elements and mass appeal of popular music. As the late Howard S. Becker illustrated in his foundational work on “art worlds,” popular music is the product of a group of creators: songwriters and lyricists, studio musicians, sound engineers, promoters, dancers, and more.

What can we learn by exploring the collaborative aspects of popular music? Many great musical moments result from surprisingly harmonious musical synergies. Conventional genre distinctions have resulted in new forms of cross-musical hybridity. Yet the social implications that follow from such genre distinctions persist, and continue to be reinforced by deep social, political, class, regional, and ethnic divisions. For many Americans, “freedom” has come to mean the right to express individual interests and pursue personalized goals, no matter the effects on others. Reminders during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic that “we’re all in this together” may not have shifted self-focused Americans’ priorities to the communal. “Social” media, ostensibly a means of connecting people, often centers the individual while managing its promised “connections” for the company or advertisers’ own aims, such as harvesting users‘ data. Even group activism around identity, oppression, and justice can risk being individualist in excluding some participants. However, when the nation’s attention turned toward police brutality and racism in the summer of 2020, the resulting protests tapped into collaborative and coalitional organizations that were already embedded in communities and ready to carry a movement forward to important social change. Individualism has also made possible previously new expressions of self beyond existing categories and norms, inspiring new collective identifications as well as calling for new coalitions with existing groups. Communal thinking seems needed when understanding humans as animals, who are at least partly dependent on one another for survival. How does this necessity of interaction feature in popular music? How does collaboration shift over time with the adaptation of new technologies? How might the joy of the communal in popular music inspire people to think more collectively in general? What can be learned from musical collaborations gone wrong, whether musically, socially, commercially, or otherwise, and due to mismatch, miscommunication, abuse of power, or exclusion, for example? What can we learn about communal engagement in musicking environments from examples of different popular music?

This year, IASPM-US will meet in Philadelphia, a name that translates as “The City of Brotherly Love.” We invite conversation around all forms of popular music’s interactive, collaborative, and communal properties. Possible topics for papers or panel submissions include but are not limited to:

Band dynamics

Artistic collaborations or mentoring, short or long term

Workshops, song circles, and festivals

Camps and group educational settings

Interactions in the studio and rehearsal spaces

Venues that serve as third spaces

Collectives and coalitions

Social dance, line dancing, dancing choruses, choreography

The audience (live and in person or virtual)

Listener engagement in virtual or live spaces

Fan clubs and communities

Communal elements of popular music journalism

Hearing/analyzing the communal in the sounds of popular music

Analysis as a communal activity

Music scenes

The exploitation and gatekeeping realities of collective activity

Popular music marketplaces

Interconnections and inspirations between popular music and other creative fields

Cross-genre creativity

Sampling/Interpolation (versus copyright)

Digital music making collaborations

The role of the communal in music made by artificial intelligence

The business and legal sides of/interventions in popular music collaboration

Please submit proposals via Google Form no later than midnight (Eastern Standard Time) November 20, 2023. The form will collect information such as the presenter’s name, institutional affiliation (if any), current email address (required for program decisions and conference communications), current membership status in IASPM, the intention to present in person (encouraged) or virtually, and a 100-word bio.

· Individual submissions should include a paper title, the presenter’s name, contact information, a 250-word abstract, and a list of 3-5 keywords. Abstracts should identify the methodology used, state the paper’s goals, summarize the context and argument of the paper, and include a brief conclusion.

· Organized panels, consisting of 3-4 papers, should include a 250-word description of the panel’s rationale and goals, a 250-word abstract for each individual participating in the panel, and a list of 3-5 keywords.

· Roundtables, consisting of a moderated conversation with 4-6 participants, require a single 250-word abstract, a list of 3-5 keywords, a list of roundtable members, and should designate one person as the panel chair.

· Alternative presentations should include a 250-word description of the presentation, a list of 3-5 keywords, the delivery format, and special requirements beyond standard AV-equipment.

Individual presentations of 20 minutes will be followed immediately by a 10-minute question and answer period. Roundtables and organized panels can be allotted up to a two-hour time slot. Abstracts not adhering to the word count will not be considered.

Please note: All conference presenters must be IASPM members by the time they register for the conference. For membership and conference information visit: https://iaspm-us.net/

Program committee: Shana Goldin-Perschbacher (chair), Justin Burton, Ya-Hui Cheng, Jasmine Henry, and Rebekah Moore. You may direct general questions to the president of IASPM-US, Anthony Kwame Harrison at anharri5 at vt dot edu. Questions about the program can be sent to Shana Goldin-Perschbacher at profgp at temple dot edu.

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Anthony Kwame Harrison

Edward S. Diggs Professor in Humanities

Professor of Sociology

Associate Chair, Department of Sociology

Virginia Tech
560 McBryde Hall (0137)

225 Stanger Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-4519

Von: weekly ausland newsletter
Datum: Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ausland depesche] Keine Eintagsfliegen

Werte Internetgemeinde,

Ein 23 Jahre alter Programmierer hat nun den 22 Jahre alten Bug 148624
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Fri, 20. October 2023 – 20:30
Kasper T. Toeplitz +Reinhold Friedl// Mark Harwood

Doors 20.30 | Start 21.00 | Ticket (no presale) € 10,–

LA FIN DES TERRES Kasper T. Toeplitz & Reinhold Friedl
Kasper T. Toeplitz (electric bass)
Reinhold Friedl (piano)

Mark Harwood
performance

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Sat, 21. October 2023 – 12:00
PA Workshop Level 1 by Soundsysters

PA Workshop Level 1 by Soundsysters, 12 – 17 Sa + So for Flinta*
Register at workshop (at) ausland.berlin
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Von: [Mark Polscher]
Datum: Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Betreff: Mark Polscher – THE SUPREME TRICKSTER – Installation – Scheven

Von: Hein, Nicola Leonard
Datum: Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Betreff: Lübeck – Sinne|Sinn: Geräusch – Musik – Geräuschmusik – Oktober 20-22, 2023

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Von: Maria Pelekanou
Datum: Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Betreff: Elektroakustisches Konzert NOISY WAVES: Frauen im Krieg

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Von: Lepa, Steffen via ak discourse
Datum: Tue, 17 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] WG: [Ak-alumni] Fwd: Lecturer in Audio Engineering for Creative Technologies, University of York

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Lecturer in Audio Engineering for Creative Technologies
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology,
University of York, UK.

The University of York’s AudioLab, is looking for an exceptional academic in Audio Engineering for Creative Technologies. We seek candidates with expertise that complements our research and a strong track record in partnership, collaboration, knowledge exchange, or technology translation in areas such as XR audio, machine learning for audio, real-time interactive audio systems, high-performance computing, acoustic simulation, sound reproduction perception, environmental soundscapes, immersive sound for virtual production, and audio systems influenced by neuroscience and psychology. Successful applicants should have a proven international research record in their field.

With recent substantial investments in Engineering at the University of York and successful research grants from AHRC and EPSRC, this is an exciting time to join the AudioLab and shape our research direction.

The main purpose of the role is:
– Developing research objectives, proposals, and conducting independent and collaborative research projects.
– Leading or contributing to research output and outcomes.
– Designing, developing, and delivering teaching in Audio and Music/Creative technologies.
– Supervising PhD students.
– To undertake effectively a range of administrative and managerial responsibilities.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications needed
You will have:
– A PhD in Audio/Acoustic Engineering, Computer Science or Music/Creative Technologies, or equivalent experience
– A track record in publishing original research in appropriate journals and conferences
– A clear research agenda in an area of expertise complementary to the activities of the AudioLab
– Strong experience in teaching audio technologies and the provision of learning support across different levels of academic activity.
– Knowledge of a range of teaching techniques to enthuse and engage students
– Experience of wider practical work in the fields of audio and Music/Creative technologies
– Highly developed communication skills to engage effectively with a wide ranging audience, both orally and in writing, using a range of media

Deadline for applications: 09/11/2023

For further details on how to apply, please go to:
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lecturer-in-audio-engineering-for-creative-technologies-539817.html

For informal enquiries: please contact Prof. Gavin Kearney (gavin.kearney@york.ac.uk) or Prof. Helena Daffern (helena.daffern@york.ac.uk)

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Gavin Kearney

Professor of Audio Engineering

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

University of York, York, YO10 5DD

Tel: +44 (0) 1904 32 2374

Web: https://audiolab.york.ac.uk/

EMAIL DISCLAIMER http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm

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Von: HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste
Datum: Mon, 16 Oct 2023
Betreff: Hier spielt die Musik: Die Biennale Venedig gastiert in HELLERAU

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Von: Digital in Berlin | Kiezsalon
Datum: Mon, 16 Oct 2023
Betreff: Thank you for joining us at our last Kiezsalon • Series finale at NOME on November 8

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Von: Wilfried Jentzsch
Datum: Mon, 16 Oct 2023
Betreff: Mitteilung

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Von: Lepa, Steffen via ak discourse
Datum: Fri, 13 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] WG: CfP „Music, Media, and Narrative in the Streaming Age“

Liebe Kolleg*innen,

anbei ein Call for Papers für das 2024-Symposium der Kieler Gesellschaft für Filmmusikforschung zum Thema “Music, Media, and Narrative in the Streaming Age”.

Die Tagung findet in Kooperation mit der International Musicological Society Study Group „Music and Media“ (MaM) vom 6.-8. Juni 2024 an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München statt.

Herzliche Grüße

Maria Behrendt

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Dr. Maria Behrendt

Musikwissenschaftlerin

Schwanallee 41

35037 Marburg

maria.behrendt@daad-alumni.de

Von: Lepa, Steffen via ak discourse
Datum: Fri, 13 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] WG: Stellenausschreibung WiMi im Bereich Musik und Medien / Audioverarbeitung / ML

An der Professur für Modellierung vernetzter virtueller Datenräume (im Bereich Musik und Medien) im KreativInstitut.OWL ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Stelle als

wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (Doc/PostDoc) (w/m/d)
(Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L)

für das Fachgebiet Musikinformatik im Umfang von 100 % der regelmäßigen Arbeitszeit zu besetzen.
Es handelt sich um eine zunächst bis zum 31.12.2026 wegen Drittmittelfinanzierung im Sinne des
Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetzes (WissZeitVG) befristete Tätigkeit. Die Befristungsdauer entspricht
dem bewilligten Projektzeitraum. Es handelt sich um eine Stelle, die auch zur Weiterqualifizierung in
Hinblick auf eine wissenschaftliche Karriere geeignet ist.

Das KreativInstitut.OWL ist ein wissenschaftlich-künstlerisches Institut im Verbund der Universität Pa-
derborn, der TH Ostwestfalen-Lippe und der Hochschule für Musik Detmold. Das Instituts engagiert
sich, um die Zukunftsfähigkeit der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft durch Forschung und Transfer nach-
haltig zu stärken. Das Arbeitsfeld der Professur ist auf dem Gebiet der Musikinformatik und Mensch-
Computer-Interaktion angesiedelt. Dabei kooperiert sie mit verschiedensten anderen Disziplinen und
Partner:innen wie der Musikwissenschaft (u.a. Interpretationsforschung und Musikedition), Medien-
gestaltung, dem Orgelbau oder im Rahmen von öffentlichkeitswirksamen künstlerischen und musea-
len Projekten. Das fachliche Spektrum umspannt u.a. Audiosignalverarbeitung, Modell- und Format-
entwicklungen für das Music Encoding, Music Interaction, generative Musik und Music Information
Retrieval.

Aufgabengebiet:
• Selbständige Konzeption und Durchführung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeiten
• Mitarbeit an wissenschaftlichen Publikationen, Einwerbung von Drittmitteln sowie bei der
Anbahnung von Transferprojekten
• Unterstützung der Selbstverwaltung der Arbeitsgruppe und des Institutes
• Mitwirkung in Lehrveranstaltungen sowie Betreuung von Abschlussarbeiten
Einstellungsvoraussetzungen:
• Wissenschaftlicher Hochschulabschluss (Diplom, Master, Promotion oder vergleichbarer
Abschluss) der Fachrichtungen Informatik, Mathematik oder einem verwandten Fach
• Einschlägige Vorkenntnisse im Bereich der Musik
• Erfahrung in wissenschaftlichen Publikationen und Drittmittelanträgen
• Wünschenswert (aber nicht vorausgesetzt) sind Kenntnisse beispielsweise in der Web-
Entwicklung, Machine Learning, Mobile App-Entwicklung, Mensch-Computer-Interaktion,
Physical Computing, Linked Data und Datenbanken, X-Technologien, Statistik

Stellenanzeige in Deutsch: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/fileadmin/zv/4-4/stellenangebote/Kennziffer6163.pdf

Stellenanzeige in Englisch: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/fileadmin/zv/4-4/stellenangebote/Kennziffer_6163_englisch.pdf

Kontakt: Prof. Dr. Axel Berndt

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Professorship for the Modeling of Linked Virtual Data Spaces (in Music and Media) Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar Detmold/Paderborn KreativInstitut.OWL Paderborn University

Hornsche Str. 39
32756 Detmold, Germany
axel.berndt@uni-paderborn.de

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Von: Lepa, Steffen via ak discourse
Datum: Thu, 12 Oct 2023
Betreff: [ak-discourse] WG: Job Announcement

 

PhD Research Fellow in Popular Music Performance

 

About the position

CreaTeME invites applications for 1-2 positions as PhD Research Fellow in Popular Music Performance at the Department of Popular Music for a period of three years. The position is located at Campus Kristiansand. Starting date by appointment.

 

CreaTeME is a centre for excellence in creative use of technology in music education. Our vision is innovative, inclusive, responsive, and responsible use of technology in music education, and our goal is to become a European nexus for creative use of technology in music education. These objectives will be pursued through research on and through music and music education. PhD Research Fellow(s) will be part of the CreaTeME-team, and will be invited to take responsibilities that follows the status of centre of excellence.

 

The Faculty of Fine Arts comprises 3 departments: The Department of Popular Music, The Department of Classical Music and Music Education, and The Department of Visual Arts and Drama. The Faculty has approximately 550 students and 90 members of staff employed in academic positions. See Faculty of Fine Arts. The Faculty of Fine Arts offers several Master’s- and bachelor’s studies within fine arts, among them a Master’s in Popular music. The PhD-programme has two specialisations, one within Popular Music Performance and one within Art in Context.

 

Responsibilities

We are seeking 1-2 PhD Research Fellow(s) connected to CreaTeME’s focus on how various technologies change the premises for artistic and pedagogical practices. CreaTeME seeks candidates who wish to investigate and develop innovative and creative use of existing or new technology, with projects that ultimately fit into the complex interdisciplinary field of popular music studies. We are open to projects that focus on the creative use of existing or new technology where artistic processes are at the center. The project may also involve the development of new technology for music production or -performance, grounded in artistic practice. Relevant issues may be, not limited to: developing new artistic or pedagogical practices as a response to new technologies; the shift in what is considered creativity and relevant knowledge when utilising new technologies (such as AI); how music education can respond to changing conditions for musicians and artists due to new technologies.

 

It is a prerequisite for taking up the position that the Research Fellow is admitted to the university’s PhD-programme at the Faculty of Fine Arts, specialization in Popular Music Performance. The project can take the form as a theoretical thesis, or a thesis where the artistic output is a significant part of the project. The candidate can expect to work in an interdisciplinary research environment as part of CreaTeME, and is expected to participate actively in the PhD-programme and as part of the staff at the institute on campus. We are looking for candidates who can inspire students‘ and employees‘ artistic and pedagogical practices.

 

Required qualifications

Further provisions relating to the position as PhD Research Fellow can be found in the

“Regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment for the position of Post-doctoral research fellow, research fellow, research assistant and resident”.

 

Applicants must hold a master’s degree/second degree level, or the equivalent in relevant master’s studies, for example Music performance, Popular musicology, Business Administration, Music sociology, etc. This year’s candidates/candidates who are in the closing stages of their master’s degree can also apply. For details on education specifications and prerequisite knowledge of Popular music, see the supplementary regulations for the PhD programme at the Faculty of Fine Arts.

 

Emphasis will be placed on education, professional, artistic- and/or scientific work. Great emphasis will also be placed on the project description enclosed in the application. The Project description should not exceed seven pages (bibliography excluded), and it must present and argue possible research topics/questions, theoretical perspectives, material, timetable and methods within the given scope.

 

In the assessment process, considerable emphasis will be placed on the applicant’s project description. In addition, emphasis will be placed on examination results, the relevance of the academic background, and possible published works or artistic projects and documented development work.

 

It is required that the appointee joins, and contributes to, one of the research groups at the Department of Popular Music and the Popular Music Research Unit (PMRU). Popular Music Research Unit is a research unit at the Department of Popular Music at the Faculty of Fine Arts that is established to organise the research groups and promote the research activity in Popular music domestically and internationally. Further information on the research groups and the Popular Music Research Unit, is available here.

 

The working language at the University of Agder is Norwegian. In this position, Norwegian language skills are not required, but knowledge of Norwegian or another Scandinavian language is an advantage. A high level of proficiency in both oral and written English is required.

 

Short-listed applicants will be invited for an interview. With the applicant’s permission, UiA will conduct a reference check.

 

Personal qualities

The position requires that the appointee has the ability to work in goal-oriented, organised, focused and independent manner. In the expert assessment, personal suitability and good teamwork skills will also be emphasised.

 

We offer

• professional development in an exciting and important organization
• professional development in a large, exciting and socially influential organisation
• a positive, inclusive and diverse working environment
• modern facilities and a comprehensive set of welfare offers
• membership of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund 
• flexible working hours

 

More about working at UiA.

 

The position is remunerated according to the State salary scale, salary plan 17.515, code 1017 Research Fellow, gross salary per year NOK 532 200. A 2 % compulsory pension contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund is deducted from the pay according to current statutory provisions.

 

General Information

UiA is an open and inclusive university. We believe that diversity enriches the workplace and makes us better. We, therefore, encourage qualified candidates to apply for the position independent of gender, age, cultural background, disability or an incomplete CV.

 

Women are encouraged to apply for the position.

 

The successful applicant will have rights and obligations in accordance with the current regulations for the position, and organisational changes and changes in the duties and responsibilities of the position must be expected. The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning the acts relating to Control of Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Appointment is made by the University of Agder’s Appointments Committee for Teaching and Research Positions.

 

Short-listed applicants will be invited for interview. With the applicant’s permission, UiA will also conduct a reference check before appointment. Read more about the employment process.

 

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act § 25 (2), applicants may request that they are not identified in the open list of applicants. The University, however, reserves the right to publish the names of applicants. Applicants will be advised of the University’s intention to exercise this right.

 

Application

Applicants must submit their application and CV online. Please click on the link “Apply for this job”. The following documentation should be uploaded as an attachment with the online application:

• Resumé (choose «standard CV» in the electronic application)
• A project description of no more than seven pages (bibliography excluded)
• Complete list of scientific works and R&D activities (scientific articles, concert programmes and -reviews)
• Possible scientific articles
• Documentation of possible musical-artistic research and development
• Master’s thesis/thesis at second degree level
• Certificates with grades for education beyond Upper Secondary School, including undergraduate studies
• Certificates with grades from graduate studies with a list of courses included in the degree
• Applicants with education from other countries than Norway must enclose an official description of the grading system used at the educational institutions in question.

 

The applicant is fully responsible for submitting complete digital documentation before the closing date. Without complete documentation we cannot, unfortunately, include the application in the assessment process. All documentation must be available in a Scandinavian language or English. Translated material must be attested.

 

Contact

The position reports to Head of Department of Popular Music. For further information, please contact:

 

For questions about the position:

• Professor Michael Rauhut

o Tlf. 38 14 23 61

o E-mail: michael.rauhut@uia.no

 

For question about CreaTeME

• CreaTeME Director Professor Daniel Nordgård

o Tlf. 970 80 611

o E-mail: daniel.nordgard@uia.no

 

For questions about the application process:

• Senior Adviser (HR) Tone E. Furre

o Tlf. 911 00 030

o E-mail: tone.e.furre@uia.no.