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Research Assistant, Polifonia
5 months ago
**Unit**: Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
**Salary**: £28,762 to £34,308 - pro-rata for 50% FTE
**Location**: Milton Keynes
**Please quote reference**: 20736
Part-time, fixed term, 50% FTE (or > 50%, by negotiation). To start no later than May (or as early as possible). Post must end by April 2024.
**Closing Date**: 27 February, 2023 - 12:00
The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education. This project is a collaboration between the Music Computing Lab and the Knowledge Media Institute, both in the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics.
**The role**
The role is part of the €3M Polifonia project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Programme. The overall goal of this project is to create new technologies for interacting with music. Within the Polifonia project, this role will be focused on the ACCESS Pilot, based at the Open University in Milton Keynes, whose aim is to explore technologically mediated ways to improve inclusion and engagement in musical activities via innovative haptic, gestural, and visual interaction. In particular, ACCESS explores:
- Haptic interaction for rhythm (including for those with hearing impairments).
- Gestural interaction for harmony (including for those with physical or cognitive disabilities).
- Systems for deeper public engagement with music, for example at public events.
- Novel, intuitive forms of music search for use within the Polifonia ecosystem.
We are seeking an enthusiastic researcher with skills in interactive music computing to work as a Research Assistant (RA) to support the management, evaluation, and refinement of interactive music systems developed for the project, and to support their use by target users. The RA will work closely with, and be part of, a small interdisciplinary team at the OU including the ACCESS Pilot lead, Dr. Simon Holland, Director of the Music Computing Lab; the OU Polifonia Lead, Dr Enrico Daga; and Dr Paul Mulholland, Senior Research Fellow in Human Computer Interaction.The post is a fixed term part time 50% FTE (or > 50%, by negotiation), position to start as soon as possible, and not later than May 2023. The post must finish by April 2024.
**Skills and experience**
- A first degree or equivalent in music technology, music computing, human computer interaction, computer science, music, education, or a cognate discipline.
- Formal or informal musical skills. Active interest in making music with other people.
- Skills with one or more music programming languages (for example, Max, Pure Data, Supercollider, Web Audio, Python or JavaScript with music libraries).
- Good academic writing and personal communication skills.
**What you get in return**
We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.
We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.
**How to apply**
Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.
- **CV**:
- **Personal statement, **_up to 1,000 words_**, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.**
Find out more about us and our mission by watching this short video (you will be taken to YouTube by clicking this link).
**Closing date: 27th February 2023 at 12:00 midday
