Sound Archive Development Expert

2 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives Full time
Job Overview: We seek a highly skilled postdoctoral researcher to join our team at the Centre for Digital Music. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of acoustic analysis tools for sound archives, leveraging their expertise in machine listening and sparse representations.

This full-time position offers a salary range of £35,824 - £39,936 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance. Additional benefits include 30 days annual leave, a defined benefit pension scheme, and an interest-free season ticket loan.

The postholder will be expected to demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as excellent communication abilities. Prior experience in working with sound archives and machine learning techniques is desirable.

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