Doctoral Studentship in Music and Social Media-London
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AHRC Doctoral Studentship in Music and Social Media
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We invite applications for a Doctoral Studentship, funded by the Arts
and Humanities Research Council, in Computational Musicology, located
at Goldsmiths, University of London, under the supervision of Dr
Christophe Rhodes. The deadline for applications to be received is
*Friday 22 November 2013*; interviews will take place in the week
beginning *2 December 2013*. The studentship forms part of the AHRC
Digital Transformations project Transforming Musicology:
http://www.transforming-musicology.org/
Full details of the studentship are available here:
http://www.transforming-musicology.org/news/2013-10-18_ahrc-doctoral-studentship-in-music-and-social-media/
The Studentship
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The specific aims of the studentship are: to research and develop ways
of understanding the creation, distribution and consumption of music
on the modern Internet, in particular the current and potential use of
Social Media by practitioners and scholars; and to develop tools which
can assist musicians and academics in their understanding of the
interaction between music and social networks.
The studentship will be located in a very rich research environment,
first within the Transforming Musicology project, but also within the
highly interdisciplinary Department of Computing at Goldsmiths, and
the successful candidate will be encouraged to interact with other
researchers in both of these contexts.
The studentship will require strong computational and technical skills
and substantial sensitivity to music and musicology alongside patterns of
social behaviour; as such, we would expect applicants to be trained in
at least one of computer science (or a related technical discipline),
sociology or music, and to be able to demonstrate their understanding
of the other disciplines. Applicants formally qualified in more than
one of these areas will be particularly welcome. The successful
applicant may be required to undertake relevant undergraduate and
postgraduate interdisciplinary courses as part of the programme of
study.
This three-year studentship, funded by the AHRC as part of the
"Transforming Musicology" project, is for fees plus a tax-free stipend
starting at £15,726 per annum. Further details of the AHRC scheme
including terms and conditions can be found here:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/Funding-Opportunities/Postgraduate-funding/Pages/Current-award-holders.aspx
Applicants must satisfy UK residence requirements as defined here:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/Funding-Opportunities/Documents/Guide%20to%20Student%20Eligibility.pdf
Candidates must have a first class or 2.i undergraduate degree or
equivalent, either with a significant component of music or sociology,
in which case evidence of well-developed practical expertise in
computing, including programming, will be required; or in computer
science or a related technical subject, in which case evidence of
music practice or understanding of sociology will be required.
Candidates with relevant postgraduate qualifications will be
particularly welcome. Other relevant qualifications and/or areas of
expertise include (but are not limited to): human-computer
interaction, data science, signal processing, software engineering,
information retrieval, visualisation.
Application
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Informal enquiries can be made by email to Dr Christophe Rhodes
(c.rhodes@gold.ac.uk). Please note that Dr Rhodes is unable to advise,
prior to interview, whether an applicant is likely to be selected. To
apply please follow the on-line process:
http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/mphil-phd-computer-science/
Please note that for this studentship, instead of the 'Research
Proposal' we request a 'Statement of Research Interests'. Your
Statement of Research Interest should answer two questions: (i) Why
are you interested in this research topic? (ii) What is your
experience in the areas of computing, music and social media? Your
statement should be brief: no more than 500 words or one side of A4
paper. In addition we would also like you to send a sample of your
written work, such as your final year dissertation. The deadline for
applications to be received is *Friday 22 November 2013*; interviews
will take place in the week beginning *2 December 2013*.
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