Subject: Re: AUDITORY Digest - 1 Nov 2007 to 2 Nov 2007 (#2007-250) From: "Tiffany Elise H. Chua" <tchua@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 22:23:22 -0800 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>----- Original Message ----- From: "AUDITORY automatic digest system" <LISTSERV@xxxxxxxx> To: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 8:03 PM Subject: AUDITORY Digest - 1 Nov 2007 to 2 Nov 2007 (#2007-250) > There are 4 messages totalling 280 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Post-doctoral fellowship > 2. Music Cognition position > 3. Devices for recording and impulse response measurements: revised version > (UNCLASSIFIED) > 4. PhD in Music Technology at NYU - Accepting Applications > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 10:50:19 +0000 > From: "P. J. Bailey" <P.Bailey@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Post-doctoral fellowship > > ABC Research Fellow > Language Development and Quality Of Life In=20 > Children With Unilateral And Bilateral Cochlear Implants > Department Of Psychology, University of York, UK > REF: DR07433 > > This is an exciting opportunity to study the=20 > development of language and quality of life in=20 > young deaf children. We are seeking a scientist=20 > with experience in studying language development=20 > in young children and with interests in hearing=20 > and deafness. The post also offers the=20 > opportunity to learn techniques in=20 > health-services research within the context of a randomised controlled= > trial. > > The Department is one of Britain's top=20 > departments of psychology (banded 5* in the last=20 > two RAEs, currently receiving 6* funding). > > Informal enquiries can be made to Professor=20 > Quentin Summerfield (Tel: 01904 432913, e-mail aqs1@xxxxxxxx). > > Salary will be in the range of =A326,666 - =A330,012=20 > per annum. This post is available for a period of=20 > up to three years. It is subject to a Criminal=20 > Records Bureau Enhanced Disclosure. > > Closing date for applications: 12.00 noon on Friday 23 November 2007. > > For further particulars and details of how to=20 > apply, please see our website at:=20 > http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/persnl/jobs/ or write=20 > to the Personnel Office, University of York,=20 > Heslington, York YO10 5DD, quoting reference number DR07433. > > The University of York is committed to diversity=20 > and has policies and developmental programmes in=20 > place to promote equality of opportunity. > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Peter J. Bailey > Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK > Tel: 01904-433141; Fax: 01904-433181; Email: pjb1@xxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________________ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 09:25:10 -0400 > From: Laurel Trainor <ljt@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Music Cognition position > > My apologies for posting this again, but the attachment was not > readable by everyone. > Here is the text version of the job ad at McMaster University for a > position in the School of the Arts. > Laurel Trainor > > > > > Music Cognitive Science > > The School of the Arts at McMaster University is seeking an > outstanding individual for a tenure-track position at the Assistant > Professor rank in the area of Music Cognition. Candidates must have a > doctoral degree in Music, Psychology, or a related discipline, and > have a strong interdisciplinary research program in the Cognitive > Science of Music with an interest in educational applications. > University-level training and a deep understanding in both music and > psychology is essential. > > The candidate will be expected to take a leadership role in the > McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (http://mimm.mcmaster.ca/) > and in coordinating the offerings of the Music Program with this new > initiative. The Institute involves collaborations between the Faculty > of Humanities and the Faculties of Science, Engineering, Social > Science, and Health Science, with the goal of promoting > multidisciplinary research in the scientific study of music. The > ideal candidate's interests and strengths will both complement and > connect existing strengths at McMaster in Music, Music Cognition, > Perception, Neuroscience and Linguistic Cognitive Science. > > In addition to demonstrating accomplishment and future potential in > research and publication, the candidate will be expected to teach > core undergraduate music courses as well as courses associated with > the forthcoming new concentration in the Cognitive Science of Music, > and to be instrumental in setting up an anticipated graduate program > in the cognitive science of music and music education. > > McMaster is a research-intensive university, with rich traditions in > the areas of Music (with particular strengths in education, theory, > and criticism), and Experimental Psychology (with particular > strengths in perception, cognition, development, behavioural > neuroscience and evolutionary psychology). McMaster has excellent > facilities for behavioural, computational and neuroimaging research. > > Applicants should include a letter of application, full CV including > a list of publications, and a statement of teaching and research > interests. Candidates should arrange to have three confidential > letters of reference sent directly to the address below. Applications > and supporting documentation should be sent to: > > Dr. Keith Kinder, Director > School of the Arts > McMaster University > 1280 Main St. W. > Hamilton, Ontario > Canada L8S 4M2 > > Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. To > be assured of early consideration, all application materials should > be received by November 30, 2007. All qualified candidates are > encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent > residents will be considered first for these positions. McMaster > University is strongly committed to employment equity within its > community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The > University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, > including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, > members of sexual minorities and persons with disabilities. > > > _______________________________________________ > Laurel Trainor, Ph.D. > Director, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind > Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour > McMaster University > 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1 > office: 905-525-9140 x23007 > fax: 905-529-6225 > http://psycserv.mcmaster.ca/ljt/ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:13:38 -0400 > From: "Scharine, Angelique (Civ,ARL/HRED)" <AScharine@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Devices for recording and impulse response measurements: revised version (UNCLASSIFIED) > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED=20 > Caveats: NONE > > I've gotten several very helpful suggestions - but so far, I'm only > clearer on what we need - not necessarily on what to get! I'm hoping > that if I clarify and revise my original request for suggestions, that > some of the suggestions will be nearer to what we need.=20 > > We're looking for a portable system or two portable systems to do the > following tasks: > > 1. Record sounds in the environment, including weaponfire at levels of > approximately 145 dB SPL (peak), and do real-time analysis, including > measurement of various kinds of SPLS. > > 2. Record (binaural) impulse responses, mostly for the creation of > virtual environments, but also for characterization of research > laboratories, etc. > > We have quality microphones, loudspeakers and amps that should suffice > in most cases, although specific considerations and suggestions are > welcome.=20 > > What we are really looking for is a user friendly software package that > does the real-time analysis and recording and an external sound card to > use with a laptop. Ideally, this system could be calibrated so that the > software gives absolute values - but this isn't essential. Our current > system does allow for this. However, when used for recording of very > loud sounds, there seems to be no way to turn the autorange feature off, > which means that the resulting recordings are severely clipped.=20 > > We've gotten some good suggestions for the room acoustics features > described in #2, but I'd like to be sure that we cannot get a single > system that will do both tasks before proceeding. > > Thanks again for the useful suggestions! > Angelique > > They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. They're not > laughing now. -Bob Monkhouse, comedian (1928-2003) > > Angelique Scharine PhD > Army Research Lab - HRED > AMSRD-ARL-HR-SD > APG, MD 21005-5425 > =20 > (410) 278-5957 (landline) > 298-5957 (dsn) > (410) 278-3587 (fax) > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED=20 > Caveats: NONE > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:55:43 -0400 > From: Agnieszka Roginska <roginska@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: PhD in Music Technology at NYU - Accepting Applications > > (Apologies for any cross-posting) > > New PhD Program in Music Technology at NYU: > > The Music Technology Program at New York University (NYU) is pleased > to announce the opening of its new Ph.D. program in Music Technology, > to start in the Fall of 2008. The doctoral program and its curriculum > are the results of collaboration between NYU's Departments of Music > and Performing Arts Professions in the Steinhardt School, and Computer > Science and Mathematics in the Courant Institute. > > Our research focuses on five main aspects: Music Information > Retrieval, Spatial Audio, Music and Emotions, Interactive Music > Systems, and Computer-based Music Visualization and Analysis. We are > open to research ideas concerning the relation between technology and > the creation, recording, processing, analysis, performance and > dissemination of music as well. > > Information for Applicants: > > We are currently receiving applications. The application deadline for > Fall 2008 admission is December 15th, 2007. > > Applicants are expected to demonstrate a record of excellence in > academic performance and a strong commitment to their particular field > of study. They are expected to be proficient in at least one, but > preferably more, of the following areas of knowledge: music > technology, music performance, musicology, music theory, cognition, > physics, mathematics, computer science, computer programming, > electronics and signal processing; and are required to have a relevant > master's degree completed with a high grade point average (or > equivalent for non-US students). > > A small number of doctoral fellowships are also on offer, with the > exact number depending on the quality of applications. Doctoral > fellowships are for 3 years and include full tuition remission plus > fees, a yearly stipend of US $21,000, and health benefits. For more > detailed information about the curriculum, admission requirements, > application process, and financial aid please go to: > > https://www.nyu.edu/projects/mtr/musictech/Programs/doctoral.html > > About NYU's Music Technology Program: > > NYU's Music Technology Program is situated at the heart of New York > City, in one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the > U.S. The program has a long and successful record in education, with > nearly 200 students currently working towards undergraduate and > master's degrees in music technology, and countless alumni holding key > positions both in industry and academia. > > In recent years, the program has started an aggressive drive aimed at > positioning itself as a world-class locus of music technology research > and development, with 3 new full-time faculty hires in 2 years and the > ongoing construction of state-of-the-art recording and research > facilities. More information about the program, its faculty, and > current research activities can be found at: > > https://www.nyu.edu/projects/mtr/musictech/Main/home.html > http://www.nyu.edu/projects/mtr/ > > Please direct any enquiries to: Langdon Crawford (langdon@xxxxxxxx). > > ------------------------------ > > End of AUDITORY Digest - 1 Nov 2007 to 2 Nov 2007 (#2007-250) > ************************************************************* >