Subject: [AUDITORY] JOB: Research Fellow in Machine Learning for Sound From: Mark Plumbley <0000005fa4625f04-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 15:41:05 +0000Dear List, We are recruiting for a Research Fellow in Machine Learning for Sound, as p= art of the project AI for Sound (https://ai4s.surrey.ac.uk/). Please forwar= d the information below to any colleagues who may be interested. I would particularly like to encourage applications from women, disabled an= d Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic candidates, since these groups are current= ly underrepresented in our area. Many thanks, Mark ------ Research Fellow in Machine Learning for Sound Location: University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Closing Date: Wednesday 16 June 2021 (23:00 GMT) Applications are invited for a 3-year Research Fellow in Machine Learning f= or Sound, to work full-time on an EPSRC-funded Fellowship project "AI for S= ound" (https://ai4s.surrey.ac.uk/), to start on 1 July 2021 or as soon as p= ossible thereafter. The aim of the project is to undertake research in computational analysis o= f everyday sounds, in the context of a set of real-world use cases in assis= ted living in the home, smart buildings, smart cities, and the creative sec= tor.=20 The postholder will be responsible for the core machine learning parts of t= he project, investigating advanced machine learning methods applied to soun= d signals.=20 The postholder will be based in the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Pr= ocessing (CVSSP) and work under the direction of PI (EPSRC Fellow) Prof Mar= k Plumbley. The successful applicant is expected to have a PhD (gained or near completi= on) in electronic engineering, computer science or a related subject; and r= esearch experience in machine learning and audio signal processing. Researc= h experience in one or more of the following is desirable: deep learning; m= odel compression; differential privacy; active learning; audio feature extr= action; and publication of research software and/or datasets. CVSSP is an International Centre of Excellence for research in Audio-Visual= Machine Perception, with 170 researchers, a grant portfolio of =A330M (=A3= 21M EPSRC) from EPSRC, EU, InnovateUK, charity and industry, and a turnover= of =A37M/annum. The Centre has state-of-the-art acoustic capture and analy= sis facilities and a Visual Media Lab with video and audio capture faciliti= es supporting research in real-time video and audio processing and visualis= ation. CVSSP has a compute facility with over 200 GPUs for deep learning an= d >1PB of high-speed secure storage. For more information about the posts and how to apply, please visit: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/026021 Deadline: Wednesday 16 June 2021 (23:00 GMT) For informal inquiries about the position, please contact Prof Mark Plumble= y (m.plumbley@xxxxxxxx). -- Prof Mark D Plumbley Head of School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Email: Head-of-School-CSEE@xxxxxxxx Professor of Signal Processing University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK Email: m.plumbley@xxxxxxxx PA: Kelly Green Email: k.d.green@xxxxxxxx