[ANPPOM-Lista] Postdoc in Music Cultures & AI

[Carlos Palombini]

Job description

In this position you will work with Associate Professor Bob L. T. Sturm,
Principal Investigator (PI) of the project, Music at the Frontiers of
Artificial Creativity and Criticism (MUSAiC, ERC-2019-COG No. 864189). More
information can be found here:
https://www.kth.se/tmh/speech-communication/musaic-music-at-the-frontiers-of-artificial-creativity-and-criticism-1.950539
.

The successful candidate will help perform research on the cultural impacts
of AI involvement in three music practices, with particular focus on
traditional music of Ireland, England and Scandinavia: 1) listening, 2)
composition and performance, and 3) analysis and criticism. The intended
outcomes of this part of the project, for which the postdoctoral candidate
will share responsibility with the PI, include:

A survey of AI-human partnerships in these music practices, and their
ethical dimensions;
Ethnographies of session music cultures in Ireland, England and
Scandinavia, with specific attention paid to reactions to and prescriptions
for involving AI;
Observation and analysis of AI-human partnerships in music creation;
Experiments investigating listener bias arising from involving AI in music
creation;
A framework of ethical AI in the context of music creation.

These activities will also inform the research to be accomplished by the
rest of the MUSAiC team. Each outcome will result in conference papers and
journal articles. Some travel will be necessary. The postdoctoral candidate
will also assist in organizing workshops, conferences, competitions and
concerts focused on AI in music practices. The workload will be divided as
follows: 80% of the time will be dedicated to research, 20% of the time for
organization of the above-mentioned activities.

What we offer

An international workplace.
A leading technical university that creates knowledge and expertise for a
sustainable future.
Here you have colleagues with high ambitions in an open, curious and
dynamic environment.
A friendly and supportive working environment.
Help to  relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

Qualifications

The candidate should have a strong background from at least one of these
areas, or strongly related fields:

(ethno)musicology
anthropology
science and technology studies

The candidate must have experience in performing ethnographies, as well as
quantitative and qualitative research methods. Well-developed analytical
and problem-solving skills are a requirement. Musicianship is not
essential, but desired. The successful applicant should have an outstanding
research and publication record. The successful applicant must have an
awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus
on gender equality. Very good command of English orally and in writing is
required to present and publish research results. Great emphasis will be
placed on personal competence and suitability.

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-- 
carlos palombini, ph.d. (dunelm)
professor de musicologia ufmg
professor permanente ppgm-unirio