Kat Agres
Dear music CC researchers,
We are looking for two candidates to join the new Music Cognition group as Research Scientists at the Institute of High Performance Computing at A*STAR, a world-class research organization in Singapore. More information about A*STAR and IHPC may be found below.
Candidates will have completed their PhD in one of the following areas: Music Cognition, Machine Learning with Music/Audio, Deep Learning (preferably with either audio or symbolic music representations), Music Technology (e.g., Music Information Retrieval), Neuroscience/Experimental Psychology (auditory areas preferred), or a related field.
The candidate would contribute to projects at the intersection of music technology and health/therapy (for motor and cognitive rehabilitation and preventive healthcare for the elderly), or music cognition and AI (e.g., implementing neural networks and deep learning to simulate human music perception). Note that A*STAR has a focus on research applications that benefit society or advance science/technology.
The candidate would have knowledge of / skills in at least one of the following areas:
- machine learning
- programming neural networks
- experience working with motion capture technology (such as the Kinect system or Leap Motion)
- experience developing and testing technology-based musical therapies, applications, or interventions
Candidates with a hands on, proactive approach and problem-solving skills are strongly encouraged to apply. Knowledge of music psychology and music theory is strongly desired, as well as experience with app or software development.
The 2-year position offers an internationally-competitive salary and health benefits, and the position would be renewable based on successful job performance. The positions are available immediately, and we hope to fill these roles within the next 2 months. The official language, in Singapore and at A*STAR, is English.
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Interested parties should email Dr. Kat Agres at < kat_agres [at] ihpc.a-star.edu.sg > for more information.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is Singapore's lead public sector agency that fosters world-class scientific research and talent to drive economic growth and transform Singapore into a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation driven economy.
A*STAR oversees 18 biomedical sciences and physical sciences and engineering research entities, located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis, as well as their vicinity. These two R&D hubs house a bustling and diverse community of local and international research scientists and engineers from A*STAR’s research entities as well as a growing number of corporate laboratories.
About the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC):
A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) was established in April 1998 to provide leadership in high performance computing as a strategic resource for scientific inquiry and industry development. It seeks to power discoveries through advanced methodologies, techniques and new tools in modelling, simulation and visualisation. Its core research areas are in the realm of complex-coupled systems, mechanics and fluid dynamics, large-scale systems, digital modelling, adaptive and collaborative computing, data mining and analysis, computational electronics and electromagnetics, computational materials science and chemistry.
For more information about A*STAR and IHPC, please visit www.a-star.edu.sg or www.ihpc.a-star.edu.sg respectively.