[ABE-L] Two Postdoc positions in music data science at McGill

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From: Ichiro Fujinaga, Prof. <ichiro.fujinaga em mcgill.ca>
Date: Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 11:42 AM
Subject: [ISMIR-Community] Two Postdoc positions in music data science at
McGill
To: community em ismir.net <community em ismir.net>


Dear ISMIR Community,

Please consider joining us in this exciting new project called LinkedMusic (
https://linkedmusic.ca).
See below for the description of the two positions.

Deadline: 5 December 2022.

Please forward this announcement widely.

Ichiro

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The LinkedMusic Project at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music
seeks a postdoctoral researcher with a demonstrable interest and strengths
in musical metadata to work on the creation of a metadata schema. This is a
one-year position (renewable for up to three years), starting January 2023.

LinkedMusic (https://linkedmusic.ca/) is a seven-year research partnership
grant funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada, headed by Ichiro Fujinaga, Principal Investigator. The aim of the
LinkedMusic Project is to link music databases through metadata schemas:
structures for organizing information stored in a database. The team brings
together cutting-edge researchers with the digital musical resources and
expertise of partner institutions, including DIAMM, RISM, Cantus Ultimus,
Global Jukebox, and MetaBrainz. The goal is a global digital music library
that connects all kinds of music data and enables users to make queries
across multiple databases. This will go a long way towards bringing online
music search to the same level of sophistication currently possible for
text-based resources, allowing us to answer fundamental questions about
music and how it interacts with human creativity, society, culture, and
history.

Over the course of the project, the research team will develop tools to
convert existing metadata schemas into a flexible and extensible format
using Linked Data principles, in addition to creating a virtual instrument
museum with Linked Data content. The postdoctoral researcher will aid in
the first phase of the project, the development of a multilingual metadata
schema for music and easy-to-use, semi-automatic mapping tools to align
existing metadata schemas to the new schema through a Linked Data format.
As part of their work, they will help supervise a research group of
graduate and undergraduate student developers and collaborate with a
variety of content teams from partner institutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

    PhD (required before start-date) in Information Science, Library
Science, Musicology, or related fields
    Experience with library cataloguing and/or music metadata
    Experience with Linked Open Data
    Familiarity with standard metadata schemas of music databases
    Track record of publications and presentations in relevant fields
    Track record of supervision of students
    Work with large, multi-part projects or partnerships
    Knowledge of multiple languages
    Strong written and verbal communication skills

Interested people should apply even if they do not feel that their
background is a 100% match with the position description. All candidates
will be given full consideration.

Practicalities:

The salary will be $61,000 CAD per annum with a health and dental plan. The
one-year position will begin in January 2023, or as soon as the candidate
is available; there is a possibility of a renewal for up to 3 years. The
candidate will be full-time. Working hours are flexible, with some
obligation to participate in scheduled meetings. A shared office space will
be provided to the postdoctoral researcher, as well as access to university
services.

Applications should consist of:

    A brief cover letter outlining relevant experience
    A resume
    Additional materials (e.g., examples of previous work) are welcome, but
not required
    Candidates short-listed for an interview may be asked for two
confidential reference letters

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to
equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from
racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons
with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual
orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified
candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with
diverse communities. McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the
impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute
to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal
any leave that affected productivity and may have had an effect on their
career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable
assessment of the candidate’s record. Applicants may be citizens of any
country. Though there are no restrictions regarding nationality of
applicants, successful candidates must be able to meet all Canadian
immigration requirements.

Materials should be addressed to Ichiro Fujinaga, but sent to Anna de
Bakker, Research Associate, at anna.debakker em mcgill.ca with the subject
line: LinkedMusic Postdoctoral Researcher: Metadata. The closing date for
the position is 5 December 2022.

==============================================================

The LinkedMusic Project at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music
seeks a postdoctoral researcher with experience in web development to work
on the Virtual Instrument Museum. This is a one-year position (renewable
for up to three years), starting January 2023.

LinkedMusic (https://linkedmusic.ca/) is a seven-year research partnership
grant funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada, headed by Ichiro Fujinaga, Principal Investigator. The aim of the
LinkedMusic Project is to link music databases through metadata schemas:
structures for organizing information stored in a database. The team brings
together cutting-edge researchers with the digital musical resources and
expertise of partner institutions, including DIAMM, RISM, Cantus Ultimus,
Global Jukebox, and MetaBrainz. The goal is a global digital music library
that connects all kinds of music data and enables users to make queries
across multiple databases. This will go a long way towards bringing online
music search to the same level of sophistication currently possible for
text-based resources, allowing us to answer fundamental questions about
music and how it interacts with human creativity, society, culture, and
history.

Over the course of the project, the research team will develop tools to
convert existing metadata schemas into a flexible and extensible format
using Linked Data principles, in addition to creating a virtual instrument
museum with Linked Data content. The postdoctoral researcher will help
develop a unique, crowd-sourced musical instrument picture dictionary, the
Virtual Instrument Museum (VIM), which will include pictures and videos of
instruments and their names in different locations and local languages, and
develop the necessary tools to map them to a Uniform Resource Identifier.
This website will help expand vocabularies for Linked Data in music and
improve online queries involving instruments. The postdoctoral researcher
will also help supervise a research group of graduate and undergraduate
student developers and collaborate with a variety of content teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

    PhD (required before start-date) in Information Science, Library
Science, Computer Science, Musicology, or related fields
    Experience with designing and/or managing websites and databases
    Expert knowledge of Javascript and/or web development
    Knowledge of organology and instruments of different cultures and/or
periods
    Experience with scholarly crowdsourcing
    Experience with library cataloguing and/or music metadata
    Familiarity with Linked Open Data
    Track record of publications and presentations in relevant fields
    Track record of supervision of students
    Work with large, multi-part projects or partnerships
    Knowledge of multiple languages
    Strong written and verbal communication skills

Interested people should apply even if they do not feel that their
background is a 100% match with the position description. All candidates
will be given full consideration.

Practicalities:

The salary will be $61,000 CAD per annum with a health and dental plan. The
one-year position will begin in January 2023, or as soon as the candidate
is available; there is a possibility of a renewal for up to 3 years. The
candidate will be full-time. Working hours are flexible, with some
obligation to participate in scheduled meetings. A shared office space will
be provided to the postdoctoral researcher, as well as access to university
services.

Applications should consist of:

    A brief cover letter outlining relevant experience
    A resume
    Additional materials (e.g., examples of previous work) are welcome, but
not required
    Candidates short-listed for an interview may be asked for two
confidential reference letters

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to
equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from
racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons
with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual
orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified
candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with
diverse communities. McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the
impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute
to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal
any leave that affected productivity and may have had an effect on their
career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable
assessment of the candidate’s record. Applicants may be citizens of any
country. Though there are no restrictions regarding nationality of
applicants, successful candidates must be able to meet all Canadian
immigration requirements.

Materials should be addressed to Ichiro Fujinaga, but sent to Anna de
Bakker, Research Associate, at anna.debakker em mcgill.ca with the subject
line: LinkedMusic Postdoctoral Researcher: Virtual Instrument Museum. The
closing date for the position is 5 December 2022.


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• Assistant Professor @
 - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (*UFRJ <https://ufrj.br/>*)
 - Institute of Mathematics (*IM <http://www.im.ufrj.br/>*)
 - Department of Statistical Methods (*DME <http://www2.dme.ufrj.br/>*)

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