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Jobs Offer Sample Orchestrator (Version francaise ci-dessous)
2 Positions in Research and Development in "Audio description and indexing"
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PRESENTATION OF THE SAMPLE ORCHESTRATOR PROJECT:
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The goal of the Sample Orchestrator project is to develop and test new applications 
for managing and manipulating sound samples based on audio content.
On the one hand the commercial availability of large databases of sound samples 
available on various supports (CD, DVD, online), are currently limited in their 
applications (synthesizers by sampling). On the other hand, recent scientific and 
technological development in audio indexing and database management allow the development 
of new musical functions: database management based on audio content, audio processing 
driven by audio content, development of orchestration tools.

TASKS:
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Two positions are available from April 15th 2007 within the "Equipe Analyse/Synthese" of Ircam 
for (each) a 12 months total duration (possibility of extending the contracts).

The main tasks to be done for the research and development positions are:
- Research and development of new audio features and algorithms 
for the description of instrumental, percussive and FX sounds.
- Research and development of new audio features and algorithms 
for the morphological description of sounds
- Research and development of new audio features and algorithms 
for sounds containing "loops"
- Research and development of algorithms for automatic audio indexing
- Research and development of algorithms for fast search by similarity in large databases
- Participation in the definition of the specification
- Participation in user evaluation and feedback
- Integration into the final application


RESEARCH POSITION:
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REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE:
- High skills in Audio indexing and signal processing 
- High skills in Matlab programming 
- High productivity, methodical work, excellent programming style.
- Good knowledge of UNIX, Mac and Windows environments

SALARY:
According to background and experience.

DEVELOPMENT POSITION:
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REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE:
- Skills in Audio indexing and signal processing 
- High skills in C/C++ programming 
- High productivity, methodical work, excellent programming style.
- Good knowledge of UNIX, Mac and Windows environments

SALARY:
According to background and experience.

EEC WORKING PAPERS:
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In order to start immediately, the candidate should preferably have EEC citizenship 
or already own valid EEC working papers.

AVAILIBILITY:
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The positions are available in the "Analysis/Synthesis" team in the R&D department 
from April 15th 2007 for (each) a duration of 12 months (possibility of extending the contracts).

TO APPLY:
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Please send your resume with qualifications and informations addressing the above issues, 
preferably by email to:
    Xavier.Rodet@ircam.fr (Xavier Rodet, Analyse/Synthese team manager).
or by fax at:
    (33 1) 44 78 15 40, care of Xavier.Rodet
or by surface mail to:
    Xavier Rodet, IRCAM, 1 Place Stravinsky, 75004 Paris.

IRCAM:
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IRCAM is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to musical production, 
R&D and education in acoustics and music, located in the center of Paris (France), 
next to the Pompidou Center. It hosts composers, researchers and students from many countries 
cooperating in contemporary music production, scientific and applied research. 
The main topics addressed in its R&D department are acoustics, psychoacoustics, audio synthesis 
and processing, computer aided composition, user interfaces, real time systems. 
Detailed activities of IRCAM and its groups are presented on our WWW server, 
http://www.ircam.fr/recherche.html