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The Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) is one of the largest and most diverse art academies in Europe, located in the centre of Zurich. The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) brings together scientists and artists from diverse backgrounds to critically explore the relationship between technology and musical practice. A fully funded doctoral position is available as part of a four-year ICST research project, "Animated Objects and Moving Sound Sources: Expanding Spatial Audio in Post-Instrumental Practice," supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The project investigates the gap between high-resolution 3D spatial audio and the embodied, physical nature of post-instrumental performance, focusing on the integration of spatial audio with bodies and objects, instrument design, and the impact of scale on aesthetic meaning in performance.

Tasks

  • Drive the artistic design and compositional application of new interactive performance systems through creative prototyping and composition.
  • Synthesise findings into a new theoretical model integrating post-instrumental and spatial audio practices as part of the doctoral dissertation.
  • Document the design process using methods such as grounded theory and autoethnography.
  • Contribute to publications, present at conferences (e.g., NIME, ICMC, SMC), and support the project's open-access platform.
  • Help design and evaluate expert-led workshops assessing how practitioners experience the developed systems.

Requirements

  • An excellent Master's degree (or equivalent) in Composition, Computer Music, Interactive Media, Performance Studies, or a related field, ideally with experience in audio-visual performance, sound installation, or post-instrumental practice.
  • Experience with real-time audio environments (Max/MSP, Pd, Super Collider) and strong interest in instrument design for object performance.
  • Python skills desirable.
  • Experience or interest in physical computing (Arduino, Raspberry Pi), real-time computer vision, mechatronics, and spatial audio rendering (HOA, WFS).
  • Commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry, combining technical design with critical reading, writing, and qualitative research methods.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to complete a doctoral degree in a world-class research environment.
  • Full access to ICST's state-of-the-art facilities, including HOA and WFS studios, motion capture labs, and a hardware prototyping lab.
  • Access to leading international networks in computer music.
  • Fully funded position per SNSF standards for 4 years.
  • Based at ZHdK's Toni-Areal campus in Zurich in cooperation with HfMT Hamburg.
  • Competitive salary rates and comprehensive social benefits.
  • Employment conditions governed by cantonal personnel legislation.
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Die Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ist eine öffentlich-rechtliche Kunsthochschule und Teil der Zürcher Fachhochschule. Sie bietet Bachelor-, Master-, Weiterbildungs- und Forschungsangebote in den Bereichen Design, Film, Fine Arts, Musik, Tanz, Theater, Transdisziplinarität, Vermittlung der Künste und Cultural Critique an. Die ZHdK verbindet künstlerische, gestalterische, pädagogische und wissenschaftliche Ausbildung mit Forschung, Produktion, öffentlichen Veranstaltungen und internationalen Kooperationen. Der Hauptstandort befindet sich im Toni-Areal in Zürich.
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The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) brings together scientists and artists from diverse backgrounds, including computer science, engineering, composition, media art, and performance, to explore the relationship between technology and musical practice.

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