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Duties and responsibilities

This post will be based on the UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, The Bartlett, working on the ERC-SSID project. The key duties and responsibilities will be the development of soundscape models.

Key objectives, as coherent steps for achieving the main aim, are: (1) To characterise soundscapes, by capturing soundscapes and establishing a comprehensive database, which will be a cornerstone for the proposed analysis, and an invaluable resource for scientists for years to come. (2) To determine key factors and their influence on sound-scape quality based on the database, by conducting laboratory psychological evaluation, physical/psychoacoustic factors analysis, and more importantly, to research at a physiological/biological level, including the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging. (3) To develop, test and validate the soundscape indices, through analysing the influences by various factors, using a number of inter- & trans-disciplinary approaches. (4) To demonstrate the applicability of the soundscape indices in practice, by establishing frameworks for soundscape prediction, design, and standardisation. 

This post is available from March 2022 and has funding for 12 months in the first instance, further funding to support the post may be available.

Key requirements

The post will be at a postdoctoral level, and degree training in physical and mathematical sciences, and experience in researching on soundscapes and mathematical modelling are essential.

Further Details

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact: bseer-recruitment@ucl.ac.uk

If you have specific questions about the role please contact Professor Jian Kang.

Closing Date: 24 November 2021, 23:59

Interview date: TBC

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