Job position at BBC Research & Development

Job position at BBC Research & Development

A job advert has just been released for an experienced audio researcher/professional to lead the audio research at the BBC. The position in England also includes heading up the newly formed BBC Audio Research Partnership.

The initial focus areas include periphony, spatial audio, and Ambisonics (including aspects such as recording, encoding, reproduction, and mixing), and the related area of room acoustics (studio design for 3D, living room influence on 3D). Other current research areas include source separation and music information retrieval (including automatic metadata generation).

The position is located at our brand-new purpose-built R&D laboratory at Salford Quays, in Greater Manchester, and the deadline for applications is 31st July.