JS1125 – Capturing Sonic Audiences Researcher (Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series)

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School of Stage & Screen
Location:  Greenwich Campus
Salary: 
£16.33 per hour
Part Time Hours:  Maximum 68 hours in total
Contract Type: 
Fixed Term
Release Date:  Friday 02 February 2024
Closing Date:  Friday 16 February 2024
Interview Date: 
To be confirmed
Reference:  JS1125

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and reliable Researcher to support the project “Capturing Sonic Audiences – The student-led approach”.   

Working directly with Dr Emma Margetson (Senior Lecturer in Music and Sound) and the Loudspeaker Orchestra (www.loudspeakerorchestra.org), a mobile laboratory for research and data collection, this position offers the opportunity for student researchers to develop skills in how to:    

• Manage and conduct focus groups. 
• Undertake qualitative data analysis.   
• Write summaries of outcomes via blog posts and a final research report, to offer new insights. 
• Co-author an academic journal article.   
• Feed forward findings into future audience engagement strategies, and event curation for the 24-25 Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series.   

Ideal candidate: You will be motivated, organised and willing to be flexible in your working hours. Please note that you can work around your timetable. 

Practicalities: This is a paid for position with an immediate start and 28 June 2024 finish. You will be expected to work no more than 68 hours over the duration of approximately five months (February-June). You will be required to attend and gather data at all Loudspeaker Orchestra events (21 February 2024 (TBC), 20 March 2024, 29 May 2024 and Saturday 27 July 2024)

To apply: Please send a CV and brief cover letter (no more than 1 page) indicating why you would be suitable for this role to Dr Emma Margetson ([email protected] ) by Friday 16 February 2024 at 5pm.

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