Position: Developer for Large-Scale Audio Indexing Technologies: 1 W/M position at IRCAM

Starting:  March 2013

Duration: 18 months

Position description

He/she will be in charge of the development of a framework for scalable storage, management and access of distributed data (audio and meta-data). He/she will be also in charge of the development of scalable search algorithms.

Required profile:

·       High skill in database management systems

·       High skill in scalable indexing technologies (hash-table, m-trees …)

·       High skill in C++ development (including template-based meta-programming)

·       Good knowledge of Linux, Mac OSX and Windows development environment (gcc, Intel and MSVC, 
svn)

·       High productivity, methodical work, excellent programming style.

The developer will collaborate with the project team and participate in the project activities (evaluation of technologies, meetings, specifications, reports).  

Introduction to IRCAM

IRCAM is a leading non-profit organization associated to Centre Pompidou, dedicated to music production, R&D and education in sound and music technologies. 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 include acoustics, audio signal processing, computer music, interaction technologies, and musicology. Ircam is located in the center of Paris near the Centre Pompidou, at 1, Place Igor Stravinsky 75004 Paris.

Salary

According to background and experience

Applications

Please send an application letter together with your resume and any suitable information addressing the above issues preferably by email to: peeters_at_ircam_dot_fr with cc to vinet_a_t_ircam_dot_fr, roebel_at_ircam_dot_fr.