Monday 2 January 2012

Professor of Design - Audio / Sound Engineering Job at RMIT University

RMIT is a global university of technology based in Melbourne, with a commitment to and reputation for high quality professional and vocational education and research engaged with industry and community.

Position: Professor of Design - Audio / Sound Engineering
Salary: $146,272 p.a. + 17% super
Work Type: Full-time, continuing position
Location: Melbourne Metro, VIC

RMIT is a global university of technology and design, focused on creating solutions that transform the future for the benefit of people and their environments.

RMIT offers great employee benefits such as flexible, family-friendly policies; discounted public transport tickets; subsidised gym membership; onsite childcare facilities (subject to availability); salary packaging initiatives and a generous superannuation scheme.

This new role offers an exciting opportunity for an outstanding, visionary researcher, who looks to bridge the divide between the design of audio spaces and the signal processing that can maximise audio quality and performance in a space.

The Professor of Design, Audio/Sound Engineering will be based in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This position will combine the signal processing of audio with a solid background in the acoustics of buildings and spaces. The successful applicant should have knowledge of the acoustic properties of construction materials and spaces, audio measurement techniques, and the effect of acoustics on the proposed usage of building spaces.

RMIT is open to a variety of research in this range of spaces; however there is an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake engineering research which exploits and explores current infrastructure and facilities which include reverberant and transmission testing chambers.

As one of five new Professorial appointments in Design, together with RMIT's current research leaders with a design focus, you will cement RMIT's position as a globally competitive design research and educational institution.

All applicants are required to provide a separate statement addressing the key selection criteria in addition to providing a resume.

To view a position description please see below. Applications close 22 January 2012. Please scroll down to Apply Now.

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. Please note that applications will be reviewed after the close date.

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