RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION 2007-2008



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Interviews with the jury on the 6th of September

Here is the list of the preselected candidates:

- Jamie Allen
- Pierre-Laurent Cassière
- Julien Clauss
- Alenjandro Duque
- Scott Fitzgerald
- Emmanuelle Gibello
- Fabrice Métais
- Kerwin Rolland
- Luccio Stiz
- Enrique Thomas


 Here are some elements concerning the conditions and requirements for successful candidates:

Full collaboration with projects within the laboratory is expected. It will therefore be necessary that you live within the Aix-en-Provence/Marseille area (for those of you who will have difficulty in procuring housing at such short notice we can provide a temporary and reasonably priced solution). Your personal artistic production should be developed within these projects and although we do not demand total exclusivity concerning your professional activity, we do expect that you give priority to work within the lab. The studio space dedicated to Locus Sonus is situated within the School of Arts Aix-en-Provence.

Teaching requirements:
Lessons and other teaching activities will beadapted to the programs of the different art schools supporting Locus Sonus. These activities will vary in form between workshops, of up to five days, weekly lessons and student critique sessions. The work load will average approximately 8 hours per week of which no more than four hours will correspond to "prepared" lessons or seminaries.

The salary will be roughly 800 euros per month (+ obligatory taxes and health insurance) to which could be added additional income from public presentations, which is split amongst the members of the lab.

The contract with Locus Sonus is one year, renewable for a second year by common agreement. Researchers/students results are validated by a jury at the end of each academic year.



Open Call:

Locus Sonus Lab is recruting 3 research fellows for the academic year 2007/2008.

Locus Sonus is a research group specialized in audio art (involving the participating schools: École Supérieure d'Art d'Aix-en-Provence, École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Nice Villa Arson and the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Marseille) in collaboration with CNRS/MMSH/LAMES Laboratory of the University of Provence .

Locus Sonus experiments and evaluates the innovative and transdisciplinary nature of audio art forms in a lab-type context.
Locus Sonus is also concerned with the communal, collective or multi-user aspects inherent to many emerging audio practices, which involve working as a group.
This research concentrates on two main themes - sound in relation to space and network audio systems.
The "Lab" proposes a process combining practical artistic experiment and critical evaluation within a group context.



Application Deadline:

September 1st 2007
Candidates should be available for interview at the Art School in Aix-en-Provence, France on September 6th 2007
http://www.ecole-art-aix.fr/

- to download the open call
- to download the research program 07-08 (french version)
- to download the presentation of Locus Sonus's projects (french version)



Selection Criteria:

The Locus Sonus is a post graduate programme open to highly motivated researchers and artists interested in audio practices.
Eligible applicants include: art school graduates or university graduates in art, music, science and technology .

Qualifications and skills
Candidates should posess skills in at least two of the areas listed below :




Terms and Conditions:

Successfull candidates will receive a monthly (small) salary (800 euros per month) and will be expected to take part in teaching activities in the 3 art schools (seminars, presentations and workshops..).
Candidates should be available throughout the year and will be expected to take up residency in the Aix en Provence / Marseille area.





Research Programme 2007/2008:

Audio 'Extranauts'.
(Contractual agreement between the CNRS & French Ministry of Culture)
"Emerging Practices in Sound and Acoustics Linked to Network Technologies"

Laboratoire Locus Sonus
http://locusonus.org/
Laboratoire de sociologie LAMES-UMR 6127
http://www.mmsh.univ-aix.fr/lames/

The research programme includes multiple projects, proposed and developed by Locus Sonus in collaboration with the LAMES Research group.
These projects result from a continual process of artistic experimentation concerning interaction between physical and virtual acoustics, while taking into account social and geographical factors. The term "extranaut" is used here to designate the behaviour of individuals or communities who navigate between online and offline spaces or activities.





Locus Sonus Research Lab:

Current Fields of Research:

Documents to be downloaded: http://locusonus.org/ :
- Audio Extranauts program (in French)
- Locus Sonus 2006/2007 (in French)



Submission Materials:

The candidates are asked provide the following:
• Application Form
• Contact details: name, address, email and telephone number
• A biography and CV
• Documentation of previous work
• A letter defining the position of the candidate in relation to the proposed research programme in terms of:

Format:
• attached pdf file only to be sent by email
• Selected additional audiovisual information (e.g. audio and video files) to be downloaded /consulted online.



Selection:

The candidates will be selected by a jury represented by :
• Research directors: Jérôme Joy et Peter Sinclair,
• The Directors of the three art schools involved,
• Members of the scientific committee.

Deadline : September 1st 2007
Please send your application ( via email only): admin@locusonus.org
Recruitment is on a one-year basis (renewable for a further 2 years) from October 1st 2007

Any queries concerning your application should be addressed to: admin@locusonus.org
Documents can be downloaded from
http://locusonus.org/



Locus Sonus Lab
Research Directors: Jérôme Joy, Peter Sinclair
Co-ordinator: Anne Roquigny
Director: Jean-Paul Ponthot



For further information contact:
Anne Roquigny
Locus Sonus
École Supérieure d'Art d'Aix-en-Provence
Rue Émile Tavan
13100 Aix-en-Provence
Tel: +33 6 62 11 04 54
admin@locusonus.org