Sonic content creator

Job description

A new research project is exploring the environmental (and other) impacts of using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for the creation of media content. In specific, we are working with a commercial-like online “radio station” prototype that features audio streams of of speech and music content created by generative AI (Stochastic Pirate Radio KSPR). 

Your job will be to conceive of and direct the creation of new broadcast programs, exploring with the research team the look and feel of GenAI tools for the creation and management of KSPR content. Your focus is to create broadcasts on themes such as environmental activism and underrepresented communities.  

We strongly encourage critical perspectives on AI. We will focus on urgent issues of social and environmental sustainability, both in your radio programs and in our research. Whereas we support critique and activism, we firmly exclude violence and other illegal actions. 

Qualifications

Requirements

• Interest in using generative AI tools for creative purposes is required, but no previous experience with such tools is demanded. 

Preferred qualifications

• Some experience in sonic arts is desirable, though not necessarily in professional artistic contexts.
• We greatly appreciate previous and ongoing engagement with environmental activism, support for underrepresented communities, and work for NGOs.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Join us at KTH

KTH shapes the future through education, research and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in advancing the transition towards a sustainable society. At KTH, you have the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic environment, with good working conditions and attractive benefits. Equality, diversity and equal opportunities are essential to quality and form an integral part of KTH’s core values as a university and public authority.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply for this position. You are responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad. Your complete application must be received by KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

The application must include:

• A one-page CV focusing on what you consider relevant for this application.
• A one-page proposal, in which you describe the content of the radio program that you wish to create.

About the employment

As sonic content creator at KTH you have a so-called intermittent employment. This means that you are hired on each individual occasion and receive financial compensation (salary) per hour. The number of jobs on offer varies and according to need. This means that, if necessary, you will be offered single, short-term employment opportunities

The scope of work during the project period is estimated to be approximately 80–120 hours, but the exact number of hours will depend on the project’s progress and needs.

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