qMedia Studios Manager

About the Role

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science is seeking a qMedia Studios Manager to oversee the operation and maintenance of its qMedia Studios. This includes managing equipment and facilities, designing audio engineering setups, and providing user training and support. The role involves managing bookings, equipment loans, and ensuring health and safety compliance. Duties also encompass equipment maintenance, ordering, and budget monitoring. The successful candidate will support teaching and research activities, including setting up and maintaining motion capture, spatial audio, and lighting systems, as well as providing live sound engineering support.

About You

Candidates should possess a degree in audio engineering (or a related field) and comprehensive experience in sound recording and production, including microphone techniques, studio setup, and live sound. Experience in motion capture, spatial audio, and stage lighting systems is also essential. Candidates must be proficient in operating digital audio workstations and possess the skills to operate, maintain, and install a range of audio equipment. Experience with equipment loans and maintenance, facility bookings, user support, and health and safety compliance is desirable.

About the School of EECS

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) is an exciting and dynamic environment with a reputation for excellence in both research and teaching. As a multidisciplinary School, we are well known for our pioneering research and pride ourselves on our world-class projects. We are equal first in the UK for the impact of our Computer Science research, and second in the country for our Electronic Engineering research output (REF 2021).

About Queen Mary

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence and we embrace diversity of thought in everything we do. We believe that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we have a range of work-life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, as well as flexible working arrangements.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a part time (14 hours per week), fixed term appointment for 24 months, with an expected start date in January 2025. Job share will be considered. The starting salary will be Grade 4 (pro rata for part time), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We have policies to support our staff throughout their careers, including arrangements for those who wish to work flexibly or on a job share basis, and we provide support for those returning from long-term absence. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented (BAME) groups, and from women in all stages of life, including pregnancy and maternity leave.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Mathieu Barthet at m.barthet@qmul.ac.uk . Details about the School can be found at www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is (two weeks). Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

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