PhD Research Internships – Music Generation / Source Separation and Enhancement / Music Information Retrieval jobs in United States
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Moises · 12 hours ago

PhD Research Internships – Music Generation / Source Separation and Enhancement / Music Information Retrieval

Moises is a fast‑growing startup in the Music Tech space, building next‑generation tools that empower musicians and producers. They are looking for motivated research interns to focus on audio source separation, music information retrieval, and music generation. The internship is geared towards PhD candidates, with opportunities for exceptional MSc candidates as well.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningMusic

Responsibilities

Research and prototype models for isolating instruments, vocals, and other musical components
Explore audio enhancement approaches such as denoising, dereverberation, and quality restoration
Work with large audio datasets, model training pipelines, and evaluation metrics
Collaborate with engineers and audio specialists to integrate models into music‑production‑oriented workflows
Develop algorithms for tasks such as beat tracking, chord recognition, structural segmentation or tagging
Experiment with machine learning and signal processing approaches to extract insights that support musicians and producers
Work with the team to integrate MIR features into creative and production‑oriented tools
Research and prototype generative models for conditional music generation
Experiment with diffusion and/or autoregressive models, and embedding and/or token‑based audio/music representations
Collaborate with the team to integrate generation features into tools intended for musicians and producers

Qualification

Audio signal processingMachine learningDeep learning frameworksSource separation techniquesMusic Information RetrievalMusical intuitionMusic theory knowledgePersonal music production experienceGenerative modelingComputational creativity

Required

PhD candidates currently enrolled in relevant programs
Exceptional MSc candidates with strong research experience may also be considered

Preferred

Background in audio signal processing, machine learning, or related fields
Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
Familiarity with source separation techniques
Background in MIR, audio analysis, and machine learning
Musical intuition, theory knowledge, or personal music production experience is a strong plus
Background in deep learning, generative modeling, computational creativity, or music technology
Strong musical intuition or experience in composition or production is a significant plus

Company

Moises

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Moises is an audio-tech company that leverages machine learning and data science in relation to music and audio processing.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$40.43M
Key Investors
MONASHEESKickstart
2025-05-12Series A· $30M
2022-06-10Seed· $8.83M
2021-08-03Seed· $1.6M

Leadership Team

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Geraldo Ramos
Chief Executive Officer
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