Post-doc Opp: ICASP Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of Guelph)

ICASP POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 2010-11
UNIVERSITY OF GULEPH, CANADA
DEADLINE: 30 APRIL 2010

Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice (ICASP) is an interdisciplinary research project investigating the social value of improvisation. For the 2010-2011 academic year, we invite applications of postdoctoral researchers for two residential fellowships at the University of Guelph, McGill University, or Université de Montréal (in association with CREUM – Centre de recherche en éthique).

This project seeks to contribute to interdisciplinary research and graduate training in this emerging field. Applications from researchers working in the principal research areas related to our project are encouraged: music, cultural studies, political studies, sociology and anthropology, English studies, theatre and performance studies, French studies, law, philosophy, and communications. Applications from different research areas are also welcomed, inasmuch as their research has a direct link with the social, cultural, or political implications of improvised musical practices.

These postdoctoral fellowships provide stipendiary support to recent PhD graduates who are undertaking original research, publishing research findings, and developing and expanding personal research networks. Two twelve-month fellowships are awarded each academic year, each valued at $31,500 CDN, with an option to apply for a second year.

Application Criteria

Applicants are invited to submit a research proposal focusing on the social implications (broadly construed) of improvised musical practices. Successful candidates will be chosen on the basis of a rigorous process of application, with the project's management team serving as the selection committee. Criteria for selection are the quality and originality of the proposed research, the fit with our project's overall mandate and objectives, the candidate's record of scholarly achievement, and his/her ability to benefit from the activities associated with the project.

Postdoctoral fellows will receive competitive research stipends, logistical assistance for relocation, office space equipped with state-of-the-art computers, access to the services of the host institution (library, etc), and administrative, placement, and research assistance as needed. In return, fellows are expected to pursue the research project submitted in their application, to participate in our project’s research activities (colloquia, seminars, institutes), and to present their work in progress in the context of our project’s seminars and workshops.

Applicants should have completed a PhD at the time of application (to be conferred by November 1, 2010). Electronic applications are welcome, provided that original hard copies of transcripts and reference letters are submitted by mail by the postmark deadline. Notification for award: June 2010.

Applicants must submit ALL of the following by the postmark deadline (April 30, 2010):
• Curriculum vitae
• One scholarly paper or publication written in the course of the last three years
• A statement (1,500 words or less) describing the proposed research project
• Two confidential letters of reference (sent directly to us before the deadline)
• Graduate Transcript(s)

Send applications to:
Ajay Heble, Project Director
Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice
042 MacKinnon Building
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
improv[AT]uoguelph.ca
www.improvcommunity.ca

Postdoctoral Associate (Duke University)

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN LATINO/A STUDIES

GLOBAL SOUTH AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

DEADLINE: 31 MAY 2009

The Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South at Duke University (Latino/a Studies) invites applications for a one to two-year postdoctoral fellowship to begin in August 2009. Fellows will work under the mentorship of a Duke faculty member whose research and teaching focus on the field of Latino/a Studies, across any discipline of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The goal of the postdoctoral fellowship is to increase the field of scholars who have potential for becoming tenure track faculty teaching in Latino/a Studies at Duke University or peer institutions. Postdoctoral awardees will devote their efforts both to research and teaching.

Fellows will be expected to:

* Develop and carry out a research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

* Present the proposed research to at least one academic audience within Duke as well as at one conference or a seminar outside the University.

* Write up and submit for publication the results of research or scholarship during the period of the appointment.

* Design and teach a maximum of one course per semester, the course topic to be determined and developed in collaboration with the faculty mentor and Latino/a Studies director.

* Possibly collaborate with the Latino/a Studies director and staff in coordinating an on-site conference related to the role of Latino/a Studies in higher education, in lieu of teaching one course one semester.

* Conform to standards of responsible conduct in research and comply with all applicable University and departmental policies and procedures.

* Participate in open and timely discussion with the faculty mentor and program director regarding all facets of the fellow’s research and educational activities.

* Comply with the Duke University Postdoctoral Policy available at: http://postdoc.duke.edu/policies.html.

The fellow will be appointed as Postdoctoral Associate for one academic year, beginning in August 2009, with the possibility of extending the appointment for one additional year based upon evaluations of the appointee’s fit with the program’s needs. The fellow will receive an annual stipend of $45,000, plus the applicable institutional fringe benefit package, and an additional $3,500 in research funds. Research funds may be used for travel, registration and expenses associated with attending professional meetings or workshops, membership dues for professional societies, and journal subscriptions. Fellows will be provided shared office space and if needed, a laptop computer. Faculty mentors may supplement the Fellows’ research funds with additional funding for travel from their own grants. Applicants should communicate with potential mentors about this possibility before submitting an application.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must have completed a doctoral or professional degree between July 1, 2004 and July 1, 2009. The candidate’s dissertation topic must be within the field of Latino/a Studies. Fellows will be selected on the basis of academic excellence, prior record of accomplishments, teaching experience, potential to bring diverse ideas and energy to a new and growing program in Latino/a Studies, compatibility of research interests with a sponsoring mentor, and ability to interact successfully with a broad range of faculty members, students and staff. The fellowship is limited to US citizens and permanent residents.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

The application should be submitted through mail to the address listed below. Application materials will be reviewed by the program director and steering committee. Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed. Required application materials include:

* Cover letter to include: personal statement describing the applicant's interest and relevant training and experience in Latino/a Studies; a declaration that the applicant is a US citizen or permanent resident; the candidate's (anticipated) date of PhD; and name of Duke mentor(s)

* Curriculum vitae

* Official transcript of academic experience

* Statement of research plans and goals

* Description of courses taught in the past and a Latino/a Studies course proposed for teaching during the fellowship

* Sample publications and/or dissertation materials (40 pages maximum)

* Supporting letter from the proposed mentor at Duke University

* Two letters of recommendation. Recommendation letters may accompany the application in separate sealed envelopes, signed by the author of the letter, or may be mailed directly to us by the person recommending the candidate.

* Rolling review of applications will begin on April 30, and will continue through May 31, 2009. Early submissions are preferred. Awards will be announced by mid-June, 2009.

Mail Applications to:

Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South

c/o Jenny Snead Williams, Executive Director

223 Friedl Bldg, East Campus, Box 90441

Duke University, Durham, NC 27708

Inquiries may be directed by e-mail to: jennysw@duke.edu

Post-doc Opportunity: Research Assistantship in Music Psychology (King's College London)

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP IN MUSIC PSYCHOLOGY
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
DEADLINE: 20 MAY 2009

Applications are invited for a three-year post-doctoral Research Assistantship in music psychology at King's College London. The project, which belongs within the AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice, will document through interviews, and analyse, performers' reported experiences of the way music ‘takes shape' and the ways in which a sense of shape influences detailed decision-making in performance.

Salary range: £25,623 - £33,432

Further details are available from
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex=7806

Post-doc Opportunity: The FABRICA project (Toulouse)

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN MUSICOLOGY 2009/2010
FABRICA PROJECT, UNIVERSITY OF TOULOUSE
DEADLINE: 31 MAY 2009

The FABRICA project (FAux – BouRdon, Improvisation et Contrepoint mentAl) is offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship for the academic year 2009/2010.

FABRICA aims to investigate the repertories and performing traditions variously called ‘faux-bourdon’, ‘improvised counterpoint’ or ‘cantare super librum’ as a specific case study in the broader context of orality and literacy in musical creation, as well as the relationships between improvisation and composition in Western music. As a result, FABRICA will undertake systematic research into the polyphonic practices of ecclesiastical chant, from the first appearance of faux-bourdon and improvised counterpoint treatises until the last evidence of such practices around the middle of the 20th century.

One of the principal goals of the project lies in the creation of a database giving access to a catalogue of sources, in particular those of the French Faux-bourdons (16th-20th century) and European theories of improvised counterpoint (15th-18th century).

The FABRICA project is hosted by the University of Toulouse – Le Mirail (France). It is sponsored by a grant from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) for the period 2009-2012, and develops a scientific partnership with the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain) and the Ensemble Gilles Binchois (France).

Ideally, candidates for this position will already have worked on musical sources in their dissertation (Middle Ages to 19th century) and will speak and write French fluently. The fellowship requires the fellow to work at Toulouse within the research group in charge of the program.

Responsibilities: building the catalogue of sources and helping to create the FABRICA database ; participating in the organization of conferences in Toulouse and Barcelona ; developing a documentary body of sources and secondary bibliography.

Period of employment : from September 2009 to August 2010.
Salary : E 1600 / month.

Applicants should send a short statement (1/2 pages) and a detailed CV by May 31, 2009 to fabrica at univ-tlse2.fr

A more detailed presentation of the project can be sent on demand. For any further question, please write to the same e-mail address.

Post-Doc Opportunity: Musicology of Contemporary Techniques (IRCAM)

POST-DOCTORAL APPOINTMENT: MUSICOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES
IRCAM-CNRS, PARIS
DEADLINE 31 MAY 2009

The Analysis of Musical Practices Research Group, IRCAM-CNRS, is pleased to announce a 18-months ANR Post-Doctoral Fellowship, to begin in September 2009. We seek scholars in the early stages of their academic careers whose research will contribute to our multidisciplinary project « Musicology of Contemporary Compositional Techniques », led by IRCAM in collaboration with University of Lille-3, Technological University of Troyes and the Geneva Conservatory.

PROJECT
The researcher will be involved in a collective work program which aims at a better understanding of the techniques, methods or logic of composition at stake in art music from the last 50 years. S/he will be based at IRCAM, APM (see http://apm.ircam.fr/).

His/her twofold contribution will be: (1) an in-depth study of the creative process of a significant new music composer between the years 1948-78, based on a corpus which includes sketches, manuscripts, correspondence and/or any other traces of the activity of composition; 2) participation in a study led by a member of APM about an ongoing creative process, based on interviews with the composer.

As regards (1), the researcher will propose one (or more) plausible material(s) to investigate, be it or not as a pursuit of her/his past research. The creative process at stake should become part of the whole project that integrates various other studies (see http://apm.ircam.fr/mutec/), each of these dealing with a creative process that implements a specific technique, technology or constraint in addition to the standard tools and resources used by the composer considered. Method of data analysis might take inspiration from "genetic criticism" (sketch studies), music analysis, human sciences, social sciences.

The researcher will contribute internal seminars as well as a symposium during the Fellowship. Two articles will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals at the final stage of the Fellowship. The researcher may contribute the final publication gathering every major output of the whole project.

PROFILE
Musical and musicological skills are required (historical musicology and/or ethnomusicology and/or music theory & analysis).
Experience in (musical) sketch studies is highly valued. Experience in sketch studies from other fields would be taken in consideration.
Experience in psychological and/or ethnological and/or sociological research would be valued.
Skills in computer music and/or multimedia technologies would be appreciated.

Although French-speaking ability might certainly prove necessary in the course of the work, it is not a sine qua non requirement for this application. Others languages involved in the project-not to mention English-are Italian and German.

APPLICATION
The Fellowship will bring a salary of E 2379 per month.

A letter of application should be accompanied by:
(1) A statement of research for the Fellowship period (up to 1500 words)
(2) A curriculum vitae
(3) One sample of work (an article, a book, a dissertation chapter, or so)

After initial review, the committee may request further written material from applicants.

Applications must be received by 31 May 2009. Send applications to:
Nicolas Donin
I.R.C.A.M.
1, pl. Igor-Stravinsky
F-75004 PARIS

Newberry Library Fellowships in the Humanities, 2009-2010

NEWBERRY LIBRARY FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES
2009 - 2010
Long term Fellowship Deadline: 12/1/09
Short term Fellowship Deadline: 2/3/09

The Newberry Library, an independent research library in Chicago, Illinois, invites applications for its 2009-2010 Fellowships in the Humanities. Newberry Library fellowships support research in residence at the Library, and all proposed research must be appropriate to the collections (excluding the Terra Foundation Fellowship and certain short-term awards). Our fellowship program rests on the belief that all projects funded by the Newberry benefit from engagement both with the materials in the Newberry’s collections and with the lively community of researchers that gathers around those collections.

Long-term residential fellowships are available for periods of six to eleven months to postdoctoral scholars who must hold the Ph.D. at the time of application. The stipend for these fellowships ranges from $25,500 to $70,000. In 2008-2009 the Library inaugurated a new Terra Foundation for American Art Fellowship in Art History carrying an academic-year stipend of $70,000 for a full professor (or its equivalent outside the academy) and $50,400 for all other awardees.

Short-term residential fellowships are intended for postdoctoral scholars or Ph.D. candidates from outside the Chicago area who have a specific need for Newberry collections. The tenure of short-term fellowships varies form one week to two months. The amount of the award is generally $1600 per month. Applications for long-term fellowships are due January 12, 2009; applications for most short-term fellowships are due March 2, 2009. For more information or to download application materials, visit our website at:
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/fellowshome.html

If you would like materials sent to you by mail, write to the Committee on Awards, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610-3380. If you have questions about the fellowships program, contact research@newberry.org or (312) 255-3666.