Ph.D. Studentship in Musicology (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Ph.D. STUDENTSHIP IN MUSICOLOGY
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

The Musicology Research Unit of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven invites applications for a Ph.D. studentship as part of the project, “Music and Theology in Reformation Germany: The Case of Leonhard Päminger”. The position, which begins on 1 October 2009, is for four-years, full-time, and is fully funded (including a living wage). The successful candidate will be expected to complete a doctoral thesis on the music of Leonhard Päminger (1495-1567).

Project abstract:
“Music and Theology in Reformation Germany: The Case of Leonhard Päminger”

This project examines the relationship between music and theological doctrine during the most turbulent period in European religious history, the Reformation. The project focuses on the output of Leonhard Päminger (1495-1567), one of the period’s most fascinating figures for investigating this question. Päminger was not only an extremely prolific composer, but also a major poet and theologian who was directly caught up in the musical and theological debates of the Reformation. He spent much of his life in the Catholic city of Passau, where he held important positions at one of the city’s principal educational establishments, the school of St. Nikola, yet, despite this employment situation, he was himself a Lutheran and maintained direct links with major reformers, including Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and Veit Dietrich. More than 700 of his works are currently known to survive. His compositional output and his broader historical context thus offer extraordinarily rich material for research into Renaissance music in general and into the music of the Lutheran Reformation in particular. The project will relate Päminger’s sacred music with the theological ideas that both he and his contemporaries expressed in writing.

Further information for applicants:
The applicant should hold, or be about to complete, a relevant Master’s degree. Knowledge of Dutch is not a pre-requisite.

Desirable (though not essential) qualities:
- experience in Renaissance music at Master’s level
- background knowledge of the history of the German Reformation
- knowledge of German and Latin

Applications should include:
- a letter of motivation
- a CV
- a work-sample (Master’s thesis or Master’s coursework)
- 2 letters of reference, under separate cover
The deadline for receipt of applications is 10 August. Applications should be addressed to:
Prof. dr. David Burn
Afdeling musicologie
Faculteit Letteren, Bus 3313
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21
3000-Leuven
Belgium
Applications may also be submitted electronically (as .pdf or word documents), to: david.burn [at] arts.kuleuven.be

For further information on the project, and for any other enquiries, please contact David Burn, at the above address.

Phd Studentship: Tangible, Embedded, and Whole Body Music Computing (Open University)

PHD STUDENTSHIP: TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED AND WHOLE BODY MUSIC COMPUTING

OPEN UNIVERSITY

DEADLINE: 21 JULY 2009

A fully funded 3 year PhD studentship in Music Computing is available at the Open University to develop and study new technologies, and new kinds of interaction, to support Music Composition, Performance and Education, with particular reference to Tangible, Embedded, and Whole Body Music Computing. The project will use motion capture and vibrotactile devices to investigate how visual and haptic feedback can be used to help musical beginners develop musical skills, while helping experienced musicians to gain new insights. The initial focus will be on rhythm. Background information to the project can be found at http://www.esenseproject.org/ and

http://musiccomp2008.open.ac.uk/

Applicants should have, or expect to gain, a BSc (1st or 2.1 class) or preferably MSc in computing or other related discipline. Formal musical training is not required, but applicants should have musical skills and experience of playing an instrument. The research is interdisciplinary and experience or interest in any of the following areas would be advantageous: programming for pervasive, tangible or music computing, hardware prototyping, interaction design, and user studies.

We encourage you to informally discuss your interest with Dr Simon Holland (s.holland@open.ac.uk). Applications should contain an application form, a CV and a two-page research proposal outlining how you would tackle this project. Closing date for applications is 21st July 2009. The studentship will commence in October 2009.

For detailed information and to apply email s.a.parsons@open.ac.uk or telephone 01908

653280. Quote reference "Interdisciplinary PhD Studentships in Music"

Further details of music-related research at the OU can be found at

http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/music/research/

PhD Studentships: Music Related Research (Open University)

INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD STUDENTSHIPS IN MUSIC

OPEN UNIVERSITY (MILTON KEYNES)

DEADLINE: 21 JULY 2009

The Open University offers up to two full-time, 3 year PhD studentships (to start 1 October 2009)

Music-related research at the OU encompasses a wide range of approaches (including historical, social, empirical and technological methods) with a distinctive emphasis on innovation and interdisciplinary research. We welcome applications for PhD studentships in any of our areas of strength, which include

* Social and cultural theory and analysis (including ethnomusicology,sociology, social psychology, human geography)

* Historical study (including documentary and archival research)

* Empirical investigation of performance

* Music computing (including Music Computing and Pervasive Interaction; the design and evaluation of new tools for performance, composition, analysis &education)

* Musical acoustics

* Music education and pedagogy

Projects which will benefit from supervision across traditional disciplinary boundaries (e.g. ethnomusicology and psychology, acoustics and historical musicology, or music computing or sociology) are particularly encouraged. Also encouraged are proposals with links to one of our existing research groups or collaborative projects (for details of these, and of our research facilities, go to the web address below).

Potential candidates are urged to make contact as soon as possible, in order to discuss and develop a project with support from potential supervisors prior to submission. Informal enquiries are encouraged to Prof. Martin Clayton, Director of Music Research (m.r.l.clayton@open.ac.uk)

For detailed information and to apply email s.a.parsons@open.ac.uk or telephone 01908 653280.

Further details of music-related research at the OU can be found at http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/music/research/

Closing date: 21 July 2009

Equal Opportunity is University Policy

PhD CASE Studentship with UNESCO City of Music Project (St Andrews)

PHD CASE STUDENTSHIP WITH UNESCO CITY OF MUSIC PROJECT

UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS

DEADLINE: 30 JUNE 2009

Applications are now being accepted for an exciting opportunity to study a cultural management initiative in its beginning stages: a UNESCO City of Music project. This ESRC-funded CASE studentship with the University of St Andrews’ Institute for Capitalising on Creativity (ICC) will begin October 2009.

Applications must be submitted by June 30.

The UNESCO City of Music project will launch in September 2009, aiming to bring tangible benefits to the city, making it better through music. Successful advocacy will be supported by the CASE student’s research into the effectiveness of the organisation’s engagement and delivery strategies. This will involve

• providing research for the UNESCO City of Music project

• evaluating the project’s stakeholder engagement policy

• examining the project’s contribution to the cultural and creative industries

• assisting, supporting and enhancing project effectiveness

• engaging with a variety of stakeholders, including specialist and non-specialist music organizations

• applying appropriate theoretical perspectives from related fields

• sourcing and critiquing relevant literature

• interpreting research results for non-specialist and scholarly audiences

CASE students work closely with sponsoring organizations, providing industry-relevant research and enhancing social science research in the Creative Industries generally. Project supervision is provided by ICC academics and workplace mentors. Fees and maintenance are provided by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) over 3 years, leading to a PhD awarded by University of St Andrews.

The successful candidate must have a Masters degree and first degree in music, management, creative industries, cultural studies or other relevant area. Applicants must be UK nationals or EU nationals who have resided in the UK throughout the preceding 3 years.

For further details, please email Mindy Grewar, Executive Administrator, Institute for Capitalising on Creativity, coca@st-andrews.ac.uk, or ring 44 (0) 1334 462808.

PhD Studentship: Methods and Influence of the Folk organisation Folkworks (Newcastle University)

PHD STUDENTSHIP: METHODS AND INFLUENCE OF THE FOLK MUSIC ORGANISATION FOLKWORKS

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY / THE SAGE GATESHEAD

DEADLINE: 26 JUNE 2009

The International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University, in partnership with The Sage Gateshead, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a PhD studentship as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council of Great Britain's Collaborative Doctoral Awards scheme. We are seeking to award a fully-funded three-year studentship, commencing 21 September 2009, to research the methods and influence of the folk music organisation Folkworks. Further details are given below.

Supervisors: Dr Vic Gammon, Dr Felicity Laurence, Mr Alistair Anderson School: International Centre for Music Studies (School of Arts and Cultures) in collaboration with The Sage Gateshead Funded by: AHRC

Since 2000 Folkworks has been integrated into The Sage Gateshead. It has established a national reputation for the promotion of folk and traditional music through its educational work and through presenting some of the world's best traditional musicians in concerts, tours and festival events. The aim of this project is to investigate the innovative character of Folkworks and evaluate its practices and success factors.

The main areas of research will be:

*The development of Folkworks and other folk music development agencies in other countries, for example Ireland and Scotland.

*The characteristic forms of learning and participation in Folkworks' activities including the relationships of aurality and literacy in learning and transmission and compare these, in a historically-informed way, with learning and transmission in older traditional forms of music-making.

*The adaptation of Folkworks' learning and participation methods to meet the needs of different client groups, for example children, undergraduates and adult amateurs.

*The characteristics of Folkworks' tutors' interactional styles, their approach to accommodating different forms and degrees of musical competence within the same workshop and the social situations created in group sessions.

*The organisational culture of Folkworks both before and after its integration into The Sage Gateshead. This will include looking at future developments and considering the future of the philosophy and practices created through Folkworks in view of generational changes of personnel and organisational structure.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Candidates should have, or expect to achieve, a good Honours degree (minimum upper-second-class Honours) in music. You must have either an exceptional proven knowledge and ability in the field of folk and traditional music and a demonstrable aptitude for work in the area of pedagogical studies or an MA or MMus in music. This project may well suit someone who is an educator in the field and wants to develop research in this area.

An essential part of this project is being a participant-observer alongside The Sage Gateshead's staff on Folkworks projects so candidates must be practitioners in folk and traditional music.

VALUE OF THE AWARD AND ELIBILITY

Depending on how you meet the AHRC's eligibility criteria, you may receive a full or partial award. A full award covers tuition fees and an annual stipend of £14,440 (includes the AHRC stipend and an additional payment from The SAgE Gateshead). A partial award covers tuition fees only.

HOW TO APPLY

You must complete the University's postgraduate application form (www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/applicationforms),selecting 'PhD School of Arts and Cultures (full time) - Music' as the programme of study and inserting the reference number SAC01. Your application should include a CV, covering letter and the contact

details of two academic referees. The covering letter (no more than one side of A4), must state the title of the studentship, quote the reference number SAC01 and state how your interests and experience relate to the project.

You should also send your CV, covering letter, and the names and addresses of two referees as email attachments to Jane Hagger, jane.hagger@ncl.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: Friday 26 June 2009

We intend to hold interviews on Tuesday 14 July. If you are unable to attend on this date please indicate this on your application.

Further Information: Informal enquires can be made via email to Dr Vic Gammon, vic.gammon@ncl.ac.uk

AHRC PhD Studentship: Britten's Performance Annotations (Birmingham Conservatoire)

AHRC PHD STUDENTSHIP: BRITTEN'S PERFORMANCE ANNOTATIONS

BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE, BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

DEADLINE: 27 JUNE 2009

Full-time Studentships for Doctoral Study

The Research Department at Birmingham Conservatoire invites applications for the following three-year full-time PhD studentships, all fully funded at AHRC rates:

One Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded Collaborative Award to study Benjamin Britten's Performance Annotations. This is a unique opportunity to undertake full-time doctoral study at Birmingham Conservatoire in collaboration with the Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh. Applicants should hold a relevant Master's degree (or be completing one this year) and be a skilled and experienced performer.

In addition, two PhD studentships are offered, commencing September 2009 or January 2010, in areas consonant with the research strategy at Birmingham Conservatoire. Areas of special relevance to our research include performance and technology, performance studies, specialist historical studies in 15th and early 16th-century music theory, Charpentier, Messiaen, film music and cognate studies.

Further details at www.conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk/research. Current part-time students
may apply for a two- or three-year full-time programme.

Birmingham Conservatoire has a very lively research department. Twenty per cent of its output was judged 'world leading' in the recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008). It has awarded PhDs since 1993 and has an excellent completion rate.

For further information regarding either award, please contact Liz Reeve, Research Administrator, Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, or email liz.reeve@bcu.ac.uk, indicating your intended programme of research.

Deadline for applications: 27 June 2009.

PhD Studentship Audio-Visual Machine Listening (Queen Mary, London)

PHD STUDENTSHIP IN AUDIO-VISUAL MACHINE LISTENING

CENTRE FOR DIGITAL MUSIC, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

DEADLINE: 1 JULY 2009

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship to undertake research into audio-visual analysis of sound events, with an emphasis on non-speech (music and environmental) sounds.

Research in audio and video signal processing has traditionally taken place in different research groups, but audio-visual processing is now increasingly being linked. In speech processing, for example, image processing methods for lip reading can help improve speech recognition performance, particularly in noisy environments. One promising technique for audio-visual analysis of particular interest in this project is "sparse representations", which looks for a representation of an audio or video signal using a small number of non-zero elements, which can then be associated together.

The work will form part of a programme of research in "Machine Listening using Sparse Representations", supported by a Leadership Fellowship from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). This is a concerted programme of research aiming to establish machine listening as a key enabling technology to improve our ability to interact with the world.

The successful candidate will be based in the Machine Listening lab of the world-leading Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London, working under the supervision of Prof Mark Plumbley (www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/people/markp).

Candidates should have a first or upper second honours degree or equivalent in electronic engineering, mathematical science, physics, statistics, computer science, or allied disciplines, and be able to demonstrate excellent mathematical and programming skills. Research experience in digital signal processing of audio, image and/or video signals is desirable.

The studentship is for 3 years (subject to satisfactory progress) starting from 1 September 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. It includes tuition fees and a tax-free stipend in line with EPSRC recommendations (currently at £14,940 per annum for the 2008/09 session), and is open to EU (including UK) candidates.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Mark Plumbley, Queen Mary University of London, Email: mark.plumbley [at]elec.qmul.ac.uk.

How to apply

To apply for the PhD studentship please email the following documents to Prof Mark Plumbley: mark.plumbley@elec.qmul.ac.uk: a completed application form, a CV listing all publications, your representative publications in PDF format, two independent reference letters, and other relevant documents as requested (see http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/apply.php). These documents must also be provided in paper form and sent to the Admissions and Recruitment Office (see the application form for address).

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 1st July 2009.

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award (Queen Mary/Gran Teatre del Liceu)

ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL COLLABORATIVE DOCTORAL AWARD

DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA, SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND DRAMA/

THE GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU, BARCELONA

CULTURAL BRANDING, NATIONAL IDENTITY AND INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY: SPANISH DIRECTORS AT BARCELONA'S GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU: 1999-2011

DEADLINE: 8 JUNE 2009 

This Collaborative Doctoral Award offers an exciting opportunity to pursue a fully funded PhD with a leading international centre for research in cultural politics and theatrical performance with one of the world’s foremost opera houses. The research project will examine the ways in which the cultural branding of the Liceu through the work of Spanish directors has defined wider debates around the identity of the theatre and its relationship to Catalan nationalism and the regeneration of the Raval quarter of the city.

Please note that we encourage applications that will refine the project to suit the candidates own research interests.

Further details on this Collaborative Doctoral Award project are available

at www.drama.qmul.ac.uk

Drama at Queen Mary is an outstanding performance research centre in one of the United Kingdom's leading universities. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, QMUL Drama was the highest-rated Drama department in the United Kingdom. We have a strong focus on the cultural politics of performance, with particular emphases on live art, applied theatre, cultural histories of performance, cultural industries, and transnational performance. Drama also collaborates with leading arts organizations such as the Barbican, Shakespeare's Globe, the London Film Festival, Lift, the Young Vic, and Artangel. Our thriving graduate community contributes strongly to Drama's research environment, with more than 60 students working on diverse and original projects (a large number of which are supported by AHRC and Queen Mary awards). Queen Mary invests more than £1 million a year in awards to support graduate students in their study, and Drama's students are an important part of the college's graduate culture.

Eligibility

All applicants should meet the AHRC's academic criteria and residency requirements, and there are different eligibility criteria for UK and EU residents. Please see:

http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/Guide%20to%20Student%20Eligibility.pdf

Applicants should normally hold, or be studying for, a Master's degree in a relevant subject, such as Cultural Studies, Drama Theatre or Performance Studies, Music Studies, or Hispanic Studies. Please note that all applicants will be required to have good Spanish-language skills and (preferably) some Catalan although it is anticipated that Catalan-language training will be offered to the successful applicant.

The award will commence on or around 1 October 2009.

How to Apply

Applicants must complete a Queen Mary, University of London postgraduate application form, which can be downloaded from:

www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html

In addition to the details specified there, they should supply full details of the Master's course completed or to be completed. In a statement of no more than 500 words, applicants should explain how their current academic interests relate to the proposed thesis, and indicate how they might refine the project in order to achieve their own research aims. They should also submit a piece of written work (an essay or a chapter, an extract from a dissertation) or a portfolio of reviews or interviews of not more than 5,000 words in support of the application. Award holders should inform referees about the distinct nature of the CDA project so that they may take this into account when writing letters of reference.

The application form and supporting materials should be marked clearly with “AHRC CDA APPLICATION DRAMA/LICEU” and sent to the address at the top of the form. Applications sent directly to Professor Delgado or Mr Matabosch by post or email are not acceptable.

Application Deadline

The deadline for receipt of applications at Queen Mary is Monday 8 June 2009.

Interviews

It is anticipated that interviews will be held towards the end of June or beginning of July in London. The successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant part of the student nomination form for forwarding to the AHRC by 30 July 2009

Further Information

Applicants seeking further information about the fellowship are invited to contact Professor Delgado directly at m.m.delgado@qmul.ac.uk

About Queen Mary, University of London: www.qmul.ac.uk

About the Gran Teatre del Liceu: www.liceubarcelona.cat:80/cms/index.php?lang=en

About the Arts and Humanities Research Council: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk

PhD Studentship: Developing Technologies to Enhance Musicians' Posture Using Multi-Modal Feedback (Open University)

PHD STUDENTSHIP: DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE MUSICIANS' POSTURE USING MULTI-MODAL FEEDBACK
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY
OPEN UNIVERSITY, MILTON KEYNES, UK
DEADLINE: 26 JUNE 2009

A fully funded 3 year PhD studentship in Music Computing is available in the Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology to develop novel technologies to increase children’s awareness of their body posture when they are learning to play stringed instruments and when singing. Initial studies will use motion capture technology to track bowing actions and investigate how visual and vibrotactile feedback can be used to improve technique. More generally, the project aims to develop engaging and playful tools that will motivate children to practise regularly. More information about this project is available on http://www.esenseproject.org/.

Applicants should have, or expect to gain, a BSc (1st or 2.1 class) or preferably MSc in computing or other related discipline. Formal musical training is not required, but applicants should have musical skills and experience of playing an instrument. The research is interdisciplinary and experience or interest in any of the following areas would be advantageous: motion capture technology; physical computing; interaction design; games programming; and music education.

We encourage you to informally discuss your interest with Dr Janet van der Linden (j.vanderlinden@open.ac.uk), Professor Yvonne Rogers (Y.Rogers@open.ac.uk) or Dr Jon Bird (jonba@sussex.ac.uk).

Applications should contain an application form, a CV and a two-page research proposal outlining how you would tackle this project; quote reference "Developing Technologies to Enhance Musicians' Posture using Multi-Modal Feedback".

Detailed information on how to apply is available either through email (mcs-studentship-recruitment@open.ac.uk) or from http://www.computing.open.ac.uk/research-degrees/studentships.

Closing date for applications is 26 June 2009. Interviews will be held mid July (please notify us of any dates you will not be available for interview). The studentship will commence in October 2009.

Fully Funded PhD Studentships: 'Music Collections, Music Rooms and Musical Practice in British Country Houses, 1780-1860' (Southampton)

FULLY FUNDED PHD STUDENTSTHIPS:
MUSIC COLLECTIONS, MUSIC ROOMS AND MUSICAL PRACTICE IN BRITISH COUNTRY HOUSES, 1780-1860
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST

The Department of Music at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with The National Trust, has been given two new fully-funded PhD studentships by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of Great Britain. The studentships are for the project 'Music Collections, Music Rooms and Musical Practice in British Country Houses, 1780-1860'. The project aims to expand understanding of domestic musical practice in British country houses of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, investigating the intersections of space, material musical culture, musical repertory and performance practice characteristic of this milieu. In addition to conducting their research, the students will create historically sensitive musical events and materials for dissemination through heritage bodies so that country house spaces 'sound' for contemporary visitors in informative and stimulating ways. The practical context for both studentships will be provided by the National Trust, principally through two major music collections still held in the houses in which they were first used, Tatton Park (Cheshire) and Killerton House (Devon). In addition to research in the collections, the students will have training in National Trust regional and national offices and a co-supervisor from the Trust in addition to academic supervision.

One studentship is for a dissertation on an aspect of domestic music-making in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British country houses. The precise topic will emerge from negotiation with the student, but will be practically based in one or more music collections held by the National Trust. The holder of the second studentship will prepare a shorter thesis and a portfolio of recitals and other musical events for a performance-led research degree on musical repertory performed in country houses. The musical events will not only demonstrate aspects of historical performance practice but will be suitable for touring to historic properties as appropriate, and for filming and/or recording (including for example as podcasts or material for audio headsets) for use by the National Trust. Student 2 will probably be a first-study keyboard player, although appropriately-qualified singers will be considered for the studentship. The students will be required to act as a team, with the predominantly historical work of student 1 supporting the more practice-led research of student 2, and vice versa.

The studentships are available to UK residents and EU nationals. For more information and instructions on how to apply, see
http://www.soton.ac.uk/music/postgrad/postgraduatestudentships.html

The application deadline is 10 June 2009. Queries can be directed to JeaniceBrooks: ljb1 at soton.ac.uk.

Fully Funded PhD Studentship - Historical Sound Recordings of Public Performances (York)

PHD STUDENTSHIP - HISTORICAL SOUND RECORDINGS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
UNIVERSITY OF YORK
DEADLINE: 19 MAY 2009

The Department of Music at The University of York (UK), together with Music Preserved, is offering a fully-funded collaborative PhD studentship, commencing 1 October 2009.

The project aims to encourage and generate research into historical sound recordings of public performances in parallel with the study of music performance.

We seek a student researcher who is interested in exploring a specific aspect of the collections, allowing the archives to be interrogated from musicological vantage points that will produce research outputs that are of service both to the research community and to the general public.

Applicants must be UK residents (full studentship) or EU nationals (fees only). They should have research interests in musicology and/or 20th-century performance studies and some training in digitizing and/or cataloguing music sound recordings. They should normally have, or shortly expect to gain, a Masters degree in a relevant discipline, for example musicology, ethnomusicology, librarianship, etc. or the equivalent. In the 2009-10 academic year, full-time awards will provide a maintenance grant payment of £13,290, plus payment of standard tuition fees. The studentship is available to support three years' full-time work, subject to satisfactory progress, and can be taken on either a full-time or a part-time basis.

This project will be supervised by Dr Jenny Doctor, Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of York. Please direct enquiries to her (jd535 at york.ac.uk ) or to Mrs Gilly Howe, Postgraduate Secretary (gfh2 at york.ac.uk ).

Further details and particulars are available about the PhD Studentship, description and particulars:
http://music.york.ac.uk/atyork/resources/archives-ahrccda/furtherdetails2009.pdf

Funded PhD Studentships (University of Plymouth)

COMPUTER MUSIC & MUSIC TECHNOLOGY PHD STUDENTSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
DEADLINE: 29 MAY 2009

The University of Plymouth is offering a number of full-time PhD studentships (UK Tuition fees and stipend of £13,290).

Candidates interested in the field of computer music and music technology, including composition and performance with new technologies, are welcome to apply.

Please see the following webpage for more details: http://neuromusic.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/jobs.html

The deadline is 29 May 2009

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to discuss your application on an informal basis before you submit it. We would be happy to advise.

Prof Eduardo Miranda (eduardo.miranda AT plymouth.ac.uk).
ICCMR, University of Plymouth

Wiley Housewright Dissertation Award (Society for American Music)

2009 WILEY HOUSEWRIGHT DISSERTATION AWARD
SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN MUSIC
DEADLINE: 1 MAY 2009

The Society for American Music announces the 2009 competition for a dissertation on any topic relating to American music.

American music is interpreted in all its historical and contemporary styles and contexts, including, but not limited to art and popular musics, the musics of ethnic groups and minorities, and the full range of activities associated with music. "America" is understood here to embrace North America (Canada, The United States, and Mexico), including Central America and the Caribbean, and aspects of its cultures elsewhere in the world.

Eligibility
The dissertation must be in English, and must be for a degree awarded in calendar year 2008. Authors who entered the competition in a previous year may not enter again.

Application
Candidates should send the following:
The title page and abstract of your dissertation
The table of contents
Preface or Introduction
One sample chapter

All submission materials must be in PDF format, and submitted electronically. Please email materials to: Glenn Pillsbury, 2009 committee chair, at gpillsbury at pacific.edu

DMA and other terminal degree documents will be considered as long as the entire piece of scholarship is included in a written document (i.e., musical compositions or other materials will not be considered).

Applicants should include a full mailing address, phone number, and email address (where an acknowledgment will be sent), the title of the work, university, department, date of degree, and name primary advisor (or co-advisors). Please do not mail the complete dissertation at this time.

Entry Deadline: 11:59 PM (PDT) May 1, 2009

Ethnomusicological Research Today – An International Doctoral Workshop (Hanover)

ETHNOMUSICOLOGICAL RESEARCH TODAY - AN INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL WORKSHOP

ETHNOMUSICOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR MUSIC AND DRAMA, HANOVER, GERMANY

24 - 28 JUNE 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Ethnomusicology Department of the University for Music and Drama at Hanover, Germany, is organising an international workshop for Ph.D. candidates in ethnomusicology and its sister disciplines. The workshop will be directed by Prof. Dr. Raimund Vogels (Hanover) and Prof. Dr. Philip V. Bohlman (Chicago/Hanover).

The aims of the workshop are to promote exchange on ethnomusicological Ph.D. projects throughout Europe and to further critical debate on recent research in the discipline. The first two days of the workshop (25 & 26 June) are devoted to the presentation of papers by the participants. The third day (27 June) will be devoted to critical discussion of recent ethnomusicological publications. Arrival will be on June 24th, departure on June 28th. The workshop language – presentations and discussion – will be English.

The organizers inivite applications from Ph.D. candidates researching their dissertations in ethnomusicology or one of its sister disciplines (e.g., musical anthropology). There are no restrictions concerning the current stage of Ph.D. research, the region of study, or the thematic focus. Participants are required to read the following publications selected for discussion by the time the workshop takes place:

* Nettl, Bruno: The Study of Ethnomusicology. Thirty-One Issues and Concepts.New Edition. Urbana, University of Illinois Press 2005.

* Stobart, Henry (Hg.): The New (Ethno)Musicologies.Lanham, Scarecrow Press 2008.

* Barz, Gregory, und Timothy Cooley (Hg.): Shadows in the Field. New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology.Second Edition. New York, Oxford University Press 2008.

* Bohlman, Philip V.: World Music. A Very Short Introduction.Oxford, Oxford University Press 2002.

* Feld, Steven: Sound and Sentiment. Birds, Weeping, Poetics, and Song in Kaluli Expression.Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press 1982.

* Stokes, Martin: The Arabesk Debate. Music and Musicians in Modern Turkey.Oxford, Oxford University Press 1992.

* Vogels, Raimund: The Big Drum was Beaten and the Force Moved East. Islamic Court Music in Northeast Nigeria.In Print. Manuscript will be sent to participants.

* Rommen, Timothy. „Mek Some Noise”. Gospel Music and the Ethics of Style in Trinidad.Berkeley, University of California Press 2007.

* Hahn, Tomie: Sensational Knowledge. Embodying Culture through Japanese Dance.Middletown, Wesleyan University Press 2007.

* Hesselink, Nathan: P’ungmul.. South Korean Drumming and Dance.Chicago, University of Chicago Press 2006..

The University for Music and Drama will cover room and board, and will attempt to contribute toward travel expenses if needed. Funding details will be negotiated
individually.

Ethnomusicology Ph.D. students interested in participating should send an abstract of 250 words, a CV, and a preliminary estimate of travel costs. The application deadline is 5 May 2009.

The number of participants is limited to sixteen. If you wish to take part in the workshop as an auditor without a presentation, you are welcome to do so, but are requested to notify the organizers by 5 May 2009. For auditors, travel, room, and board will be at their own expense.

Please forward this call to anyone interested and send your applications or any questions by e-mail to Kerstin Klenke:

Kerstin Klenke MA
University for Music and Drama
Emmichplatz 1
30175 Hanover
kerstin.klenke@hmt-hannover.de
Tel.: +49 (0)511 31007632
Fax: +49 (0)511 31007642

Prof. Dr. Raimund Vogels
University for Music and Drama Hanover
Emmichplatz 1
30175 Hanover
raimund.vogels@hmt-hannover.de
Tel.: +49 (0)511 31007631
Fax: +49 (0)511 31007642

Prof. Dr. Philip V. Bohlman
Department of Music
The University of Chicago
1010 E. 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois
60637
USA
boh6@uchicago.edu
Tel.: +1 (773)
702-0514
Fax: +1 (773) 753-0558

Interdisciplinary PhD Studentships in Music (Open University)

INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD STUDENTSHIPS IN MUSIC
OPEN UNIVERSITY, MILTON KEYNES

The Open University offers up to four full-time, 3 year PhD studentships (to start 1 October 2009)

Music-related research at the OU encompasses a wide range of approaches (including historical, social, empirical and technological methods) with a distinctive emphasis on innovation and interdisciplinary research. We welcome applications for PhD studentships in any of our areas of
strength, which include
* Social and cultural theory and analysis (including ethnomusicology, sociology, social psychology, human geography)
* Historical study (including documentary and archival research)
* Empirical investigation of performance
* Music computing (including Music Computing and Pervasive Interaction; the design and evaluation of new tools for performance, composition, analysis and education)
* Musical acoustics
* Music education and pedagogy

Projects which will benefit from supervision across traditional disciplinary boundaries (e.g. ethnomusicology and psychology, acoustics and historical musicology, or music computing or sociology) are particularly encouraged. Also encouraged are proposals with links to one of our existing research groups or collaborative projects (for details of these, and of our research facilities, go to the web address below).

Potential candidates are urged to make contact as soon as possible, in order to discuss and develop a project with support from potential supervisors prior to submission. Informal enquiries are encouraged to
Prof. Martin Clayton, Director of Music Research
(m.r.l.clayton@open.ac.uk)

For detailed information and to apply email s.a.parsons@open.ac.uk or telephone 01908 653280.
Further details of music-related research at the OU can be found at
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/music/research/

Closing date: 3 April 2009

Equal Opportunity is University Policy

Postgraduate Studentships (Cardiff School of Music)

2009-2010 POSTGRADUATE STUDENTSHIPS
CARDIFF SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The Cardiff School of Music is delighted to announce that it will fund up to 10 full and fees-only postgraduate studentships to be taken up in 2009-10. This is the largest single investment the School has made in its provision for postgraduate study and it benefits all of its research (PhD) and taught (MA/MMus) programmes.

Please visit the Cardiff School of Music’s website for further details:
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/music/degreeprogrammes/postgraduate/funding/index.html

The closing date for all application is 1 June 2009.

The wide range of experience and expertise amongst the staff ensures that the School offers leading-edge teaching and research in numerous areas of the discipline.

PhD Research Programmes

• Composition
• Performance
• Thesis

Taught MA and MMus Programmes

• MA in Ethnomusicology
• MA in Music, Culture and Politics
• MA in Musicology
• MA in Performance Studies
• MMus in Composition

The places are competitive, so if you are interested please contact the Postgraduate Secretary:
Ms Elizabeth Pengilly

Email: pengillySE1@cardiff.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 29 2087 4816
Postgraduate Secretary
School of Music
33 Corbett Road
Cardiff
CF10 3EB

Open University Funded PhD Studentships

OPEN UNIVERSITY
FULLY FUNDED FULL TIME PHD STUDENTSHIPS
OCTOBER 2009

The Open University has competitive funded Full-Time PhD studentships available from Oct 09.

For more information visit:
http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=4231&ref=ext

Applications for Music Computing projects are welcome. Specific areas include:

--Computer Analysis and Generation
--Music Search Techniques
--Human-Machine Collaborative Creativity
--Data Mining for Music
--Cellular Automata
--Music e-learning

However, other areas of Music Computing are also likely to be of interest.
The places are competitive, so if you are interested please contact me at an early stage to discuss a suitable proposal. I am also interested in strong applicants for part-time study (unfunded).

Robin Laney,
Senior Lecturer,
Computing Dept,
Open University (UK)
r.c.laney@open.ac.uk
tel: +44(0)1908 654342