Assistant Professor of Teaching in Popular Music:
Creation and Production

The Department of Music at the University of California, Riverside invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Teaching (LPSOE) in Popular Music: Creation and Production for the Department of Music with an expected starting date of July 1, 2022. This position is equivalent in level to other Assistant Professor positions, but with emphasis placed on excellence in teaching and instruction-related activities. Appointment requires: (1) The demonstration and maintenance of teaching excellence, (2) Professional and/or scholarly achievement and activity (research in pedagogy and/or music) and (3) University and public service. Applicants are expected to have demonstrated commitment to high-quality and innovative teaching. An Assistant Professor of Teaching is a member of the academic senate.

Call for Applications:  

IASPM Journal Editorial Board Members 

IASPM Journal is the international peer-reviewed open-access e-journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM), published in two issues per year (https://iaspmjournal.net/index.php/IASPM_Journal) and indexed in SCOPUS indexing and citation system. All editorial work is carried out online, via the OJS (Online Journal System), from the preliminary reading of submissions, the peer-review stage and editorial decision-making, to copyediting, layout and final proofreading. 

Two positions are now available on the IASPM Journal Editorial Board. The duration of the terms will be October 1, 2021-October 1, 2025. If you are interested, please fill the questionnaire (https://forms.gle/DC6Fm17M9qR9UCjX9) by August 1^st 2021. We will announce the results of this call by October 2021. 

PhD Scholarship – Music  (full-time) at Dublin City University, School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music (for EU, UK and international students)

Funding amount: €16,500 annual stipend plus fees for up to four years

Closing date for applications: 17:00 (Dublin), Wednesday, 31 March, 2021.

For full information on the application process and eligibility criteria see: https://www.dcu.ie/theologyphilosophymusic/theology-philosophy-and-music-phd-scholarships

Topics:
The School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music is interested in receiving research proposals in Musicology (across a broad range of music genres, practices and stylistic periods) and especially in the areas of:

• Electroacoustic Processes and Analysis
• Contemporary Music (including Irish Contemporary Music)
• Choral Studies
• Film Music
• Popular Music
• Applied Musicology
• Music, Society, and Culture

 
Inquiries to the School Research Convenor, Dr Peter Admirand (peter.admirand@dcu.ie).

Other useful resources:
DCU Graduate Studies Office: https://www.dcu.ie/graduatestudies/postgraduate-research-how-apply

For the UK Members

The School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds wishes to recruit a fixed-term Research Fellow working full-time from 4 January 2021 until 31 March 2021 on Musicians’ Earnings in the Digital Age, a research project led by Professor David Hesmondhalgh and funded by Research England’s Quality-Related Strategic Priorities Fund (QR-SPF). There is no need to be based in Leeds for the duration of the project, but unfortunately the position is only open to candidates who have UK citizenship (this is out of the control of the research team, as is the duration of the funding).  

The Music Department of Colby College seeks applicants for a unique tenure-track position in
electronic music, music theory, and composition at the rank of assistant professor, starting
September 1, 2021. The successful candidate will join a small, active, and highly collaborative
department and will have a central role in further expanding our electronic music program. We
seek a dynamic teacher and scholar who will offer classes in music theory, composition, and the candidate’s field of interest, as well as teach students in Colby’s Music and Interdisciplinary
Computation Major (offered jointly with Computer Science). The candidate will also maintain a
strong research trajectory in their field(s) of specialization.

The University of West London is inviting proposals for PhDs through the Vice Chancellors scholarship awards. The scholarship includes a fee waiver at the Home/EU rate and a tax-free stipend of £15,000 per annum for three years. 

London College of Music has supervision expertise in a broad range of music and musical theatre subject areas with particular strengths in Record Production, Audio for Virtual Reality, 21st Century Music Practices (particularly Practice-As-Research) and electronic music composition.

These PhD scholarships are open to all UK/EU students who qualify – details at: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/research/graduate-centre/vice-chancellors-phd-scholarships 

The deadline for applications is 30th November 2020