McCann Research Fellowship
£5000 p.a. one-year research grant.
The Royal Academy of Music in partnership with the Lucille Graham Trust is
inviting applications for the following award, commencing October 2009 and
tenable for one year. The Fellow will be expected to use materials located in
the McCann Collection in their research.
The McCann Collection consists of letters and documents, photographic
materials, ephemera, recordings, playbills and programmes from the 19th and
20th centuries. Particular strengths are material relating to British concert life
and the availability of rare biographical and iconographical material from
Eastern Europe. The collection is currently being catalogued. For more details
and digitised images, see APOLLO (Academy Collections Online)
www.ram.ac.uk/apollo .
The Fellow will be expected to disseminate their research through publication
and research events. At the end of the Fellowship the Fellow will present a
research event on the work they have conducted during the period of the
Fellowship.
The applicant should be educated to music graduate or music research
student standard. Experience of performance research and knowledge of
foreign languages will be an advantage. All candidates are required to submit a
short research proposal (1000-2000 words) with a covering letter for
consideration. If you wish to view or discuss the collection before submitting
your application then please make an appointment with Janet Snowman, Art
and Iconography Curator ([log in to unmask]). Further details regarding
the McCann Fellowship at the Academy can be found on our website
www.ram.ac.uk. Please direct all applications and any further queries to Fiona
Hymns, Museum and Collections Administrator via email or post
([log in to unmask] , Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London,
NW1 5HT).
Closing date: 4.00pm Friday 24th July 2009.
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