Two AHRC-funded PhD Studentships at the University of Cambridge are
available for full-time doctoral research starting in October 2011 within
the AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice
(CMPCP)

  

AHRC-funded PhD Studentships are available for two full-time doctoral
research students at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge as part
of the AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice
(CMPCP). Both students will be supervised by Professors John Rink
(www.mus.cam.ac.uk/people/academicstaff/jsr50) and Nicholas Cook
(www.mus.cam.ac.uk/people/academicstaff/njc69). Any topic in the field of
music performance studies which directly or indirectly addresses one or more
of CMPCP's key research questions may be proposed (see www.cmpcp.ac.uk).
Sample topics involving the study of musical recordings in a manner
compatible with CMPCP’s core aims and objectives can be found at
www.cmpcp.ac.uk/doctoral.html; however, applicants for the two studentships
are not limited to these topics. Relevance to CMPCP’s core aims and
objectives must be clearly demonstrated in the research proposal submitted
with the application.

 

The two doctoral students will enrol at the University of Cambridge and
begin their studies on 1 October 2011. They will be expected to complete
their research by September 2014 and to submit their theses by no later than
30 September 2015. 

 

The eligibility criteria for these studentships are comparable to those
described in the AHRC's Guide to Student Eligibility
(www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/Guide%20to%20Student%20Eligib
ility.pdf). In brief, applicants must normally have already completed a
Master's degree in Music or an associated subject; furthermore, only UK or
European Union applicants and those meeting the special eligibility criteria
set out in the AHRC's Guide will be considered for these awards.

 

The CMPCP studentships will be awarded on either a full (maintenance + fees)
or fees-only basis, in accordance with the criteria stipulated in the AHRC's
Guide. Current maintenance and fee rates are published on the AHRC's website
(www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/MaintenanceandFeesRatesfor101
1.pdf).

 

Applications (consisting of a downloaded or online application form, a
1,000-word research proposal, writing samples, transcripts and references)
are due by 31 January 2011 and must be submitted directly to the Faculty of
Music at the University of Cambridge according to the procedures described
at www.mus.cam.ac.uk/applicants/graduate/how-to-apply. See
www.mus.cam.ac.uk/applicants/graduate/phd for details of graduate study in
the Faculty of Music at Cambridge. Information about and advice on the
application process can be obtained from Mrs Beth Wilshin (Graduate
Secretary; [log in to unmask]). More general information is available at
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/prospec/index.shtml. 

 

If you would like further information about these studentships or about the
AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice, please
contact Professor John Rink (CMPCP Director; [log in to unmask]) or Professor
Nicholas Cook (Associate Director; [log in to unmask]). CMPCP's website is at
www.cmpcp.ac.uk.

 

In addition to these two AHRC-funded studentships, a third award has been
made by King's College London to Mats Küssner for doctoral study in
association with the CMPCP project Shaping music in performance
(www.cmpcp.ac.uk/smip.html).

 

 

Professor John Rink
Faculty of Music
University of Cambridge
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