On 11/04/2018, 07:37, "Musicology-all Superlist on behalf of Blazekovic, Zdravko" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:



    Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) seeks to fill an Associate Editor position responsible for the publication from East Asia.

    

    Established in 1966, RILM operates under the joint sponsorship of the International Musicological Society, the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres, and the International Council for Traditional Music. RILM publishes RILM abstracts of music literature, which is widely recognized as the world's premier abstracted bibliography on music and related disciplines.

    

    RILM abstracts covers writings on all types of music, published in all document types (books, articles, reviews, collections, etc.), from anywhere in the world and in any language. RILM abstracts is fully searchable database, with in-depth vocabulary-controlled indexing and detailed abstracts. The database contains about one million bibliographic records, and is published online. Bibliographic records for publications in non-roman writing systems are presented bilingually, in English and the language of publication. The data are written, input, and edited to a high uniform standard by an international staff of specialists from diverse backgrounds and active in different subject areas.

    

    The successful candidate should have a broad knowledge of music history and/or musical practices. He/she will need to learn and apply RILMs editorial rules, as detailed in RILMs editing and indexing style manuals, improving the prose, punctuation, and factual content of the material through research, and will engage professionally and culturally with the East Asian music scholarship.

    

    

    Duties:

    

    Edit, index, translate, and sometimes write abstracts of scholarly literature on music received from diverse sources and of varied quality and intelligibility, bringing them to a high standard of literacy and scholarship, focusing on the music scholarship published in Korea, Japan, and China.

    

    A work schedule of 20 hours per week is envisioned for the training period (full-time hours are 35 per week). After a lengthy training period, the schedule can be flexible.

    

    Starting salary: $22 per hour, plus comprehensive benefits for 20 hours per week or more.

    

    Core competencies/qualifications:

    

    * PhD/ABD in historical musicology or ethnomusicology.

    

    * Experience in editing and the ability to organize data into logical concepts, with proven research and writing skills.

    

    * Superior written English skills and excellence in focused, detailed work.

    

    * Native or near native fluency in one East Asian language, and reading capability of a second East Asian language. Other languages are a plus.

    

    * Knowledge of scholarly trends, publications, and musicological networks in East Asia.

    

    * Willingness to engage in administrative and technological work.

    

    Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement about own scholarly and research interests, and a list of three references with contact information. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

    

    The RILM International Center is located at 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

    https://www.rfcuny.org/careers/postings?pvnID=GS-1803-002386

    

    Zdravko Blazekovic

    Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, Executive Editor

    City University of New York, The Graduate Center