*VACANCY: Research Associates x2 (/Past and Present Musical Encounters 
across the Strait of Gibraltar/) *

The Faculty of Music is seeking two Postdoctoral Research Associates to 
work with Dr Matthew Machin-Autenrieth on the ERC-funded project 'Past 
and Present Musical Encounters across the Strait of Gibraltar'.

The project explores how a collective European-North African cultural 
memory has been articulated through music for different sociopolitical 
ends in colonial and postcolonial contexts. Music has been employed as a 
means of social control and representation during French and Spanish 
colonialism in North Africa in the twentieth century, and as a model for 
multiculturalism and cultural diplomacy among North African communities 
in Europe today. The project analyses how modern-day practices of 
musical exchange in the region are shaped by discourses and networks 
formed during colonialism. It brings together different geographical, 
linguistic and musical specialisms, leading towards an integrated 
understanding of musical exchange in the region.

Applicants will have a Ph.D. in music or related fields (e.g. 
anthropology, cultural studies/history, sociology) and a developing 
profile of publications. They will be able to manage a wide range of 
activities and to exercise judgment regarding the prioritising of 
workload. They will be highly attentive to detail and capable of 
resolving sophisticated conceptual problems relevant to the project. 
They will be able to work independently and to communicate effectively 
with a wide range of individuals. Appointees will be expected to work 
towards a monograph and collaborative research outputs in one or more of 
the following areas:

1. Music and colonialism in the Maghreb, focusing on the French and 
Spanish Protectorates in Morocco (1912-56) and potentially another 
comparative case study in Algeria and/or Tunisia
2. Postcolonial musical encounters between the Maghreb and the former 
metropoles of France and Spain
Relevant theoretical approaches in (ethno)musicology, postcolonial 
studies and multiculturalism studies.
2. Please note that this is a 100% research position and as such the 
Faculty cannot offer any teaching opportunities that are not part of the 
project.

Interviews will be held w/c 13 August 2018.

Further information about the Faculty is available at: www.mus.cam.ac.uk 
<http://www.mus.cam.ac.uk>.

To apply online for this vacancy, please click here 
<http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/17297/>. This will route you to the 
University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an 
account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the 
online application form.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Matthew Machin-Autenrieth, 
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Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for a four-year 
fixed-term appointment

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