RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
AHRC Project: Music, Migration and Mobility
Research
Job reference number: 503-19
Closing date: 9am Wednesday 4 September 2019
Interview date: Tuesday 17 September 2019
Salary: Grade 7, £33,409 pro rata
The Royal College of Music (RCM) is one of the world's greatest conservatoires. Our excellence was recognised by the 2019 QS World University Rankings, in which we ranked as the top institution for performing arts in the UK for the fourth consecutive year. The RCM also achieved an overall rating of gold for its outstanding teaching and learning provision for undergraduates in the first ever Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
The Music, Migration and Mobility project brings fresh methodological approaches to the study of the experiences, musical lives and subsequent impact on British musical culture of musicians who came from Nazi-ruled Europe in the 1930s and '40s. The project will investigate and map the journeys of approximately 30 musicians as they negotiated and helped to form aspects of British musical life in the post-war period. The project will also probe the practical challenges of performing and mediating their compositions-which are defined by multiple trans-national cultural influences and traditions-through a programme of experimental rehearsal workshops and concerts and explore the cultural value of this music for contemporary audiences.
Fluent in written German, the Music, Migration and Mobility Research Associate will be responsible for undertaking archival research in a number of designated archives in the UK, Germany and Austria including case studies of migrant musicians at Glyndebourne and the Anglo-Austrian Music Society. The post-holder will also write biographical texts, gather data and undertake research and oral history interviews to inform performance workshops, the development of an online resource and the project’s mapping project using ESRI Story Maps. The post-holder will be supported to present their research at national and international conferences.
We are looking for candidates with the following attributes:
You will have a PhD in music, history or a relevant subject area
You will have the ability to read accurately manuscript and printed 20th century archival materials in German and translate them into English
You will have proven experience in archival research, creating data sets, interpreting data and writing research outputs
This post is offered on a part-time (0.8FTE, equivalent to 4 days per week) basis for a fixed-term period of 36 months, the post is available from 20 September 2019.
For full details of this position please read the Applicant Information Pack, available to download from the RCM website: www.rcm.ac.uk/jobs
To apply, please complete our 1) Application form (as this is a research position you should also submit an up to date academic CV) and 2) Equal Opportunities form (available to download from the RCM website) and submit in Word or PDF format by email to [log in to unmask]
Although an academic CV should be submitted CVs without an application form will not be accepted. Please ensure that you include the Job Reference Number when submitting your application.
The RCM is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for all our staff, students and visitors.
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