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Research Studies in Music Education Journal

Editor position

Applications are invited for the Editor of the SEMPRE journal Research
Studies in Music Education, 2017-2022, published by SAGE.

Research Studies in Music Education is a peer-reviewed journal,
currently published in print twice a year, and moving to three times a
year in 2019. The journal receives a large number of submissions
across a wide range of disciplines related to the broadly conceived
understanding of research in music education.

The primary role of Editor is to decide, with the support of anonymous
peer review, which submissions merit publication in the Journal. The
Editor should be an excellent and diplomatic communicator, self-
motivated and highly organised, and with exceptional attention to
detail. An excellent command of written and spoken English is
essential. It is expected that the Editor should have expertise across
a broad range of appropriate disciplines associated with music
education research, as well as some experience of academic publishing.
The Editor is supported by an editorial team, including a paid
editorial assistant and an international Editorial Board, by SEMPRE,
and by SAGE, the commercial academic publishers of the Journal. We
welcome applications from individuals or dual/shared applications.

Interested applicants should send a full CV, list of two academic or
other relevant referees and a 500 word statement of their vision for
the future development of the Journal to Professor Graham Welch, Chair
of SEMPRE ( [log in to unmask]), by 31st August 2017. Enquiries
are welcome to the current Editor, Professor Kathy Marsh (
[log in to unmask]).

Editorial Assistant

The position of RSME Editorial Assistant currently carries an annual
honorarium of £1,900 from appointment in 2017 (subject to tax, if
applicable) and is an important role in supporting the Editor and
Editorial Board of the Research Studies in Music Education Journal. It
requires someone with exceptional attention to detail, good time
management skills, an ability to manage a complex online system, and
high levels of discretion, as well as knowledge of the academic
subject matter covered by the journal. The approximate time involved
is around 5-8 hours per week, depending on the flow of activity. The
role includes dealing with author enquiries, checking manuscripts on
submission and resubmission, proof reading of accepted manuscripts
before they are passed to the publisher (e.g., checking style,
English, academic conventions), and processing manuscripts through the
SAGE online system in a timely fashion. The role also involves
monitoring manuscript progress through the online system and ensuring
the editorial team are kept informed of tasks in hand. In addition,
the Editorial Assistant will support the editor with social media and
digital initiatives, including posting on the RSME twitter account
and, for example, curating thematic material from previously published
topical RSME articles for online dissemination and discussion.

The post would suit a doctoral/post-doctoral student, or recent
graduate in music education/psychology of music, or a closely related
area, and it is intended that this appointment will provide at least
some overlap between the current and new Editors (a new Editor will be
appointed in 2017). Interested applicants should send a full CV and
names of two referees (at least one of whom is academic) who can
comment on their ability and motivation to undertake this work to
Professor Graham Welch, Chair of SEMPRE ([log in to unmask]) by 30
September 2017. It is hoped that an appointment will be made by the
end of October 2017 or soon after. Any informal enquiries about this
role can be directed to the current Editorial Assistant, Samantha
Dieckmann ([log in to unmask]), or the current Research
Studies in Music Education Editor, Professor Kathy Marsh
([log in to unmask]).

Dr Evangelos Himonides, FRSA, FBCS CITP
Reader in Technology, Education, and Music
University College London