[ANPPOM-L] JOBS: Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética da Musical, Lisboa

[carlos palombini]

Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética da Musical (CESEM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Two Five-year Post-Doctoral Research Positions

Five-year contracts for two PhD researchers in two of the following fields: 1. Composition and Performance Studies; 2. Psychology of Music; and 3. Sociology of Music. The selected candidates will be expected to contribute to ongoing scientific activity of the Center in the fields enumerated above, to propose new research projects and successfully apply for grants in support of those projects, and to collaborate with the Postgraduate programs in Music at the UNL.

Job descriptions:: The Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical (CESEM) seeks two Ph. D. researchers with at least three-year post-doctoral experience and with relevant scientific work and publications in one of the three following fields:

1. Composition and Performance Studies.  The candidate's record should indicate outstanding intellectual quality and also demonstrate the ability to work in a team, sharing knowledge and responsibilities and assisting the development of projects that fit CESEM's research profile. The hired candidate will be expected to contribute with innovative approaches to the work and projects currently under development in CESEM, or in cooperation with other national and international research institutions. The candidate must demonstrate strong knowledge in at least two of the following areas: music analysis, music composition, computer music, music performance. The ability to develop an interdisciplinary research approach in those areas is a quality that is highly valued.

2. Music Psychology.  The candidate's record should indicate outstanding intellectual quality and also demonstrate the ability to work in a team, sharing knowledge and responsibilities, and assisting the development of projects that fit CESEM's research profile. The hired candidate will be expected to contribute new perspectives to activities and research projects currently under development in CESEM, and in cooperation with other national and international research institutions. The candidate should show a demonstrable interest in studying music and language as cognitive and emotional systems in early infancy, and  strong motivation to study the musical behavior of children through natural and controlled observation. Technological skills and analytical skills applied to video and sound recordings will be a significant advantage.

3. Sociology of Music. The candidate's record should indicate outstanding intellectual quality and also demonstrate the ability to work in a team, sharing knowledge and responsibilities, and assisting the development of projects that fit CESEM's research profile. The hired candidate will be expected to contribute new perspectives to the work and projects currently under development in CESEM, or in cooperation with other national and international research institutions. The candidate should preferably demonstrate an interest in critical theory/aesthetics of music and/or gender issues.

Aplication Documents: Applicants should send: i) a letter stating their interest, motivation and qualifications, as well as explaining how their profile is an asset for the position to which they apply; ii) copies of degree certificates; iii) CV with a list of publications and composition or performance outputs; iv) a minimum of two contacts of qualified specialists who may recommend the candidate. 

Submission deadline is September 19, 2008.  All materials should be addressed to ciencia2008 at fcsh.unl.pt with the subject Ciencia 2008 - Job Reference: C2008-FCSH-CESEM. For more details, please see http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=10249

 
For information about CESEM please see http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/cesem


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carlos palombini
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