Job: Freelance Researcher (Center for Music Ecosystems, Deadline: 18.11.2021)

Job: Freelance Researcher

Center for Music Ecosystems

Deadline: 18.11.2021

BACKGROUND

‘Defining Resilient Urban Music Ecosystems in the Nordics and Abroad’ is a joint project proposal between the Center, Globus/Nordic Culture Fund and Erasmus University, School of History, Culture and Communication, Rotterdam and its PhD project, How Can Ecosystem Thinking Contribute to a Resilient Music Sector in Three Contexts: Rural, Northern & Diverse Music Communities, working with partners in Torshavn (Faroe Islands); Anchorage (Alaska) and Nuuk (Greenland).

This position will be of interest to an early-career researcher working in social or community studies, urban anthropology, economic geography, etc. who has completed at least one degree at a recognized university.

Applicants should be UK/EU-based, and those based in Nordic countries are particularly encouraged to apply.

INTRODUCING THE CENTER FOR MUSIC ECOSYSTEMS

The Center for Music Ecosystems is a global nonprofit focused on advancing the understanding and development of music ecosystems to foster more sustainable communities. Its objective is to provide a robust, peer-reviewed evidence base to help define a music ecosystem and how it operates in cities and places, to create a framework for music to be integrated into all aspects of city planning, built environment policy and urban sustainability.

PROJECT - MUSIC ECOSYSTEMS, RESILIENCE AND CREATING A BEST PRACTICE FRAMEWORK FOR NORDIC TOWNS AND CITIES

In partnership with Globus & Erasmus University, the Center for Music Ecosystems will develop a comprehensive best practice policy toolkit for three selected Nordic cities, towns and communities to understand the role and impact of how music ecosystem policy can be deployed in mid-sized, small and geographically isolated communities and how it links to overall resilience methodologies. The research will focus on the definition of resiliency, in which music ecosystems have the capacity to absorb a variety of shocks and disturbances, both of internal and external origin. These shocks and disturbances can cause changes within some of the characteristics of the system, but the system itself will maintain its function and role.

FREELANCE RESEARCHER ROLE (December 2021 - July 2022)

FEE: 55,000 DKK (approx 7,400€ at time of writing) to be paid in installments aligned with deliverables, for approximately 50 days work over an 8-10 month period. Work will be conducted remotely.

RESEARCHER DUTIES:

To include, and not necessarily be limited to:

● Support all aspects of the project administratively.

● Desk research including policy across all geographical areas and stakeholder engagement

● Produce Gap analysis that outlines strengths & challenges in places that are isolated, diverse and seasonal - and provide useful policy support for all small and mid-sized communities that share similar characteristics.

● Writing of report and toolkit

● Supporting the project team, which includes researchers and partners from the UK, France, Netherlands, Denmark and the three partner communities.

PROJECT DELIVERABLES

● Produce, with the team’s support, a ‘Resilient Music Ecosystem Policy Toolkit’, devised into sections that align with existing city policies, recommending music-specific amendments and reforms to support wider urban strategic growth.

● Understanding of the role of music against urban decision makers weighing resiliency and sustainability.

● A gap analysis that outlines strengths & challenges in places that are isolated, diverse and seasonal - and provide useful policy support for all small and mid-sized communities that share similar characteristics.

● It will then be made available to any Nordic city, town or region, or internationally should it be wished.

● All data presented on an independent project page on the Center for Music Ecosystems website.

The project will be delivered in 4 phases:

1. Outreach and Local Network Development

2. Local Regulatory Assessment and Comparative Analysis

3. Capacity Building and Local Beta-Testing, including Globus & CME Roundtables

4. Production of Best Practice Resilience Toolkit

5. Further network development between the Nordics and the rest of the world

HOW TO APPLY:

Please send a covering letter of no more than 1 page of A4, as well as a CV or link to LinkedIn profile to Angharad Cooper, Lead Researcher/ Project Lead, Center for Music Ecosystems (angharad @ centerformusicecosystems.com) by Thursday 18th November 2021.

Questions and enquiries also welcome to the same address.

More information here.

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