Job: Case Western Reserve University: John P. Murphy Fellow in Popular Music Studies
Case Western Reserve University: John P. Murphy Fellow in Popular Music Studies
Deadline: 31 December 2022
The purpose of this Postdoctoral Fellowship is to support research in popular music studies by providing scholars in the early stages of their careers with the time and resources necessary to advance their work. During the course of the fellowship, John P. Murphy Fellows will pursue a research and writing project for two full academic years. An essential feature of the program is that Fellows make intellectual contributions to the CWRU community through their participation in workshops, lectures, and courses. The John P. Murphy Fellow will offer two courses at CWRU (one course each academic year) over the period of the fellowship, in consultation with the Music Department. Fellows will also be given the opportunity to take advantage of the longstanding partnership between the Center for Popular Music Studies and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rock Hall’s Library & Archives.
Eligibility: Candidates must have the Ph.D. in hand from an institution other than Case Western Reserve University before July 1, 2023; the Ph.D must date from no earlier than 2013. Candidates should demonstrate in the dissertation a focus on popular music. The candidate’s Ph.D. may come from musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, area studies, or related fields.
For questions, please contact Daniel Goldmark (dig5[at]case[dot]edu).
In order to be considered for the program, applicants must submit:
A cover sheet with contact and biographical information.
An academic c.v. including detailed information on your scholarly projects, publications, degrees and awards, teaching experience, etc.
A proposal for the scholarly project that you will undertake during the postdoctoral fellowship. The project can include, but does not necessarily need to, expansion and revision of your doctoral research into one or more new publications. There are two components to the project proposal:
Project title and an abstract, including a clear statement of the project’s scholarly significance. (250 word maximum)
Project description, explaining the objectives, methodology, contribution and originality of the project in a manner that is clear to a range of scholars in the humanities who may not be specialists in your field. (1000 word maximum)
A one page description of up to three ideas for courses that you would be interested in teaching.
Contact information for three references