Scholarship: 2 Post-Doctoral Fellowships – Islands in the Stream: Climate-related Disasters and the Rhythms of Caribbean Music Scenes (University of Venice, Italy) Deadline: 10.03.2025

2 POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE AT CA’ FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE (ITALY) for Ethnomusicologists or Cultural Anthropologists

The postdoctoral fellowships (an initial 1-year contract, renewable up to 4 years) as part of the ERC-funded research project:

Islands in the Stream: Climate-related Disasters and the Rhythms of Caribbean Music Scenes
Acronym: I–STREAM
Grant Agreement n. 101117162
Principal Investigator: Professor Ofer Gazit

Starting date of the postdoc position: between 1st of May and 1st August 2025

Project website: 

https://pric.unive.it/projects/i-stream/home

General Overview of the project: 

I-STREAM aims to understand the impact of climate-related disasters on musical activity in three Caribbean cities reliant on tourism: San Juan (Puerto Rico), Kingston (Jamaica), and Havana (Cuba). To achieve this goal, the project will combine ethnographic research with the analysis of online videos of live concerts, examining the venues, frequency, and content of live music performances.

The researchers are required to spend an initial period of time (about 2 weeks) in

Venice, Italy, before the beginning of fieldwork in one of the two field sites (Kingston or Havana). 

For the official call and to submit your application go to https://www.unive.it/data/29530/ and select the relevant position from the list.  

Deadline for submission of applications: 10th March 2025, h. 12.00 noon (Italian time). 

For further details and enquiries write to the PI: ofer[at]gazit[at|unive[dot]it