PT PhD Studentship
UWE is offering a part-time PhD Studentship in Popular Music and Everyday Life as part of the Bristol Live Independent Music Archive Project (BLIMA).Post duration: Up to five years Working hours:
The Studentship comprises an annual bursary of £3,000 plus tuition fees paid for up to five years.
About BLIMA
BLIMA has been set up to compile an archive of the city of Bristol’s live independent music scene, from 1950 to the present. The archive is to be an invaluable resource for researchers and historians of popular culture, music, and everyday life. It contains primary materials connected to live events held at venues through the city. Contributions could involve such activities as conducting interviews, organising research events, collecting and collating archival material.
Applications
Applications are invited from candidates who wish to conduct research in one or more of the following areas:
Live performance and locality
Music as everyday experience
Identity and hybridity
Genre and independence in music
The candidate will focus all or part of their research upon Bristol’s live music scene (past or present). They will usually be expected to hold an MA in a related field, and should have some experience of ethnographic research practices.
Study will commence in October 2010 and the candidate should be resident in Bristol for the duration of the bursary.
The candidate should contribute an average of three hours per week to the BLIMA project and also participate in the work of UWE’s Cultural History Research Group
Applications should include a letter of support from an academic referee and an up to date CV.
Post based at: Bristol
Area of coverage: Bristol
Salary: Tuition fees, plus £3000 annual bursary
Further enquiries from: Faculty of Creative Arts, UWE
Telephone: 0117 328 4845
Email: caterina.vettori@uwe.ac.uk
Desired starting date:
Application closing date: 19th August 2010
More information can be found at this link here.
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