Post-doctoral fellowships in Ethnomusicology / Anthropology of Music

Selection of candidates for 4 (four) Post-doctoral Fellowships in Ethnomusicology/Anthropology of Music. The Fellowships are linked to the FAPESP Thematic Project 2016/05318-7 "Local Musicking - New pathways for ethnomusicology". Two fellowships, supervised by Professor Suzel A Reily, will be based at the State University of Campinas Arts Institute (IA-Unicamp); Two fellowships, supervised by Professor Rose Satiko Hikiji, will be based at the University of São Paulo Department of Anthropology (FFLCH-USP).

1) Summary of the Thematic Project:
This Thematic Project (TP) aims to investigate how music produces locality and how it is produced by locality. By focusing on the locality of the musical activity, we call attention to the role of music in articulating this context, regardless of the origin of the style in question. Localities are dynamic settings; they are points of continuous encounter between people, ideas, practices, technologies, and objects that converge in the locality over time. The specificity of a locality derives more from its relationships to other localities than from its isolation. Here, we aim to document how musical engagement articulates with the social interactions that occur during musicking, whether the participants are amateurs or professionals. The project, therefore, focuses on the investigation of the relations between music and locality in terms of the people involved in musicking.
TP Subthemes:

- Musicking and the production of locality;
- Localities, encounters and connections in local musicking;
- Learning, transmission and preparation;
- Technologies of local musicking.

2) Research projects: 
The specific themes to be developed by each research fellow will be defined by the candidates, according to their previous research backgrounds and personal interests, but it is envisaged that fellows contribute to the collective advancement of the debates surrounding the TP as a whole. In conformity with the general objectives of the TP, the fellows' projects will be guided by the following key questions:

- What is the nature of musicking in the local context? What does this tell us about the production of locality and the ways in which localities are experienced by those involved in local musicking?
- What contributes to the establishment of musical engagement and of feelings of commitment to music production at the local level?
- How do local music groups operate as 'art worlds' and/or 'communities of practice'? How do their organizational structures affect the forms of musicking in a locality, both in the amateur and professional domains? 
- In what ways do people, objects, technologies, institutions interact in musical practices? How are these 'agents' related to a physical or imagined locality?

3) Description of the job activities:
Each fellow will undertake an individual research project throughout the duration of the fellowship, following the criteria set out below:

- Use and development of methodologies coherent with contemporary Ethnomusicology and the Anthropology of Music;
- Production of publications in various modalities (articles in journals of high impact, articles in edited collections, academic books, textbooks, audio-visual productions, documentaries, CDs, internet sites/blogs etc.);
- Participation and organization of scientific events and outreach programmes;
- Contribution to undergraduate training (through the supervision of introductory research projects, lectures, contributions to courses) and post-graduate training (through lectures, contributions to courses);
- Participation in the regular meetings of the TP research group.

4) Candidate's requirements:

a. The candidate should have concluded a doctorate less than seven years before the beginning of the PD fellowship.
b. The fellowship demands full time dedication to the research project (except under conditions outlined in resolution PR Nº 13/2009, 15 July 2009).
c. The fellowship holder may not hold any formal or informal employment nor receive, during the term of the fellowship, a fellowship from another entity, salary or remuneration deriving from the exercise of activities of whatever nature (except under conditions outlined in the decree PR Nº 13/2009, 15 July 2009).

5) Candidate's obligations:

a. Full dedication to research (except under conditions outlined in the resolution PR Nº 13/2009, 15 July 2009).
b. Not to receive a fellowship from another entity, salary or remuneration deriving from the exercise of activities of any nature (except under conditions outlined in the resolution PR Nº 13/2009, 15 July 2009).
c. To consult FAPESP before accepting any financial support from any other funding source, public or private, for the development of the research project that concerns the fellowship awarded.
d. Not to make any modifications to the project (initial plan, dates etc.) without the prior consent of the Foundation.
e. To submit scientific reports and reports on the application of the Research Contingency Funds within the time frames laid out in the Terms of Award (TA), accompanied by the requested documentation.
f. Not to absent himself from the institution in which he is developing his research project, except to carry out field research or a research placement, for a limited time and with the authorization of FAPESP and with the supervisor's endorsement.
g. To refer to the support from FAPESP in theses, articles, books, abstracts of presentations in meetings and any other type of publication or form of outreach activities that result, wholly or in part, from the fellowship.

6) Duration of PD Fellowship:
The PD Fellowships will last for 24 months.
7) Funding of the Fellowship:

i) The stipend of the FAPESP post-doctoral fellowship is R$ 6.819,30 (from April 1st, 2016).
ii) The Research Contingency Funds are intended for use in activities developed by the Fellowship holder, strictly related to the fellowship research project, during the term of the fellowship. The funds are equivalent to 15 per cent of the annual value of the fellowship. Together with the Scientific Report, the Fellowship holder should report on the use of the Research Contingency Funds. This Report should be approved by the Supervisor.

8) Documentation:
Candidates should send the following documents to the Principal Researcher, Professor Suzel Ana Reily, to the following email address: pd.musicarlocal@gmail.com; or present them in person to the Principal Researcher at the Arts Institute, Campinas State University: Rua Elis Regina, 50, Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Barão Geraldo, Campinas - SP, CEP: 13083-854:

i) Certificate of completion of doctoral degree.
ii) Up-dated CV on Plataforma Lattes (lattes.cnpq.br) (foreigners can send an up-dated CV, highlighting their academic background, scientific publications, teaching experience and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students); 
iii) Curricular Summary following FAPESP guidelines (www.fapesp.br/en/6351);
iv) Foreign applicants are responsible for obtaining the necessary documents for entry into Brazil;
v) A research Project following the FAPESP "Guidelines for Research Proposals" (www.fapesp.br/270);
vi) Copy of a recent publication linked to the theme of the Framework Project (e.g., book; article [international or Qualis A or B]; book chapter);
vii) Two letters of recommendation highlighting: relationship to applicant; academic achievements; research experience and potential; teaching experience and potential; ability to work in a team.

9) Calendar:
The selection process will follow the following calendar:

i) Deadline for the submission of the required documentation: 14 August 2017.
ii) Announcement of the candidates selected for the second phase: 4 September 2017.
iii) Announcement of the schedule for interviews with the candidates selected for the second phase: 5 September 2017.
iv) Interviews (face-to-face or via video-link): 6 to 8 September 2017.
v) Successful candidates are expected to initiate activities within 90 days of the communication of the final results.

10) Further information regarding the fellowships can be obtained from the Principal Researcher: Suzel Ana Reily (s.reily@iar.unicamp.br). 
11) Further clarification on documentation and procedures, please consult FAPESP norms: www.fapesp.br/270.
More information about the fellowship is at: www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/1615

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