Assistant Professor in Musical Performance and Interpretation

Descrizione

Testo originale dell'annuncio (in inglese)

The University of Gothenburg offers a research environment where internationally recognised excellence meets an open and collaborative culture. Here, early-career researchers are given the conditions to grow, build networks, and contribute to research with global relevance. This position is part of the University of Gothenburg’s recruitment initiative Gothenburg Global Scholars. Learn more about the initiative and the University here: Gothenburg Global Scholars. The Artistic Faculty consists of the departments HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design and Academy of Music and Drama. As a combined faculty of art and learning, we are an independent, visionary and critical force in the necessary work to create a more sustainable and open society. The Academy of Music and Drama offers education in music and the performing arts and conducts research in artistic and educational practices. The Academy provides an environment where artistic practice, education and research intersect, and where collaboration takes place across genres, disciplines and professional fields. We are now seeking an Assistant Professor in Musical Performance and Interpretation, specialising in improvisation and/or composition. You will join the Music Unit, where improvisational, compositional and technology-based practices come together in education and artistic practice. The Academy has a well-established environment for research and doctoral education in Music Performance and Creation, with projects in improvisation, composition, interpretation, sound and media, as well as collaborations across artistic fields and academic disciplines. The Academy is also home to the Lindblad Studio, an experimental laboratory for sound, media, music technology and computer-assisted composition. More about the Academy of Music and Drama: https://www.gu.se/en/music-drama Subject area Musical Performance and Interpretation Subject area description Musical Performance and Interpretation encompasses artistic research in which musical practice is an integral and indispensable part of knowledge creation. Research in the subject area explores questions relating to the creation of music and sound, musical practice, artistic processes, performance, listening, materiality, technology, notation, embodiment, interpretation, musical interaction, and the relationship between music and its social and cultural contexts. For this position, the focus is on improvisational and/or compositional practices, understood in a broad sense. This may include improvisation rooted in, for example, Nordic jazz traditions, free improvisation, electronic music, or other experimental or tradition-based forms of musical expression. It may also include composition with an emphasis on areas such as electroacoustic music, sound art, music and sound production, live electronics, generative or interactive systems, digital instruments, and other artistic methods for creating music and sound. We welcome applicants with a range of profiles and areas of emphasis within the field. Applicants may be primarily rooted in improvisation, composition, or at the intersection of these areas. Duties The Assistant Professor will conduct and further develop independent artistic research in Musical Performance and Interpretation, primarily rooted in improvisation, composition, or the intersection of these areas. The duties include developing and carrying out artistic research projects; documenting, critically reflecting on, and communicating research processes and outcomes in relevant artistic and academic formats; and actively seeking external research funding. The candidate is expected to initiate and participate in national and international collaborations and to contribute actively to the Academy’s research environment. The duties also include teaching and supervision at first-cycle and second-cycle levels and, where applicable, at doctoral level. Teaching will be within the subject area of Musical Performance and Interpretation