Assistant Professor in Composition (electroacoustic or acousmatic music)
Job Reference: GT28593
The Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge wishes to appoint
a composer specialising in electroacoustic or acousmatic music to the
post of Assistant Professor (0.5 FTE), starting on 1 September 2022 or
as soon as possible thereafter.
Holding a PhD in Composition (or with equivalent experience) and with
a record of, or clear potential for, outstanding research, you will be
a composer with specialist expertise in studio composition or live
electronics, potentially also encompassing laptop composition and/or
digital signal processing. You will also have expertise in acoustic
composition and be willing to support and contribute to its teaching
within the Faculty. Your work will accordingly intersect with and
complement the Faculty's current research in acoustic Composition as
part of a Creative Practice cluster. Applicants whose approach shows
interdisciplinary potential (e.g. possible synergies with the
Faculty's Centre for Music and Science or other University faculties
and departments) will be especially welcome. The specialist remit of
this particular post does not extend to algorithmic or commercial
composition, film music or sound design.
You will be ready to teach at all undergraduate and postgraduate
levels and have the capacity to attract PhD students. You will also
contribute to the Faculty's administration, outreach and impact
activity. The Faculty teaches Composition through lectures, seminars,
workshops including feedback on student work, and one-to-one
supervision.
At the heart of a vast network of musical study, research and
practice, the Faculty of Music is made up of 14 permanent academic
staff, 5 postdoctoral researchers, 20 affiliated lecturers and 18
professional services staff who work with around 200 undergraduates
and 65 graduate students. As a world-leading centre of research the
Faculty includes specialists in medieval and renaissance music, early
modern music, nineteenth-century music, opera, popular music,
ethnomusicology, performance studies, composition, and scientific
approaches to music. The Faculty facilities include a fully
professional concert hall and music library as well as an impressive
collection of historical instruments and a Javanese gamelan. Integral
to the Faculty is the Centre for Music and Science, a purpose-built
facility housing a fully equipped recording studio, computer room and
research room.
We support and encourage under-represented groups and we value
diversity. We welcome applications from individuals with disabilities.
Our recruitment and selection procedures follow best practice. The
University has an Equal Opportunities Policy, along with a range of
diversity networks for women, black and minority ethnic and lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender staff. More details are available at
http://www.equality.admin.cam.ac.uk/.
The successful candidate will be expected to take up appointment on 1
September 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Full details of the post and details of how to apply can be found at
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/31895/
Application Deadline: 28 November 2021
