Postdoctoral Fellowhip

Cogut Center Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Humanities
MEME (Multimedia and Electronic Music Experiments)
Department of Music
Brown University

The Cogut Center for the Humanities and the Department of Music at Brown University invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Humanities focused on multimedia and electronic music. We seek a candidate with broad interdisciplinary interests with evidence of exceptional scholarly and artistic promise. The successful candidate will be expected to participate equally in the MEME program in the Music Department and in the Cogut Center for Humanities, teaching one course per semester in specific area(s) of electronic music and multimedia, and participating in the Cogut Center's activities, including the Fellows' Seminar.

The MEME program (Multimedia and Electronic Music Experiments) offers an undergraduate “track” and a Ph.D. in Electronic Music and Multimedia. MEME actively promotes research, publications, and technology exploring new art forms that combine digital music and sound with performance, installation, human-computer interaction, video processing, text, and/or images. The Cogut Center for the Humanities supports collaborative research among scholars in the humanities, focusing on interdisciplinary and comparative work across cultural and linguistic boundaries.

Brown University is a leading Ivy League institution with a distinctive academic program and a tradition of innovative and rigorous multidisciplinary study. A commitment to diversity and intellectual freedom has remained a hallmark of the University since its establishment. The Department of Music–with 14 full-time faculty, 30 teaching associates, music library, and state-of-the-art music and multimedia production facilities –supports undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of history, theory, ethnomusicology, composition, performance, computer music and multimedia.

Fellowships are awarded to postdoctoral scholars who received their degrees from institutions other than Brown University within the last five (5) years and prior to February 1, 2009. We strongly encourage applications for fellows from outside North America. Fellows are paid a stipend commensurate with that of the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships and are supplied with individual research funds as well as a fund for visiting speakers and conference planning related to the seminar theme.

Candidates should send a letter of application, a curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, and three examples of creative work (DVD, CD or website link) to:

Cogut Center Postdoctoral Fellowship
Department of Music
Brown University
Box 1924, 1 Young Orchard Avenue
Providence, RI 02912

Applications received by January 30, 2009 will receive full consideration, but the search will remain open until the position is closed or filled. Brown University is an EEO/AA employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.