[Commlist] PhD Scholarships for Leverhulme Amplification Project

The Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts at the University of 
Huddersfield is pleased to invite applications for 12 full scholarships 
for PhD studies as part of the Amplification Project, for new UK, EU and 
International PhD students, starting in April 2025.

The scholarship is open to applicants from the UK or overseas who are 
engaged in research on any subject related to amplification and its 
contribution to music cultures. Projects may be analytical, theoretical, 
socio-cultural, empirical, historical, or ethnomusicological. Relevant 
topics might include but are not limited to:

  * The role of the amplifier and associated technologies in musical
    practice, listener experience, and social and cultural life;
  * Studies involving loudspeakers or microphones;
  * Musical instrument amplifiers;
  * Pedals and effects and their relationships with amplification;
  * History of science and technology focused on amplification technical
    design and engineering;
  * Music cultural studies analyzing broad cultural trends related to
    amplification
  * Ethnography or ethnomusicology projects focused on
    amplification related material;
  * Oral history research focused on amplification related stories
  * Music theory or analysis related to amplification;
  * The relation of DJ cultures and electronic music dance cultures to
    amplification;
  * Soundsystem cultures related to Jamaican or hip hop cultures;
  * Focus on the role of amplification in rock or metal;
  * Studies focused on amplification and music cognition;
  * Research that explores amplification related material in terms of
    environment and architectural acoustics in public and private space
    including music venues;
  * The role of amplification and related technologies in keyboards and
    synthesizers;

The successful candidate’s primary affiliation will be within the 
Popular Music Studies Research Group (PMSRG), which is part of the 
Centre for Research in Music and its Technologies (CRMT). The PMSRG is a 
hub for research around popular music. It has a track record of 
international research events such as: the Practice Based and Led 
Popular Music Studies Research Symposium in 2017; the Crosstown Traffic 
Conference, a joint event with academic societies specialised in the art 
of record production (ARP), popular music (IASPM), and electronic dance 
music (Dancecult) in 2018; the Ambient @ 40 symposium in 2018; the 
symposium Afro-Futurism, Arena Rap, The Self-Producer in 2021; the 
industry-focused day Creative Sampling, Sound Design, Artificial 
Intelligence in Mixing in 2022; the Dancecult Conference in 2023.

The successful candidate can expect:

  * Full payment of tuition fees.
  * An annual stipend of £19,237 per year for 4 years.
  * Full-time PhD study for four years beginning in April 2025.
  * Supervision from relevant staff, including, if appropriate to the
    subject of the research project, some support from Leverhulme
    Professor Steve Waksman.
  * Opportunities for contribution to the Amplification Project,
    collaborative projects, publication, and the possibility of gaining
    teaching experience.
  * Access to the Teaching Assistant Preparation Programme (TAPP), which
    can lead to the qualification of Associate Fellowship of the Higher
    Education Academy (AFHEA).
  * Access to additional financial support through the Postgraduate
    Support Fund of the School of Arts and Humanities.

The successful candidate will be required to be resident in or near 
Huddersfield during the period of registration.

With over 100 students representing numerous fields of study and more 
than 20 nationalities, our postgraduate community is a vital, diverse 
and vibrant part of the department. The University features a wide range 
of music, music technology, and production facilities. All studios are 
equipped with top-of-the-line hardware, software and plug-ins, and we 
offer an impressive collection of industry-leading microphones and 
recording equipment. The University of Huddersfield is ranked 20^th  in 
the world for Music in the QS World University Subject Rankings, and in 
the Times World University Rankings Arts and Humanities at the 
University of Huddersfield is ranked in the top 300. Huddersfield was 
ranked 5^th  for Music in the recent 2021 Research Excellence Framework 
results ranking UK Higher Education Research, one of only four 
departments to achieve a 4* ranking for its research environment.

*Additional information*: 
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*To apply: 
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*Closing date:* 24 January 2025.

Applications should be accompanied by a proposal outlining your proposed 
project, samples of written work, or examples of other materials 
relevant to the scope of the scholarship. Please indicate clearly on the 
online application form that you are applying for the *Leverhulme 
Amplification Project PhD Scholarship*.

*Enquiries:*

Prof. Rupert Till (Professor of Music); 
<https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=6688&type=186&DID=0&url=mailto%3aj.herbst%40hud.ac.uk>(r.till /at/ hud.ac.uk)

Dr Jan Herbst (Music and Music Technology Research Coordinator); 
<https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=6688&type=186&DID=0&url=mailto%3aJ.Herbst%40hud.ac.uk>(J.Herbst /at/ hud.ac.uk)

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