University Assistant (predoctoral), mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology

21 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Department

Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology

Research Field

Arts » Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Austria

Application Deadline

24 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

75 %

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

• Working on your dissertation project
• Independent fieldwork, logging and archiving
• Participation in team teaching and independent scholarly and (if applicable) artistic teaching of up to 4 hours per week in English and German
• Participation at international conferences (subject to budgetary resources)
• Publishing activities
• Participation in organizational and administrative tasks, in particular relating to the MA programme in Ethnomusicology and public relations (social media)
• Participation in activities of the department (events, research projects)

Salary: According to the Austrian collective agreement, the monthly gross pay is a minimum of € 2.684,10 (14 times/year). Depending on qualifications and previous experience, a maximum starting salary of € 3.181,95 gross is possible.

Requirements

Research Field

Arts » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• A diploma or master degree in or related to the field of ethnomusicology / folk music research
• An evident scientific dissertation project relevant to the discipline

Specific Requirements

• Erfahrung mit ethnomusikologischer Feldforschung
• fundierte Kenntnisse der methodischen Grundlagen und theoretischen Diskurse der Ethnomusikologie
• Organisationserfahrung im wissenschaftlichen oder im künstlerischen Bereich
• Gender- und Diversitätskompetenz

Languages

GERMAN

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Selection process

Applications in German or English language must be submitted in electronic form via the mdw application portal https://www.mdw.ac.at/bewerbungsportal . All application material (application letter, curriculum vitae, description of the dissertation project with max. 2 pages, relevant certificates) should be uploaded in PDF format.

The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna is committed to the equal treatment of all qualified applicants regardless of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, world-view, age, or disability. The University is particularly interested in increasing the percentage of women working in the artistic, scientific and general university personnel ranks. It therefore expressly encourages qualified women to apply.

The mdw is committed to the continuous development and improvement of working conditions for artistic and academic staff as well as recruiting. For these efforts, the university was awarded the HR Excellence in Research label by the European Commission.

It should be specifically mentioned, however, that applicants who are invited to the audition will not receive remuneration from the university for incurred travel and hotel expenses.

 

Website for additional job details

https://www.mdw.ac.at/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Country

Austria

City

Vienna

Postal Code

1030

Street

Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1

Where to apply

Website

https://www.mdw.ac.at/bewerbungsportal/

Contact

City

Vienna

Website

https://www.mdw.ac.at

Street

Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1

Postal Code

A-1030

STATUS: EXPIRED