Are you obsessed with music, cognitive science, and interdisciplinary analysis? The University of York’s School of Arts and Creative Technologies is providing an thrilling, absolutely funded PhD studentship in Music Cognition, with a particular concentrate on qualitative analysis and organology, as part of the Horizon Europe – ERC Synergy Project “REM@KE” (Reconstructing Embodied Musical Knowledge at the Keyboard).
This prestigious worldwide alternative will join you with analysis hubs in Italy, Sweden, and the UK, the place you’ll work alongside main students in music cognition, historic musicology, organology, psychoacoustics, digital humanities, and extra!
About the REM@KE Project
The REM@KE initiative explores the function of embodied information in keyboard musicianship and instrument making throughout historical past. The chosen PhD candidate will lead qualitative investigations—conducting interviews with performers, builders, educators, and listeners—aimed at higher understanding the bodily, cognitive, and emotional interactions between people and historic keyboard devices. These findings may even inform the digital and bodily reconstruction of such devices.
What’s Covered
- Full tuition payment waiver for UK and worldwide college students
- Tax-free stipend of £20,780/yr (2025/26) with yearly will increase
- Travel allowance for conferences, workshops, and analysis journeys
- Four-year funding period (full-time solely).
Eligibility Criteria
Open to each UK and worldwide candidates
Applicants should reveal:
Essential Requirements:
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- A Master’s in Music, Musicology, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Digital Humanities, or a associated subject
- Proven qualitative analysis expertise
- Familiarity with empirical musicology, embodied cognitive science
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Desirable Requirements:
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- Background in historic efficiency practices and organology
- Knowledge of digital humanities and psychoacoustics
- Interest in instrument constructing and follow-based mostly analysis.
How to Apply?
Submit your application through the University of York application portal https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/funding/phd-studentship-music-cognition-focus-qualitative-research/organology:
The final date to apply for the REM@KE PhD Studentship at the University of York is Thursday, 8 May 2025 at 12 midday (UK time).
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