JOB: Utrecht University, Netherlands, IMPRODECO (PhD positions)

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We are offering two fully-funded PhD positions to form part of the team for the project IMPRODECO: Improvised Music and Decolonisation:

• Position 1: PhD in Afro-Dutch Jazz, Improvisation and Decolonisation
• Position 2: PhD in Indo-Dutch Jazz, Improvisation and Decolonisation

This project is funded by a Starting Grant from the European Research Council, and will be led by Dr. Floris Schuiling. You will be based at Utrecht University, at the department of Media and Culture Studies and the Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICON). The project team consists of the PI, two PhD candidates, a Postdoc, and a project assistant.

The project as a whole studies the emergence of free improvisation in Europe in the context of the historical process of decolonisation, with a particular focus on the Netherlands. As part of the project’s goals, the two PhD candidates will describe the currently unwritten history of postcolonial migrant musicians and their role in post-war Dutch jazz and improvised music. One will focus on Afro-Dutch musicians (mostly from Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean), and one will focus on Indo-Dutch musicians from Indonesia. Applicants may further design or expand on these sub-projects based on their expertise, in consultation with the PI. Additional case studies or critical perspectives can be described in the applicant’s research proposal.

Please follow the link for more information about the project, Utrecht University, and the application process: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/phd-in-afro-dutch-jazz-improvisation-and-decolonisation-10-fte