Lectureship in Pacific Music and World Music and/or Popular Music
Henry Johnson
Lectureship in Pacific Music and World Music and/or Popular Music
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Please find below details of a position we are advertising at the
University of Otago, New Zealand. The appointee will be a specialist
in Pacific Music and World Music and/or Popular Music, and will join a
flourishing department that offers musical diversity across teaching,
research and performance. Otago has developed strengths in the fields
of ethnomusicology and popular music at all levels of teaching and in
research, and the appointee will help consolidate these areas.
Informal enquiries are welcome to Professor Henry Johnson, Head of
Department (henry....@otago.ac.nz):
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The Lecturer in Music is expected to contribute to the research and
teaching efforts of the Department. The appointee will be a specialist
in the area of Pacific Music and in addition will also be expected to
teach in the area of World Music and/or Popular Music. The Department
is strengthening its offerings in these areas and the position
requires advanced knowledge of relevant theoretical issues and culture
areas. Candidates are advised to assess other areas within the
Department to which they might be able to contribute. Administrative
duties will be agreed upon in consultation with the Head of
Department. A completed PhD is required, as well as proven potential
for distinguished scholarship and effective teaching at undergraduate
and postgraduate levels. The Department of Music offers undergraduate
and postgraduate degrees within a musically diverse curriculum.
Pacific music is an established area in the Department, which includes
strong links with Pacific Studies and related fields, and the
successful applicant would support this field in teaching and
research. The successful applicant will also be supportive to
colleagues and students across the whole range of the department’s
work, willing to participate in interdisciplinary activities in
research and teaching, and a good contributor to the strategic and
detailed planning of the Department’s work.
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All best wishes
Henry
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Professor Henry Johnson
Head, Department of Music
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
Tel +64 (0)3 479 8884
Tel/Fax +64 (0)3 479 8885 (secretary)
Mobile: 021 241 9712
www.otago.ac.nz/music/