Postdoctoral Scholarship in International Mobility (Musicology/Sound Studies)

The position is attached to the Faculty of Arts Research Group of Musicology and the Alamire Foundation, International Centre for the Study of Music in the Low Countries. The postholder will also have the opportunity to collaborate closely with the Royal Library of Belgium, a partner of the Alamire Foundation through the program "From Script to Sound: Connecting Heritage and Art through Research and Technology". The particular research strengths of this institutional constellation include chant and polyphony in late medieval and early modern Europe, source studies and text criticism, as well as music and death and music and emotion. At the Faculty of Arts, you will become part of a vibrant community of doctoral researchers and postdoctoral fellows. Several social activities and work-related workshops are organised annually.
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A three-year full-time post-doctoral scholarship (subject to positive evaluations after years 1 and 2) in the University’s Department of Musicology, beginning on 1 October 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is attached to the department’s Early Music Research Group and the Alamire Foundation, International Centre for the Study of Music in the Low Countries, with which the Group is associated. The postholder will collaborate with Prof. Antonio Chemotti on the research project “Funeral Soundscapes: Hearing Death Rituals in the Age of Confessionalization (c. 1550–c. 1650).”

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Funeral Soundscapes: Hearing Death Rituals in the Age of Confessionalization (c. 1550–c. 1650)
Alamire Foundation – International Centre for the Study of Music in the Low Countries

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For more information please contact Prof. Antonio Chemotti, mail: [email protected].

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