Job Title: Associate Editor
PVN ID: GS-1803-002386
Category: Research
Location: The GRADUATE CENTER

Job Description

General Description

Edit, index, translate, and sometimes write abstracts of scholarly literature on music received from diverse sources and of varied quality and intelligibility, bringing them to a high standard of literacy and scholarship, focusing on the music scholarship published in Korea, Japan, and China.

A work schedule of 20 hours per week is envisioned for the training period (full-time hours are 35 per week). After a lengthy training period, the schedule can be flexible.

Other Duties

The successful candidate should have a broad knowledge of music history and/or musical practices. He/she will need to learn and apply RILMs editorial rules, as detailed in RILMs editing and indexing style manuals, improving the prose, punctuation, and factual content of the material through research, and will engage professionally and culturally with the East Asian music scholarship.

Qualifications

  • PhD/ABD in historical musicology or ethnomusicology.

    • Experience in editing and the ability to organize data into logical concepts, with proven research and writing skills.

    • Superior written English skills and excellence in focused, detailed work.

    • Native or near native fluency in one East Asian language, and reading capability of a second East Asian language. Other languages are a plus.
  • Knowledge of scholarly trends, publications, and musicological networks in East Asia.
  • Willingness to engage in administrative and technological work.

 

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement about own scholarly and research interests, and a list of three references with contact information. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Key Features

Department
Répertoire International de Littérature
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$22.00-$22.00
Hour(s) a week
20.00
Closing Date
May 09, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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