If you would like to come and join our research community, we would be very pleased to hear from you. 

Postdoctoral and Senior Research Fellowships 

If you are looking for post-doctoral opportunities, several schemes are available, depending on your career stage and location. We welcome enquiries from eligible candidates working on topics related to our specific research fields within musicology, ethnomusicology, theory and analysis, cognition, composition and performance, or on related interdisciplinary projects: potential candidates are encouraged to explore the information on our current research on our web site.  

In most cases, internal review processes enable us to decide which candidates may be supported, so it is best to contact us as early as possible.

A selection of the schemes we support applications to are listed below:

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships

Durham Institute of Advanced Study Fellowships 

Marie Curie Individual Fellowships

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships

Leverhulme Visiting Professorships

Details of the application process will be posted here. Potential applications are welcome to make informal contact with a potential host/mentor in their field, or to contact the Director of Research, Professor Tuomas Eerola (research.music@durham.ac.uk), or Senior Research Administrator, Zoe Gardiner , with any enquiries.

**Open Now** British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Durham University

Due to the volume of applications received, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities holds an internal competition to select applications for support through to the full competition.

In advance of the British Academy’s call for applications opening on 3 July 2024 please find below the details of the internal process for the Department of Music

Candidates are required to check their eligibility for the scheme before applying.  

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The Department of Music invites expressions of interest from outstanding candidates who wish to apply for a prestigious British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship through Durham University.

We welcome enquiries from eligible candidates particularly those related to the research themes in the department (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/music/research/)or to relevant University Research Centres and Institutes (https://www.dur.ac.uk/arts.humanities/research/research_centres//). Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University.

For the internal competition candidates are asked to secure a mentor in the Department to support their application. They should submit an expression of interest (i.e., an up-to-date CV and 1 A4 page summary of the research proposal) to the mentor by 12 noon, Friday 26 July 2024.

Working with their mentor candidates will be required to complete and return Durham University’s internal application form, available via the Arts and Humanities Research Team (artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk) by 12 noon, Friday 9 August 2024.

Further information on the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship can be found at: Postdoctoral Fellowships | The British Academy

Candidates are also strongly advised to review the British Academy’s policy on grant making:   Postdoctoral Fellowships | The British Academy

For more information or informal enquiries, please contact the Director of Research, Professor Tuomas Eerola tuomas.eerola@durham.ac.uk or the Faculty Research team  artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk

Visiting Academic Policy  

If you would like to work in Durham for a period as a Visiting Academic, please read our Visiting academic policy before you make an application to the Department and contact a member of academic staff working in your area well in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 

When you are ready to apply, please complete the application form which can be found here and submit your CV and research proposal to artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.c.uk 

For further details of the scheme please get in touch with Director of Research, Professor Tuomas Eerola, or Senior Research Administrator Zoe Gardiner at artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk