Research Fellows (x2) [Mica lab, UK]

14th July 2026 by Joan Murphy

The mica lab is currently hiring two 24-month UKRI-funded postdocs

Both roles will be based in The Bridge Studios at UWE Bristol, in partnership with MiMU Gloves, x-io Technologies, Watershed, and Drake Music.

Role 1: Research Fellow in Digital Musical Instrument Design
Planning and facilitating musical instrument co-design activities with disabled and non-disabled participants, and exploring a range of methods for prototyping surfaces, objects, and mechanisms for music interaction. People with expertise in music, product design, HCI, and/or disability studies are encouraged to apply.
See: https://go.uwe.ac.uk/dmiDesign

Role 2: Research Fellow in Algorithmic Sensing for Music
Creating algorithms for detecting nuanced musical interactions in real time using hand-worn wearable technology. People with expertise in signal processing and/or machine learning are encouraged to apply.
See: https://go.uwe.ac.uk/algoSense

For more details on the roles, and to apply, please visit https://micalab.org. Applications close 6th August 2026, with interviews expected to take place in the week commencing 31st August 2026.

Survey on Artistic Research: Performance, Teaching and Publication Practices [Now open]

10th June 2026 by Joan Murphy

Survey on Artistic Research: Performance, Teaching and Publication Practices

How are artistic performance, artistic research, teaching and academic publications recognised and evaluated in higher music education today?

Researchers from Széchenyi István University and Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) are conducting an international survey examining careers, working conditions and evaluation systems in Higher Music Education Institutions worldwide.

The study explores:

• the balance between artistic activity, artistic research, teaching and scholarly publication;

• promotion and career pathways in conservatoires and university music departments;

• institutional expectations regarding research output;

• the recognition of artistic research within evaluation and promotion systems;

• challenges faced by academic and artistic staff in different national contexts.

We are particularly interested in understanding how institutions evaluate publications in relation to artistic practice and artistic research, and how these expectations influence professional development.

We warmly invite academic staff, artistic researchers, performers, teachers, administrators and doctoral candidates working in higher music education to participate.

The questionnaire is anonymous and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Survey link:
https://elteppk.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37pAuHb2hKyVDFQ

Your contribution will help provide an international overview of current practices and support evidence-based discussions on the future of evaluation systems in higher music education.

Music and Digital Humanities [Mondays @ 16:00 CEST]

20th April 2026 by Joan Murphy

🎼 💡 Music and Digital Humanities

The Distinguished Lecture Series ‘Music and Digital Humanities’ at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna invites leading international experts in diverse aspects of DH to share their perspectives with the interested audience.

📅 Monday, weekly from 5 p.m.
📍 onsite at the mdw Campus and online via Zoom
🌐 https://iwk.mdw.ac.at/music-dh/

The series is aimed at a broad, non-technical audience. It provides a varied overview of the history and current state of DH as it applies to music, its philosophical underpinnings and societal implications, and is expected to yield insights into relevant methodologies, technologies, infrastructures, and applications working with humanities datasets.

More information, the Zoom link and the (tentative) programme is available at:
👉 https://iwk.mdw.ac.at/music-dh/

Program preview

The lectures take place from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM (Vienna).

March 2, 2026 — Anna E. Kijas , Lilly Music Library, Tufts University

March 9, 2026 — Chanda VanderHart and David M. Weigl , mdw

March 16, 2026 — Frauke Jürgensen , mdw

March 23, 2026 — Andrew Hankinson , RISM Digital

April 13, 2026 — Mark Gotham , King’s College London

April 27, 2026 — Alíz Horváth , Central European University

May 4, 2026 — Frans Wiering , Utrecht University

11 May 2026 — Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller , Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Venue: K0101, mdw-Campus)