Associate Editor

Lensa; New York (NY); On-site; USD 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international music literature organization is hiring an Associate Editor in New York City. This position involves abstracting and indexing music scholarship published in German and other languages, ensuring high editorial standards are met. Candidates should possess a PhD in music-related studies and demonstrate strong fluency in German, with proficiency in French and/or Italian a plus. Responsibilities include editing and interacting with scholarly networks throughout Europe.

Qualifications

• PhD in musicology/ethnomusicology or cultural studies with focus on music preferred.
• Experience in editing with ability to organize data.
• Fluency in German and proficiency in French/Italian preferred.

Responsibilities

• Abstracting and indexing publications in German, French, and/or Italian.
• Editing and improving scholarly literature on music.
• Engaging with academic networks in Europe.

Skills

Editing

Research

Writing

Fluency in German

Fluency in French and/or Italian

Education

PhD in musicology, ethnomusicology, or cultural studies

Job description

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) seeks an Associate Editor who will be responsible for abstracting and indexing publications in German and French or Italian.

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) seeks to fill an Associate Editor position for its International Office in New York City. RILM publishes RILM abstracts of music literature (along with a suite of other resources (http://rilm.org/) ), which is widely recognized as the world’s premiere abstracted bibliography on music and related disciplines. RILM was established in 1966 and operates under the joint sponsorship of the International Musicological Society, the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres, and the International Council for Traditional Music.

RILM abstracts covers research on all types of music and related studies, published in all document types (books, articles, reviews, collections, among others) anywhere in the world and in any language. The database is fully searchable, with in-depth vocabulary-controlled indexing and detailed abstracts. The data are written, input, and edited to a high uniform standard by an international staff of specialists from all subject areas. The database contains over 1.4 million bibliographic records and is published online.

The successful candidate will be responsible for abstracting and indexing scholarship published in the German language, in addition to publications in French or/and Italian, making sure that they are fully and accurately represented in RILM abstracts .

The candidate will also work on bibliographic records related to other geographic areas, applying RILM’s editorial style as detailed in RILM’s editing and indexing style manuals, improving the prose, punctuation, and factual content of the material through research, and will engage professionally and culturally with music scholarship of the areas of responsibility.

Other Duties

Edit, index, translate, and when needed 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.

Track the scholarship and publishing in European countries, and work on the development of relevant networks.

Advise the marketing/sales teams about academic networks in Europe.

Other duties as assigned.

Full-time (a minimum of 35 hours per week). After a lengthy training period, the schedule of when these hours are fulfilled can be flexible.

Qualifications

PhD in musicology/ethnomusicology or cultural studies with focus on music is strongly preferred.

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.

In addition to English, native or near native fluency in German, with knowledge of French and/or Italian. Other languages are a plus.

Willingness to engage in administrative and technological work.

Scholarly / academic network is desired.

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

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About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Pay Range $26.00-$26.00

Bargaining Unit Yes

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