PhD studentships related to expressive nonverbal communication in ensemble performance.

Applications are invited for three fully-funded doctoral research studentships in a new Research Network funded by the White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities. The studentships are dedicated to the investigation of ‘Expressive nonverbal communication in ensemble performance’. 

The network is between the University of Sheffield (Departments of Music and Computer Science), York University (Departments of Electronics and Music), and University of Leeds (Schools of Music and Psychology). Applicants with an interdisciplinary background in music, psychology and/or computer science are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Studentship 1 (Sheffield): Teaching and learning of ensemble coordination

Studentship 2 (York): Achieving excellence in ensemble singing

Studentship 3 (Leeds): Movement and sonic gestures in ensemble performance and audience responses

Applications are open till 22^nd May 2015. 

Full description and further information can be found at: 

http://wrocah.ac.uk/new-student/networks/

Contact: r.timmers@sheffield.ac.uk (Sheffield studentship, general inquiries), helena.daffern@york.ac.uk (York studentship), k.c.ng@leeds.ac.uk (Leeds studentship).