[AMS-announce] JOBS: Editorial Positions, Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM)

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Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) seeks to fill several editorial positions. RILM publishes RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, which is widely recognized as the 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 covers research on all types of music and related studies published in all document types (books, articles, reviews, collections, etc.).  RILM is fully searchable with in-depth vocabulary-controlled indexing and detailed abstracts.  The data are written, input, and edited to a uniform standard by an international staff of specialists from all subject areas. The database contains over 40 years of data, and is published online, on CD-ROM, and in print.

The successful candidates will be required to learn and apply RILM’s editorial rules, as detailed in RILM’s editing and indexing style manuals, improving the prose, punctuation, and factual content, through research, of the material.

Responsibilities: Edit, index, 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.

Qualifications: Graduate degree in music (or similar) required, with proven research and writing skills. Experience in editing and the ability to organize data into logical concepts is required. Superior written English skills and excellence in focused, detailed work is required. Ability to work independently but also with many diverse personalities in close proximity is essential. The majority of work must take place in the RILM International Center’s office.

For position number REA-650, excellent reading ability in Chinese is sought as well as in-depth knowledge in musicology or ethnomusicology. Other subject specializations may be considered. Knowledge of other foreign languages (Asian or other) is a significant plus. http://www.rfcuny.org/hr/pvn/cgi-bin/show_job.asp?pvn=REA-650

For position number REA-649, excellent reading ability in German, Italian, Arabic, or other Central Asian languages is required as well as in-depth knowledge in one or more of the following fields (in order of preference): ethnomusicology (especially Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries), Medieval music history, music theory, or popular music. Other subject specializations may be considered. Knowledge of other foreign languages is a significant plus. http://www.rfcuny.org/hr/pvn/cgi-bin/show_job.asp?pvn=REA-649

Hours: Two part-time editors (20 hours/week) or one full-time editor (35 hours/week) could be hired for each of these positions. After a lengthy training period, schedule can be flexible.

Online applications are being accepted through the Research Foundation of the City University of New York. The deadline for receipt of resume is 22 February 2008.