The Journal of Popular Music Studies seeks a new associate editor to work on the “Field Notes” section of the journal. Field Notes is a non-peer-reviewed front-of-book section comprising solicited and pitched essays that associate editors collaboratively curate and oversee. Pieces in this section take up some current aspect of popular music culture and studies--e.g., musical biographies, the butch voice, or campus protests, for example. These pieces can, and often do, take creative forms, such as interviews between associate editor and artist(s), conversations between two or more scholars, reports from conference sessions or symposia, compilations of video lectures, and roundtable discussions on a particular topic. (For examples, please consult Volume 33.) Due to the varied form and content of this section, associate editors work with JPMS co-editors in commissioning and vetting prospective works. Associate editors serve three-year terms. This position is unpaid and probably best suited to academics with service requirements who are looking to become better connected within popular music scholarship and develop their editorial talents, but we invite applications from anyone interested who has a strong background in the field. 

Send statement of interest—including any relevant experience and ideas for future pieces you may have—by Friday, October 23, 2026 copying managing editor Matthew Jones (drmatthewjjones@gmail.com), co-editors Alisha Lola Jones (alj61@cam.ac.uk) and Benjamin Tausig (benjamin.tausig@stonybrook.edu), and current Field Notes associate editors Leah Kardos (L.Kardos@kingston.ac.uk), Monique Charles (iam@drmoniquecharles.com) and Hilarie Ashton (hashton@gradcenter.cuny.edu). We are also happy to field any questions you might have in advance of submission.