Jan-Peter Herbst - Academic Service and Leadership

Academic Service and Leadership

This page details my contributions to the academic community through editorial roles, peer review activities, leadership positions in scholarly societies, and service to research funding bodies. These activities reflect my commitment to advancing knowledge and supporting the development of researchers in popular music studies, metal music research, and creative industries.

20+

Journal and Book Editorial Roles

30+

PhD and MA Examinations

Conference Organization Roles

£6M+

Research Funding Secured

Editorial Roles

Journal Editorial Board Memberships

2022 – 2025: Editorial board member of the Yearbook of Music Psychology
2020 – present: Editorial Board member for the German Society for Popular Music (GfPM)
2019 – present: Editorial Board member of IASPM Journal
2017 – present: Editorial Advisory Board member of Metal Music Studies

Special Issue Editor

2023: "Exploring Audio and Music Technology in Education", Journal of Music, Technology and Education
2021: "Metal Music Studies at the Intersection of Theory and Practice", Metal Music Studies
2021: "Crises at Work: Potentials for Change?", IASPM Journal
2017: "Music and Arts", Musik & Unterricht

Peer Review Activities

I serve as a peer reviewer for numerous prestigious journals and publishers in my field.

Journal Reviewing

I regularly review for the following journals:

Q1 Journals: Music Perception, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Psychology of Music, Creative Industries Journal, Popular Music & Society, Metal Music Studies, Journal of Music, Technology and Education
Q2 Journals: Rock Music Studies, IASPM Journal, Journal of the Society for American Music
Other Journals: Journal of Music Production Research, Philosophia, Journal of Popular Music Education, INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology, Journal on the Art of Record Production, Yearbook of Music Psychology, Textpraxis (special issue)

Book Series Reviewing

I serve as a reviewer for the following book series:

Bloomberg's book series 'Music and Sound Studies'
Cambridge Elements in Popular Music (Cambridge University Press)
Routledge's book series 'Perspectives on Music Production'
Ashgate Popular & Folk Music series

Research Funding Bodies

Member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Peer Review College UK Research and Innovation 2022 – 2025
Member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Peer Review College UK Research and Innovation 2022 – 2025
Invited Reviewer Austrian Academy of Sciences (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, ÖAW) 2024

Through these roles, I help ensure the quality of research funded by major national and international funding bodies, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in my fields of expertise.

Professional Memberships

Current Memberships

2024 – present: Member of the Chartered Manager Institute (CMI). Registration number: P05031230
2021 – present: International Association for the Study of Progressive Rock Music (Progect Network)
2018 – present: Member of Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA)
2016 – present: International Society for Metal Music Studies (ISMMS)
2016 – present: Higher Education Academy (HEA). Registration number: PR103686
2014 – present: Association for the Study of the Art of Record Production (ASARP)
2013 – present: International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM international, UK & Germany)
2011 – present: German Society for Popular Music Studies (GfPM)

Past Memberships

2011 – 2020: German Society for Music Psychology (DGM)

Leadership in Scholarly Societies

Treasurer, UK & Ireland Branch International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) 2018 – 2024
Online Finance Manager, International Branch International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) 2021 – 2022
Juror, Book Prize Committee International Society for Popular Music (IASPM) 2022
Advisory Board Member DFG Project "Artistic Music Research: Potentials and Perspectives" 2021 – 2025

Conference and Event Organization

Conference Organization

2025: Co-organizer of the conference "Heavy Childhoods", University of Huddersfield
2024: Co-organizer of the symposium "Women and the Electric Guitar", University of Huddersfield
2022: Industry-focused music production symposium "Creative Sampling – Sound Design – Artificial Intelligence in Mixing", University of Huddersfield
2021: "Afro-Futurism. Arena Rap. The Self-Producer. A Popular Music Studies Research Day", University of Huddersfield
2019: Core member of the Programme Committee for the "Eleventh Biennial International Conference on Music Since 1900", University of Huddersfield
2018: Core member of the Programme Committee for "Crosstown Traffic. Popular Music Theory and Practice", University of Huddersfield
2016: Organiser of an advanced training workshop for music professionals accredited by the government, University of Bielefeld
2016: Organiser of the summer school "Music Education" at Bielefeld University

Additional Educational Projects

2013: Recipient of grants from the federal state NRW for an educational music project on the history of popular music
2012-2014: Coaching of amateur bands at Vocational Colleges
2012-2013: Organization of music festivals with seminar bands of Paderborn University

Institutional Leadership

At the University of Huddersfield, I have held several significant leadership positions:

Research Coordinator for Music and Music Technology (UoA Lead) University of Huddersfield 2023 – present
Leading the department's research strategy, conducting research audits, managing research budgets, and overseeing research environment development.
Director of the Centre for Music, Culture and Identity (CMCI) and Centre for Research in Music and its Technologies (CRMT) University of Huddersfield 2019 – 2025
Overseeing budget and strategic investment, appointing visiting professors and fellows, and organizing research seminars and symposia.
Director of the Popular Music Studies Research Group (PMSRG) University of Huddersfield 2019 – 2020
Weekly research tutorials with postgraduate researchers, plus selected meetings with colleagues and visiting scholars.
Head of Musicology University of Huddersfield 2017 – 2019
Overseeing the musicological modules and coordination with relevant external examiners.

PhD and MA Examination

I have served as an examiner for numerous doctoral and master's theses across multiple institutions:

PhD Examination

External examiner for 9 PhD theses at:

Australian National University
City University of London
University of West London
University of Kent
University of Salford
Leeds Beckett University

Internal examiner for 2 PhD theses at the University of Huddersfield

MA Examination

External examiner for 23 MA theses at:

University of Huddersfield (16)
Bielefeld University (4)
Paderborn University (1)
Leipzig University (1)
Leuphana University of Lueneburg (1)

Chair for PhD vivas

Independent Chair in the following Universities/Schools:

University of Huddersfield: School of Computing and Engineering (1)