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April 26, 2021September 1, 2021

Job: Summer Youth Program Asst. Resident Director (American Cultural Exchange Service)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Assistant Resident Director for NSLI-Y
VSI Russian Program

DESCRIPTION

American Cultural Exchange Service (ACES) is seeking a qualified Assistant Resident Director (ARD) to work virtually with a group of up to 20 US high school students for an approximately six-week program through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Program. The students will engage in language and cultural learning through virtual classes, cultural activities and one-on-one peer partners. The ARD is required to attend a two-day pre-program training, which will be held virtually in late May to early June, participate in pre-program orientation and community building activities, represent ACES for the duration of the program (late June to mid-August), and submit reports during and immediately after the program.

April 26, 2021September 1, 2021

Acad. Job: Polish Lang. Lecturer (UCLA)

Deadline: May 19, 2021

Polish Language Lecturer
Job #JPF06367
SLAVIC, EAST EUROPEAN & EURASIAN LANGS / L&S Humanities / UCLA

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach one three-quarter sequence of Polish for the 2021 – 2022 academic year, which begins July 1, 2021. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated knowledge of Polish language, as well as a familiarity with contemporary instructional technologies. Fluency in Polish and English is required, as well knowledge of Polish culture. The ideal candidate must also hold at minimum a M.A. degree in a related field. Applicants should apply online via UCLA Academic Recruit. This position requires submission of a CV, and contact information for a minimum of three individuals who may be contacted for a letter of recommendation.

April 22, 2021September 1, 2021

CFP: 2022 Conference Northeast Modern Language Association

Deadline: April 29, 2021

NeMLA invites you to submit session proposals about Slavic Studies for next year’s Northeast Modern Language Association conference (NeMLA ’22 – Baltimore | March 10-13).

Submitters are encouraged to submit session formats beyond the traditional panel, including but not limited to roundtables, creative sessions, and sessions with innovative uses of technology. We welcome joint proposal submissions between faculty of various ranks and/or graduate students. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email julia.titus@yale.edu

See below for more information about the Convention-

April 22, 2021September 1, 2021

Conference: Comedy in Dostoevsky

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Beyond Carnival: Funny Dostoevsky, May 14-15 2021

Join Dartmouth for a virtual conference to celebrate Fyodor Dostoevsky’s bicentennial and comedic genius. Find out which is Dostoevsky’s funniest novel according to our panelists (you will be amazed!) An international gathering of Dostoevsky scholars and researchers will present on various aspects of Dostoevsky’s comic vision including: parody as a means of mockery but also restoration, physical and slapstick comedy, funny women, explosive and offensive humor, and more!

April 22, 2021September 1, 2021

CFP: Midwest Slavic Association Student Essay Prize

Deadline: May 14, 2021

The Midwest Slavic Association is now accepting submissions for the 2021 Midwest Slavic Association Student Essay Prize Competition. The deadline is May 14, 2021. Eligible undergraduate and graduate students can submit a paper on any topic related to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies to the Midwest Slavic Association for consideration. See below for eligibility details and guidelines on submissions. The best undergraduate paper will win a one-year membership to the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES), and the graduate winner will receive a one-year membership to ASEEES, as well as being considered then for the ASEEES Graduate Student Essay Prize at the national level. This competition is made possible through the support of ASEEES.

April 21, 2021September 1, 2021

Acad. Job: Visiting Asst. Prof Russian Lang/Lit(Colby College)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Visiting Assistant Professor in Russian Language and Literature 2021-2022

The Department of German and Russian at Colby College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in Russian Language and Literature for the academic year 2021-2022, to begin July 1, 2021. This is a four-course teaching load position (two courses in the fall and two in the spring). Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by the date of appointment and have native or near-native fluency in Russian and English.

April 21, 2021September 1, 2021

Grad. Program: MA in Slavic at UChicago

Deadline: April 30, 2021

Students seeking to improve their qualifications for Ph.D. programs or work in the professions might be interested in the University of Chicago’s Master of Arts Program in the Humanities. MAPH offers a concentration in Russian and East European Studies and also a Two-Year Language Option, which allows students in good standing to take a second year of courses devoted to language study with a 95% tuition remission (for the second year). The one-year program focuses on development of theoretical/analytical skills.

The deadline to apply for next year is April 30. A more detailed description is found below.

April 20, 2021September 1, 2021

Conference: Russian Film Symposium

Russian Film Symposium

On three upcoming sets of Friday/Saturdays—30 April-1 May; then 7-8 May; then 14-15 May—between the hours of 11.00-1.30, the University of Pittsburgh Russian Film Symposium offers three platforms: New Documentary, New Horror, and New Animation.

Seventeen films (2015-2020) will be screened, with introductions and commentary by leading film scholars. Advanced registration is required at rfs.eventive.org to acquire free tickets. For more information, see rusfilm.pitt.edu.

April 20, 2021September 1, 2021

Conference: Chernobyl and the Ecology of Disaster

Event Date: Friday, April 30, 2021

University of California at Santa Barbara cordially invites participants to “Fallout: Chernobyl and the Ecology of Disaster,” an interdisciplinary conference, which will be hosted virtually at the UCSB on Friday, April 30, 2021 at 9:00am-4:00pm (Pacific Time, US & Canada).
An international slate of speakers representing a variety of disciplines will share their insights and reflections during the week of the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. An associated Carsey-Wolf Center virtual discussion of the award-winning documentary “The Babushkas of Chernobyl,” with Director Holly Morris, will take place at 4pm (Pacific Time, US & Canada), on the preceding day, Thursday, April 29, 2021, before which registered participants can pre-screen the film. Further details about the program and participants and information on registering for both events can be found through the conference website: https://chernobyl.gss.ucsb.edu

April 20, 2021September 1, 2021

Job: Summer Russian Instructor (Pitt SLI)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Russian Instructor Slavic Languages & Literatures – Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh – (21000049)

The Slavic, East European and Near Eastern Summer Language Institute (SLI) at the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures seeks instructors of Russian for the summer of 2021.

Instructors will teach an 8-week intensive course during SLI’s summer session, which runs from June 7-July 30. Classes meet five days a week from 9am-2:50pm. In additional to classroom teaching, instructors are expected to help plan cultural programming for their language program and attend events for the whole institute, such as film and lecture series, workshops, and picnics. Instructors may be asked to team teach. SLI expects that our programs will be conducted in an in-person format on the main campus the University of Pittsburgh, with the added option for students to participate synchronously online. If gathering on campus is prohibited in connection with COVID-19 mitigation, instructors will teach online synchronously via Zoom.