CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Online Workshop: Cultural Resistance: First Half of the 20th Century

Event Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026

The concept of cultural resistance has become integral to sociological, political, and cultural studies. Emerging after the “youth revolutions” of the late 1960s (the “long year 1968”), this concept encompasses practices, artistic works, and initiatives aimed at revising or deconstructing established social hierarchies, challenging hegemonic “common sense” and dominant tastes, and confronting neo-fascist and right-wing populist movements as sociocultural forces.

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian Studies (Carnegie-Mellon)

Deadline: April 24, 2026

Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Science, Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics

Description

The Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian Studies, beginning in August 1, 2026. This is a two-year position and may be renewable for a third year pending performance review. Applicants must have native or near-native fluency in Russian and English. PhD in Russian Literary and Cultural studies is required, ABD considered.

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Travelling Lectorium 2026: Bulgaria: Intercultural and Inter-Religious Spaces

Deadline: April 15, 2026

The Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IEFSEM–BAS) is pleased to invite applications for the Travelling Lectorium 2026: “Bulgaria: Intercultural and Inter-Religious Spaces,” to be held from 24 to 30 August 2026.

This intensive one-week programme combines lectures, ethnographic field visits, and discussions with local communities and experts, offering participants an in-depth perspective on Bulgaria’s ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity. The itinerary includes Sofia, Breznitsa, Ribnovo, Plovdiv, Bachkovo, and Sliven.

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Acad. Job: Lecturer/Instructor in Polish Language and Culture (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline: April 15, 2026

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign invites applications for an Instructor/Lecturer position with a target start date of August 16, 2026. This is a 9-month, full-time, non-tenure track position, with an initial one-year appointment. Renewal may be possible based on continued funding, enrollments, and strong performance reviews. The budgeted salary for this position is $60,000, commensurate with similar positions at Illinois. The successful applicant will teach introductory and intermediate Polish language courses and an introductory culture course in Polish or other Slavic culture, according to departmental needs. Teaching assignment: 3/3 course load.

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Job: Foreign Language Instructor, BCS (CIA)

Deadline: September 29, 2026

As a Foreign Language Instructor, you will deliver programs that provide intelligence professionals with the Foreign language communications skills and cross-cultural awareness they need to live and work abroad effectively or to perform other language-related duties. Foreign Language Instructors apply the latest instructional methodologies to meet highly customized student needs. You will also complete a language proficiency testing certification to conduct and rate language proficiency tests in three modalities: reading, speaking, and listening. In addition, you may be asked to provide a variety of language support services worldwide.

Foreign Language Instructors have advanced proficiency in at least one of the following languages:

BCS (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)
Chinese -Mandarin
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Vietnamese

In addition to base salary, you can earn annual incentive pay based on the language and your language proficiency. Foreign Language Instructors who speak multiple languages may also qualify for additional incentive pay in varying amounts. Furthermore, new employees may qualify for a lump-sum hiring bonus.

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Job: Language Officer, Russian (CIA)

Deadline: September 30, 2026

As a Directorate of Operations Language Officer at CIA, you will perform a critical and dynamic function within the Directorate of Operations by using your advanced foreign Language skills combined with cultural experience and expertise to produce high-quality, accurate, and timely translations, interpretations, and other Language-related support to Directorate of Operations clandestine operations. Language Officers are key to the success of many foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, cyber, and covert action operations and have native or near-native level fluency in one or more of the following Languages:

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

Intensive Summer Russian Language Program (Columbia University)

Registration is open

Learn Russian this summer at Columbia University through our intensive summer Russian language program. Designed for learners at all levels, this program offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced Russian courses.

The program is open to high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, visiting students, and professionals from a wide range of backgrounds.

Whether you are starting Russian for the first time or advancing your proficiency, Columbia’s summer intensive program provides a rigorous and supportive learning experience at a world-class university.

Program Highlights:

· Summer in New York

· Intensive language instruction

· June and July sessions

· Flat course rate per session

· Earn up to 8 semester credit hours

Registration is opens now.

For more information, contact the Director of the Russian Summer Practicum, Dr. Marina Tsylina, at mt3750@Columbia.edu

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

Study Abroad: Summer Russian Language (Princeton University, Tallinn University)

Deadline: Open Until Filled, Program Runs June 8 – July 31, 2026

Princeton University partners with Tallinn University for a summer Russian language study-abroad program. We’ve had a cancellation in the Intermediate Russian course and can accommodate one or two additional participants in this group.

The program will run from June 8 to July 31, 2026.

The program fee is approximately $5,000, and it covers tuition, a home stay with half-board (lunch and supper), or hostel. Students are expected to cover meals (lunches), personal expenses, and airfare (approx. $1,500). Estimated personal expenses will depend on where participants will stay.

Students from other universities must apply for support with their home institutions.

About the program:

https://slavic.princeton.edu/undergraduate-program/study-abroad

Fees, description, past participants’ reviews:

https://slavic.princeton.edu/russian-summer-program-tallinn-university

With any questions, please ask Prof. Yuri Leving: <yleving@princeton.edu> and Prof. Ksana Blank: <kblank@princeton.edu>

March 31, 2026April 3, 2026

CFP: AvtobiografiЯ. Journal on Life Writing and the Representation of the Self in Russian Culture

Deadline: June 30, 2026

The international, peer-reviewed and open access journal «AvtobiografiЯ. Journal on Life Writing and the Representation of the Self in Russian Culture» is now accepting submissions for its fifteenth issue.

«AvtobiografiЯ» is a journal devoted to the representation of the self in Russian culture. Its Advisory and Editorial Board are comprised of internationally renowned scholars in the field of Russian and Slavonic Studies. The journal welcomes contributions on any topic related to Life Writing and Auto-Biography and related genres in Russian literature, history, art and culture. The editors are particularly keen to theoretical and interdisciplinary articles, and welcome contributions about Russophone literature and other Slavonic cultures.

Proposals must be sent to the address: info@avtobiografija.com. The deadline for submissions is the 30th June 2026. All necessary information, including style notes and submission guidelines, are on the journal’s

website: http://www.avtobiografija.com/

AvtobiografiЯ has been recognized as “Classe A” journal in the assessment carried out by ANVUR, the agency designated by Italy’ s Ministry of Education and Research for evaluating research institutions and scientific output.

March 17, 2026

Biweekly Research Colloquium (Institute for Social and Cultural Studies, Ilia State University)

Event Date: March 19, 2026

Biweekly research colloquium, organised by the Institute for Social and Cultural Studies at Ilia State University, on March 19, 7 pm Tbilisi time.

We will be hosting Geoffrey Durham with a talk on his research: “Georgian in Form, Tsarist in Content: Colonial Weights, Measures, and Money in the South Caucasus, 1801-45”.

Please register here if you would like to attend online.