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November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Call for Submissions: Graduate Student Essay Competition (NYU Jordan Center)

Deadline: December 30, 2019

The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and All the Russias are pleased to announce the inaugural Graduate Student Essay Competition! Enter for a chance to get published on the blog and win cash prizes.

We invite 750-1200 word submissions from full- or part-time M.A. and Ph.D. students from any accredited academic institution in the United States, on any topic and sub-discipline within Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, broadly defined. Cultural criticism; public-facing treatments of scholarly work; political analysis; book, film, or event reviews; and more are welcome.

All submissions must be in English and observe the blog’s submission guidelines and full competition rules. Essays are due no later than Monday, December 30, at 11 PM EST and must be submitted via this Google form.

Seven (7) winners will be selected based on their pieces’ originality, clarity, and argumentation, as well as their correspondence to the blog’s general tone and interests as stipulated in the submission guidelines linked above. Winners will receive, respectively, $250 (first prize); $100 (second prize); $50 (third prize); and $25 (runners-up). Winners and runners-up will have their essays published in All the Russias.

Competition results will be announced by February 2020.

Please direct any questions to alltherussias@gmail.com.

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

CFP: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: January 15, 2020

On Friday, March 27, 2020, we will sponsor the annual European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium at Pitt. Modeled after traditional academic conferences, this event will give students the opportunity to present their research papers on Europe, Russia and/or Eurasia to discussants and an audience. Please encourage your outstanding undergraduate students to apply to participate in the Symposium. Limited travel grants are available to help defray expenses for accepted participants located outside of the Pittsburgh region. The application form and further information can be found at http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/ursymposium/.

Deadlines:
1) Students must submit applications with 250-300 word abstracts and paper drafts by January 15, 2020.
2) Selected students will be notified by February 2020.
3) Final revised papers are due by March 16, 2020.
4) Presentations will be made at the Symposium on March 27, 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact REEES Engagement Coordinator Susan Dawkins at sad96@pitt.edu.

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Resource/Call for Submissions: Language Learning and Technology Journal

We are very happy to announce that our special issue of Language Learning & Technology on New Developments in Virtual Exchange in Foreign Language Education (Volume 23, Number 3) is now available at http://www.lltjournal.org.

Please visit the LLT website and be sure to sign up to receive your free subscription if you have not already done so.

Also, we welcome your contributions for future issues. If you have questions about this process, or wish to submit a manuscript, please check our guidelines for submission at http://www.lltjournal.org/submission-guidelines/.

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Lang. Training: Czech Online (University of Kansas)

I am thrilled to say that the University of Kansas offers two years of beginning and intermediate Czech online in 2019-2020. Starting in January 2020, the second semester of introductory Czech (CZCH 108) is open to students with previous instruction or heritage knowledge of Czech, at the equivalent of either one or two semesters. Intermediate Czech (CZCH 208) accepts students with previous instruction of Czech for three or more semesters. The classes are taught by Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce and meet twice a week for synchronous instruction using ZOOM platform. Free textbook, texts and other pedagogical materials are available in Blackboard or word format.

The courses follow the ACTFL format, the five Cs, as well as the Common European Framework of Languages (CEFR), which is the European Proficiency Assessment.

The classes accept university students as well as independent learners. At the end of the four semesters students should be able to perform on the ACTFL intermediate level of speaking and writing proficiency as well as of reading and listening comprehension.

Students who have studied Czech previously are welcome. If you are interested, please contact the KU Admission Office at https://admissions.ku.edu/. You may also contact the instructor by phone or email at: mila_saskova-pierce1@ku.edu OR 402-770-4624.

November 6, 2019November 11, 2019

Internship: US Russia Foundation (Washington, DC)

Deadline: (Spring) December 1; (Summer) April 30; (Fall) September 13

U.S. Russia Foundation
Internship Program
Washington DC
Spring, Summer and Fall Semesters

The U.S. Russia Foundation invites applications for its internship program in the Foundation’s Washington DC office for Spring, Summer and Fall semesters. USRF interns will have responsibilities in two areas: (1) supporting USRF staff in grant administration and management, and in the operation of the Washington office; and (2) researching, writing, and producing an in-house report for USRF Board members and staff on current trends in Russia and U.S.-Russia relations.

USRF interns will also participate in a program of seminars, discussions, and events to develop their expertise on Russia and knowledge of careers and professions in government, the private sector, and education.

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

Resource/Call for Submissions: The FLTMAG: A free magazine on technology integration in language teaching and learning

FLTMAG main site: https://fltmag.com/
November 2019 issue: https://fltmag.com/category/november-2019/

If you have a topic related to technology and language teaching and learning that you are interested in writing about, the next issue will come out in March and we are looking for submissions. For more information, see https://fltmag.com/submissions/, or if you have further questions you can email fltmag@iallt.org.

November 5, 2019

Acad. Job: Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Classics (University of Alabama)

Deadline: December 1, 2019

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics (MLC) at the University of Alabama seeks a department Chair to begin 16 August 2020. The University of Alabama is a R1 Doctoral University that has undergone marked recent growth. MLC offers the PhD and MA in Romance Languages and the MA in German, all with concentrations in cultural studies, linguistics, or literature. It offers undergraduate major concentrations in Classical Civilization, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, and Spanish, with minors in those languages plus Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. MLC maintains a strong Critical Languages program, a growing Arabic program, and contributes to numerous interdisciplinary majors and minors. The department also offers double majors for students in Business and Engineering.

We seek a dynamic and forward-looking Chair with a compelling vision for our department and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Required qualification: PhD (or the equivalent) in one of the disciplines represented in MLC. A scholarly record allowing for appointment at the rank of Professor preferred. Experience with administration and with graduate programs preferred. Please send a letter outlining your qualifications and vision, plus a CV and the names and contact information of at least three references, to:
Professor Thomas C. Fox
MLC Chair Search Committee
Department of Modern Languages and Classics
Box 870246
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0246

The committee will begin evaluating applications on 1 December and continue until the position is filled.

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

CFP: Journal of Russian Icons

Deadline: December 1, 2019

The Journal of Icon Studies is now accepting submissions for its third issue, scheduled for online publication in December 2020. We welcome contributions from scholars working across a wide disciplinary range, including art history and material culture, literature and film, religious studies, gender and cultural studies, history and anthropology, conservation and museum studies. Volume 2 may be accessed here: https://www.museumofrussianicons.org/jis-vol-2/

The Journal of Icon Studies is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of icons around the globe, from the Byzantine period to the modern era. It serves as an international forum for new scholarship on the theoretical, theological and historical significance of icons, their place within a broad cultural and artistic context, as well as their conservation, collecting, and exhibiting. In addition to longer scholarly articles, we welcome reviews of books and exhibitions, archival discoveries, and translations of primary documents.

The submission deadline for vol. 3, to appear in Fall 2020, is December 1, 2019. All submissions will receive a double-blind peer review. For further information on publication guidelines see https://www.museumofrussianicons.org/publication-guidelines-2/

Please send all questions and inquiries to Wendy Salmond at research@museumofrussianicons.org

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019

Job: Russian Instructors, Project GO (University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh)

Deadline: November 10, 2019

Lead Russian Instructor, Project GO Narva, Part-Time
Administration-Russian & East European Studies – Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh – (19008204)

The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies invites applications for the position of Lead Russian Instructor for the 2020 Project GO study abroad program in Narva, Estonia. Appointed for the Spring-Summer Term 2020, the Lead Instructor will be chiefly responsible for teaching the ROTC 4th-year Russian course, while providing oversight and coordinating the Russian language curriculum with the 2nd and 3rd-year Russian instructors for the Narva program, from design to implementation. Other responsibilities will include: serving on scholarship selection committees, participation in all pre-departure orientation sessions; collaboration with Narva College on the design and implementation of cultural programs; coordinating classes with the content to be covered during lectures and excursions; preparing 4th-year Russian students for all program-related excursions and lectures; conversing with students in the target language at all times; and assistance with the administration of required language proficiency exams.

Qualifications: A Master’s Degree and 2-3 years of experience in teaching advanced Russian language at the college level required; Ph.D. in Russian language and culture preferred. Previous experience with OPI testing and designing cultural programs are also preferred. The Lead Russian Instructor for the Project GO Narva program works on international teams with staff from the University of Pittsburgh and Narva College, while also interacting with key stakeholders in the United States and Estonia (students, faculty, administrators, and community members). Candidates should demonstrate outstanding organization and communication skills; ability to make independent decisions and recommendations; ability to work independently and to maintain a proactive and collegial attitude while working as part of a team; and ability to keep a positive and diplomatic composure when interacting with various stakeholders.

November 4, 2019November 11, 2019

Acad. Job: Director of Russian Language Program (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: November 1, 2019

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for the position of Director of the Russian Language Program, pending budgetary approval. This appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer; the initial appointment is for one year, followed by a three-year renewable term.