Fellowship: Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship (National Endowment for Democracy)

Deadline: October 1, 2019

Named in honor of NED’s principal founders, former president Ronald Reagan and the late congressman Dante Fascell (D-Fl.), the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program is a federally funded, international exchange program that offers democracy activists, journalists, civil society leaders, and scholars from around the world the opportunity to spend five months in residence at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in Washington, D.C., in order to undertake independent research on democracy in a particular country or region. Located within NED’s INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR DEMOCRATIC STUDIES, a leading center for analysis of global democratic developments, the program provides a collegial environment and rich intellectual setting for educational exchange and professional development.

The program offers five-month fellowships for practitioners to improve strategies and techniques for building democracy abroad and five-month fellowships for scholars to conduct original research for publication. While in residence, fellows reflect on their experiences; engage with counterparts; conduct research and writing; consider best practices and lessons learned; and develop professional relationships within a global network of democracy advocates. Fellows are expected to complete a written product relating to their proposed research project. The fellowship culminates in a formal presentation in which fellows typically focus on their research project or another topic relating to the state of democracy in their country.

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Funding: (Faculty & Grad Students) Dialogues on the Experience of War Grant (NEH)

Deadline: October 15, 2019

The National Endowment for the Humanities offers the Dialogues on the Experience of War (Dialogues) program as part of its current initiative, Standing Together: The Humanities and the Experience of War. The program supports the study and discussion of important humanities sources about war, in the belief that these sources can help U.S. military veterans and others think more deeply about the issues raised by war and military service. Dialogues is primarily designed to reach military veterans; however, men and women in active service, military families, and interested members of the public may also participate.

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Funding: (Faculty) Humanities Connections Implementation Grants (NEH)

Deadline: September 19, 2019

The Humanities Connections program seeks to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education at two- and four-year institutions. Awards will support innovative curricular approaches that foster productive partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences and in pre-service or professional programs (such as business, engineering, health sciences, law, computer science, and other technology-driven fields), in order to encourage and develop new integrative learning opportunities for students.

Humanities Connections projects have four core features:

  1. substantive and purposeful integration of the subject matter, perspectives, and pedagogical approaches of two or more disciplines (with a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities)
  2. collaboration between faculty from two or more separate departments or schools at one or more institutions
  3. experiential learning as an intrinsic part of the curricular plan
  4. long-term institutional support for the proposed curriculum innovation(s)

Humanities Connections grants are funded at two levels: Planning and Implementation. Implementation Grants support the interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty from two or more separate departments or schools (a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities), with the implementation of a sustainable curricular program or initiative as the outcome. Implementation grant proposals must show unambiguous evidence of prior planning and present a defined rationale with clear intellectual and logistical objectives that are supported by institutional commitment. The award gives applicants the opportunity to build on faculty/administrative or institutional partnerships and to develop and refine the project’s intellectual content, design, and scope. For example, the applicant should be able to demonstrate potential commitments of any partners or collaborators; outline preferred approaches to curriculum building/consolidation; and explain outreach strategies that will be employed to attract students to the new educational opportunity.


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Funding: (Faculty) Humanities Connections Planning Grants (NEH)

Deadline: September 19, 2019

The Humanities Connections program seeks to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education at two- and four-year institutions. Awards will support innovative curricular approaches that foster productive partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences and in pre-service or professional programs (such as business, engineering, health sciences, law, computer science, and other technology-driven fields), in order to encourage and develop new integrative learning opportunities for students.

Humanities Connections projects have four core features:

  1. substantive and purposeful integration of the subject matter, perspectives, and pedagogical approaches of two or more disciplines (with a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities)
  2. collaboration between faculty from two or more separate departments or schools at one or more institutions
  3. experiential learning as an intrinsic part of the curricular plan
  4. long-term institutional support for the proposed curriculum innovation(s)

Humanities Connections grants are funded at two levels: Planning and Implementation. Planning Grants support the interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty from two or more separate departments or schools (a minimum of one in and one outside of the humanities), with the goal of designing a new, coherent curricular program or initiative. The award gives the institution(s) the opportunity to create a firm foundation for implementing the program. Planning goals will include identifying the members of a planning committee and organizing the planning process; defining the rationale, design, and structure that would undergird a comprehensive and institutionally sustainable effort; and establishing potential scenarios for curriculum development. Institutions may draw on current short-term initiatives or curricular programs run by individual departments in this effort. The outcome of a successful planning phase should be a project in, or ready for, the implementation stage.

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Acad. Job: College Fellow in Russian Language and Literature (Harvard)

Deadline: August 23, 2019

As part of the College Fellows Program at Harvard University, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is currently seeking a College Fellow for 2019-20. Information on the available positions in the College Fellow Program are available here:
https://facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/arts-and-humanities
https://facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/college-fellows-program
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/8778
and the text of the specific position reads as follows…

Slavic Languages and Literatures

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures seeks applications for a College Fellow in Russian Language and Literature. The appointment is expected to begin on September 1, 2019. The College Fellow will have teaching responsibilities, with 25 percent of the appointment reserved for the Fellow’s own research. Teaching duties will include three courses or the equivalent: two courses or the equivalent at any level in the Russian language program and a tutorial for concentrators in Russian literature. The Fellow may also be asked to advise and evaluate senior theses as a regular part of their responsibilities.

The appointment is for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year, contingent on performance, position availability, curricular need, and divisional dean authorization. 

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Acad. Job: Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Russian Literature and Culture (Harvard)

Deadline: October 10, 2019

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in Russian literature and culture; the field is open. The Department seeks candidates with broad interdisciplinary interests. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2020. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, typically two courses per semester, including required and elective courses, as well as freshman seminars. We are seeking an energetic colleague who will be committed to building our program in literature and the humanities, someone who is ready to share in advising students as well as to participate fully in the intellectual life of the university.

Candidates may specialize in any area of modern Russian literature and culture, including fiction, documentary prose, poetry, film, theory, the performing arts, and visual culture. Additional expertise in cultures of the former Soviet bloc outside Russia is welcome. Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and potential for innovative scholarship are desired.

Qualifications: Doctorate in Slavic Languages and Literatures or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins. Native or near-native Russian and fluency in English are required.

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Acad. Job: Assistant Professor – Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature – Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Deadline: October 1, 2019

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley is recruiting for an Assistant Professor in the area of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature, with an expected start date of July 1, 2020. For more information about the position, including required qualifications and application materials, go to http://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF02261. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2019. For questions, please contact issahr@berkeley.edu. UC Berkeley is an AA/EEO employer.

Funding: Foreign Visitors Fellowship (Japan)

Deadline: August 23, 2019

The Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC) of Hokkaido University (Japan) 
is pleased to announce the 42nd round of the Foreign Visitors Fellowship 
Program for 2020-2021.


Foreign specialists in studies of the former Soviet and East European countries, who are interested in spending several months at the SRC during the academic year of 2020-2021, may submit applications for this program. 


For more details, please see: http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/fvfp/index1.html

If you have questions, please contact Daisuke Adachi (adaisuke@slav.
hokudai.ac.jp), SRC research staff specializing in Russian literature 
and culture.

Acad. Job: Multiple Listings, Research Asst. Slavic Literary Studies (Giessen, Germany)

Deadline: August 22, 2019

The Professorship for Slavic Literary Studies – East and West Slavic Studies (Prof. Dirk
Uffelmann), Institute of Slavic Studies, Faculty of Language, Literature and Cultural
Studies, invites applications for a Research Assistant (50 %)


The position is available as of October 1st, 2019. The position is funded according to § 2 WissZeitVG and § 65 HHG with the opportunity of own scientific training. The salary of the position is determined by payment group E 13 according to the collective labor agreement of the State of Hessen (TV-H).


Doctorate scientific employees are – unless the allowed maximum duration of a temporary employment is exceeded – generally employed for an initial duration of 3 years with a possibility of extension for an additional 3 years, if the above-mentioned requirements are fulfilled.

Your duties
 Own scientific training; university didactic qualification; scientific services in research and teaching acc. § 65 HHG
 You will contribute to the Department’s research in the field of postcolonial research in Eastern Europe and Russophonia or multilingual Slavic literatures
 You will counsel and supervise students
 You will teach according to the teaching obligation ordinance of the state of Hessen

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Acad. Job: Russian Instructor (Colorado Springs)

Deadline: August 12, 2019

The Department of Slavic Languages and literatures at the University of Kansas seeks applicants to provide language instruction for active duty military personnel within the KU Language Training Center program. Applicants will be expected to teach a series of 4-week intensive courses to be held at Fort Carson near Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is a full-time, year-round position and assumes the applicant is available to relocate. The successful applicant must have appropriate authorization to work in the U.S. before employment begins.

Interested candidates can apply to this requisition at the following link: https://employment.ku.edu/russian-studies-lecturer-fort-carson/15177br