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February 25, 2021September 1, 2021

Job: Russian Language Summer Camp Staff (Maine)

Deadline: Open until Filled

Concordia Language Villages’ summer Russian immersion program “Лесное озеро” is actively recruiting a diverse pool for positions as counselors, high school credit teachers, and culinary arts staff in our residential program for kids ages 11-18, for July 19 – August 22, 2021 in Bemidji, MN. This summer’s program will follow the American Camp Association’s recommended Covid health and safety protocols, such as masks, distancing, testing, and increased time outdoors.

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

CFP: Nabokov Panel at MLA 2022

Deadline: March 15, 2021

The International Nabokov Society invites paper proposals for a guaranteed session at MLA 2022 (Washington, D.C., 6-9 January 2022). We invite papers on Nabokov’s languages, the transnational and multi-lingual Nabokov, his invented languages, translation (between languages, cultures and different genres and media), Nabokov’s theory of language, Nabokov’s style, etc. We particularly welcome comparative, transnational, and intermedial perspectives. Please send 250-word abstracts and brief CVs to siggy.frank@nottingham.ac.ukandzokuzmanovich@davidson.edu by 15 March 2021.

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

Fisher Center Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Hobart & William Smith Colleges)

Deadline: March 30, 2021

The Fisher Center Pre-Doctoral Fellowship is open to pre-doctoral candidates nearing completion of the dissertation and MFA candidates who have completed their coursework and are beginning work on their thesis.

The Fisher Center at HWS brings together faculty, students, and experts in gender-related fields in the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences to foster mutual understanding and social justice in contemporary society.

You can learn more about this opportunity, including the theme set for Fisher Center events from 2021-2022 at the following link:

https://www.hws.edu/offices/hr/employment/fac_2021_Fisher_Pre_Doctoral.aspx

Scholars in all disciplines are encouraged to apply. The Fisher Center is especially interested in candidates who would contribute to the diversity of the HWS campus.

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

Job: Polish & Russian Lang. Lecturer/Academic Coordinator (UIC)

Deadline: March 8, 2021

Lectureship and Basic Language Program Coordinator — University of Illinois at Chicago

The Department of Polish, Russian & Lithuanian Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for the position of Visiting Lecturer and Coordinator of the Basic Language Program in Polish and Russian. 9-month appointment, renewable on an annual basis. Start date August 16, 2021. The position will teach two language courses per semester, in either Polish or Russian language, at the intermediate or advanced level. As BLP Coordinator, the Visiting Lecturer will work with, evaluate and modify the department’s existing, fully-developed curriculum of blended-format courses in Polish and Russian language at the beginning and intermediate levels. Responsibilities include orientation and supervision of graduate teaching assistants; student placement decisions; liaison with the Department Head and with BLP coordinators in the School of Literature, Cultural Studies and Linguistics; course scheduling; and coordination of the Polish and Russian language and film clubs.

February 24, 2021September 1, 2021

CFP: MLA Panels “Tribune Poetics, Congress Aesthetics”

Deadline: March 15, 2021

Below are calls for paper proposals for two linked panels at the January 2022 MLA convention, of likely interest to scholars of 19th- and 20th-century Russian and Eurasian literatures. If you’re interested in participating, please send a title, 300-word abstract, and short bio to the organizers by March 15.

February 10, 2021September 1, 2021

Call for submissions: AAUS 2019-2020 Article Prize, Book Prize, and Translation Prize competition

Extended Deadline: February 28, 2021

American Association for Ukrainian Studies (AAUS) invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the next round of the AAUS Book, Article, and Translation Prizes. For this round, works published in 2019 and 2020 are eligible (as long as they were not nominated last year, as each work can be considered for a prize only once). Deadline for nominated works to be received by members of the prize committees has been EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 2021. For more information and submission guidelines, please visit
https://ukrainianstudies.org/call-for-submissions-aaus-2019-2020-article-prize-book-prize-and-translation-prize-competition-deadline-february-15-2021/

February 9, 2021September 1, 2021

Funding: Academic Research Fellowship Extended Deadline (ACTR)

Deadline: February 15, 2021

The application deadline has been extended to February 15th for the fully funded Academic Fellowships in Russia.

Provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the American Councils Academic Fellowships in Russia program (AFR) supports U.S. graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars as they conduct research for three to nine consecutive months on topics within the social sciences disciplines in Russia.

February 9, 2021September 1, 2021

Grad. Program: MA Dual-Degree in Russian and East European Studies (Penn/European University, St. Petersburg)

Deadline: March 22, 2021

We are pleased to announce that the University of Pennsylvania and the European University at St. Petersburg have opened admissions for a dual-degree M.A. program in Russian and East European Studies, which will welcome its first cohort of students this coming fall.

February 9, 2021September 1, 2021

Funding: ASEEES Internship Grant

Deadline: March 8, 2021

Call for Applications: ASEEES Internship Grant Program

ASEEES is pleased to announce the 2021 competition for the Internship Grant Program: www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-internship-grant-program

This program provides MA, PhD, and professional school students and recent graduates with grants that make it possible for them to accept unpaid or underpaid internships in areas directly related to Russian studies. The program promotes the entry of young scholars with considerable Russian studies expertise into sectors outside of traditional academia. These internships must be in the US and should be substantial in duration and responsibilities, lasting two months for summer internships and four months for internships during a semester in the regular academic year. The grant offers $2,000 a month, to be paid directly to the grantee during their internship.

*Please help us disseminate the information about this program by sharing this announcement with any interested graduate students and recent graduates.

Deadline: March 8

February 9, 2021September 1, 2021

Study Abroad: Summer Program 2021 (European University Viadrina)

Deadline: March 1, 2021

VIADRINA CHALLENGE WEEKS 2021

June 7 to July 23

12-18 ECTS / 6-9 Units

For undergraduate students of Business Administration and Social/Cultural Studies

(International Relations, Global Studies, Politics, Communication Studies,…)

The students will be able to choose between two tracks: Humanities and Social Sciences Track and the Business Administration and Economics Track. Find more information on the program, the tracks and all the course syllabi on our website: Viadrina Challenge Weeks 2021.

We are planning digitally or hybrid, but since our seminars are going to be limited to a small number of students we will be flexible and might even be able conduct some courses onsite if the pandemic allows. All those who are joining digitally will regularly meet onsite students in our virtual meeting room and will be able to take part in workshops and soft skill courses. For the students coming to Viadrina we are offering a variety of excursions and extracurricular activities to enrich their experience at the German – Polish border.