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Prof. Dev.: Russian Teachers Program (St. Petersburg)

Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2019

American Councils and ACTR invite applications to the 2019 Summer Russian Teachers Program.

Program Highlights
– Offered in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the campus of the Russian State Pedagogical University (Herzen)
– Four-week fellowships for U.S. teachers of Russian to update knowledge and skills in language, culture, and pedagogy
– Intensive small-group coursework and seminars led by expert faculty of the Russian State Pedagogical University
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Funding: Grad/Postdoc Research Fellowships (AISEES)

Deadline for Applications: March 15, 2019

AISEES announces the availability of 3 fellowships for US graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the United States to support research in the Southeast Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia). Awards will be made for a maximum of $3000 each. Projects in all fields in the social sciences, humanities and related sciences are eligible.
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Prof. Devt: Workshop on Foreign Policy and Security (U Illinois at U-C)

Deadline for Funding: February 18th, 2019

From  June 12-14,  2019, the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) and the Slavic Reference Service (SRS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be hosting a workshop on US – Russia – Future: A Foreign Policy and Security Studies Workshop.

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Grad Program: Rus-Eng Translation (UW Milwaukee)

Deadline for Applications: April 2019, Ongoing

Online and Onsite MA and Graduate Certificate Programs

UW Milwaukee’s programs are designed for traditional and non-traditional students, and may be completed entirely online or onsite. Students have a number of options for study in Arabic, French, German, Russian or Spanish to English translation, as well as interpreting.

The department offers a 30-credit Master of Arts with a concentration in Translation, within which students may choose the professional or research track. Also offered is a 21-credit graduate certificate in professional translation. Both the Graduate Certificate and the MA (professional or research track) can be earned in two academic years or within five years.

The interdisciplinary nature of Translation is reflected in the coordinated degree programs. It is possible to earn a dual Master degree in Library & Information Sciences and Master in Language, Literature and Translation (51 credits). The MALLT (Translation)/MLIS degree may be completed onsite or entirely online. A coordinated Master of Business Administration and Master in Language, Literature and Translation (61 credits) is also available; the MBA/MALLT-Translation degree may be completed onsite or partially online. These degrees can be earned in three academic years or within seven years.

For more information contact Dr. Annie Fisher at fisherao@uwm.edu.

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Job: Teach English in Russia (American Home)

Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2019

Get an ESL teaching position with the American Home’s American English Program in Vladimir, Russia! 

The American English Program has been helping Vladimir residents to learn English since 1992 and currently has more than 600 students each semester who are taught by 10 American and 4 Russian teachers.

PROGRAM BENEFITS: monthly stipend, room and board with a Russian family, three hours per week of one-to-one Russian lessons with experienced instructors, thorough teacher orientation and ongoing teaching support from 2 full-time teacher supervisors, textbooks customized specifically for the program, a pleasant and well-equipped teaching environment, full Russian visa application support, complete on-site administrative support from an excellent Russian staff, and much more.

TEACHER OBLIGATIONS: Plan and teach four (possibly 5) 1½ hour classes that meet twice a week, hold office hours, present a brief “Saturday lecture” on any aspect of American culture, airfare to and from Moscow, visa fee, obtain TESOL certification. 

Teachers gain an enormous amount of real-world experience that can translate into opportunities that would otherwise not be available.  Some teachers stay for more than one year.  For many, the experience is life-changing.

For more information visit the website

 

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Academic Job: NTT Asst. Prof. REE (College of William and Mary)

Deadline for Applications: March 15, 2019

Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian Studies

The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures at the College of William and Mary invites applications for a one semester (Fall 2019), non-tenure-track Visiting faculty position that will begin August 10, 2019.  They seek an individual with expertise in Russian Cultural Studies. The successful applicant will be expected to be an effective teacher and will have a 3 course teaching load. Continue reading “Academic Job: NTT Asst. Prof. REE (College of William and Mary)”

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CFP: Aleksanteri Conference on Eurasia (Uni. Helsinki)

Deadline for Submissions: May 15, 2019

Call for Papers: 19th Annual Aleksanteri Conference
TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY IN THE EURASIAN SPACE
Dates and venue: 23–25 October 2019, University of Helsinki, Finland

The 19th Annual Aleksanteri Conference explores interactions between technologies, societies, and cultures across Eurasia. They will bring together leading experts in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian studies, as well as researchers from digital humanities to examine how said interactions are reconfigured in the context of past and future technological change. Continue reading “CFP: Aleksanteri Conference on Eurasia (Uni. Helsinki)”

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