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Deadline: October 23, 2023

The Yerevan Center for International Education of the European University at Saint Petersburg (YCIE/E-Center) is seeking a qualified individual to serve as its inaugural Academic Director. The YCIE is an academic hub supporting conferences, lectures, events,  educational programs, and networking opportunities in Yerevan, Armenia. YCIE serves as a link connecting the Armenian scholarly and professional communities with those in Eurasia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and beyond. To qualify, A candidate must have at least 2-3 years of experience in academic registration. A Ph.D. In a relevant field of the humanities or social sciences is required (degree must be in hand by January, 2024). The successful candidate will be a self-starter, with strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to work well with diverse international populations. Full-time residence in Yerevan or its close environs beginning no later than June 1, 2024, and preferably earlier, will be required.

Applicants should send a cover letter, an updated Curriculum Vitae or resume, and a list of three references to: YCIEAcademicSearch@gmail.com. To receive full consideration, applications should be received no later than October 23, 2023. The projected start date for this position is January 2024.

Deadline: November 20th, 2023

The University of Pittsburgh is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of Slavic languages and literatures with expertise in historical Russian cinema. The position requires a Ph.D. in Slavic or a related field, native or near-native proficiency in English, and ACTFL Advanced High proficiency in Russian. The ideal candidate will have additional expertise in the cinematic and cultural traditions of Eastern and Central Europe as well as Eurasia, and/or experience in digital humanities; disability studies; media studies; performance studies; race, ethnicity, and migration studies; women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. The position entails teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, where undergraduate courses may involve some combination of Russian language and general-education literature, culture, and cinema courses in English.

Candidates should submit a letter of application; CV; representative student teaching evaluations; representative syllabi; samples of scholarly writing (the length of one or two journal articles); a teaching statement; a research statement; a brief description of how their research, teaching, and service demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion; as well as the names and contact information for three persons able to provide confidential professional letters of recommendation, via the link below. Questions may be directed to Kelly Britcher, Faculty Actions Coordinator, at ksb85@pitt.edu.

Apply here:

https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=23007399&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

Deadline: November 14, 2023

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully-funded summer study abroad program for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to learn one of thirteen critical languages: Azerbaijani, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, or Uzbek. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by American Councils for International Education.

The CLS Program is designed to promote rapid language gains and essential intercultural fluency in regions that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity. CLS scholars participate in intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences in a country where the target language is spoken.

The CLS Program is open to students of all levels, from beginners to advanced. Some languages require one to two years of prior language study, while others accept students with no prior background in the language. CLS scholars are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship and apply their critical language skills in their future careers.

To apply for the CLS Program, students must submit an online application, including essays, letters of recommendation, and transcripts. Application submissions are due on November 14, 2023.

https://clscholarship.org/apply

Deadline: October 15, 2023

Achieving equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in higher education is gaining global significance. However, EDI discussions in post-Soviet Central Asia are limited, focusing mainly on inclusion tied to international development and government policies for special needs students. This special issue aims to address this gap by providing a platform for scholars to explore access and EDI values’ relevance in Central Asia’s multicultural societies, which are diversifying along linguistic, economic, and cultural lines. Papers of various types and approaches are welcome, with a focus on questions such as policy understanding, barriers, opportunities, effective approaches, local vs. international conceptualizations, and the neocolonial agenda’s role.

The timeline for the preparation of this special issue is as follows: 

October 15, 2023 – 500 word abstracts should be submitted to the editors by email (aliya.kuzhabekova@nu.edu.kz and juldyz@kimep.kz). 

January 31, 2024 – drafts of invited papers should be submitted via the journal submission system with the indication that the paper is a part of the special issue. 

December, 31, 2024 – special issue will be ready for publication online. 

Any questions about the special issue and additional instructions can be requested by writing to Aliya Kuzhabekova at aliya.kuzhabekova@ucalgary.ca.

Deadline: October 25, 2023

Franklin & Marshall College is seeking applications for an adjunct position in the Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages. The role involves teaching two courses: Russian 102 (Elementary Russian II) and Russian 217 (Twentieth-Century Russian Literature, taught in English translation). Each course will have two 80-minute sessions per week. The teaching will be in-person starting on January 14, 2024, and the employment period extends for two weeks beyond the conclusion of the spring 2024 semester on April 24, 2024. The position rank will be either Adjunct Assistant Professor or Adjunct Instructor, dependent on qualifications, with a salary of $7000 per course. Applicants should have a minimum of an M.A. in Russian language/literature/pedagogy or a related field, with teaching experience preferred. To apply, candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and graduate transcript via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/132337. Additionally, two letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by recommenders to Interfolio. The deadline for full consideration is October 25, 2023.

The Slavic Reference Service and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are hosting the Dmytro Shtohryn Ukrainian Studies Conference, now named in honor of Dr. Dmytro Shtohryn (1923 – 2019). The conference, titled “Ukrainian Studies Today: History, Memory, Representations, and Collections,” will take place from October 5-7, 2023. The working languages for the conference are English and Ukrainian, and it will be held in a hybrid format. Doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and early career scholars are encouraged to participate, and all interested individuals are welcome to attend.

Register:

https://forms.gle/JWTaVsEDGinbczKZ6

Deadline: February 05, 2024

The annual REECAS Northwest Conference, dedicated to Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies, is scheduled for April 11-13, 2024, at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. This conference serves as a gathering point for students, faculty, independent scholars, and language educators, both nationally and internationally. Proposals covering a wide range of topics within the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian regions are encouraged, spanning disciplines such as political science, history, literature, linguistics, anthropology, culture, migration studies, gender studies, LGBTQ studies, film studies, and more. Since its establishment in 1994, REECAS Northwest has become a vital interdisciplinary event for scholars and students in the Western U.S., Canada, and beyond. The University of Washington’s Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies hosts and organizes the conference, welcoming both individual paper and panel/roundtable proposals for presentation.

To submit a proposal, please submit a 250-word abstract and C.V. Using this form:

https://bit.ly/REECAS-Northwest

Deadline: March 1, 2024

The Hilandar Research Library (HRL), in collaboration with the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies (RCMSS) and the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SEELC) at The Ohio State University, offers a biennial four-week Medieval Slavic Summer Institute (MSSI) in Columbus, Ohio. This intensive program caters to graduate students and focuses on two key areas: Manuscript Description and Access and Readings in Church Slavonic, utilizing microform materials from the HRL’s extensive collection. The curriculum includes lectures and hands-on assignments related to manuscript study and specific topics. Participants, limited to a maximum of 12, are expected to master the skills necessary to describe original Slavic manuscripts by the program’s conclusion. However, due to its rigorous nature, MSSI does not accommodate outside commitments such as teaching online courses or extensive individual research. Eligible applicants should be graduate students with a BA degree and proficiency in Cyrillic and at least one Slavic language, with preference given to those knowledgeable in Old Church Slavonic or other pre-modern Slavic languages. The HRL boasts the world’s largest collection of medieval Slavic Cyrillic texts on microform, sourced from over 100 institutions in twenty-three countries, comprising over 6,000 Cyrillic manuscripts and over 1,000 early pre-1800 printed books, spanning from the eleventh to twentieth centuries, with a notable concentration from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, predominantly East Slavic and South Slavic in origin.

https://library.osu.edu/find/collections/hilandar-research-library/

Deadline: October 20th, 2023

The symposium aims to create a platform for MSI and CC faculty and administrators to share best practices in international education, expand professional networks, and facilitate partnerships. MSI and CC encourage faculty and administrators to present their experiences in developing international curricula and addressing associated challenges. The event will be held in Miami Beach, FL, and is hosted by Florida International University and Vanderbilt University, with support from NRCs across world regions.

go.fiu.edu/2024GlobalStudiesSymposium