Academic Jobs – CREEES Professional Resources Forum

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Kennan Institute Digital Fellowship 2026-2027

Deadline: August 14, 2026

https://www.kennaninstitute.org/digital-fellowship

The Kennan Institute Digital Fellowship program is meant to promote original scholarship and quality non-fiction writing about Russia and the former Soviet Union. Fellowships will be awarded to ten outstanding figures from academia, journalism, and the expert community. The program will give fellows six months of financial support, integrate them into a network, and assist them in communicating their ideas to the public and to the policy community in Washington, DC. This program will also establish an international cohort, which upon completion of their fellowship will be incorporated into the Kennan’s alumni network. A selection committee will choose awardees for a six-month fellowship, beginning in late October 2026 and concluding in March 2027. Fellows will meet virtually once a month, and in the course of their fellowship they will be required to publish a piece for the general public and policy community, working with Kennan Institute staff to develop and edit ideas. The Digital Fellowship is designed to support a diverse range of research proposals and meet the fellows’ needs during the research process, from making professional connections to providing a platform for sharing findings.

July 23, 2026

Acad. Job: Teaching Associate in Russian (University of Sheffield)

Deadline: August 10, 2026

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

July 23, 2026

Foreign Visitors Fellowship Program (Hokkaido University)

Deadline: August 6, 2026

Applications are now open for the 49th round of the Foreign Visitors Fellowship Program (FVFP) at the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC), Hokkaido University. The application deadline is August 6, 2026.

Foreign specialists in the studies of the former Soviet and East European countries who are interested in conducting research at the SRC during the 2027–2028 academic year, as well as initiating or continuing international collaborations with our staff, are warmly invited to apply.

Applicants may indicate their preferred employment period of at least two months and up to three months, within the period from May 6, 2027, to March 17, 2028.

For details, please visit:

https://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/fvfp/index1.html

List of FVFP Fellows:

https://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/fvfp/index17.html

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at FVFP@slav.hokudai.ac.jp.

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

Acad. Job: Postdoctoral Researcher, Soviet Homefront in WWII (Centre d’Historie of Sciences, Paris)

Deadline: September 15, 2026

The European Research Council Advanced Grant “The Global War on Civilians, 1905-1945” seeks a Postdoctoral researcher on the Soviet Union’s home front and the war on Soviet civilians in the Second World War. The project is hosted by the Centre d’Histoire of Sciences Po in Paris, France.

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

Acad. Job: Lecturer/Visiting Professorship in Armenian Studies, Part-time (Columbia University)

Deadline: July 31, 2026

The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University announces an opening for a part-time Lecturer/Visiting Professorship in Armenian Studies, under the Nikit and Eleanora Ordjanian Visiting Professorship program.

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian Studies (Carnegie-Mellon)

Deadline: April 24, 2026

Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Science, Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics

Description

The Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian Studies, beginning in August 1, 2026. This is a two-year position and may be renewable for a third year pending performance review. Applicants must have native or near-native fluency in Russian and English. PhD in Russian Literary and Cultural studies is required, ABD considered.

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Acad. Job: Lecturer/Instructor in Polish Language and Culture (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline: April 15, 2026

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign invites applications for an Instructor/Lecturer position with a target start date of August 16, 2026. This is a 9-month, full-time, non-tenure track position, with an initial one-year appointment. Renewal may be possible based on continued funding, enrollments, and strong performance reviews. The budgeted salary for this position is $60,000, commensurate with similar positions at Illinois. The successful applicant will teach introductory and intermediate Polish language courses and an introductory culture course in Polish or other Slavic culture, according to departmental needs. Teaching assignment: 3/3 course load.

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Acad. Job: Lecturer in Polish and Ukrainian Language and Culture (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline: April 1, 2026

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign invites applications for an Instructor/Lecturer position with a target start date of August 16, 2026. This is a 9-month, full-time, non-tenure track position, with an initial one-year appointment. Renewal may be possible based on continued funding, enrollments, and strong performance reviews. The successful applicant will teach introductory and intermediate Polish and Ukrainian language courses and an introductory culture course in Polish or Ukrainian culture, according to departmental needs. Teaching assignment: 3/3 course load.

January 30, 2026

Summer teaching positions in BCMS, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Turkish (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

The Summer Language Institute at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt’s SLI) is accepting applications for summer teaching positions in Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian, Polish, and Russian* as well as in Arabic and Turkish. All classes begin on June 1, 2026 and last for 6-10 weeks.

*Please note that the opening in Russian involves teaching in the domestic institute in Pittsburgh followed by coordination duties on site in Riga therefore we can only consider candidates whose passport/citizenship allow visa-free entry to Latvia. We are not currently accepting applications for teaching Russian in Pittsburgh without the duties in Riga. If a Pittsburgh-only vacancy arises for Russian, we will post a separate announcement.

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Acad. Job: Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian and Central European Studies (The Ohio State University)

Deadline: January 15, 2026

The Ohio State University Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures seeks a versatile teacher and scholar for a visiting assistant professorship in the 2026-2027 academic year. The salary is $55,000 plus benefits and the load is 3 courses per semester, with a one course release for service (i.e. effectively 3-2). Our expectation is that the colleague will serve as a member of the undergraduate committee and advisor of 1-2 language or other club(s) and will design and offer 1 undergraduate career readiness workshop each semester. The university will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.