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September 17, 2021November 10, 2021

Acad. Job: T/TT Slavic Languages and Literatures (Princeton University)

Deadline: October 20, 2021

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position (tenure-track or recently tenured preferred) beginning September 1, 2022. We are seeking a dynamic, creative, and productive scholar and teacher who would complement the research and teaching agenda of our present faculty in the area of film and media. Among secondary desirable areas of specialization are contemporary Russian culture, visual studies, culture of the Russian diaspora, translation studies, drama/theater/performance, digital humanities, critical gender, race and ethnicity studies. The successful applicant will be expected to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses. Native or near-native fluency in Russian and English is required. For fullest consideration, apply by October 20th 2021. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, transcript, a list of names of three recommenders, and a writing sample. Initial interviews will be held in November via Zoom. Princeton is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. This position is subject to the University’s background check policy.

September 14, 2021November 10, 2021

Acad. Job: Assistant Professor, Soviet and Post-Soviet History (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline: October 11, 2021

Assistant Professor, Soviet and Post-Soviet History: The Department of History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a tenure-track position in Soviet and Post-Soviet History. We welcome applications from scholars whose research explores any topic, region, or period within that specialization. The position will start at the rank of Assistant Professor (100% FTE, on a 9-month service basis, with a 2-2 course load). Priority will be given to applicants whose research and teaching interests show a deep engagement with methodological and historiographical debates as they relate to Soviet and Post-Soviet history. All thematic emphases are welcome, including environmental history, colonialism and post-colonialism, transnational or global history, the global south (Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia), the African diaspora, digital history, religion, law and human rights, capitalism and socialism, nationality, race and racism, and gender and sexualities.

September 13, 2021October 4, 2021

Acad. Job: Russian Flagship Program Coordinator (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison)

Deadline: September 30, 2021

Working with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Russian Flagship’s leadership team, and with local and national partners, coordinate the Russian Flagship Program, a U.S. Department of Defense-funded program to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to reach a professional level of competence (a Superior level proficiency) in Russian by graduation. Work both independently and with a team to promote an inclusive program for a diverse population of students.

September 10, 2021November 10, 2021

Acad. Job: Ion Ratiu Visiting Professor in Romanian Studies (Georgetown Univ.)

Deadline: October 15, 2021

Georgetown University invites applications for the position of Ion Ratiu Visiting Professor in Romanian Studies at the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Requirements for the position are excellence in Romanian studies and proficiency in the Romanian language. Candidates will be selected on the basis of excellence in scholarship and promise of strong teaching capabilities.
The successful applicant will become a core faculty member in CERES and teach courses in support of one of the top interdisciplinary MA programs in this field and its undergraduate area studies certificate. The position is for three academic years with possibility of extension.

September 10, 2021November 10, 2021

Acad. Job: Assistant Professor of Modern Russian History (Naval Postgraduate School)

Deadline: October 29, 2021

The Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School seeks applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor interested in research and teaching in the field of modern Russian history, with a specialization in security issues. Relevant expertise might include Russian military history/strategy, the Cold War, Russian technology issues, arms control, or military issues in Russia’s relations with NATO, Eastern/Central Europe, the Caucasus, or Central Asia. Candidates should demonstrate a strong potential for teaching excellence and scholarly research. The successful candidate must also be prepared to teach introductory Masters-level courses on modern Russian history, Russian/Eurasian military strategy, and possibly modern European history, as well as courses in the candidate’s specific research specialty.

September 10, 2021November 10, 2021

Acad. Job: Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Russian (Colby College)

Deadline: October 15, 2021

The Department of German and Russian at Colby College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Russian to begin on July 1, 2022. Teaching responsibilities will include courses on 19^th-century Russian literature and culture. Applicants should have a commitment to developing a vibrant program of research and teaching on the literatures and cultures of the Slavic-speaking world in the areas of race, memory studies, women’s and gender studies, medical humanities, science and technology, migration studies, folklore, art history, or theater studies. Additional experience in digital or public humanities is also welcome.

September 8, 2021November 10, 2021

Acad. Job: Assistant Professor, Early Modern, Modern Asian History (Bellarmine University)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of nearly 3,500 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in The Princeton Review‘s Best 385 Colleges, is one of the top 20 Southern regional universities in U.S. News and World Report‘s 2019 college rankings and is a top university in Forbes‘ list of America’s best colleges. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is “welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone.” Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world. Beginning in Fall 2020, Bellarmine’s 22 athletic teams will compete in NCAA Division I, through an invitation from the ASUN Conference.

September 8, 2021February 10, 2022

Acad. Job: Mellon Fellowships in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities-Russian/East European/Post-Soviet Foci (Princeton Univ.)

Deadline: January 1, 2022

Princeton’s Mellon Fellowships in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities are actively seeking applicants with Russian/East European/Post-Soviet space foci.

The Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities is seeking postdoctoral research associates or more senior applications and/or associate professional specialists or more senior professional specialists for the 2022-23 academic year.

September 8, 2021November 10, 2021

Tenure-track or Tenured Professor in Ukrainian Literature and Culture (Harvard University)

Deadline: October 15, 2021

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures plans to appoint a tenure-track or tenured professor in Ukrainian literature and culture. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2022. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, typically two courses per semester (including freshman seminars, survey courses, and advanced seminars). We are seeking an energetic colleague committed to building our program in Ukrainian studies, introducing undergraduates to the study of this part of the world, advising advanced work with graduate students, and connecting Ukrainian studies to other disciplines and regions in creative ways. We expect the candidate to share in the Department’s administrative and advising duties as well as participating broadly in the academic culture of the university. Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and innovative scholarship is imperative.

September 7, 2021October 4, 2021

Acad. Job: Harriman Chair — Assistant Professor – 20th-Century Russian and Soviet History (Columbia University)

September 15, 2021

The Department of History at Columbia University invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the Assistant Professor level, in the field of twentieth-century Russian and Soviet History. We are particularly interested in someone who is willing to push the boundaries of the Soviet field, whether by focusing on geographical regions (e.g. Central Asia, diaspora), broader chronologies (e.g. fin de siècle, WWI), or new methodological approaches (e.g. environmental history). The appointment is in the History Department, and will also involve close collaboration with the Harriman Institute for Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies. Innovative scholarship and outstanding leadership in the field are key to the position; the person will work extensively with PhD students in a growing program, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Russian history while also contributing to the general curriculum of the department and the Core curriculum of the College.