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January 7, 2022April 14, 2022

Acad. Job: Senior Preceptor in Czech Language (Harvard University)

Deadline: February 28, 2022

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University seeks applications for a Senior Preceptor in Czech Language. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2022, with teaching and administrative responsibilities to begin in Fall Semester 2022. The job announcement is available at https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/10966 and is also reproduced below.

January 7, 2022April 14, 2022

Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian (Oberlin College)

Deadline: February 4, 2022

The Department of Russian Language, Literature, and Culture at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will be for a term of one year, beginning July 2022, and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian. For full information and application details go to https://jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/11380. Application deadline Feb. 4, 2022.

December 17, 2021April 14, 2022

“Democracy as a Utopia” Fully-Funded PhD Fellowship (Central European University)

Deadline: February 1, 2022

Cornell University Press
Central European University invites applications for a fully funded PhD Fellowship starting in the 2022/2023 academic year in the Gerda Henkel research programme Democracy in East Central European Utopianism hosted by the Democracy Institute (Budapest) of Central European University. While being a research affiliate of the CEU Democracy Institute, the Fellow will pursue a PhD in Comparative History or Political Science and will be funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation’s AZ 01/DE/21 Grant. The PhD will be co-supervised by a CEU faculty member and the project’s Principal Investigator Professor Zsolt Czigányik.

December 17, 2021April 14, 2022

The Monterey Trialogue Initiative Fellowship Program

Deadline: February 20, 2022

The Monterey Trialogue Initiative is a new trilateral program that hopes to engage young scholars and established experts from the USA, Europe, China, and Russia to find collective solutions to global crises. We are now inviting applications for the Monterey Trialogue Initiative Fellowship from PhD candidates working in the fields of IR, politics, or area studies with a focus on relations and cultural exchange between Russia, China, and the ‘West’. Applications close on February 20, 2022 and the eligibility criteria and required documents are available on our website (link below). The fellowship comprises five modules, all centered around Virtual Reality experiences, roundtables with leading experts, and simulations and negotiations task forces. It will take place online except for an in-person, all expenses paid trip to Vienna at the end of the course.

December 17, 2021February 10, 2022

Postdoctoral Fellowships, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies (Harvard)

Deadline: January 24, 2022

More information: https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/academic-programs/postgraduate-opportunities/postdoctoral-fellowships

The Davis Center Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers comprehensive research, training, and professional development opportunities for scholars advancing their careers in history and the humanities. Fellows pursue their research with support from an interdisciplinary community of experts, and with access to world-class resources. The program provides scholars with experiences and connections that endure well beyond their fellowship year.

December 16, 2021February 10, 2022

Preceptor in Russian Language (Harvard University)

Deadline: January 28, 2022

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University seeks applications for two positions of Preceptor in Russian Language. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2022 with teaching beginning in Fall Semester 2022. The job announcement is available at https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/10932 and is also reproduced below.

Position Description

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University seeks applications for two positions of Preceptor in Russian Language. The appointments are expected to begin on July 1, 2022 with teaching beginning in Fall Semester 2022.

December 15, 2021February 10, 2022

Acad. Job: 3rd Year Russian Instructor, Study Abroad (Estonia, University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: January 15, 2022

The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for the position of 3rd-year Russian Instructor for the Pitt Project GO study abroad program in Narva, Estonia. Appointed for the Summer Term 2022, the Instructor will be chiefly responsible for teaching the ROTC 3rd-year Russian course, while working with the 2nd and 4th-year Russian instructors to integrate the language curriculum across levels. Other responsibilities will include: collaboration with Narva College on the design and implementation of cultural programs; coordinating classes with the content to be covered during lectures and excursions; preparing 3rd-year Russian students for all program-related excursions and lectures; conversing with students in the target language at all times; and assistance with the administration of required language proficiency exams.

December 9, 2021February 10, 2022

Acad. Job: Assistant Professor in Linguistics (Higher School of Economics, Moscow)

Deadline: January 9, 2022

The School of Linguistics in Moscow of the Higher School of Economics, Russiainvites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant
Professor in Linguistics and related fields.
Requirements:
The general requirements for the tenure track positions are the following:
– Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of Linguistics, which was
awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a
relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been
assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research that
is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
– Teaching experience at leading foreign universities is desirable;
– Knowledge of Russian is not required as research and teaching are both
conducted in English. Therefore, fluent English is obligatory.
– Preferred fields of specialization include theoretical linguistics,
language acquisition, computational linguistics, corpus linguistics,
electronic lexicography, typology, field linguistics, sociology, digital
humanities. However, qualified candidates in other subfields of linguistics
are also encouraged to apply. Knowledge of Russian is not required as teaching
and research are both conducted in English.

December 7, 2021February 10, 2022

Paul Celan Fellowship Program for Translators

Deadline: January 15, 2022

The aim of the Paul Celan Fellowship Program is to overcome deficits and asymmetries in the exchange of ideas and the reception of scholarly literature which result from the division of Europe in the 20^th century. Therefore, the program supports translations of canonical texts and contemporary key works in the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies from Eastern to Western, Western to Eastern, or between two Eastern European languages. Special emphasis is put on translations of relevant works written by East European authors and/or by female scholars. A thematic relation to one of the research fields of the IWM is likewise welcomed.

Please note that fiction and poetry will not be accepted.

December 3, 2021February 10, 2022

Acad. Job: Visiting Professor in Ukrainian Studies (Columbia University)

Deadline: January 15, 2022

Columbia University invites applications for an appointment in Ukrainian studies to be filled at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor in Ukrainian Studies for one semester (fall or spring) in the academic year 2022-2023. Rank commensurate with experience. History is the preferred area of research and teaching specialization, but literary/cultural studies and other areas will also be considered. The successful candidate will be appointed in one of the Humanities or Social Science Departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and will teach two courses: a course of broad interest for upper-level undergraduates and a second course for graduate students. Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to give one public lecture and to participate in the academic life of the University, including as an affiliate of the Harriman Institute.