Category: Academic Jobs

Deadline: November 1, 2024

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for the position of Director of the Polish Studies Program, pending budgetary approval. The appointment will be made at the rank of Teaching Assistant Professor and will begin in the fall of 2025. Duties include: (i) teaching Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Polish language, as well as Polish or Polish-comparative literature, cinema, and culture in English at the undergraduate level; and (ii) non-teaching duties include oversight of Polish cultural and outreach activities in accordance with programming goals identified by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Scholarly publication and active participation in national professional associations are encouraged but are not a prerequisite for appointment or renewal. 

Deadline: October 18, 2024

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (Slavic Department)

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in September 2025, pending budgetary approval. The area of specialization is fully open and all primary fields of specialization within Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian languages, literatures, and cultures will be considered. We are especially keen to receive applications from candidates whose research traverses our region of study, foregrounding one or more cultural and linguistic communities from the following aggregate groupings: Eastern European; East Central European; South Slavic; Central Asian; Russian and Russophone (including diasporic Russophone); and indigenous Eurasian (including within the Russian Federation). Candidates with additional fields of specialization in such areas as art history; digital humanities; disability studies; film and media studies; music; performance studies; race, ethnicity, and migration studies; women’s, gender, and sexuality studies are particularly welcome.

Deadline: October 16, 2024

The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences in Russian language, literature, and culture. We seek a dynamic, versatile, and broadly interdisciplinary scholar and pedagogue who shows strong potential for future leadership in both the program and the college, who can teach the Russian language at multiple levels, and who can offer a range of courses in translation, for a broad audience of majors and non-majors alike, on 19th, 20th, and 21st-century Russian literature and corollary areas such as film, philosophy, and the intersection of culture and politics. The ability to teach across multiple periods is desirable, as is secondary expertise in other (non-Russian) cultural traditions (including Europe, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Siberia). Initial appointment to this position will be for a term of four years, beginning fall semester of 2025, and will carry the rank of Assistant Professor.

Deadline: October 14, 2025

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University invites applications for an assistant (tenure-track) professor position beginning in September 2025. We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and productive scholar and teacher who would complement the research and teaching agenda of our present faculty. The successful applicant will be expected to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses. PhD degree and native or near-native fluency in Russian and English are required. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Applications should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, transcripts, contact information for three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages. Initial interviews will be held in December via Zoom. We seek faculty members who will create a climate that embraces excellence and diversity, with a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring that will enhance the work of the department and attract and retain a diverse student body. Apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/35961. This position is subject to the University’s background check policy.

Deadline: September 14, 2024

The Washington and Lee University Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sociology beginning July 1, 2025.  We welcome candidates with expertise in the sociology of Eastern Europe and/or Russia. Other electives of interest might include courses on policy analysis, sociology of law, economic sociology, gender, and quantitative and/or computational methods (though we will consider applicants who use qualitative and mixed methods as well).

Washington and Lee University promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in teaching and for vigorous scholarship. In keeping with the University Strategic Plan, we welcome applications from candidates belonging to communities traditionally underrepresented in academia.

Deadline: October 14, 2024

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University invites applications for an assistant (tenure-track) professor position beginning in September 2025. We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and productive scholar and teacher who would complement the research and teaching agenda of our present faculty. The successful applicant will be expected to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses. PhD degree and native or near-native fluency in Russian and English are required. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Applications should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, transcripts, contact information for three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages. Initial interviews will be held in December via Zoom. We seek faculty members who will create a climate that embraces excellence and diversity, with a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring that will enhance the work of the department and attract and retain a diverse student body. Apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/35961. This position is subject to the University’s background check policy.

Deadline: September 14, 2024

The Washington and Lee University Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sociology beginning July 1, 2025.  We welcome candidates with expertise in the sociology of Eastern Europe and/or Russia. Other electives of interest might include courses on policy analysis, sociology of law, economic sociology, gender, and quantitative and/or computational methods (though we will consider applicants who use qualitative and mixed methods as well).

Deadline: September 20, 2024

Yale University’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures invites applications for an open-rank ladder faculty position in the area of Soviet culture, with an anticipated appointment start date of July 1, 2025.  The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses on Soviet culture and to contribute service to the department and the university.  While the area of specialization is fully open, candidates whose research involves comparative, multilingual, and transmedial perspectives, or who have expertise in race and ethnicity studies, post/decolonial studies, gender and sexuality studies, or medical and environmental humanities, are particularly welcome.  Native or near native knowledge of Russian is required; proficiency in other relevant languages is a plus.