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December 6, 2022February 13, 2023

MA + Dual Degrees in Russian, E European, & Eurasian Studies (University of Texas at Austin)

Deadline for Fall ’23 Enrollment: January 5, 2023

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin is a two-year multidisciplinary program that offers advanced training for those qualified students who seek an integrated knowledge of the language, history, society and culture of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. This graduate degree offers the opportunity to create an individually tailored program. Upon graduation, students will have an extensive understanding of the country or countries of specialization, including a working knowledge of one of the region’s languages. The program primarily serves students preparing for professional careers and those seeking an M.A. before pursuing a professional career trajectory or Ph.D. in a particular discipline.

December 1, 2022February 13, 2023

Grad. Program: MA/PhD Programs in Slavic Languages and Literatures (University of Toronto)

Deadline: December 16, 2022

I am writing to let you know that the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is accepting applications to our MA/PhD programs for Fall 2023. Both programs are fully funded (covering tuition and fees and providing a living stipend). We will be having a Zoom open house next Monday, December 5, 2022 at 4pm EST for interested applicants to introduce our programs and answer any questions. Register here if you’re interested: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZModeGrqjwpHtThnj7_DAOLE77375Sa5THp

Deadlines: Dec. 16, 2022 to complete online application form and Jan. 13 2023, to submit supporting documents and references.

We are a full service Slavic Department. Our programs cover a broad range of cultures and disciplines encompassing Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, and South Slavic languages and cultures. Our research strengths include Russian literature and culture of the eighteenth century, the Golden Age (including Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy), the twentieth century (modernism and avant-garde, samizdat and socialist realism, émigré literature, film, and post-Soviet culture); Polish literature, theatre, and culture in the twentieth century; Ukrainian romanticism, realism, modernism, and contemporary culture; South Slavic literatures and culture (Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian); film studies, visual arts, theories of drama and performance; and Russian language pedagogy. For more details on the specialties of our faculty, see http://sites.utoronto.ca/slavic/people/faculty/faculty_index.shtml

December 1, 2022February 13, 2023

Grad. Program: M.A. in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (Georgetown University)

Deadline: December 1, 2022

Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service

M.A. in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies

Now accepting applications for Fall 2023!

The Master’s Degree Program at Georgetown’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) brings together scholars, practitioners and students working on contemporary and historical issues affecting Eurasia and beyond. Through multidisciplinary coursework on the politics, history, language(s) and culture of the post-Soviet space, the CERES MA educates professionals prepared to engage with global challenges and supports innovative research on current issues facing Europe and Eurasia.

To learn more about the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, please visit the CERES website at:
https://ceres.georgetown.edu/

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

2023 REEES Doctoral Student Peer Mentoring Program

The Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois invites current doctoral students, Master’s degree students entering PhD programs, and recent PhD graduates to apply to the 2023 REEES Doctoral Student Peer Mentoring Program.

For more information on the program and to apply, please visit http://ow.ly/3ChJ50LRhtY

November 28, 2022February 13, 2023

Funding: 2023 JDC Archives Fellowship

Deadline: January 23, 2023

The JDC Archives is pleased to present its Fellowship program. Up to seven fellowships will be awarded each year to deserving scholars engaged in graduate level, post-doctoral, or independent study to conduct research in the JDC Archives, either in New York or Jerusalem. Research topics in the fields of twentieth century Jewish history, general history, and humanitarian assistance will be considered, as well as other areas of academic research covered in the JDC archival collections.

Available Fellowship Opportunities:

Selection of Fellows

Candidates must submit applications by January 23, 2023 to the JDC Archives online. An Advisory Committee consisting of leading scholars and members of the JDC Archives Committee will be responsible for selecting the fellows.

November 23, 2022February 13, 2023

Grad. Program: Russian and Slavic Studies (McGill University, Montreal)

Deadline: January 6, 2023

Russian and Slavic Studies at McGill invites applications from talented and qualified students. As part of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, we offer a uniquely multi-cultural and interdisciplinary environment. Our students and faculty are committed to open, culturally informed dialogue among national and across intellectual traditions.

Our faculty specializes in 19^th-21^st century Russian literature and culture, working in such areas as Russian Romanticism and Realism, the Russian novel, Dostoevsky and Chekhov, as well as Soviet and Post-Soviet film and media. We offer seminars in drama, film, folklore, genre theory, the avant-garde, high Stalinist culture and post-Soviet culture. Our students are invited to explore visual culture, cultural mythology, symbolic geography, and intermediality; they are also encouraged to look to other Slavic, Central and East European cultures.

November 21, 2022February 13, 2023

Grad Program: Slavic Languages and Literatures (University of Illinois)

Deadline: December 17, 2022

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Slavic literatures and cultures to apply to our graduate program. Qualified students beginning their graduate career at Illinois are guaranteed five years of financial support, contingent on satisfactory progress. Support includes fellowships, teaching, research and graduate assistantships, summer stipends, and the opportunity for an editorial assistantship at Slavic Review, the world’s leading English-language academic journal in our discipline, which is based on our campus. We also welcome applicants who have completed an M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literatures or related fields.

November 21, 2022February 13, 2023

Grad Program: Slavic MA and PhD Programs (University of Kansas)

Deadline: January 6, 2023

The Department of Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas invites applications to its Slavic M.A. and Ph.D. programs.

KU SGES has a comprehensive program in Russian literature, as well as one of the few full-service Slavic linguistics programs nationally. Ours is a Slavic program in a proper sense, with extensive expertise in Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, and Ukrainian languages and cultures. We also offer courses in Turkish and Persian.

November 21, 2022February 13, 2023

Doctoral Candidate Positions: European Literatures and Gender from a Transnational Perspective

Deadline: December 15, 2022

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network “EUTERPE: European Literatures and Gender from a Transnational Perspective” is looking for:

Eleven researchers to work on the Doctoral Training Network “EUTERPE: European Literatures and Gender from a Transnational Perspective”. We welcome applications from candidates with Master’s degrees, a demonstrable interest and experience in Gender Studies, English language skills, a willingness to undertake two months of guided internship with a EUTERPE Associate Partner that works in a field relevant to the Doctoral Candidate’s expertise, as well as a willingness to spend a period of 6 months on secondment during the second year of their tenure. EUTERPE proposes to train and supervise 11 Doctoral Candidates in interdisciplinary, transnational, gender-focused literary studies.

Shared job announcement for all 11 positions: here

More about the project: here

November 17, 2022February 13, 2023

Grad Program: PhD in Slavic Literatures and Cultures (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline: December 17, 2022

While critical approaches to the Russian tradition continue to be a focus of our program, oriented toward students concentrating on 18th- through 21st-century Russian literature, our Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures also offers cultural studies approaches and other interdisciplinary work. A wide range of opportunities for individual specialization includes the languages, literatures, and cultures of Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic, Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bulgaria, as well as Yiddish. Interdisciplinary study is facilitated by our close ties with other campus units, in particular, the Russian, East European & Eurasian Center, a federally funded National Resource Center for Foreign Language and Area Studies; the Program in Comparative & World Literature; the Unit for Criticism & Interpretive Theory; the Department of Gender & Women’s Studies; the Program for Translation and Interpreting Studies; the College of Media; and the Program in Jewish Culture and Society. Students may earn formal graduate minors or certificates from these units or they may create their own minors to satisfy Ph.D. requirements.