Call for Abstracts: The Life and Death of Cold War Funding

Deadline: July 1, 2025

Special Issue of The Russian Review

From Fulbright and IREX scholarships facilitating in-country immersion, to the Wilson Center’s efforts to connect academics and policymakers, to Title VI and Title VIII support for less commonly taught “critical” languages, funding programs that began in the Cold War shaped the field of Russian and Eastern European studies in enduring ways. These programs not only helped the US government “know its enemy” but also consolidated and institutionalized new fields of knowledge (“area studies”), trained experts in the United States, and developed a network of content-creators in the region. Despite its ideological partiality, this system of knowledge production helped soften hearts and minds on both sides of the so-called Iron Curtain. Though the original political impetus behind these programs ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union, many initiatives survived. Even after the Cold War they funded the continued creation of cross-cultural knowledge and expertise, training the next generation of American scholars, and bringing academics, writers, and other practitioners from the region to the West.

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Job: Research and Data Analyst (UK)

Deadline: May 2, 2025

More in Common is seeking a full-time Research and Data Analyst to advance their mission of building a more united and inclusive UK, where all people feel respected, better understood, and share a sense of belonging. The Analyst will serve as a key member of the UK team, supporting our core areas of research, communications, partnership, and client work. 

ABOUT MORE IN COMMON

More in Common is a research agency working across the US, UK, Germany, France, Poland and Brazil to tackle polarisation and division. More in Common leads and supports initiatives to build more united, inclusive, and resilient societies. Our mission is to understand the forces driving us apart, help societies find common ground and bring people together to tackle shared challenges.  In the UK, our work is best described as being part consultancy, part think tank. We provide a full suite of research services including polling and focus group research; evidence reviews and secondary data analysis; audience mapping and audience strategy; strategic communications strategy and campaign development. More in Common is a member of the British Polling Council. 

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Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (Sacramento State)

Deadline: April 11, 2025

Call for Applications

Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection

Hellenic Research Fellowship Program 2025-2026

Thanks to generous ongoing funding, the university library is pleased to offer the continuation of the Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (HRFP) for a 13th year. The HRFP, the only residential fellowship program west of the Mississippi in Hellenic studies, provides opportunities for visiting scholars and writers-in-residence to spend time in Sacramento, CA, conducting research and crafting their creative works using the resources of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection. The HRFP provides a limited number of fellowships in the form of reimbursement to help offset transportation and living expenses incurred in connection with the awards. The fellowship application deadline is April 11, 2025. No late applications will be considered. See below for full program information and application instructions.

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Wanted: PhD Candidates Exploring the History of Early Childcare in Central and Eastern Europe

Deadline: April 11, 2025

https://careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Leiden-PhD-candidates-exploring-the-history-of-early-childcare-in-Central-and-Eastern-Europe/1168447101/
PhD candidates exploring the history of early childcare in Central and Eastern Europe
Vacancies: PhD candidates exploring the history of early childcare in Central and Eastern Europe

The PhD candidates will become part of a research team exploring a century of early childcare and the invisible work linked to the first 1,000 days of human life in modern central and eastern Europe led by Prof. dr. Sarah A. Cramsey. The positions are fully funded under the ERC Starting Grant scheme (project CARECENTURY). The expected starting date is 1 September 2025.

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Job: Director of the Institute of Czech Literature of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Deadline: March 31, 2025

The Czech Academy of Sciences announces a call for the position of

Director of the Institute of Czech Literature of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Requirements:
· full legal capacity*,
· integrity pursuant to Section 17(4)(b) and (c) of Act No 341/2005 Coll., on Public Research Institutions, as amended,
· university degree and scientific qualification in Czech literary studies or in the related disciplines,
· scientific activity in one of the main fields of the research activities of the Institute,
· organizational skills, experience in project leadership and management,
· active knowledge of Czech and English, other language skills an advantage,
· moral integrity,

fulfilment of the conditions pursuant to Act No. 451/1991 Coll., laying down certain other prerequisites for the performance of certain functions in state bodies and organizations of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, as amended (does not apply to applicants who are not citizens of the Czech Republic).

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Job: Director, Blinken OSA Archivum (Central European University)

Deadline: March 31, 2025

Central European University (CEU) is seeking a highly committed professional with a deep familiarity of memory institutions, and a broad range of demonstrated interests in the humanities and the social and information sciences to lead the Blinken OSA Archivum.

The Blinken OSA Archivum is a truly unique organisation, affiliated with CEU. The Archivum is not just a repository of important documents, but a complex knowledge producing institution with archival, educational, research and international public activities. The focus of its activities are problems related to the Cold War, Communism, Human Rights, the history of the recent past, and central policy issues of the present.

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Job: Serbian and Croatian Freelance Interpreter, Remote

Deadline: Open Until Filled

We are looking for a Serbian and Croatian Freelancing Interpreter to help non-English speakers communicate in various contexts, such as: government paperwork, school meetings, and medical appointments.

This job requires:

i. Native or near native fluency in English, Serbian and Croatian .

ii. Great memory retention.

iii. High level of accuracy during interpretation.

iv. Computer skills.

v. Desktop computer, laptop or cellular phone with good internet connection and headset.

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Job: Multi-Discipline Language Analyst (Booz, Allen, Hamilton)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Key Role:

Provide support to a client as a multi-discipline language analyst, conduct primary and secondary research, scan and categorize materials in foreign language, and extract essential elements of information. Apply critical thinking and pattern recognition expertise to recognize, assess, and tip information and identify strategic intelligence, trends, and activities to answer senior-level consumer questions, including determination of applicable analytic methodology, and recommending the most effective format for finished products. Participate in, develop, and deliver briefings, discussions, and serve as a regional, area-specific subject matter expert in a variety of settings and formats. Support forces with mission specific products, including maintaining and managing daily production requirements, and remaining capable to surge to meet contingency requirements. Identify and guide Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) taskings to support development of comprehensive network discovery products.

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