CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 109 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

July 22, 2022September 1, 2022

Job: Digital Archivist (Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives, Budapest)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Post: https://www.ceu.edu/job/digital-archivist

The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA) at Central European University (CEU) based primarily in Budapest but with teaching tasks in Vienna, Austria invites applications for the Digital Archivist position.

Blinken OSA is part of Central European University (www.ceu.edu), one of the most multinational graduate institutions in Europe, engaged primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Blinken OSA is a complex institution of memory that supports scholarship, is engaged in research, is the initiator of high visibility public programs, and manages the Archives and Evidentiary Practices specialization at the History and Legal Studies Departments at CEU. Blinken OSA is an “archive of last resort”, the archive of (politically) endangered collections.

July 22, 2022September 1, 2022

Professor of Practice in the Social Sciences of Russia (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Deadline: August 7, 2022

The Wisconsin Russia Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks candidates for up to two appointments as Professor of Practice in the social sciences (anthropology, economics, geography, law/legal studies, political science, public policy, or sociology) who will conduct research and teach courses on contemporary Russian society. The positions will start on September 1, 2022, and last through August 31, 2024, with the possibility of extension through August 31, 2025.

July 22, 2022December 5, 2022

CFP: “Eastern European Urban Narratives of Conflict” (“Studia Rossica Posnaniensia”)

Deadline: November 15, 2022

Editors: Seth Graham (University College London), Rachel Morley (University College London), Beata Waligórska-Olejniczak (Adam Mickiewicz University)

1) Scope of the special issue and the relevance of the subject:

The 2022 edition of ‘Millennium Docs Against Gravity’, Poland’s largest documentary film festival, featured a Susan Sontag retrospective that included her work Waiting for Godot…in Sarajevo, made in the Bosnian capital during the siege and codirected with Nicole Stéphane. The film, which is often described as Sontag’s lasting gift to Sarajevans and which gave them hope and the possibility of responding to suppressed emotions, today inevitably brings to mind places such as Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol, whose suffering inhabitants and ruined architecture have made us doubt the existence of a civilized world. Focusing attention on the mission of art and the role of the artist as an engaged witness of reality, this special issue of “Studia Rossica Posnaniensia” will concentrate on urban experiences of all kinds of conflicts: military, political, interpersonal, ethnic, religious, environmental, etc. We would like to pinpoint the role of Eastern European cities as sites of power and powerlessness, as spaces where pain is/was inflicted, contemplated, embodied, expressed or (re)negotiated, and as intersections of different cultures and traditions (e.g. Catholicism and Orthodoxy). We would also welcome proposals rooted in gender studies, queer studies, post-colonial studies, disability studies, performative studies and animal studies, that may offer perspectives on the city space as a battlefield for one’s dignity, rights and identity. We expect that authors might refer to Sontag’s belief in the artist’s social and ethical duty to explore the link between the aesthetic and the political as well as the relationship between the mind and the body in urban environments.

July 22, 2022September 1, 2022

Internships: Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice Fall Internship for UT Undergraduates (Paid)

Deadline: August 8, 2022

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice is now accepting applications for two Fall 2022 undergraduate Internships. Interns bring excitement and expanded capabilities to the Rapoport Center and support various initiatives depending on their background, interest, and the needs of the Center. Selected interns should be available at least 10 hours per week during the fall semester. This is a paid opportunity.

The standard undergraduate internship is available for undergraduates who are interested in:

Working on human rights and social justice research and advocacy projects
Learning how an academic center functions
Engaging in human rights scholarship
Gaining practical experience
Collaborating with faculty, staff, and students

July 15, 2022September 1, 2022

Job: Academic Advisor, REEES (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

The University of Pittsburgh invites applications for the Academic Advisor position at the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES).

This position is a full-time, year-round position with the following responsibilities: advertising REEES academic credentials and programs at academic fairs, marketplaces for new and prospective students, and additional events throughout the year; advising students seeking to complete the requirements for the undergraduate and graduate credentials provided through or supported by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; hiring and supervising REEES student ambassadors and language tutors; creating and/or updating all credential- and advising-related advertising and websites, approved course lists, and resource lists for students; running all aspects of the AY and summer FLAS award competitions as well as handling REEES scholarship awards to SLI in consultation with the REEES Associate Director and Assistant Director;

July 11, 2022September 1, 2022

Acad. Job: Assistant Professor of Eurasian History (Bucknell University)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

The Department of History at Bucknell University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Eurasia with a focus on Russian imperial relations, at the level of assistant professor, to begin in August 2023. Research approach and geographical area are open, with particular interest taken in candidates focusing on gender and/or sexuality. The successful candidate will teach introductory courses on the Russian Empire as well as either the Soviet Union or post-Soviet Russia, and upper-level courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise. Such electives could include the Mongols, the Khanates, the Silk Road, Russian colonial/imperial expansion, Muslim women in the Communist/post-Communist world, extractivist politics in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, independence and decolonization movements, and non-European Russian Indigenous movements and minoritized peoples. Ph.D. in History required at time of employment.

July 8, 2022September 1, 2022

Internships: US Department of State (Virtual, Unpaid)

Deadline: July 28, 2022

Apply between July 1-28 for a part-time, Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) internship with the U.S. Department of State and more than 30 other federal agencies.

Since 2009, more than 10,000 U.S. citizen college students have advanced the work of the federal government. The time commitment is about 10 hours per week during the school year. There are opportunities for all, from data visualization to political analysis. Internships are unpaid but may be eligible for course credit.

July 8, 2022September 1, 2022

Internships: US Department of State (Spring 2023, Paid)

Deadline: July 18, 2022

Network with the World.

Apply for an internship with the U.S. Department of State and connect to the global community.

The U.S. Department of State represents America to the world. And as an intern here, so will you.

This isn’t your typical student internship. It’s interesting. It’s exciting. It’s educational. It’s one you’ll never forget. You’ll connect with fascinating people who are skilled in the art of diplomacy. You’ll work with them to help make a difference on a global scale.

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Call for Applications/Volunteers: ASEEES Program “Exploring Career Diversity”

This service provides informational interviews by matching professionals with SEEES MA/PhDs employed beyond the professoriate (Senior Contact), with graduate students and recent MA/PhDs who are interested in broadening their career horizons (Junior Contact). For more information and to apply or volunteer: https://buff.ly/3zWMCTm

Senior Contact Expectations

Be available for a one-time informational interview/conversation, whether by phone, email, Zoom, in person, etc.

Be willing to answer questions about career path choices, transition to non-academic work, daily work details, etc.

Be willing to provide feedback on professional materials, including a resume, cover letter, etc.

Maintain a professional demeanor with junior contacts.

What Is Not Expected

Initiate all contact

Have all the answers

Offer jobs or internship opportunities

Ongoing communication with junior contacts

Be an ASEEES member

Junior Contact Expectations

Be an ASEEES member

Be a student in or a recent graduate (degree received in the last five years) of an MA/PhD program

Initiate contact with senior contact

Come to a one-time informational interview/conversation prepared with questions about employment sectors, the senior contact’s career path, etc.

Maintain a professional demeanor with senior contact

Recognize the limits of the program in terms of depth and continuity of contact

What Is Not Expected

Be completely decided with respect to a desired career path

Be near completion of a degree program

July 6, 2022September 1, 2022

Jobs: Artists at Risk Connection

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Artists at Risk Connection (artistsatriskconnection.org) has two open job
positions that might be of interest to SEELANGS subscribers.

Senior Manager, Protection Programs
The senior manager for protection programs will drive forward ARC’s work to
protect artists at risk around the world. The role will develop a new
emergency grantmaking initiative and expand PEN America and ARC’s protection
programs for individuals in peril because of their creative expression. The
role requires experience working with individuals at risk or otherwise
vulnerable communities, ideally in the protection field, and a demonstrated
commitment to the arts and human rights internationally. This is a new full-
time position expected to be based at PEN America’s New York office. The
position reports to the Director, Artists at Risk Connection.
(https://pen.org/artists-at-risk-connection-arc-senior-manager-protection-programs/)