CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 124 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

February 7, 2022April 14, 2022

Acad. Job: Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian (Amherst College)

Deadline: March 1, 2022

The Amherst College Department of Russian invites applications for a full-time two-year visiting appointment at the rank of visiting assistant professor, which will begin on July 1, 2022. We are looking for a broadly-trained, theoretically-engaged scholar of Russian literature and culture committed to undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching in a liberal-arts context. Teaching responsibilities include two courses per semester, including all levels of Russian language and various aspects of Russia’s cultural legacy, as well as advising senior theses, as necessary.

February 7, 2022April 14, 2022

Internship: Education Center “Cosmopolitan” (Novosibirsk, Russia)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

The Education Centre “Cosmopolitan”, Novosibirsk, Russia, is happy to announce that we are now accepting applications to our popular summer internship program that is located in the Altai Mountain region. If your students are looking for an exciting, fulfilling and rewarding internship / volunteer / study abroad experience in Russia, our program is the best option! Please be sure to inform your students of these unique opportunities that are not to be missed.

Our summer internship is offered for two weeks or four weeks from June 27th until July 25th at the children’s camp in the picturesque Altai Mountain region. If your student is interested in a more extended stay we can offer a summer internship that would comprise of the camp program and a Russian course in the city of Novosibirsk on completion of the camp. Further details of such extended internship can be discussed.

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

7th LSUS Regional Student Scholars Forum

Deadline: February 21, 2022

LSU Shreveport is pleased to announce the 7^th Annual LSUS Regional Student Scholars Forum on Friday, March 11, 2022. Both undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines are invited to present their research. Participants can register online at: LSUS Regional Scholars Forum. There is no registration fee. The deadline for abstract submission is February 21, 2022.

This is a wonderful opportunity for students to gain experience presenting their research and to receive feedback from peers and faculty in a supportive environment. There are separate tracks for undergraduate and graduate students. There are also prizes for best posters and presentations. Over the years, this annual regional event has attracted participants from the following institutions:

February 4, 2022April 14, 2022

Acad. Job: Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian (University of Notre Dame)

Deadline: March 4, 2022

The Department of German and Russian at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian. This is a renewable-term hire intended to be a career position with the opportunity for advancement in rank going forward. The primary focus is on teaching and program building.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the Ph.D. in hand, have demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching, and have a background in second language acquisition and pedagogy.

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Lang. Training: Azerbaijani Summer Institute (University of Illinois)

2^nd year Azerbaijani will now be offered through the University of Illinois Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW) program!

Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim world (SILMW) is a program offered by the Less Commonly Taught Languages Program at the University of Illinois since 2008. SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World while interacting with experts on the region. In addition to classroom instruction, SILMW offers a variety of extra-curricular learning activities designed to enhance and enrich the language learning process, provides additional channels for language contact, and exposes students to the traditions of the communities of the Muslim World.

The institute is held annually at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Classes take place during the Summer semester. University students earn between 4 and 10 credit hours for taking one or two intensive language courses over the period of 4-8 weeks. SILMW offers exciting opportunities to immerse in the target language through up to 4 hours of daily class instruction and daily co-corricular activities, including research forums, conversation tables, cooking classes, film series, field trips and so much more! Proficiency in any language endorsed by SILMW program presents a competitive advantage in the modern day job market.

SILMW offers intensive courses in Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Azerbaijani and Wolof. SILMW promotes the study of the Less Commonly Taught Languages, critical to US national interest in the 21st century.

For more information, visit: https://linguistics.illinois.edu/languages/summer-institute-languages-muslim-world

February 2, 2022April 14, 2022

Job Posting: Russian American Foundation Summer Positions

Deadline: Open Until Filled

The Russian American Foundation is hiring for several program assistant, interpreter and teaching positions in summer 2022 that may interest your students. Resumes and cover letters should be sent to careers@russianamericanfoundation.org.

1) Program Assistant – CT (6/23 – 8/6/22)

PA will be responsible for supervising participants (ages 9-15 yrs) as well as running extracurricular/ non-ballet activities (outdoor games, arts & crafts, etc.). PAs will work as a team of 3-4 and will report to the Program Director. This position is well-suited for candidates with strong academic or career interests in: performing arts, global languages/cultures (especially Russian), sports medicine, and/or child education.

REQUIRED: Residency on campus (single AC rooms), experience with overseeing youth.

BENEFITS: $3000-3,500 for the period (combination of wages/bonuses), housing & meals, 5 days off.

February 2, 2022April 14, 2022

Acad. Job: Polish Lecturer (University of California, Los Angeles)

Deadline: March 6, 2022

Open January 5th, 2022 through Sunday, Mar 6, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position description

The Department of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach Beginning and Advanced Polish in alternate years, and, depending on available funding, an additional “content” course on Polish or East/Central European literature and culture, starting in AY 22-23, which begins July 1st, 2022. The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated knowledge of Polish language sufficient to teach all levels of the language as well as a familiarity with contemporary instructional technologies. Fluency in Polish and English is required as is knowledge of Polish culture and preferably one or more East/Central European cultures. The candidate must hold an M.A. degree or higher in a related field.

February 2, 2022April 14, 2022

CFP: Russian Emigration on the Waves of Freedom (New Review and Harriman Institute)

Deadline: February 15, 2022

In celebration of the centennial jubilee of the Philosophers’ Ship and the 80th anniversary of The New Review / Novyi Zhurnal, the conference “Russian Emigration on the Waves of Freedom” will explore the unknown pages of the intellectual history of Russian émigré culture in the 20th century and will seek to integrate the social, cultural, and intellectual contributions of the multiethnic Russian-language diaspora into world culture. In 1922 the leading Russian intellectuals were expelled from Soviet Russia. The Philosophers’ Ship marked the beginning of the intellectual history of the Russian intelligentsia in exile. The traditions of Russia Abroad, its free thinking and uncensored literature were continued on the pages of The New Review, the only intellectual publication of the multiethnic Russian-language diaspora during wartime. For 80 years, The New Review has been the intellectual center of the Russian free word and independent thought. Today the issues of this unique journal present the intellectual treasures of contemporary American, Russian, and world culture.

February 2, 2022April 14, 2022

CFP: Views from the Exosphere – Contemporary Slavic Literatures, From Up Close and Far Away

Deadline: February 28, 2022

Harvard University Graduate Conference, April 9, 2022

*To Be Held In-Person*

Co-organizers: Joanna Burdzel, Brett Donohoe, Roy Ginsberg, Anna Ivanov, Rachael Neidinger, Harvard University

The exosphere is the most distant layer of a planet’s atmosphere that still binds objects to a body’s gravitational pull. The image of the exosphere, as a conceptual metaphor, guides our conference. Adopting this receding vantage point, paradoxically, creates a sense of proximity, as sites formerly separated by huge distances begin to appear as mere neighbors — zooming out makes distinct bodies seem all the closer. On a discursive level, approaching the study of Slavic literatures in this way seems promising, as richly informed readings of individual works or artists can often contain echoes of trends and through lines operating on a broader scale in unexpected ways. From the exosphere, however, such resonances become appreciable, and the contingency of varied, seemingly unconnected entities becomes all the more apparent. Our conference proposes to adopt this approach and see what productive pairings can be found when unlikely works find themselves in close proximity on our panels. What might one say about Olga Tokarczuk and the situation of contemporary Polish prose, for example, in discussion with another scholar talking about queer Bosnian poetry? We hope to uncover connections that can be seen from the exosphere that might be otherwise missed.

February 2, 2022April 14, 2022

Acad. Job: Lectureship in Russian (Bucknell University)

Deadline: March 1, 2022; Open Until Filled

The Department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Bucknell University invites applications for a long-term, full-time, non-tenure-track lectureship position in Russian Studies to begin August 1, 2022, with a three-year initial appointment. The teaching load is 3/3, which is expected to include Russian language at all levels, a first-year writing-intensive seminar, and a general course on Russian culture in the candidate’s area of specialization, the latter two taught in English. Possibility for on-going renewal will be contingent on demonstrated teaching effectiveness and the continuing needs of the Russian Studies Program. The successful candidate should possess native or near-native fluency in Russian and exhibit a demonstrated interest in inclusive pedagogies and developing new courses in areas such as environmental, LBGTQ, or race and ethnicity studies (or in other areas of emerging interest in Russian Studies). Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. or be ABD in the area of Russian language and culture.