CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 185 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

November 24, 2020September 1, 2021

CFP: Graduate Student Conference (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: January 10, 2021

Change, Conflict, and Dissent
18th Annual Graduate Student Conference
Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia (GOSECA)
University of Pittsburgh, February 12-13th, 2021

Modern history in Eastern Europe and Central Asia has been punctuated by waves of intense social, political, and cultural change. While it can be tempting to divide the issues of the past and the present into temporal and spatial categories — ‘Soviet’ vs. ‘Post-Soviet,’ ‘Eastern Europe’ vs. ‘Central Asia,’ or by marking symbolic and era-defining years (such as 1848, 1917, or 1989) — for the majority of affected people, these changes in label, time, and place have not always been immediately accepted. Large-scale disruptions and transformations in daily life, prompted by climate change and environmental disaster, paradigm shifts in thought and perspective, and sweeping political revolution have molded individuals, nations, cultures, languages, and fields of study, and provoked intense dissent and opposition. For our 18th annual conference, GOSECA invites presentations which explore change and/or resistance to change, whether political, economic, linguistic, social, cultural, artistic, paradigmatic, or of another kind altogether.

November 24, 2020September 1, 2021

CFP: Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop

Extended Deadline: January 8, 2021

The Twentieth Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop will be held virtually at the University of Pittsburgh on March 18-21, 2021. The program committee welcomes proposals for papers on Czech and Slovak topics, broadly defined, in all disciplines. In the past, the areas of interest have been: anthropology, architecture, art, economics, education, film, geography, history, Jewish studies, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, society, sociology, and theater.

The Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop aims to bring together researchers, scientists, faculty members and advanced graduate students to exchange their experiences, research results, and ideas. New work in progress is appropriate for our workshop format. Each speaker is typically allotted a 50-minute slot divided between a presentation and active discussion.

November 24, 2020September 1, 2021

CFP: Undergraduate Research Symposium (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: January 15, 2021

The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications from undergraduate students for the 2021 Undergraduate Research Research Symposium in European and Eurasian Studies to be held online from May 11-13, 2021.

The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event since 2002 designed to provide undergraduate students, from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities, with advanced research experiences and opportunities to develop presentation skills. The event is open to undergraduates from all majors and institutions who have written a research paper from a social science, humanities, or business perspective focusing on the study of Eastern, Western, or Central Europe, the European Union, Russia, or Central Eurasia. The Symposium is usually held on the University of Pittsburgh-Oakland campus.

November 24, 2020September 1, 2021

Acad. Job: Russian Language Instructor Pool (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: January 2, 2021

The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh invites applicants to a pool of qualified temporary faculty to teach intensive online Russian language courses at multiple levels (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and/or 4th Year Russian, as needed) in Summer 2021. These courses may be offered through Pitt’s federally funded Project GO program, which provides critical language training for undergraduate ROTC students. The number and course level(s) of available positions will be determined during the Spring 2021 semester. Each faculty member will teach an eight-week course from June 14 to August 6, 2021, consisting of approximately five online contact hours with students each weekday (25 hours per week), for a total of 200 contact hours. All duties of these positions will be carried out remotely.

November 23, 2020January 22, 2021

Job: Slavic and East European Journal Assistant Editor (Ohio State University)

Deadline: December 6, 2020

The Department of Slavic and East European Journal within the College of Arts and Sciences seeks an Assistant Editor to join our team. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college and the academic heart of the university. The College hosts 81 majors. With 38 departments, 20+ world-class research centers, and more than 2,000 faculty and staff members, students have the unique opportunity to study with the best artists, scholars, and scientists in their field. The College values diversity and offers a supportive, open, and inclusive community.

The Slavic and East European Journal, the publication of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages, in partnership with the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SEELC) at The Ohio State University (OSU), is seeking to hire an assistant editor. The assistant editor, employed by SEELC at OSU, where the journal has been housed after July 1, 2017, will be responsible for the daily operations and smooth functioning of the journal with the following duties: receive manuscripts and present them to the editor, maintain an accurate schedule of the review process and email correspondence, copy edit and proofread scholarly submissions, prepare manuscripts for print, communicate via social media, and operate an interactive website.

November 23, 2020September 1, 2021

Online LiteraryTranslation Summer School (University of Bristol)

Event date: July 5-8, 2021

There will be three full days of translation workshops, and day four will be devoted to professional and networking sessions and includes discussion panels with editors and publishers and a practical talk on how to write a reader’s report. A highlight will be a presentation of Comma Press’s translation book list and business model, together with a translation competition offer. The winning entrant(s) will be offered a publication opportunity with Comma.

Directors Amanda Hopkinson & Ros Schwartz plus stellar line-up of tutors.

11 languages: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.

Keynote talk by George Szirtes, a translation competition run by Comma Press and panel sessions with publishers and editors.

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/translation-studies/bristol-translates

November 23, 2020January 22, 2021

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships (School of Modern Languages, University of St. Andrews)

Deadline: December 11, 2020

The School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews offers support for applications to the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme on a competitive basis.

The School hosts a vibrant research culture with internationally recognised expertise in its 8 language disciplines (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Persian, Russian, Spanish) as well as in Comparative Literature. Areas of interest extend from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary, and include literature, history, visual culture, memory studies, performance studies, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, and gender studies.

November 23, 2020January 22, 2021

Acad Job: Lecturer in 19th Century Russian Literature and Culture

Deadline: December 17, 2020

The Slavonic Section in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a University Lecturer in 19th-century Russian literature and Culture from 1 September 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter for a fixed-term of 5 years.

The successful candidate will normally hold a PhD in Slavonic Studies and will have a record of, or clear potential for, outstanding research commensurate with the international reputation of the Slavonic Studies Section in the University of Cambridge. Appointees will further be expected to:

engage in high-level research,
seek opportunities to win external funding for that research,
publish in their specialist field,
teach and examine undergraduates in particular in the area of nineteenth-century literature, thought, and culture,
supervise and examine MPhil and PhD postgraduate work in particular in the area of nineteenth-century literature, thought, and culture.

November 20, 2020September 1, 2021

Job: Program Assistant for Project GO Russian language summer program (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking a Program Assistant to work at the University of Tartu’s Narva College in Narva, Estonia on Pitt’s Project Global Officer (Project GO) Russian Language Program from June 5 – August 8, 2021. Sponsored by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) at the U.S. Department of Defense, Project GO is a collaborative initiative that promotes critical language education, study abroad, and intercultural dialogue opportunities for Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) students. The Pitt Project GO Narva Program offers full scholarships for students enrolled at any accredited college or university in the US for 8 weeks of intensive summer language study in Russian from 2nd through 4th-year level. Students acquire the equivalent of one academic year’s worth of language training, in addition to opportunities to build their inter-cultural competence and travel in the Baltics.

November 18, 2020January 22, 2021

Grad Program: MA in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (Ohio State)

Deadline: December 15, 2020

The Center for Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES) at The Ohio State University is now accepting applications for its MA in Slavic and East European Studies for autumn 2021. The application deadline for international students is November 30, 2020 and for domestic students, December 15, 2020. The GRE is not required.

The MA in Slavic and East European Studies is an interdisciplinary, terminal degree that prepares students for careers in the government, non-profit, or public sector, or to pursue a PhD. For those interested in a career in the public, military, or private sector, the CSEES MA provides them with the language skills and regional knowledge to understand and analyze the events, culture, history, and politics of a region or country within Eastern Europe/Eurasia. Those wanting to go on to pursue a PhD receive a foundation in the humanities and social sciences while developing a focused approach to the study of the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. All students choose a topical and/or regional specialization, allowing students to customize the degree to their interests. To complete the degree, students may choose to either complete an MA exam or defend a thesis.