CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 193 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

Getting Started with Russian Online course (SRAS)

Deadline: October 30, 2020

Начинаем! Getting Started with Russian

When: 4 meetings + asynchronous work

Cost: $99

What: Looking to “sample” Russian and determine whether it is the language for you? This is a no stress, no test way for you to familiarize yourself with a language that may look intimidating on the surface, but is so rewarding to learn. Our colleagues in Kyiv (morning/early afternoon/Saturday) and Irkutsk (evenings) are ready to introduce the Russian language and convince you that you can and should do it – whether taking a course at your home institution, online, or abroad!

October 5, 2020September 1, 2021

Grad Program: Master of Arts (M.A.) in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies + Dual Degree Programs (UT Austin)

Deadline: January 5, 2021 (Fall enrollment)

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 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.

This region of the world covers over one-sixth of the globe and comprises countries, which differ enormously in language, ethnicity, religion, culture, political history and economic development. Since the mid-1980s, the process of reform, collapse and reconstruction in the region has led to a heightened interest in the area and the need for serious and scholarly understanding of the region. It is the mission of the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies to facilitate such understanding.

The M.A. program offers either a thesis or report option. Click here for more information about degree requirements.

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

Inaugural Session of Share Language, Culture, Life (Crossroads Eurasia)

Event Date: October 25, 2020

Join a conversation with your Russian peers

Please join us for the inaugural session of Share Language, Culture, Life – a new series of moderated online conversations through which you can learn what your Russian peers think on current cultural topics.

In our first session, we will talk about Russian social media influencers – who they are, how they relate to their audiences, and how they are similar or different to those popular in the West. We will hear the perspective from students in Russia about how they and their friends relate to influencers and compare experiences between the West and Russia.

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

CFP: 16th Annual Meeting of the Slavic Linguistics Society (Hokkaido University, Japan)

Proposal Deadline: March 15, 2021

Slavic-Eurasian Research Center of Hokkaido University (http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/index-e.html) is pleased to inform that the 16th Annual Meeting of the Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS-16) will take place at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

The conference website has just been launched: https://bit.ly/SLS-16 and the conference FB page is also ready:https://www.facebook.com/16th-Annual-Meeting-of-the-Slavic-Linguistics-Society-107796054428299

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

Summer Language Training Info Sessions (Arizona State University)

Event Date: October 5, 15, 28

In the summer of 2021, the Critical Languages Institute (CLI) at Arizona State University will offer intensive training in 13 less-commonly-taught languages: Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Hebrew, Indonesian, Kazakh, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Uzbek. We know that the challenges of the last six months have exacerbated the pressures faced by our students, our colleagues, and our institutions. In these exceptionally trying times, the experience of CLI 2020 served to reaffirm our belief in the importance of providing high-quality and low-cost language-learning opportunities to the next generation of scholars and practitioners.

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

Assistant Professor in the Russian Program of the Department of Foreign Languages (West Point)

Deadline: November 5,6, 2020

The West Point Department of Foreign Languages is pleased to announce an immediate opening date for two positions in its Russian program: one position is a tenure-track position; the other is a 3-year position with the possibility of renewal. Unless an applicant specifically states otherwise, we will consider all applications for both positions. The closing date of the announcement is 5 November 2020. The positions and application details are described at the following USA Jobs links below:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/580121100

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/580122100

The point of contact for applying is MS Rose Maresco. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only electronic applications will be accepted at this time. Please submit your full application package to: rose.maresco@westpoint.edu

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Resource: Practice your Russian with Film Hour/Book Club

Film Hour

Join Evgenia Wilkins at the University of Texas at Austin for an hour-long Zoom session every other week to watch and discuss clips from contemporary Russian films, commercials, and shorts. Practice your listening and speaking skills, get ideas about the films to watch later, and learn Russian set phrases. All levels are welcome!

Book Club: Russian Short Stories

Every other week we will meet for 1 hour over zoom to discuss Russian short stories of the XX century in Russian. Read the story ahead of time and bring one question for the discussion to the meeting. You could also sit in on any of the meetings. We will clarify the language, talk about the characters and the plot. Readers of all levels are welcome!

See the events page for meeting details/reading lists

October 2, 2020January 22, 2021

Research Fellowships for UT Faculty and Graduate Students (Harry Ransom Center)

Deadline: December 1, 2020

Awards for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022

The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, invites applications from the UT-Austin community for its 2021–2022 research fellowships.

In this next award cycle, the Ransom Center will grant 12 fellowships—approximately 6 to UT faculty and 6 to UT graduate students—for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections and critically or creatively engage the collections. The Ransom Center’s internationally renowned collections support research in all areas of the humanities including literature, photography, film, art, performing arts, music, cultural history, and humanity more broadly.

October 2, 2020January 22, 2021

Alfa Fellowship Program

Deadline: December 1, 2020

The Alfa Fellowship Program is a distinguished international initiative that each year offers up to 18 accomplished young Americans, Britons, and Germans the opportunity to complete a high-level professional development program in Russia. Over the course of the program, fellows complete work placements at leading institutions, attend professional seminars, and receive intensive language training.

The fellowship provides a monthly stipend, accommodation, insurance, all program-related travel costs, language training in Russia, and private tutoring in the U.S., U.K., or Germany.

The Alfa Fellowship Program was founded in 2004 with the aim of fostering a community of emerging leaders who have first-hand experience in the business, public policy, and cultural environments of Russia and the region. Since then, over 200 Americans, Britons, and Germans have been able to experience the workplace, while living and traveling in Russia through this unique professional opportunity.

Key goals of the Alfa Fellowship Program are to expand networks of American, British, German, and Russian professionals, develop greater intercultural understanding, and advance knowledge of Russian affairs in the West.

The program is funded by Alfa-Bank, and is administered in the U.S., U.K., and Germany by Cultural Vistas and in Moscow by the Fund for International Fellowships and Cultural Dialogue.

Learn More

October 1, 2020January 22, 2021

Associate/Full Professor of History or Cultural Studies (UT Austin)

Deadline: December 11, 2020

The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies (DSES) in collaboration with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for the position of tenured associate or full professor. The anticipated start date is fall semester 2021, and the position is contingent upon budget availability. We seek applications from scholars whose research focuses on the Poland or the non-Russian peoples and cultures of the former Soviet republics, though transnational research might also include Russians. Our preference is for a research specialization in Cultural (including literary) Studies or History, though interdisciplinary work that crosses into these fields will be considered. All candidates must have an outstanding and active research and publication record consistent with achievement at the intended rank at a leading research university. Teaching duties will include a two course per semester load. The selected candidate will be expected to exhibit an interest in and commitment to departmental and center administration and service and be qualified to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as direct independent research. Candidates who are currently or will potentially make outstanding contributions to diversity in their scholarly fields and/or institutions of higher education, or have experience mentoring a diverse student body, are especially encouraged to apply.