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Acad. Job: Visiting Professor, Russian & Central European Studies (Ohio State University)

Deadline: January 15, 2025

Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

College of Arts and Sciences

Position Overview 

The Ohio State University Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures seeks a versatile teacher and scholar for a visiting assistant professorship in the 2026-2027 academic year. The salary is $55,000 plus benefits and the load is 3 courses per semester, with a one course release for service (i.e. effectively 3-2). Our expectation is that the colleague will serve as a member of the undergraduate committee and advisor of 1-2 language or other club(s) and will design and offer 1 undergraduate career readiness workshop each semester.  The university will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

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Spring Break Certificate Courses (SRAS)

Deadline: January 13, January 20, 2026

SRAS Certificate Courses are location-based, intensive, and interdisciplinary in nature. Through lectures, workshops, dialogues, and other experiences, we address current and global issues that are even more relevant and visible in our host country. Upon completion, you gain a certificate, many contacts, and experience to share on your resume.

Media Literacy in the Baltics:
Identity, AI, and Security

This spring break, take a one-week certificate course to explore media literacy and decoding through the lens of identity, technology, and security in the Baltic context, between the Eastern information sphere and Western media ecosystem.

Wine and History in Georgia:
Identity, Tradition, and Taste

Offered over spring break, during this 8-day certificate course we will focus on the role of wine in Georgian history and culture, travelling the country as we visit archaeological sites, stroll through Tbilisi’s markets, cook traditional dishes, and meet wine producers.

https://sras.org/students/study-abroad-get-started/destinations/study-tours

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CFP: 26th Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Deadline: January 12, 2026

The Twenty-Sixth Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop, to be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 23-25, 2026, welcomes papers on Czech and Slovak topics, broadly defined, in all disciplines. In the past, our interdisciplinary conference has drawn participants from colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Areas of interest have been anthropology, architecture, art, economics, education, film, geography, history, Jewish studies, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, society, sociology, and theater. Work in progress is an appropriate format for our workshop. Junior faculty and advanced graduate students are particularly encouraged to apply. Hotel accommodation will be provided for participants who are presenting at the workshop, and some travel assistance will be provided to those in financial need. 

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CFP: 11th Annual London Conference on Belarusian Studies

Deadline: January 5, 2026

Call for Papers, 11th Annual London Conference on Belarusian Studies, 8-9 May 2026

UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, the Ostrogorski Centre and the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum invite paper proposals from established academics and doctoral researchers discussing various aspects of contemporary Belarusian studies.

   The London Conference on Belarusian Studies serves as a multidisciplinary forum of Belarusian studies in the West and offers a rare networking opportunity for researchers of Belarus.

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CFP: BASEEES Fifth Polish Studies Article Prize

Deadline: February 10, 2026

Call for Submissions – BASEES Fifth Polish Studies Article Prize
BASEES Polish Studies Group

The BASEES Polish Studies Group invites scholars and publishers to submit original research articles or book chapters for the fifth edition of the annual Polish Studies Article Prize!

The prize recognises the best English-language article or book chapter in Polish Studies published in a peer-reviewed journal or an edited collection in 2025. It is open to scholars of all nationalities and disciplines whose work advances Polish Studies. Doctoral candidates and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to apply. Authors who have submitted work in previous editions are welcome to reapply with new publications.

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Prof. Dev.: Self-Study Course for Language Educators

Deadline to register: May 31, 2026

Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) is a 5-module open-enrollment self-study course for language educators beginning to learn about Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL), offered by the National Foreign Language Resource Center. Successful learners will be able to describe essential features of high quality PBLL and to generate high-quality ideas for projects using the Product Square. A digital badge is available for candidates fulfilling course requirements.

Registration and the content for this MOOC (massive open online course) are FREE:

Registration open till May 31, 2026

Course open: January 5 – June 30, 2026

For more info or to register, visit https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/126/

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Director of Operations Language Officer (CIA)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Directorate of Operations Language Officers use their foreign language skills, cultural experience, and expertise to support clandestine operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (applicants within one year of earning a four-year degree will be considered); there is no preferred major or program of study (degrees from foreign academic institutions are accepted, but you are responsible for obtaining and providing CIA with a credential evaluation from an accredited firm confirming that the foreign degree is the equivalent of a BA/BS and/or MA/MS degree conferred by a U.S. college or university)
  • At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale is preferred
  • Personal integrity
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Action- and results-oriented
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and commitment to the mission of the CIA and the Directorate of Operations
  • Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
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Foreign Language Instructor (CIA)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Foreign Language Instructors provide CIA officers with the foreign language skills and cross-cultural savviness needed to live and work abroad. They also conduct regular language proficiency testing.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields or related studies:
    • Education
    • Foreign Languages
    • Linguistics
  • At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale
  • Native-like proficiency in one or more of the foreign languages listed above, as well as professional level ability in English. Candidates will be required to take proficiency tests in their claimed language/languages in reading, speaking and listening
  • Demonstrated ability to teach the language in the context of the culture of the region
  • Ability to use the latest technology and teaching methods
  • Ability to work well and collaborate within a team-teaching environment
  • Experience teaching language skills to adult learners, taking them from beginner to the general professional proficiency level in an intensive setting
  • Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
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Special Agent – Linguists/Foreign Language Background (FBI)

Deadline: December 10, 2026

Duties

Help

  • Plan and conduct investigations of potential violations of federal laws.
  • Exercise judgement, resourcefulness, and versatility in meeting investigative demands.
  • Create and maintain effective liaison relationships with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and international law enforcement agencies.
  • Coordinate and/or participate in searches, seizures, and arrests.
  • Carry a firearm and be willing to use force, to include deadly force, if necessary.
  • Maintain a level of physical fitness to ensure readiness required to perform law enforcement duties.
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Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Bulgarian Language and Culture (University College London)

Deadline: November 26, 2025

Part time / £43,981-£52,586

Founded in 1915, the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) is one of the UK’s largest institutions for research and teaching on Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Baltic region and Russia. Our mission is to create in-depth knowledge of the SSEES region in comparative, transnational, and global contexts, and to promote and disseminate an understanding of our region to the wider world; to develop multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multi-method approaches to knowledge creation and to teaching; and to enhance the development of area studies at UCL and among the wider academic community. We offer undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research programmes, both in our four core disciplines (Economics and Business; Politics and Sociology; Languages and Culture; and History) and in our interdisciplinary programmes (for example, our BA in History, Politics & Economics).

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