CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 2 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

July 6, 2026

Job: Librarian (National Library of Medicine)

Deadline: July 10, 2026

NLM seeks both new and experienced librarians for several roles and positions. Work varies by position and includes applying terminology and metadata standards, cataloging (skill in either Russian or Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts desired), book and paper conservation, data management and standardization, digitization and digital library services, licensing and managing e-resources, processing archival collections, reference services, and emerging information and AI technologies.

July 6, 2026

CFP: AATSEEL 2027 Stream Topics and Poster Panel

Deadlines: July 25, 2026; August 1, 2026

We are pleased to announce the Stream Topics for AATSEEL 2027, which will be held virtually on February 18-21, 2027. These streams promote greater cohesion among conference panels and foster a broader dialogue throughout the conference. The result can be a series of mini-conferences within the framework of our larger conference.

Stream 1: Toward Slavic Sensory Studies: East European Memory and the Senses
Stream 2: Transformational Sexualities in Slavic, Eastern European, and Central Asian Literatures and Cultures
Stream 3: Practices of Multilingualism in Online and Offline Spaces
Stream 4: New Directions in Russian Language and Area Studies: Perspectives from the Summer Russian Language Teachers program in Kazakhstan
Stream 5: Beyond the Horizon III: Rethinking the Canon of Polish Studies
Stream 6: Contested Monuments: Canonical Writers of the Stalin Era between Hagiography and Demythologization.
Stream 7: Career Readiness in Russian and Slavic Studies Programs
Stream 8: AI, Language, and Media in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Contexts

July 6, 2026

CFP: “Intersectionality + Pluricentricity: Teaching Russian Language(s) and Culture(s) (Russian Language Journal)

Deadline: August 15, 2026

The guest editors at Russian Language Journal (RLJ) are pleased to announce a call for proposals for a special issue on the topic “Intersectionality + Pluricentricity: Teaching Russian Language[s] and Culture[s]”.

The special issue considers intersectional and pluricentric pathways intentionally for language instructors to more accurately describe and interpret diverse Russian speech communities in teaching culture. It seeks to didactically counter narrate Russocentric, Eurocentric, and monolingual approaches to canons and curricula (i.e., Russkij mir), while also discussing their application as content in P-24 language classrooms.

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026

Language Training: Intermediate Polish, Online (University of Kansas)

Course Begins August 24, 2026

In Fall 2026, the University of Kansas is offering Intermediate Polish ONLINE. This course is open to any learner in the United States with novice-level proficiency in Polish for college credit.

PLSH 204: Intermediate Polish I (3 credits) is a synchronous online course that meets two times a week via Zoom (Monday and Wednesday, 10:00-10:50 am CT). On Friday students work on assignments individually. In this course, we use Agnieszka Dixon’s and Agnieszka Jasinska’s Hurra!!! Po polsku 2 (new edition) as the main textbook, along with many supplementary materials, including authentic ones. The course emphasizes all four skills and developing students’ communicative competence in Polish. By the end of the first semester, motivated learners can expect to reach the ACTFL Intermediate Mid-level of proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

The course begins on August 24, 2026. Please let anyone who might be interested in taking Intermediate Polish know about this opportunity! They can email Dr. Vassileva-Karagyozova (svk@ku.edu) with questions on how to enroll, the cost, or the courses themselves.

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Library of Congress Russian Research Orientation

Event Date: July 15, 2026

Are you wondering if the Library of Congress has any Russian materials for your research? Are you planning a trip to Washington, DC, to use the Library’s Russian collections? Connect with reference librarians from the European Reading Room directly and avoid red tape such as that depicted in the 1858 Объясненіе къ плану теченія бумагъ, a Russian bureaucratic flow chart from the tsarist era! Please join us on July 15 at 2-3 pm Eastern Time for a virtual orientation to the Russian print and digital collections and how to get started. After the session, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with Russian collection specialists during a Q&A. The Library of Congress is free and open to everyone age 16 and older.

This will be the first in a series of online orientations to the European collections of the Library of Congress offered by the reference staff of the European Reading Room.

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Contemporary European History Article Prize

Accepting Submissions: July 1 – September 11, 2026

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/contemporary-european-history/the-ceh-prize

Submissions for the 2026 prize can be made at anytime between the opening of the submission window on 1 July 2026 and the deadline of 11 September 2026.

The editors of Contemporary European History have established this prize with the aim of encouraging, recognizing and promoting high-quality research among postgraduate and early career scholars.

The winner’s prize will consist of:

Publication of the winning submission in Contemporary European History
£400 worth of CUP books

Other entries of quality may be invited to publish their submissions in the journal.

June 23, 2026

Online Course: A Grand Tour: Travels in the South Caucasus

Course Dates: June 29 – August 17, 2026

The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) in partnership with the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) at the University of Chicago announce a joint online course:

A Grand Tour: Travels in the South Caucasus

Course Schedule: 8 weeks, Mondays, June 29th–August 17th, 2026, 4–6 pm CDT/5–7pm EDT. Classes meet online via Zoom with recordings available.

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Volunteer Georgia Country Specialist (Amnesty International USA)

Deadline: Ongoing

Amnesty International USA seeks a volunteer Country Specialist to help monitor the human rights situation, support in mobilizing action, and promote and protect human rights in Georgia. AIUSA’s Country Specialists serve as country experts and strategists and are part of a corps of volunteer leaders known as the Coordination Group program, which is organized by sub world region.

The Georgia Country Specialist will join AIUSA’s Eurasia and Türkiye Coordination Group (also known as Cogroup), which consists of skilled, dedicated specialists working closely with AI staff and others to advance human rights in the region. This volunteer position is an exciting opportunity to contribute your human rights passion and expertise while leveraging and expanding your skills. You’ll get training and support by AIUSA and be part of a community of activists advancing human rights in Georgia.

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Job: Associate Director of International Programs (US Air Force Academy)

Deadline: June 25, 2026

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/873480400?fromemail=true

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants will be assessed based on evidence of teaching effectiveness, education, relevance of education and experience in teaching one of the department’s eight languages, and service to applicants’ discipline and institution. Successful candidates will demonstrate the potential for teaching excellence, academic service, sustained intellectual contributions, and will have native or near native proficiency in one of the department’s eight languages.

Applicants should submit the following items: curriculum vitae, statement of scholarly and teaching interests, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Applicants should additionally provide the names and contact information for three professional references. U.S. citizenship is required. Essential qualities expected of every faculty member include the personal attributes of integrity, industry, cooperation, and initiative.

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES: Masters degree (Doctoral degree preferred)

Discipline(s): Foreign language teaching (French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Russian), second language acquisition, language and culture, literature or other related disciplines are preferred.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Call for Submissions: “Spotlight on Teaching” BASEES Newsletter

Deadline: July 3, 2026

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, BASEES NEWSLETTER NO.47 (JULY 2026)

Submissions are now open for the next issue of the 2026 BASEES Newsletter.This next issue will hopefully feature the launch of a new section, “Spotlight on Teaching”. BASEES members are strongly encouraged to submit any news regarding their teaching approaches, new initiatives, or courses in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences they’re pioneering or proposing.Please submit your news, comments, or letters to the editor to the BASEES Information Officer, Samuel Foster (Samuel.Foster@uea.ac.uk), by Friday, 3 July.