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Study Abroad: Global Seminar: Mission Siberia (University of California San Diego, SRAS)

Deadline: March 1, 2020

The first course in this program looks at the largest indigenous group in Russia, the Buryats, and issues of race, ethnicity, and power vis a vis Russian culture. We will study both the historical and current situation, as well as the intersection with gender, sexuality, age, and class. Emphasis is on the strength of Buryat identity around Buddhism and Shamanism. Russian language instruction will be integrated according to student proficiency. The second course explores physical and biological characteristics of Lake Baikal, risks to its survival, and changes already observed in the ecosystem. It also looks into Baikal’s cultural significance in arts, literature, religion, political, historical, and economic issues. As a final project, students will draw on their own research, and personal experiences with Baikal to form policy proposals and a media campaign supporting them.

This program provides an excellent opportunity for students to integrate the study of Russian language and culture into the important emerging field of ethnic studies in the context of Russia and indigeneity. The ethnic studies course may fulfill upper division requirements for majors and minors in REEES and ethnic studies, arts and humanities, or social science general education requirements, and the ERC regional specialization. The environmental studies course may also fulfill upper division requirements for majors or minors in general biology, BIEB, Muir environmental studies, and the natural science general education requirement. Consult your academic advisor to determine officially how the courses will apply to your graduation requirements.

The detailed calls for applications are available here:

https://studyabroad.ucsd.edu/students/programs/global-seminars/irkutsk/index.html

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Funding: Hungarian Studies (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary)

Deadline: March 4, 2020; March 11, 2020

The Embassy of Hungary in Washington D.C. would like to inform you that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary offers various scholarships in the framework of the Balassi scholarship program in the academic year of 2020/2021: the Hungarian Language and Cultural Studies Programme and the Credit-based Hungarian Language and Hungarian Studies Programme.

The detailed calls for applications are available here:

https://balassischolarship.kormany.hu/hungarian-language-and-cultural-studies-2020-2021

https://balassischolarship.kormany.hu/hungarian-language-and-hungarian-studies-2020-2021

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Acad. Job: Lecturer in Russian (University of Tennessee)

Deadline: February 29, 2020

Full-Time Lecturer of Russian

The Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is seeking applications for a full-time lecturer position in Russian to begin August 1, 2020. These non-tenure-track positions are renewable yearly, contingent upon evidence of excellent teaching and the department’s staffing needs. The University of Tennessee has a well-established promotion system for non-tenure line faculty

The position comes with full benefits. The teaching load is 12 hours per semester. The lecturer is expected to be able to teach Russian language, literature and culture at all levels and be actively involved in the development of the Russian program. Late-Soviet to contemporary period is preferred.

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Study Abroad/ Prof Dev: Geophysics (Ground-Penetrating Radar) Exploration and Roman Archaeological Excavation Workshop (Romania)

Location: Rapolt / Micia / Uroi, Hunedoara County, Transylvania – Romania
Dates:
     Session 1: June 7 – July 4, 2020
     Session 2: July 5 – August 1, 2020
Team Size: 3 participants per GPR system per session
E-mail: archaeology@archaeotek.org
DWeb Site: https://www.archaeotek-archaeology.org/gpr-exploration-and-excavation
Application Form: https://www.archaeotek-archaeology.org/application-excavation-and-gpr

Our intensive Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) program allows (if interested) our participants to acquire a highly marketable skill set, becoming proficient in both GPR systems (250MHz and 500MHz) and configurations used in near subsurface investigations, in both rough terrain and cart configurations. The field component will allow them to explore the Roman town of Micia as well as a collapsed medieval castle, in two fundamentally different environments.
Our participants will not only explore the archaeology of the region, but will have the opportunity to sample the magic of Transylvania, through its amazing historical and natural landscapes.
Our programs are available for both credit students and non-credit participants.

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Study Abroad: Roman Villa and Settlement Excavation – Identity and Wealth on the Roman Frontier (Romania)

Our program offers a very extensive approach to the anthropology and archaeology of the Roman frontier environments,  respectively the northern Dacian Provinces (i.e. modern historical Transylvania, Romania), through field work, laboratory analysis and lectures. The integrated outcomes of our various approaches have yielded extraordinary results: a palatial size villa with a rural built space of ca. one hectare, surrounded by massive fortification walls decorated with exterior frescoes, richly built two-story buildings containing exceptional artifacts (well preserved bronze statues, jewelry, mint condition coins, writing implements, etc.). Our target excavation, the “central building” of the villa, has already presented us with a very complex and surprising occupation sequence and living practices. Local Roman Provincial realities, born out of economic, cultural, social and political creolization, constant and dynamic negotiation of power, and shifting populations have outlived the ideological centers that have claimed historical ownership of these regions, creating their own distinct expressions of identity.

Location: Rapolt, Hunedoara County, Transylvania – Romania
Dates:
     Session 1: June 7 – July 4, 2020
     Session 2: July 5 – August 1, 2020
Team Size: 18 participants per session
E-mail: archaeology@archaeotek.org
Web Site: https://www.archaeotek-archaeology.org/roman-villa-excavation
Application Form: https://www.archaeotek-archaeology.org/application-excavation-and-gpr

Our participants will not only explore the archaeology of the region, but will have the opportunity to sample the magic of Transylvania, through its amazing historical and natural landscapes.
Our programs are available for both credit students and non-credit participants.

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Prof. Dev. : Collections, Services, & Dissertation Research Online Workshop

Event date: February 27th, 2020 | 9 am | Online

The Slavic Reference Service is excited to announce a workshop for doctoral students: Collections, Services & Dissertation Research Online Workshop. The theme of this workshop will focus on conducting a literature review. It will feature scholars and librarians offering helpful perspectives, as well as advice from a doctoral student about his experience conducting dissertation research abroad. Our panelists will include:

·         Zachary Hoffman | University of Virginia

·         Slavic Reference Service | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

·         Angela Cannon | Library of Congress

·         Katya Rogatchevskaia | The British Library

·         Anatol Shmelev | Hoover Institution

The workshop will be held online through Blackboard Ultra on Thursday, February 27th at 9:00 AM CST. After registering for the workshop, you will receive an invitation to the Blackboard virtual conference room in the days leading up to the workshop. You can register for the workshop here: https://tinyurl.com/t2tmsbt.

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Acad. Job: Instructor of Russian Studies (Dalhousie University, Canada)

Deadline: February 20, 2020

Instructor of Russian Studies

The Department of Russian Studies seeks applications for a 3-year 100% full-time limited-term appointment (2020–2023) at the Instructor level in Russian language, literature and culture, effective July 1, 2020. The Instructor will teach language courses at various levels, courses in Russian literature (ability to teach the 19th century period is a plus), as well as an introductory Russian culture course and/or a course matching the successful candidate’s expertise. The workload is equivalent to four full-credit (eight half-credit) classes during the academic year. Russian Studies at Dalhousie is a small but vital department, part of an active community of faculty and students that relies on faculty engagement and participation in departmental extracurricular and cultural events. The successful candidate will be expected to make active and regular contributions in this area. This position is subject to budgetary approval.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Russian literature or linguistics. Native or native-equivalent command of Russian and English, as well as expertise in teaching the Russian language at an undergraduate level, are required. The successful candidate will possess strong organizational and administrative skills.

Applications will be accepted until 20 February 2020 and must include the following:

A letter of application addressed to the Search Committee Chair
A CV
A statement of teaching philosophy
A teaching dossier that includes evidence of teaching effectiveness
The names and contact information of 3 referees

Details: https://dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/2647

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Acad. Job: Research Associate, Slavic, Baltic, or Finno-Ugric Linguistics (University of Sheffield)

Deadline: February 27, 2020

The School of Languages and Cultures is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to take part in a three-year project. It is funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council and will start on 1 June 2020.

The project, entitled Feast and Famine: Confronting Overabundance and Defectivity in Language, looks at non-canonical inflectional morphology in morphologically complex languages of central and eastern Europe. It includes eight institutions across four countries: the UK, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Estonia, and will be led by Professor Neil Bermel (University of Sheffield) in collaboration with Professor Dunstan Brown (University of York).

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Study Abroad: 8-Week Summer Intensive in Russian or Kazakh (Kazakhstan)

Deadline: April 1, 2020

Nazarbayev University (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan) is pleased to announce that the application is now open for our Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies (SSRES), an 8-week intensive program in Russian or Kazakh languages. We operate on rolling admissions until April 1 and there is no application fee.

Classes follow standardized US curricula and textbooks, which means that students can return seamlessly to language programs at their home institutions.

At NU, students study languages on our modern campus in an environment that minimizes culture shock and maximizes close contact with multilingual local students.

Program dates:

May 23 – July 22 (equivalent to one academic year)

Program fees:

$5000  (for Russian)    OR       $4000 (for Kazakh)

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