CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 223 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

Grad. Program: Russian and Slavic Studies (University of Arizona)

Deadline: March 1, 2020

The University of Arizona’s Department of Russian and Slavic Studies invites applications to our MA degree program. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with a final deadline of March 1, 2020 to be considered for financial aid. Early applications are encouraged.

The Masters of Arts in Russian and Slavic Studies offers a diversified program of study with courses in language, literature, linguistics, and culture. The MA Program has two tracks that offer students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to gain expertise in their specific fields of interest. Students in the Language, Literature, and Linguistics (LLL) track complete a rigorous program of study that culminates in MA Exams; graduates on the Russian and East European Studies (REES) track develop a specific area of focus and complete a MA thesis.

In years past, the department has been able to fund or partially fund eligible graduate students’ study through teaching assistantships and fellowships. Generous funding packages for qualified students include tuition remission, health insurance, and a monthly stipend during the academic year. Students who are residents of Arizona, Nevada, Utah or New Mexico are eligible for in-state tuition.

December 18, 2019January 7, 2020

Study Abroad: Winds of Change, Central and Eastern Europe (SRAS)

Deadline: February 14, 2020

SRAS is very excited to draw your attention to our Winds of Change program in Central and Eastern Europe.

This coming summer, Dr. Nicholas Gossett of University of South Alabama (USA) will be leading the “inaugural” run of this itinerary. He will lead a group of USA and SRAS students through Berlin, Warsaw, Gdansk, Prague, Kyiv, and Tbilisi. At each stage, they will look at the years leading up to the collapse of communism. Through lectures, experiences, and conversations with those who lived through this period of change they will attempt to understand what life was like and what social, economic, and political forces were at play. They will connect with the student generation of that period. They will listen to the music. They will create graffiti. In each country, they will learn firsthand just how the transformation took place, who the key players were. And finally, they will look to the long-term repercussions, the evolution of politics in the region, the rise of populism. Last but not least, they will spend some time enjoying the food and nature of Georgia.

To read more about the Summer 2020 program, see www.sras.org/winds.

Note that there is a credit (6 credits from University of South Alabama) and non-credit option.

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

Acad. Job: Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian Studies (College of Wooster)

Deadline: January 15, 2020

The Department of German and Russian Studies at The College of Wooster invites applications for a one-year benefits-eligible visiting position in Russian Studies at the level of Assistant Professor, beginning in August 2020. We are looking for a broadly trained generalist who will contribute language and culture courses to our curriculum.

We are especially interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and diversity of the academic community through their teaching, research, and service. The College of Wooster enrolls a diverse student body (21% domestic students of color and 15% international students); all applicants are expected to discuss their experience working with diverse student populations.

The successful candidate should have a demonstrated ability to teach courses and advise research projects in diverse areas of Russian Studies. Throughout the year, they will teach the equivalent of 4.5 courses, including introductory and intermediate courses in the Russian Language; a survey course in Russian film or literature, taught in English; and credited supervision of independent thesis projects as part of the College’s Independent Study program. Area of specialization is open.

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

Lang. Training: Summer, Academic Year Russian Immersion Programs (Moscow)

Deadline: February 1, 2020 (summer); February 10, 2020 (academic year)

Dickinson College is now accepting applications for the 2020 Summer Immersion Program—an intensive five-week language and culture course in Moscow and St. Petersburg—and for the Dickinson-in-Moscow Program for Fall 2020 and Academic Year 2020-2021.

Summer Immersion Program (May 22 – June 27, 2020):

Experience both Moscow and St. Petersburg in one summer
Rich cultural syllabus of excursions and hands-on experiences
Small group setting tailored toward liberal arts model
Classes for every language level, from beginner to heritage

For more details: https://dickinson.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10040

December 18, 2019March 6, 2020

Job: Attorney Advisor, Eastern Europe/Eurasia (US Dept of Commerce)

Deadline: Open until filled

Attorney Advisor, Eastern Europe/Eurasia U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program

Job Summary The Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of General Counsel is seeking a person with exceptional analytical, organizational and interpersonal communication skills to join our outstanding team of international technical assistance attorneys. CLDP’s mission is to help developing and transitional countries improve the policy, legal and regulatory conditions for doing business, thereby creating better economic opportunities for local entrepreneurs and American companies doing business overseas. CLDP accomplishes this objective by providing training, advisory, and consultative services to host country governments and the private sector. The applicant’s role as an Attorney-Advisor will include designing, implementing, and evaluating technical assistance and capacity-building programs that promote U.S. policy goals and meet the host countries’ economic development needs. Starting annual salary and benefits at the GS12 or 13 level.

Duties CLDP attorneys are the primary implementers for the Office of General Counsel’s international development programs. In this position, you will consult with other U.S. government agencies, foreign government officials, and members of the private sector to assess development needs and to design and implement assistance programs. The major geographical focus of your programming will be Europe/Eurasia. This includes Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine. The attorney’s work will require regular travel to Europe and/or Eurasia.

December 18, 2019January 24, 2020

Acad. Job: Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian (Colby College)

Deadline: January 31, 2020

Colby College announces a one year, Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) position for a specialist in Russian Language and Literature in the Department of German and Russian for the academic year 2020-2021, to begin September 1, 2020. This is a four course teaching load, including three in Russian language and one in Literature and Culture in translation. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by the date of appointment. To apply, please send the following materials to http://apply.interfolio.com/71785 a cover letter; current curriculum vitae; three confidential letters of recommendation; and a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests that should include evidence of a commitment to the value of diversity and experience with inclusive teaching.

Please address cover letter to Professor Cedric Bryant, Interim Department Chair. Review of materials will begin on January 3, 2020 and continue until the search is completed.

Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes employment decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. Colby College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, or veteran’s status in employment or in our educational programs. Colby is an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and encourages applications from qualified persons of color, women, persons with disabilities, military veterans and members of other under-represented groups. Colby complies with Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in an institution’s education programs and activities. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to Colby’s Title IX coordinator or to the federal Office of Civil Rights. For more information about the College, please visit our website: www.colby.edu.

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

Prof. Dev. : Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (online course)

Open from January 1, 2020-March 31, 2020

Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
a self-paced online course
Open January 1 – March 31, 2020

Envisioning PBLL is designed as an open-enrollment course for language educators beginning to learn about Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL). 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. Registration and the content for this MOOC (massive open online course) is FREE. However, if you wish to earn the optional digital badge for completion afterwards, you will need to meet the badge criteria and pay a nominal fee ($25) to have your submitted materials evaluated by NFLRC staff.

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

Funding: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

Deadline: February 18, 2020

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen research knowledge and increase the study of modern foreign languages, cultural engagement, and area studies not generally included in U.S. curricula.

Program Features

Students may request funding to support overseas research for a period of no less than six months and no more than 12 months. Funds support travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research; maintenance and dependent allowances based on the location of research for the fellow and his or her dependent(s); an allowance for research-related expenses overseas; and health and accident insurance premiums. Projects may focus on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories).

Eligible Applicants
Institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States are eligible to apply for grants under this program. As part of the application process, students submit individual applications to the IHE. The IHE then submits all eligible individual student applications with its grant application to the U.S. Department of Education. A student is eligible to receive a DDRA fellowship from their IHE if he or she

is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States;
is a graduate student in good standing at an IHE;
is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution when the fellowship period begins;
is planning a teaching career in the United States upon completion of his or her doctoral program; or
possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the dissertation research project.

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019

Call for Proposals: 52nd Annual ASEEES Convention: Anxiety and Rebellion

Deadline: February 15, 2020

Call for Proposals – 52^nd Annual ASEEES Convention
Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC

Thursday, November 5 – Sunday, November 8, 2020 [Please note the dates are earlier than than usual]Convention Theme: Anxiety and Rebellion

www.aseees.org/convention

The Proposal Submission is now open: www.aseees.org/convention/cfpALL panel, roundtable, individual paper, lightning round presentation submissions are due by February 15, 2020.

All film screening submissions and meeting requests are due by April 1, 2020.

The 2020 session categories are the same as 2019.
Panel proposals may have minimum of 3 to maximum of 4 paper presentations.
Gender diversity on panels and roundtables is strongly encouraged.
If your individual paper submission was accepted in 2019, you cannot submit another individual paper proposal in 2020. Please form/join a panel.
Starting in 2020, we are accepting film screening submissions online (deadline April 1, 2020)

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019

Funding: ARIT Summer Fellowships for Advanced Turkish Language Study (Istanbul)

Deadline: February 3, 2020

17 June – 6 August 2020
Program Announcement | Program Application Form

THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: For summer 2020, the American Research Institute in Turkey will offer approximately 18 fellowships for advanced participants in the summer program in intensive advanced Turkish language at Boğaziçi University* in Istanbul. This intensive program offers the equivalent of one full academic year of study in Turkish at the college level. The fellowships cover round-trip airfare to Istanbul, application and tuition fees, and a maintenance stipend.

PREDEPARTURE ACTIVITIES: Participation in the program includes 6 hours of preparation prior to departure for Turkey, most of which will be on-line orientation activities, followed by 10 hours of orientation upon arrival in Istanbul.

COURSE OF STUDY: ARIT fellowship supported courses are offered at the advanced level. Class size is limited to ten students. Each class meets twenty hours per week. Classes are held on weekdays from 9 am to 1 pm. They are conducted in Turkish, with informal and formal styles introduced and reviewed through instruction, language laboratory work, and open conversations with teaching assistants. In the afternoon, students meet with teaching assistants on an informal basis for additional instruction and free conversation. Participants also attend extracurricular activities including films, lectures, and cultural events both on- and off-campus.