CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 3 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

CFP: Central Slavic Conference (Saint Louis University)

Deadline: September 6, 2024

The Central Slavic Conference is pleased to invite scholars from all disciplines working in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies to submit proposals for individual papers, panels, and roundtables at its annual meeting to be held Friday, November 1 to Sunday, November 3, 2024.

Founded in 1962, the Central Slavic Conference is the oldest of the regional affiliates of ASEEES (Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies). The CSC welcomes participants from the region, outside the region, and around the world.

Our conference will have in-person and virtual sessions. The in-person events will take place on campus at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. The adjacent Hotel Element will offer special SLU room rates. Availability is limited andconference participants should book rooms as soon as possible.

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

CFP: Processing Perestroika: Making Sense and Making Do (Georgetown University)

Deadline: October 1, 2024

Call for Papers

Georgetown University, Washington DC, March 7–8, 2025

Much of the backlash against neoliberalism and democracy in Russia and across the former socialist world is rooted in narratives of grievance about the period of “transition,” or what we call the “Long Perestroika” (1985–2000). Politicians, activists and thinkers from across the political spectrum often point to missteps and roads not taken at the end of state socialism as key to understanding the current moment. But what did that time look and feel like to those living it? How did late- and post-socialist subjects navigate, negotiate and comprehend the changing worlds around them? This conference will focus on the lived experience of the long perestroika and the impact of political and economic upheaval on real-time cultural production.

August 8, 2024

Job: Editor-in-Chief, Hungarian Cultural Studies

Deadline: Open Until Filled (Posted August 8, 2024)

Hungarian Cultural Studies, Journal of the American Hungarian Educators
Association, is a peer-reviewed, open-access, no-fee scholarly journal,
covering all aspects of Hungarian culture across the humanities and social
sciences. The journal has developed an excellent international reputation for
publishing theoretically sophisticated and empirically grounded original
research. In addition to full-length articles, the journal regularly publishes
book reviews and bibliographies, and it supports emerging scholars from
Hungary and neighboring states in helping them publish in English. The Board
of AHEA invites applications from scholars interested in taking on the role of
Editor-in-Chief.

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Acad. Job: Open-Rank Faculty in Soviet Culture (Yale University)

Deadline: September 20, 2024

Yale University’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures invites applications for an open-rank ladder faculty position in the area of Soviet culture, with an anticipated appointment start date of July 1, 2025. The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses on Soviet culture and to contribute service to the department and the university. While the area of specialization is fully open, candidates whose research involves comparative, multilingual, and transmedial perspectives, or who have expertise in race and ethnicity studies, post/decolonial studies, gender and sexuality studies, or medical and environmental humanities, are particularly welcome. Native or near native knowledge of Russian is required; proficiency in other relevant languages is a plus.

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Job: Associate Director, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (University of Illinois)

Deadline: August 7, 2024

The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has announced a search for a new Associate Director.

This position is the senior full-time staff position at REEEC. The Associate Director provides academic leadership and staff supervision for the Center, acts as its chief grant and financial officer, directs our interdisciplinary BA major, and teaches one course per year in the REEES curriculum. Together with the Director, the REEEC Associate Director is responsible for the overall operation of the center, including program development, coordination with other units in the Illinois Global Institute, grants management, and alumni relations and advancement.

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

First Year Yiddish Online Course (UT Austin)

This fall, the University of Texas at Austin and the Yiddish Book Center will jointly offer a new, online college Yiddish course for novice learners. Students will develop proficiency as speakers, readers, listeners, and writers of Yiddish by using the language actively with their peers and instructor, and by engaging with authentic texts and textbook materials. By the end of the course, students will be able to provide basic information about themselves; participate in conversations on a variety of everyday topics; read short texts; and write simple sentences on familiar subjects. The course, First-Year Yiddish I, will also introduce students to the history of the Yiddish language and the breadth of Yiddish culture.

The course is open enrollment and provides 3 hours of academic credit from UT Austin. The registration fee is $850. Financial assistance may be available to learners who are unable to use other sources of funding to pay the registration fee.

Learn more and register at https://extension.utexas.edu/languages-yiddish or contact the instructor with questions at smith.adrien@utexas.edu.

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Study Abroad: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (American University of Central Asia, Bard College)

Deadline: November 1, 2024

Spring 2025 Bard-AUCA Study Abroad Program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The program is hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a Bard College long-term dual-degree partner. Undergraduate (typically second-, third-, and fourth-year) students are invited to apply. Below is the program description.

We now offer three academic tracks for the spring semester:

Beginning Russian Language Track;
Intermediate/Advanced Russian Language Track*;
Liberal Arts Track.

*Students with at least one year of college level Russian can apply for the Intermediate/Advanced Russian Language Track.

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

CFP: 9th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (Honolulu, Hawai’i)

Deadline: August 31 (Workshops); September 30 (Papers, etc)

The Department of Linguistics and the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa are pleased to announce the…9th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation: Navigating new realities in diaspora communities

March 6-9, 2025

Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA

http://www.icldc-hawaii.org

One notable achievement of the modern language documentation and conservation movement has been the (re)centering of community in language work. Rather than viewing language as an abstract system, documentary practice increasingly begins with the community, is guided by the community, and contributes to ongoing maintenance of language in the community. At the same time the nature of community is changing. Global forces of migration and urbanization have resulted in the displacement of language teachers and learners from their traditional communities, and in many cases these diaspora communities are now larger than the original communities from which they arose. And yet, whether intentionally or not, the practice of language documentation and conservation has largely ignored the diaspora in favor of more traditional undisplaced communities.

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024

Job: Outreach Coordinator, Center for European Studies (University of Florida)

Deadline: August 14, 2024

The Outreach Coordinator (Education/Training Specialist II) for the Center for European Studies (CES) within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at the University of Florida (UF) will be responsible for organizing and managing CES outreach activities both on and off campus. This includes the selection of guest speakers, designing outreach programs, community and K-12 engagement, and collaborating with CES faculty and staff to expand the center’s impact. The Outreach Coordinator will oversee the development and design of CES materials, manage social media accounts, and ensure the website is active and up to date. The position also involves the implementation and supervision of outreach events, including managing logistics such as space reservations, travel, and accommodations for guests, as well as promoting events to the campus and general public.

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Job: Digital Scholarship Specialist (Princeton University)

Deadline: Open Until Filled; Posted: July 21, 2024

Overview

Princeton University Library seeks an innovative and forward-thinking Digital Scholarship Specialist to support its growing Digital Scholarship Services (DiScho). Reporting to the Assistant Director of Research Data and Open Scholarship (RDOS) the Digital Scholarship Specialist collaborates closely with colleagues in the Maps and Geospatial Information Center, Scholarly Communications Office, Princeton Research Data Service, and Center for Digital Humanities to train, support, and collaborate with Princeton researchers on emerging digital research and interactive scholarship.