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

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant Program

Deadline: March 20, 2025

Thanks to the generosity of donors and members, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies is offering research grants with a stipend of maximum $6,000, for the purposes of conducting doctoral dissertation research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia in any aspect of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies in any discipline. Students may only receive ONE ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant over the course of their graduate studies.

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

Call for Applications: 6th Annual Yale European and Eurasian Studies Graduate Student Conference

Deadline: February 17, 2025

The European Studies Council (ESC) of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University invites applications to the 6th annual Yale European and Eurasian Studies Graduate Student Conference

On May 6-7, 2025, a hybrid-format conference is scheduled to take place at Yale University. This conference will bring together graduate students, early-career scholars, and established academics from across disciplines to discuss the most pressing challenges facing Europe, Russia, and Eurasia today. The deadline for applications is February 17, 2025. To propose an individual paper, please submit an online application form.

Political Science, History, Sociology, Anthropology, Film and Media Studies, Economics, Literature, Law, Cultural Studies, and Public Health are all examples of acceptable fields for paper topics. Only open to applications from graduate students and early career scholars.

In the backdrop of Russia’s war against Ukraine, we are especially receptive to initiatives that further the decentralization and decolonization of the study of the former “communist bloc” of the Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia at large. The results of the selection will be communicated by February 21, 2025.

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Russia in Central Asia Summer Program (Bard)

Deadline: March 15, 2025

Bard Abroad is currently accepting applications for the Russian in Central Asia Summer Program, hosted by our long-term dual-degree partner, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). The application deadline is March 15, 2025. This summer, we will be offering the following language courses:

● Beginner Russian: Taking Advantage of Multiculturalism (NEW)

● Beginners to Intermediate: Transitional Russian

● On the Road to Proficiency: Russian from Intermediate to Advanced

Please see the program description below for more details. If you have any questions or would like any further information, feel free to contact torlova@bard.edu.

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

Fieldwork Opportunities in Russian and Kazakh Folklore

Deadlines: May 2, May 6, 2025

Partnership for Russian, East European and Eurasian Folkloreinvites students and established scholars in folklore, cultural anthropology, ethnomusicology and related areas to join our field research teams to document Russian and Kazhak folklore in Kazakhstan.

The research expeditions are led by Dr. Yelena Minyonok and Dr. Alevtina Tsvetkova, respected folklorists with years of experience in guiding students and collaborating with established scholars. Volunteers pay their own way plus a share of the general expedition expenses.

Some financial assistance is available.

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

Prof. Dev.: Publishing Success: Insights from Journal Editors (3-Session series)

Series Dates: February 5, February 12, February 18, 2025

Want to get your articles published in academic journals? This special CLT Demos & Discussions series will feature panel discussions by the editors of four online refereed journals published or sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource Center: Language Learning & Technology (LL&T), Reading in a Foreign Language (RFL), Language Documentation & Conservation (LD&C), and Second Language Research & Practice (SLRP).

Panelists will discuss their journals and their submission & review process, while also providing strategies and tips for getting published in refereed journals in general. Bring your questions!

Panel sessions will be hybrid, allowing for in-person participation at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and online participation, and recorded.

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

Call for Proposals: Teaching Central Asia

Deadline: January 24, 2025

The Central Asia Research Forum aims to, through formal and informal discussions, bring together scholars in all disciplines and stages of the research process to discuss the theme of Teaching Central Asia. Since 1991 (and before), scholars have been trying to take on a recurring question, how should we study and teach Central Asia? Specifically, what new conceptual frameworks should we develop to convey the imbalance in sources, perspectives, and academic training, including disparities in access to publishing outlets and the production of knowledge itself? We invite scholars to submit proposals that retrace the founding of Central Asian Studies, in the region and abroad, and the numerous academic institutions that trained (and continue to do so) generations of scholars to study and teach this region.

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

CFP: Canadian Association of Slavists (University of Alberta)

Deadline: February 17, 2025

The annual conference of the Canadian Association of Slavists will take place at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) May 8 through 10, 2025. This is the first year the conference will take place independently of the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Proposals are invited for individual papers, panels, and roundtable discussions. Complete panels are preferred. Proposals can be submitted by filling out the necessary form at:

https://event.fourwaves.com/casedmonton2025
Please follow our abstract specifications and note that this is a new system for submitting conference proposals.

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

Study Abroad: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Bard College)

Deadlines: March 15, April 1, 2025

Bard College is currently accepting applications for the following programs in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The programs are hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), Bard’s long-term dual-degree partner.

1) Russian in Central Asia Summer 2025 Program

Program Dates: June 5 to August 2, 2025.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2025.

For more information and to apply visit the website.

2) Fall 2025 & Academic Year 2025/26 AUCA-Bard Study Abroad Program

Fall 2025: August 15 – December 20, 2025.

Academic Year 2025/26: August 15, 2025 – May 23, 2026.

Application deadline: April 1, 2025.

For more information and to apply visit the website.

Please feel free to contact torlova@bard.edu with any questions about the programs or application process.

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

Acad. Job: Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian (Middlebury College, Vermont)

Deadline: February 1, 2025

The Department of Russian invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, one year position to begin in Fall 2025. Research specialization is open. Applicants should demonstrate an ability to teach Russian literature and culture, native or near-native fluency in Russian and English, and interest and experience in teaching language at the undergraduate level. Candidates are expected to teach in the fall/spring semesters as well as in winter term.

Applications must be received by 1 February. Middlebury College uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. At Middlebury, we strive to make our campus a respectful, engaged community that embraces differences, with all the complexity and individuality each person brings. Candidates should provide evidence of commitment to undergraduate teaching and scholarly potential. Please submit a letter of application through Interfolio, including a statement of teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, and three current letters of recommendation, at least two of which must speak to teaching ability. Please include in your letter reference to how your teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service might support our commitment to diversity and inclusion, with concrete examples from your experience where possible.

More information is available at http://apply.interfolio.com/161678 . Review of applications will begin on February 1 and continue until the position is filled.

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

Job: Remote Translators Needed for Legal Interpretation, Russian (Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network)

The Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) is a nonprofit organization that protects and empowers immigrant survivors of crime and persecution. We are seeking individuals who can provide remote Russian-English interpretation for nonprofit lawyers working with detained Russian-speaking immigrants. These individuals are held in immigration detention with little to no access to legal representation. Providing interpretation ensures that GAIN attorneys can expand their legal services to a population that is disproportionately detained and often isolated while in detention.

Payment is $25/hour. All interpretation sessions will take place virtually via Skype. Scheduling for client meetings is flexible, with meetings occurring between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM EST and lasting no longer than an hour on any given day.

If interested, please email your contact information to Alizeh Sheikh at asheikh@georgiaasylum.org. We will maintain your contact information on a private internal list and contact you only as needed.