CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 68 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

April 27, 2023June 12, 2023

Acad. Job: PhD Position in Slavic Studies at University of Fribourg (Switzerland)

Deadline: May 31, 2023

80%, Fribourg, 4 years

The Domaine Slavistique of the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) is looking for a PhD student to work on a research project on the intellectual and cultural history of the Ukrainian émigré community in interwar Prague.

Project background

You will be involved in the SNF-funded project “Communities of Dialogue: Russian and Ukrainian Émigrés in Modernist Prague”, led by Dr. Patrick Flack (full details: https://comdial.sdvipress.org). The project explores the concrete intellectual entanglements of the Russian and Ukrainian émigré communities in Prague during the interwar period (1918-1938) and clarifies the modalities of their participation in both Prague modernism and the European human sciences. Specifically, it investigates the forms of institutional and personal cooperation through which Russian and Ukrainian émigrés organised their own communities and shaped modernist Prague, focussing on the collaborative activities of key mediating figures. The project aims to deliver a new picture of interwar Prague, redefining the role of intercultural dialogue between specific traditions in its development as a European centre of modernism and human sciences. It provides a major contribution to research on Russian emigration in one of its least studied centres, as well as a new study of the intellectual impact of Ukrainian émigrés in Prague. Further, it explores comparatively the links between exile, political identity and intellectual cultures in the interwar period.

The position will begin in the autumn of 2023 at an agreed-upon date.

April 21, 2023June 12, 2023

James H. Billington Fellowship (Kennan Institute)

Deadline: May 15, 2023

The Kennan Institute seeks applications from scholars who have received their Ph.D. within the past 10 years for the James H. Billington Fellowship to conduct research on Russian history and culture. The Billington Fellowship was established in 2016 in tribute to the co-founder of the Kennan Institute, Director Emeritus of the Wilson Center, and Librarian Emeritus of Congress, James H. Billington. Dr. Billington has made enduring contributions to the field of Russian Studies, and in our nation’s ability to understand and maintain bridges of dialogue with the Russian people. He is not only the author of The Icon and the Axe (1966), Fire in the Minds of Men (1980), and Russia in Search of Itself (2004), among other seminal works; he is the visionary behind the Open World Leadership Center, which has facilitated the travel of over 24,000 individuals from Eurasia to the United States to meet with members of Congress and visit across the United States.

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

Funding: 2023 “Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship on Intelligence

Deadline: June 30, 2023

The Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project of The University of Texas at Austin announces the 9th annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security. The winner of the “Inman Award” will receive a cash prize of $5,000, with two semifinalists each receiving a cash prize of $2,500. This competition is open to unpublished work by undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in degree programs at accredited U.S. higher education institutions during the 2022-23 academic year. The deadline for submitting papers is June 30, 2023.

The Intelligence Studies Project was established at The University of Texas at Austin in 2013 as a joint venture of the Clements Center for National Security and theStrauss Center for International Security and Law with the LBJ School of Public Affairs. The Project’s mission is to improve understanding of intelligence activities and institutions through research, courses, and public events bringing intelligence practitioners together with scholars, students, and the public.

April 20, 2023June 12, 2023

Job Posting: Summer Resident / Teaching Assistant at STARTALK Program (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: April 28, 2023

With an upcoming deadline of 28 April (in ten days), the University of Pittsburgh STARTALK is looking for a Resident / Teaching Assistant for three weeks for this summer (June 25 – July 15) for on-campus residence, meals, and Russian-only living with high-school students. The position is open to US citizens or permanent residents only.

The link is below. The job entails (among other things: see official description!):

· Help to maintain a Russian-only language environment

· Live in the dormitory with students to ensure continuous adult supervision and safe environment

· Join students and staff at all meals

· Provide tutoring and lead study groups and Russian conversation practice sessions

· Assist the program instructors with organizing and chaperoning cultural and co-curricular activities

· Organize evening & weekend activities in the dormitory connected “That Diverse Russian-Speaking World!”

· Attend a 1-day virtual training workshop immediately before the start; attend all staff meetings

April 20, 2023June 12, 2023

CFP: 22nd Annual Aleksanteri Conference, “Decolonizing Space in the Global East”

Deadline: May 1, 2023

We welcome submissions to the 22nd Annual Aleksanteri Conference

This year’s conference will address changes in the relationships within and between the former communist countries of the Global East, by which we mean the region that has been labelled as post/former -Soviet, -socialist, -communist, -imperial.

In particular, we encourage colleagues to propose panels and papers that address the conference’s principal themes of legal choices, political transformations, and carceral practices. We also welcome submissions on recent research across a broad range of disciplines, including (but not limited to) law, geography, politics, history, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, literature and language, and international relations.

Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2023

DECOLONIZING SPACE IN THE GLOBAL EAST

Legal Choices, Political Transformations, Carceral Practices

Aleksanteri Conference 2023 | 25–27 October
Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland

Link with further information: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/decolonizing-space-global-east

To contact the organizing committee, please email mfcree-aleksconf@helsinki.fi.

April 20, 2023June 12, 2023

Conference: Alison Des Forges Symposium on “The Russo-Ukrainian War: Achievements and Limitations of Today’s International System” (University of Buffalo)

Event Date: April 26, 2023

This symposium will examine the Russo-Ukrainian War and what it tells us about the strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary international system. It will explore war crimes, crimes against humanity and alleged genocide arising from the conflict. It will also revisit the enduring dichotomy between Russian authoritarian imperialism and Ukrainian democratic nationalism.

April 14, 2023June 12, 2023

Call for Applications: Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC Award in Space Policy

Deadline: May 31, 2023

The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law is pleased to announce the call for applications for the inaugural Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC Award in Space Policy. This $2000 award, sponsored by Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC, will be given to an exceptional UT-Austin student engaged in research related to space policy or interested in pursuing work related to space policy analysis and development after graduation. Applicants should be continuing graduate students in policy, social sciences, or law, and should have a demonstrated interest in space policy and a commitment to pursuing a career in the field. To apply for the Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC Award in Space Policy, please send the following information to Ali Prince at ali.prince@austin.utexas.edu:

Your CV
A 500-word essay describing your interest in the field, your academic, professional, and/or extracurricular experiences that relate to space policy, and how these experiences inform your interest in the field and plans for a career in space policy.

Please email Ali Prince directly with any questions.

April 13, 2023June 12, 2023

Job Posting: Program Officer/Assistant Program Officer Southeast Europe, National Endowment for Democracy

Deadline: Open Until Filled

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a 501(c)3 grantmaking foundation that receives an annual Congressional appropriation in excess of $310 million and is governed by a private, bipartisan Board of Directors. This unusual arrangement positions NED to play a unique role as America’s leading foundation for freedom, empowering the institution to be nimble, innovative, and risk-taking in support of democratic activists, civil society organizations, independent media, and the NED family core institutes (the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute, the Center for International Private Enterprise, and the Solidarity Center).

We seek a motivated, energetic, organized, and resourceful Program Officer/Assistant Program Officer Southeast Europe who is a mission-oriented team player, and who would be excited to join a fast-paced Europe programs team. This position is based in Washington, D.C.

April 13, 2023June 12, 2023

CFP: GCE-HSG 2023 Conference-Environment, Energy and Economy in the Black Sea Region

Deadline: May 16, 2023

The Center for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE-HSG) at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland invites paper proposals for a conference “Environment, Energy and Economy in the Black Sea Region,” to be held in Constanţa, Romania, 14-16 September 2023

The rich and complex history of the Black Sea Region is very much entangled with struggles and conflicts over its resources and with empires and nation-states’ efforts to manage them. Even currently, international energy, grain, and transportation crises caused by the Russian war on Ukraine are closely connected to the Black Sea. In addition to the obvious energy and economic instability, the war creates numerous ecological challenges and is extremely harmful to the environment. These events and threats in the region create a growing demand for platforms for multidisciplinary analysis and expertise. By examining the region’s past and present through various lenses, including politics, governance, economics, social justice, and technology, the conference will contribute to a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the region’s development.

Constanţa, the venue of the event, is an outstanding location for a discussion about the environment, energy, and economy in the region. The city, a former capital of the historical border region Dobruja, has one of the biggest ports on the Black Sea and entered the Danube–Black Sea Canal, a large-scale navigable artificial watercourse.

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023

Prof. Dev: Hemispheres at UT Austin K-12 Teacher Trainings

Hemispheres: The International Outreach Consortium at UT Austin will be hosting several K-12 Teacher Professional Development trainings this summer. Please see below for information on each of the sessions.

Summer Institute: Critical Literacy for Global Citizens

Wednesday June 7, 2023
9:00 am
RLP 1.302 B | Glickman Conference Center

Hemispheres Summer Institute 2023: From Global to Local: Strategies for Teaching About the World Through Migrations

Monday June 12, 2023
9:00 am
Glickman Conference Center, UT Austin

Teaching from Digital Archives Summer Institute June 20-23, 2023 – Presented by Hemispheres Consortium and UTeach Liberal Arts

Tuesday June 20, 2023
9:00 am
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