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MA + Dual Degrees in Russian, E European, & Eurasian Studies (University of Texas at Austin)

Deadline for Fall ’23 Enrollment: January 5, 2023

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin is a two-year multidisciplinary program that offers advanced training for those qualified students who seek an integrated knowledge of the language, history, society and culture of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. This graduate degree offers the opportunity to create an individually tailored program. Upon graduation, students will have an extensive understanding of the country or countries of specialization, including a working knowledge of one of the region’s languages. The program primarily serves students preparing for professional careers and those seeking an M.A. before pursuing a professional career trajectory or Ph.D. in a particular discipline.

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Acad. Job: Visiting Assistant Professor (New York University)

Deadline: January 15, 2023

https://apply.interfolio.com/117269?fbclid=IwAR0QBwJM19FhXQFN4ixrEctzWYWTpjlRQhe9y3quEyIllGHwa911JgZeSTQ&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

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New York University’s Department of Russian and Slavic Studies seeks to hire a Ukraine specialist for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professorship starting in fall 2023, pending budgetary and administrative approval. Discipline is open: the appointment will be half in Russian and Slavic Studies and half in another department appropriate to the candidate’s field. Possibilities include but are not limited to history, literature, film, anthropology, political science, visual culture, media, sociology, and gender studies. Pay is competitive. Teaching load 2 courses per semester.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is $60,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

The Faculty of Arts and Science at NYU is at the heart of a leading research university that spans the globe. We seek scholars of the highest caliber who embody the diversity of the United States as well as the global society in which we live. We strongly encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, and other individuals who are under-represented in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, gender, and sexual identity, or any other legally protected basis. NYU affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion, please read here http://as.nyu.edu/departments/facultydiversity.html. EOE/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

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CFP: The 29th Annual Association of Central Eurasian Students

Deadline: December 31, 2022

Conference
February 25, 2023
In-Person and Online

Call for Papers
Deadline Extended

New Submission Deadline: 31 December 2022

The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) at Indiana University
is requesting submissions for our annual conference. We are accepting abstracts
for 15-20 minute presentations on topics related to Central Eurasia. We welcome
proposals from all disciplinary backgrounds, as well as from any regional or
historical focus. Presentations may include, but are not limited to, topics in Iranian
(Afghan, Persian, Tajik), Mongolic, Tibetan, Tungusic, Turkic, and Uralic
(Balto-Finnic, Hungarian, etc.) studies.
Our mission at ACES is to bring together emerging scholars in the field of Central
Eurasian studies to exchange ideas and refine their research with feedback from
their peers. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and independent
scholars are all invited to submit.
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference will be tentatively held in
a hybrid format, both in-person in Bloomington, Indiana and virtually via Zoom,
on February 25, 2023. We welcome submissions from any part of the globe, so long
as presenters are able to participate online. Those who wish to present in-person
will be responsible for their own travel arrangements. Accepted panelists should
be prepared to give their presentation during normal business hours (9:00 A.M.-
5:00 P.M.) in U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5:00). All presentations will be
given in English.

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Job Posting: Peace Corps Positions in Kosovo

Deadline: April 1, 2023

TEFL/English Education Teacher–Primary or Secondary

English Education Volunteers work as primary and secondary school English teachers. Volunteers will be paired with a local English language teacher in a co-teaching classroom setting, with a focus on integrating student-centered methodologies, improving lesson planning, and classroom management. In addition to classroom teaching, Volunteers will work with the school administration to identify school needs, share resources, develop teaching materials, and become involved in community and school-based projects. By the end of their service, Volunteers are encouraged to develop a resource toolkit to share with their school for future use. Volunteers are also required to organize and facilitate extracurricular activities to develop life skills among students and youth, which may include clubs and/or camps in their communities.  

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CFP: Graduate Student Conference on Central Asia (Harvard University)

Deadline: December 31, 2022

The Davis Center’s Program on Central Asia is organizing a graduate student conference on Central Asia in April 2023. Please see the call for papers below; submissions are due on December 31, 2022. I’d be grateful if you could share this information with your graduate students.

With thanks,

Cris

CALL FOR PAPERS

Graduate Student Conference on Сentral Asia

Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

April 21-22, 2023 (in-person)

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies (Davis Center) at Harvard is planning a graduate student conference devoted to Central Asia in April 2023. We invite paper proposals from graduate students at any stage, including master’s students, working on a topic related to Central Asia within any discipline. The conference will allow U.S.-based graduate students to present their original and ongoing work in a professional environment and to receive feedback from peers and experts within the field. 

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CFP: Association of the Study of Nationalities Convention

Deadline: December 8, 2022

27th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
**IN PERSON** at Columbia University

Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
18-20 May 2023
**Proposal Deadline: 8 December 2022**

https://www.asnconvention.com/

Proposals must be submitted to darel@uottawa.ca<mailto:darel@uottawa.ca> ANDasnconvention23@gmail.com<mailto:asnconvention23@gmail.com>.

The ASN World Convention will be back in person at Columbia University, New York, on May 18-20, 2023.

Key Points
*Following two highly successful Zoom Conventions in 2021 and 2022, the ASN World Convention is returning to Columbia University for a three-day in-person event to be held right after the graduation (Commencement) ceremonies on campus.
*The Convention is welcoming five different types of proposals: Individual Paper Proposal, Panel Proposal, Rooundtable Proposal, Book Panel Proposal, Film Proposal. Paper and panel proposals will be based on written papers.
*All panel chairs will be selected by the Program Committee, although exceptions are possible. Registration fees will be waived for discussants, unless they are making a presentation on a different panel.

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Grad. Program: MA/PhD Programs in Slavic Languages and Literatures (University of Toronto)

Deadline: December 16, 2022

I am writing to let you know that the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is accepting applications to our MA/PhD programs for Fall 2023. Both programs are fully funded (covering tuition and fees and providing a living stipend). We will be having a Zoom open house next Monday, December 5, 2022 at 4pm EST for interested applicants to introduce our programs and answer any questions. Register here if you’re interested: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZModeGrqjwpHtThnj7_DAOLE77375Sa5THp

Deadlines: Dec. 16, 2022 to complete online application form and Jan. 13 2023, to submit supporting documents and references. 

We are a full service Slavic Department. Our programs cover a broad range of cultures and disciplines encompassing Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, and South Slavic languages and cultures. Our research strengths include Russian literature and culture of the eighteenth century, the Golden Age (including Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy), the twentieth century (modernism and avant-garde, samizdat and socialist realism, émigré literature, film, and post-Soviet culture); Polish literature, theatre, and culture in the twentieth century; Ukrainian romanticism, realism, modernism, and contemporary culture; South Slavic literatures and culture (Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian); film studies, visual arts, theories of drama and performance; and Russian language pedagogy.  For more details on the specialties of our faculty,  see http://sites.utoronto.ca/slavic/people/faculty/faculty_index.shtml   

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Grad. Program: M.A. in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (Georgetown University)

Deadline: December 1, 2022

Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service

M.A. in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies

Now accepting applications for Fall 2023!

The Master’s Degree Program at Georgetown’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) brings together scholars, practitioners and students working on contemporary and historical issues affecting Eurasia and beyond. Through multidisciplinary coursework on the politics, history, language(s) and culture of the post-Soviet space, the CERES MA educates professionals prepared to engage with global challenges and supports innovative research on current issues facing Europe and Eurasia.

To learn more about the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, please visit the CERES website at:
https://ceres.georgetown.edu/

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Job Posting: Research Fellow in Human Geography Policy and Development (Northumbria University, UK)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

ABOUT THE ROLE

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will support the Principal Investigator in the delivery of research activity on the project entitled‘Debordering Europe through the 2022 Ukrainian Refugee Crisis: Analysis of Responses in the UK, Poland and Romania’. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) under the UK in a Changing Europe initiative, the project aims to analyse responses to the 2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis in three countries – Poland, Romania, and the UK. The project team will work across four groups of stakeholders in each country – policy-makers, third sector organisations, host communities, and refugees from Ukraine.

You will contribute primarily to research in Poland and the UK, including co-designing and administering surveys of refugee and host communities with third sector partner organisations, undertaking focus groups and interviews with the four stakeholder groups and supporting the senior fellow, Professor Kathryn Cassidy, with an in-depth policy analysis.

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