August 2024 – CREEES Professional Resources Forum

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

Resource/Webinar: Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration

Webinar: August 22, 2024

We are delighted to share that our online, free Open Educational Resource (OER) Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration is completed and is available for anyone to use. You can find this resource at diverserussian.org (alternate link: https://wisc.pb.unizin.org/diverserussian/).

Diverse Russian is a free, online, interactive Russian language textbook that invites students to explore places that have Russian-speaking communities by using the Russian language. It is intended for students who are approaching or are at the Intermediate level, and could be used to supplement existing Intermediate-level textbooks or as a main textbook in a listening, reading, and conversation course.

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

CFP: 9th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation: Navigating New Realities in Diaspora Communities (Honolulu, Hawai’i)

Deadlines: August 31, September 30, 2024

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

** in-person conference **

http://www.icldc-hawaii.org

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

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

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.

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Prof. Dev.: Managing Mid-Career Milestones (ASEEES)

Fall 2024

ASEEES is pleased to launch a two-semester initiative designed to support and empower scholars navigating the pivotal mid-career phase of the academic trajectory.

In Fall 2024, Managing Mid-Career Milestones kicks off with two panel discussions featuring interdisciplinary speakers from among the ASEEES membership. The panels will explore big picture questions and practical strategies for success including:

· Setting mid-career goals

· Pursuing research, including the second book project

· Seeking out scholarly collaboration

· Advising graduate students

· Balancing research, teaching, and service

· Navigating tenure and promotion

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Info Session: Fully-Funded Research and Language Training (American Councils)

Information Session: August 15, 2025

American Councils Study & Research Abroad will be holding a general information session on August 15, 2024 at 3:00PM Eastern Time for candidates interested in conducting fully funded research and language training abroad. We will be joined by American Councils Research Abroad staff and program alumni to discuss the following programs:
Title VIII Research Scholar Program
Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program

Please use this link to sign up for the information session.
Research can be conducted in the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.