January 2026 – CREEES Professional Resources Forum

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

Visiting Professorships & Postdoctoral Research Scholars, multiple positions (Columbia University)

Deadline: January 5, 2026

István Deák Visiting Professorship

Columbia University invites applications for István Deák Visiting Professorship(s) in East Central European Studies for one semester (fall or spring) in the academic year 2026-2027. The professorship, commemorating Professor Deák’s legacy of excellence in research and teaching, is open to scholars who have active interest and accomplishments in East and Central European studies. Appointment(s) will be open-rank, to be filled at any level from Visiting Assistant to Visiting Full Professor.

October 30, 2025

Grad Program: Slavic & Eurasian Studies (Duke University)

Deadline: January 15, 2026

I’m pleased to share that applications are now open for the M.A. in Slavic & Eurasian Studiesat Duke University. We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with your students!

The program provides rigorous training in the languages, literatures, and cultures of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, equipping students with interdisciplinary perspectives from history, art, political science, and economics. It combines strong language preparation with the development of critical research and analytical skills applicable across a range of disciplines and career paths.

Students engage deeply with canonical and contemporary literary and cultural works, exploring themes such as memory and identity, world systems and empire, exile and belonging. Department faculty bring expertise in Russian literature and culture, intellectual history, autobiographical writing and life narratives, Islam and modernity, trauma and memory studies, peasant studies, gender and feminist studies, second language acquisition and multilingualism, semiotics, and cognition.

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

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

Deadlines: November 1, 2025 (for Spring Admission); January 15, 2026 (for Fall Admission)

The Master’s Degree Program at Georgetown University’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(s) of the region, the CERES MA program educates professionals prepared to engage with global challenges and supports innovative research on current issues facing the region.

September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

Russian for Global Professionals Immersion Program (Honolulu, HI)

Deadline: January 14, 2026

UGA is accepting applications for summer 2026 program “Russian for Global Professionals”. This 8-week hybrid program will start with 2 weeks of virtual immersion and will continue with an intensive 6-week domestic immersion program at the UGA field study site in Honolulu, HI. The program accepts students with Novice High-Intermediate Low proficiency (ILR 0+/1).

Program dates: May 12^th – May 22^nd online, May 25^th – July 2^nd in-person (8 weeks total)

Program location: Honolulu, HI

For more information and to apply, please visit https://dfs.uga.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=14063