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Call for Chapter Proposal: The Handbook of Place-Based Pedagogies in Language and Culture Studies 

Deadline: May 25, 2025

See CFP for more details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fM4H8f03hlgEZ8TGO7RHB_kiEZKh51AZDe-vSq6fvCk/edit?usp=sharing
Submission Form: https://forms.gle/cPgKmRncM8SxX7xX9   

The Handbook of Place-Based Pedagogies in Language and Culture Studies is envisioned as a scholarly volume which offers a comprehensive overview of the theories, methodologies, and applications of place-oriented frameworks in language and culture studies. It examines how educators and researchers incorporate spatial constructs, local environments, and community knowledge into pedagogical and scholarly practices across diverse disciplinary contexts. Emphasizing the significance of geographical, cultural, ethnographic, geopolitical, historical, and linguistic features of place, the handbook aims to deepen our understanding into spatial dimensions of cultures and languages and enrich language and culture learning, making it more engaging and relevant for students. 

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Acad. Job: Visiting Lecturer in Russian (Texas A&M)

Deadline: Open Until Filled; Posted May 5, 2025

The Department of Global Languages and Cultures in the College of Arts & Sciences at

Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time Visiting Lecturer position

(Non-Tenure Track) in Russian language with a 9-month academic appointment for the

Academic Year 2025-2026. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2025. The successful

candidate will be expected to teach four (4) courses per semester in Russian language,

from the Beginning to the Advanced level, and to contribute to program building in

Russian studies. Depending on program needs, there may also be opportunity to teach

other courses in Russian culture and literature.

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Language Learning: Online Intermediate Russian Conversation (Queens College)

Queens College, CUNY

RUSSIAN 2143:  Intermediate Russian Conversation

ONLINE (via Zoom)

https://globalsearch.cuny.edu/CFGlobalSearchTool/search.jsp

FALL 2025

8/26/2025 – 12/22/2025

Mondays and  Thursdays (2 times a week) 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Instructor:

Pisetskaya Aksana, email: Aksana.Pisetskaya@qc.cuny.edu

Enhance your Russian speaking skills in a dynamic, interactive environment. This intermediate-level course is designed for students with prior Russian knowledge who want to improve fluency, expand vocabulary, and gain confidence.

P.S. Potential students will have to register at Hunter College as non-matriculating students, and they should do so quickly since the CUNY registration process takes time.

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Summer Online Research Internships (SRAS)

Deadline: May 26, 2025

SRAS is accepting applications for our Summer Online Research Internships.

Internships are open to anyone with strong writing skills and an interest in the Baltics, Eastern/Central Europe, the Caucasus, or Central Asia. Persons with heritage from these areas or with recent travel experience to these areas are especially welcome to apply for these positions. Eligible applicants include high school students, university students, young professionals, and anyone else who would like build their resume with published material.

Interns will research and write about popular culture, folk culture, art, contemporary literature, or food. Internships are flexible and SRAS editors will work with interns to assign tasks that are both of interest to the intern and fill the needs of the SRAS Family of Sites.

Those that complete the internship will receive a scholarship towards study abroad or study online with SRAS.

More information and the application can be found here: https://sras.org/internship

Applications should be submitted by May 26th.

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Summer 2025 Online Courses: Russian, Ukrainian Language, Cinema, & Literature (Stony Brook University)

Stony Brook University is offering courses in Summer & Fall 2025. Most courses are offered fully online synchronously (see details below for some exceptions). Please spread the word and inform your students.

Summer I (5/27 – 7/5)

Intensive Russian RUS 101 (6 credits) – covers two semesters of Beginner Russian.

Intensive Ukrainian UKR 101 (6 credits) – covers two semesters of Beginner Ukrainian.

Contemporary/Professional Russian RUS 332 (3 credits) – Intermediate to Advanced Russian reading and writing, asynchronous directed readings.

Russian Cinema HUR 241 (3 credits) – Post-Soviet Russian Cinema, in English.

Summer II (7/7-8/16)

Russian Literature and the West HUR 341 (3 credits) – Competing Conceptions of Self and State, in English.

Fall

Elementary Russian I RUS 111, an online section and an in-person section

Intermediate Russian I RUS 211, online

Russian for Heritage Speakers RUS 213 (3 credits), online

For more information on enrollment, please visit the Stony Brook Summer website. Contact me directly with questions on the program at anna.geisherik@stonybrook.edu

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Job: Research and Data Analyst (UK)

Deadline: May 2, 2025

More in Common is seeking a full-time Research and Data Analyst to advance their mission of building a more united and inclusive UK, where all people feel respected, better understood, and share a sense of belonging. The Analyst will serve as a key member of the UK team, supporting our core areas of research, communications, partnership, and client work. 

ABOUT MORE IN COMMON

More in Common is a research agency working across the US, UK, Germany, France, Poland and Brazil to tackle polarisation and division. More in Common leads and supports initiatives to build more united, inclusive, and resilient societies. Our mission is to understand the forces driving us apart, help societies find common ground and bring people together to tackle shared challenges.  In the UK, our work is best described as being part consultancy, part think tank. We provide a full suite of research services including polling and focus group research; evidence reviews and secondary data analysis; audience mapping and audience strategy; strategic communications strategy and campaign development. More in Common is a member of the British Polling Council. 

https://more-in-common.jobs.personio.com/job/2056224?utm_source=Democracy+Jobs+job+board&utm_medium=getro.com&gh_src=Democracy+Jobs+job+board&display=en

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Acad. Job: Visiting Lecturer in REE Studies (Rutgers)

Deadline: May 5, 2025

The Department of Germanic, Russian, and East European Languages and Literatures at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ) invites applications for a full-time non-tenure-track one-year position as a Visiting Lecturer in the Russian and East European Program, effective September 1, 2025. We seek a vibrant instructor to teach all levels of Russian language (first through fourth year), as well as the ability to teach one undergraduate course in English in their area of specialization (some experience with 19th-c. Russian literature preferred). Teaching load is 3:3. The appointed Lecturer is expected to assist with Spring 2026 placement and proficiency testing, participate in the life of the program, help organize student events, and advise students.

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Acad. Job: Postdoc Position in Imperial Monetary Flows (University of Leiden)

Deadline: May 15, 2025

1 Postdoc Position (0,8 fte): ‘Imperial Monetary Flows’
The postdoc will become part of the OCW startersbeurs-funded project ‘Reevaluting Conceptions of Imperial Monetary Flow: New Methodologies and Frameworks’, led by Dr. Liesbeth Claes (PI) and Dr. Isaac Scarborough (co-PI). The expected starting date is 1 September 2025; the postdoc position will last for 2 years and 4 months (ending on December 31, 2027).

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CFP: AATSEEL 2026 Conference

Deadline: (varies) May 15, July 1, August 1, 2025

The General Call for Proposals, Call for Panel Stream Topics and Application for Research Lab Participants for the AATSEEL 2026 conference, which will be held in-person in New Orleans, LA on February 19-22, 2026, are now open and currently accepting submissions.

The AATSEEL annual meeting is a forum for scholarly exchange of ideas in all areas of Slavic and East/Central European languages, literatures, linguistics, cultures, and pedagogy. The Program Committee invites scholars in these and related areas to form panels around specific topics, organize roundtable discussions, propose forums on instructional materials, and/or submit proposals for individual presentations for the 2025 conference. The conference regularly includes panels in linguistics, pedagogy, second language acquisition, literatures, and cultures relevant to the organization’s regions of focus.

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Study Abroad: Russian Language Summer School, Armenia (ASPIRANTUM)

Deadline: May 28, 2025

Learn Russian Language | Summer School (5-10 credits)
10 weeks (or 5-9 weeks), from Jun 22, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025

Come and join the Russian language summer school organized by ASPIRANTUM – Armenian School of Languages and Cultures. You can start the program on June 22, June 29, or July 6, 2025, and stay up to 10 weeks until August 29, 2025. If you prefer a shorter program, there are options for 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 weeks. For more information and to apply, please see the details below. Homestays with local Russian-speaking families are available for those seeking a more immersive experience.

We offer a discount option for early applicants. Check out the details below to take advantage of these savings.

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