2021 Steiner Summer Yiddish Program

 Deadline: February 7, 2021

Now in its fourth decade, the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program offers motivated students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Yiddish language and culture. Participants study with renowned scholars and build a community of yidishkayt in a supportive residential setting. 

Applications for the 2021 Steiner Summer Yiddish Program are now open. Applications are due February 7, 2021, at 11:59pm EST. 

In the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program, undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates ages 18-26:

• take a full year of language courses in seven weeks, tuition-free
• gain substantive knowledge of Central and Eastern European Jewish history and culture in seminars with leading scholars of literature, film, music, and history
• earn up to six college credits upon successful completion of the program
• attend the Yiddish Book Center’s Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music
• participate in paid internships, gaining professional experience working on Yiddish-based projects (intermediate-level students only)
• create a community of peers from around the world in a residential environment

If you or someone you know are considering applying, please keep the following dates in mind:

• February 7, 2021: Applications are due (including all supporting material)
• March 15, 2021: Admission decisions are sent out

IMPORTANT PROGRAM INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19:
We hope to conduct the 2021 Steiner Summer Yiddish Program in-person at the Yiddish Book Center. However, due to the uncertain nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, a residential program may not be possible. If that is the case, the full seven-week program will be held online. We will inform students of the final course format (residential or fully online) upon acceptance. In the meantime, please see our FAQ for more information regarding the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program’s possible remote learning adaptation. 

Job: One-Year Lecturer, Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin

Deadline: Rolling, submit as soon as possible

The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a one-year lecturer, with the possibility of renewal, from fall 2019-spring 2020. Applicants must be qualified to teach Czech language at advanced levels, and Bosnia-Croatian-Serbian at beginning and advanced levels. Salary is based upon qualifications and experience. Applicants should submit a letter of application, and a curriculum vitae, to Professor Mary Neuburger, Chair, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies,2505 University Avenue, Stop F3600, University of Texas, Austin, 78712.  The University of Texas at Austin is an AA/EEO employer, and requires all expected hires to undergo a criminal background check.

Michigan Graduate Consulting Club: 5th Annual Midwest Case Competition

Deadline to Register: March 10, 2019 at 11:59 pm 

Michigan Graduate Consulting Club (MGCC) presents 5th Annual Midwest Case Competition for all graduate students (Ph.D., non-MBA Master, post-doc, MD, JD, and PharmD, etc) in the Midwest region. You will be working in a team of 2-5 to solve a real business problem to win a $1,000 prize and hone your skills to excel in the consulting world. Please check attachments for more details. 

To register for the case competition, please visit our registration page. REGISTRATION FOR THE CASE COMPETITION IS FREE OF CHARGE.

Important Dates

• Register teams here by Sunday, March 10^th 11:59 pm EST.
• Case problem distributed to teams via email on Wednesday, March 13^th 6:00 pm EST.
• First-round case response is due by Wednesday, March 20^th 11:59 pm EST.
• Finalists notified via email by Monday, March 25^th 6 pm EST.
• Final round presentation edits are due by Wednesday, March 27^th 11:59 pm EST.
• Finalists present to a judging panel of our sponsors in Ann Arbor, MI on Friday, March 29^th.

Competition Rules:

• Team size is limited between 2 to 5 group members; each team must include 1 graduate student (PhDs, MDs, JDs, Post-Doc, or non-MBA master).
• No faculty/advisor support
• Students can be from any discipline, and having a diverse team is encouraged and possibly helpful.
• Deliverables
• First round: 1-3 page executive summary and an additional 12 to 15 pages of a PowerPoint presentation in support of the summary, substantiating any analysis you may do
• Final round: 30-minute PowerPoint presentation to the panel of judges from our sponsors
• For final presentations on March 29^th, all the students are not required to be present, though full team participation is highly encouraged.
• All finalist teams are invited to attend the exclusive networking events on March 29^th.

For any questions regarding the competition, please contact mgccboard2019@umich.edu, cc’ing Feiran Li (feiran@umich.edu).

Job: Graduate Student Instructor - Rees 395 - Fall 2019

Deadline: Match 11, 2019 

Course name: REEES 395 - Russia and the Soviet Union: Reform, Revolution, and the Socialist Experiment

Lecture meets Tue/Thu 4-5:30 pm.  See the Fall Term LSA course guide schedule for details.

Course Description

From the earliest times as a state, Russia has attempted to find its way in a competitive international environment where it faced enormous disadvantages and challenges. Even as it became the largest country in the world, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union were confronted by rival states that threatened (and felt threatened by) the colossus that stretched from central Europe to the Pacific Ocean. Russia's history is one of radical social experiments, rise of a Great Power, and descent into defeat. This is the country that became the model for a kind of state socialism, the major power to defeat Nazi Germany, and one of the great antagonists of the Cold War.

This course explores the extraordinary history of the Russian Empire, later the Soviet Union, and now Russia and fourteen other states, among them Ukraine, the "stans" of Central Asia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and the Baltic republics. The course is interdisciplinary; the story is told from different perspectives, through the lenses of a number of invited lecturers from various departments and schools.

Herbert Eagle, associate professor of Slavic languages and literatures, will direct the course and give the core lectures. Discussions, films, and readings will contribute to the understanding of a much misunderstood part of the world.

The humorist Will Rogers once said, "Russia is a country that no matter what you say about it, it's true. Even if it's a lie, it's true. If it's about Russia." Come and find out what's true and what's false about the country that Winston Churchill called "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."

For a summary of responsibilities, require qualifications, desired qualification, and more, please click here for more information. 

Deadline: February 18, 2019

For over forty years, the Summer Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has provided scholars from around the world with the opportunity to work in our Library's famous collections in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding the Summer Research Laboratory again this year, from June 10 to August 2, 2019. The SRL is open to all scholars with research interests in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Graduate students, academics, independent scholars, librarians, and government employees are encouraged to apply.

  

About the Program

With hundreds of thousands of volumes in Russian, East European, and Eurasian languages, alongside extensive microfilm collections of rare and archival materials, the University Library at Illinois ranks among the best research collections in the world. The SRL provides scholars with the opportunity to work extensively with these resources, at any stage of their work. Many important books and articles have been written in our collections over the years. Graduate students find a trip to Illinois an excellent way to plan their research and begin work on their dissertations.

The SRL offers scholars the following opportunities:

• Full access to our Library and its physical and electronic collections.
• One on one research consultations with the experienced bibliographers of ourSlavic Reference Service.
• Access to scholarly programming and discussion groups on our campus throughout their stay, to help them meet other scholars and learn about new research in progress.

Funding Information

Scholars participating in the Summer Research Laboratory may apply for:

• up to 12 days of dormitory housing on campus;
• travel grants of up to $500 in support of their trip to Urbana-Champaign.
• research stipends

The SRL is supported by the US Department of State’s Title VIII Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, which exists to support policy-relevant research on the region. 

SRL applicants are also encouraged to consider studying an area language at Indiana University’s Summer Language Workshop, located in nearby Bloomington, IN, immediately before or after their participation in the SRL. Those interested in overseas language study are particularly encouraged to pair SRL participation with an application for an IU Title VIII Portable Fellowship. More information on Indiana’s Title VIII funding opportunities, languages, and the application can be found at the Summer Language Workshop website.

Workshops & Programming

Each year, during the SRL, we host research workshops and training sessions that may be of interest to visitors: please see here for details. This summer, we are hosting the following workshops (please click on the links for more information):

• New Fields for Old: The Revitalization of Political, Diplomatic and Military History and its Implications for Research in Libraries and Archives
• US – Russia – Future: A Foreign Policy and Security Studies Workshop

  

Applications are now open, with the deadline for grant funding being February 11, 2019. REEEC will continue to accept applications for the SRL after the deadline, but they will be at a lower priority for funding.

For further information, please see:

https://reeec.illinois.edu/programming-and-events/summer-research-laboratory/

  

University of Illinois Library: https://www.library.illinois.edu/

University of Illinois: http://illinois.edu/

Visit Champaign County:

http://www.visitchampaigncounty.org/

CFA: PhD studentships in the History of Literary Translation from Russian - RusTrans

Deadline: April 15, 2019


Applications are now open for three fully funded PhD studentships within the European Research Council-funded project, “The Dark Side of Translation: 20th and 21st Century Translation from Russian as a Political Phenomenon in the UK, Ireland, and the USA” (RusTrans), under the supervision of Dr Muireann Maguire and Dr Cathy McAteer at the University of Exeter, UK, starting in September 2019. The studentships are for 3.5 years and are open to students of any nationality. Each studentship will cover University tuition fees with a stipend equivalent to the Research Councils UK national minimum stipend (£14,777 in 2018/19). Candidates will be expected to have completed a Master’s degree by the time of starting the studentship; they should not yet have formally commenced a doctoral project.

Each candidate is expected to develop their own research question within one of three areas of investigation linked to the project, while assisting the PI and Postdoctoral Fellow with project-related research and administration.

• One candidate will contribute to the research on the “Publishing Translations from Russian Today” case study, while developing a PhD dissertation on a related issue in the history or practice of contemporary (post-2000) Russian-to-English literary translation.
• The second candidate will work with the project’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr McAteer, on the “David Magarshack and Penguin Books” case study, while preparing a PhD dissertation on a topic relevant to the twentieth-century history or practice of Russian-to-English literary translation.
• The third candidate will be expected to develop a PhD topic addressing the literary translation of Russian into the language of a nation where Russian culture exerts or has exerted a strong influence (e.g. Poland, Finland, or Estonia) in the twentieth or twenty-first centuries. This candidate will receive additional limited funding to carry out research in the nation of his or her research focus.

These studentships are funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 802437).For more information and to apply, click here.
Please direct any queries by email to rustrans@exeter.ac.uk or on Twitter: @Rustransdark.

Scholarship: Business, Technology, and Innovation (BTI) Scholarship

Deadline: February 15, 2019

Summer 2019 is around the corner and students at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor are looking for funding opportunities to build their resumes and stand out among future employers. American Councils is pleased to announce that the Business, Technology, and Innovation (BTI) Scholarship offers travel, lodging, and tuition support for U.S. students participating in an American Councils summer internship program in Moscow for Summer 2019. We invite you to share this with your students looking for study abroad scholarships this summer.

On the program, student interns:

• Work, live, and study in one of the world’s most economically powerful cities
• Gain real-world skills demanded by employers
• Make their resumes stand out
• Get job experience through an 8-week internship at a startup
• Explore a career path in business consulting, marketing, technology, and more
• Earn 4-5 credits in intercultural communication

ELIGIBILITY

U.S. undergraduate and graduate students interested in business, innovation, or STEM fields are eligible to apply for scholarships of $3,000-5,000. Awards are made on the basis of financial need, compatibility, and academic merit. No prior study of Russian is required.

DEDICATED SUPPORT

A Resident Director in Moscow provides ongoing logistical support and 24-hour emergency assistance. All participants are enrolled in comprehensive health, accident, and evacuation insurance while overseas. A dedicated mentor guides career development goals during online sessions.

DEADLINE

To apply, submit an online application by February 15, 2019 by going to www.acstudyabroad.org/innovation-scholarship.  

CONTACT US

For questions please email us at: outbound@americancouncils.org

CFA: Summer Research Laboratory at Illinois

Deadline: February 11, 2019

For over forty years, the Summer Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has provided scholars from around the world with the opportunity to work in our Library's famous collections in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding the Summer Research Laboratory again this year, from June 10 to August 2, 2019. The SRL is open to all scholars with research interests in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Graduate students, academics, independent scholars, librarians, and government employees are encouraged to apply.

  

About the Program

With hundreds of thousands of volumes in Russian, East European, and Eurasian languages, alongside extensive microfilm collections of rare and archival materials, the University Library at Illinois ranks among the best research collections in the world. The SRL provides scholars with the opportunity to work extensively with these resources, at any stage of their work. Many important books and articles have been written in our collections over the years. Graduate students find a trip to Illinois an excellent way to plan their research and begin work on their dissertations.

The SRL offers scholars the following opportunities:

• Full access to our Library and its physical and electronic collections.
• One on one research consultations with the experienced bibliographers of ourSlavic Reference Service.
• Access to scholarly programming and discussion groups on our campus throughout their stay, to help them meet other scholars and learn about new research in progress.

Funding Information

Scholars participating in the Summer Research Laboratory may apply for:

• up to 12 days of dormitory housing on campus;
• travel grants of up to $500 in support of their trip to Urbana-Champaign.
• research stipends

The SRL is supported by the US Department of State’s Title VIII Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, which exists to support policy-relevant research on the region. 

SRL applicants are also encouraged to consider studying an area language at Indiana University’s Summer Language Workshop, located in nearby Bloomington, IN, immediately before or after their participation in the SRL. Those interested in overseas language study are particularly encouraged to pair SRL participation with an application for an IU Title VIII Portable Fellowship. More information on Indiana’s Title VIII funding opportunities, languages, and the application can be found at the Summer Language Workshop website.

Workshops & Programming

Each year, during the SRL, we host research workshops and training sessions that may be of interest to visitors: please see here for details. This summer, we are hosting the following workshops (please click on the links for more information):

• New Fields for Old: The Revitalization of Political, Diplomatic and Military History and its Implications for Research in Libraries and Archives
• US – Russia – Future: A Foreign Policy and Security Studies Workshop

  

Applications are now open, with the deadline for grant funding being February 11, 2019. REEEC will continue to accept applications for the SRL after the deadline, but they will be at a lower priority for funding.

For further information, please see:

https://reeec.illinois.edu/programming-and-events/summer-research-laboratory/

  

University of Illinois Library: https://www.library.illinois.edu/

University of Illinois: http://illinois.edu/

Visit Champaign County:

http://www.visitchampaigncounty.org/

CFA: 2019-20 Manoogian Fellowships in Armenian Studies

Deadline: January 15, 2019 at 11:59 EST

The Armenian Studies Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, is pleased to announce the 2019-20 competition for the Manoogian Fellowships for post-doctoral fellows and visiting scholars to foster teaching and research in Armenian Studies.

Fellowships for Post-Doctoral Scholars

The Armenian Studies Program (ASP) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor invites applications for the Manoogian post-doctoral fellowship in Armenian Studies. This full-time twelve-month position is open to junior scholars who have completed a PhD within the last three years. The goal of the fellowship is to offer a vibrant intellectual environment in which outstanding junior scholars will be able to conduct their research and have the opportunity to teach one course. Fellows will be expected to participate regularly in the ASP events, present one public lecture, and teach one undergraduate course while in residence. Scholars are required to spend the 2019-20 academic year (September –August) in residence at the University of Michigan.

ASP will award up to two one-year Post-doctoral fellowships for the 2019-20 academic year.

Eligibility:

• PhD required. Postdoctoral Fellows may not pursue another degree while in this appointment, nor may they hold any other fellowships, tenure-track or visiting positions concurrently. Applicants must have successfully defended their dissertation before the start of their potential tenure as Manoogian Fellows.
• Research and proposed course should be related to Armenian Studies (history, literature, visual arts, and politics). We reserve the possibility to ask the fellow to teach a core course already listed in our curriculum.

Benefits:

For the 2019-20 academic year, the Fellowship carries a stipend of $50,000 and a $2000 research/travel fund. Fellows will be eligible for U-M's high-quality benefits package.

Application:

Application materials should be sent directly to armenianstudies@umich.edu.

1. Cover letter with title and summary (250 words) of proposed research project and course.
2. Current CV
3. Electronic copy of dissertation. If dissertation is not complete at the time of the application, the applicant should forward the completed parts with a detailed outline of the rest of the work. If the dissertation is not in English, please provide a chapter in translation and other writing samples in English.
4. Research proposal (1500 words max.), including description of project, bibliography, timetable, explicit goals, and the reason it is proposed to be pursued at ASP.
5. Description of one course the applicant proposes to teach including a bibliography of texts that will be read during the course (250 words max.).
6. Three letters of recommendation, which should be sent directly from recommenders to ASP at armenianstudies@umich.edu.

Fellowships for Visiting Scholars

The Armenian Studies Program (ASP) invites senior scholars in the Humanities and the Social Sciences to apply for the Manoogian Visiting Scholar Fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The purpose of the Fellowship is to diversify the Armenian studies curricular offerings to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Michigan.

Visiting Scholars, who are invited for one semester (Fall or Winter), will be asked to teach one class, participate in ASP sponsored events, and present one public lecture. Fellowships may also be offered for mini-courses to be taught over three or four weeks. Preference will be given to candidates outside the disciplines of history, language, and literature which are already taught by our ASP faculty. Previously awarded visiting scholars should wait seven years before applying for this program again.

The scope and number of fellowships awarded is contingent upon the availability of funds.

Application:

Application materials should be sent directly to armenianstudies@umich.edu.

1. Cover Letter
2. Current CV
3. Copy of work published or pending publication (if publications are not in English, please provide a writing sample/paper in English)
4. Description of possible courses the applicant proposes to teach (maximum 1 page per course)
5. Two letters of recommendation, which should be sent directly from recommenders to ASP at armenianstudies@umich.edu.

Click here for more information. 

CFA: MA Degree Programs, The European University at Saint-Petersburg

Deadlines: October 30, 2018 - for the Spring 2019 semester 

April 30, 2019 - for the Fall 2019 semester

The European University at Saint-Petersburg (EUSP) invites all students interested in Russia and the Post-Soviet area (Eurasia) to join one of our international Master's degree programs in Political Science. You may focus on Russian and Eurasian Studies or on Energy Politics in Eurasia.

EUSP means:

o Private graduate school in Russia

o Top research university for social sciences and humanities

o MA degree in 1 year

o Language of instruction - English

o 3:1 student/faculty ratio

o Individual guidance and personal attention

o 24/7 staff assistance in English

o A new campus in the city center

o Life and study experience in enchanting St. Petersburg

Please select your program:

IMARES: International MA in Russian and Eurasian Studies – Master’s degree program in the politics, economy, society, culture, arts and history of Russia and neighboring Eurasian countries. One-year intensive program. eu.spb.ru/imares

ENERPO: Energy Politics in Eurasia - Master’s degree program in energy politics in Eurasia with specific focus on energy security, energy economics and markets, energy law, and regional energy studies (EU, Middle East, and East Asia) and current events in the energy sector. One-year intensive program. eu.spb.ru/enerpo

Russian language courses from beginner to advanced levels are also available as part of each program’s curriculum and can be taken for credit.

Our students:Last academic year more than 30 students from Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the UK and the USA enjoyed the international atmosphere of our campus in the heart of St. Petersburg - the cultural capital of Russia.

Calendar:One-year intensive MA programs (IMARES and ENERPO) start twice a year. The spring semester starts at the beginning of February. The fall semester starts at the beginning of September. You may choose whichever start date serves you better.

Application deadlines:Admissions continue on a rolling basis. Due to a somewhat lengthy Russian study visa-issuing process we ask prospective students to send us their completed application forms no later than:

Easy steps to apply:

1. Complete the Online Application Form

2. Send us all the required documents

3. Receive your Letter of acceptance or notification of rejection.

Detailed application procedure and the list of documents is available in each program’s description at our website.

You may apply online or send all the required documents by e-mail to international@eu.spb.ru

The recommendation letters must be e-mailed directly from your referees to the same address.

EUSP is the first private graduate school in Russia. The mission of the University is to facilitate the professional development of highly qualified specialists, and to enable those specialists to fulfill their creative and scholarly potential on the basis of international experience and cooperation. EUSP is committed to the integration of Russian scholarship with scholarship in Europe, America, and Asia.

International Programs Office
+7 812 386 76 48, international@eu.spb.ru
6/1 Gagarinskaya street, St.Petersburg, Russia
eu.spb.ru/internationa

CFA: 2018 Grant Applications, The Malevich Society

Deadline: September 30, 2018

The Malevich Society is pleased to announce its call for 2018 grant applications.

Based in New York, the Malevich Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge about the Russian artist Kazimir Malevich and his work.

In the belief that Malevich was a pioneer of modern art who should be recognized for his key contributions to the history of Modernism, the Society awards grants to encourage research, writing, and other activities related to his history and memory.

The Society welcomes applications from scholars of any nationality and at various stages of their career. Graduate students are welcome to apply after completing at least one year of dissertation research. Proposed projects should increase the understanding of Malevich and his work, or augment historical, biographical, or artistic information about Malevich and/or his artistic legacy. The Society also supports translations and the publication of relevant texts.

Application forms and instructions may be requested by e-mail at info@malevichsociety.org or may be downloaded from the Society's website: www.malevichsociety.org.

Applications and all supporting documents should be submitted via e-mail to applications@malevichsociety.org.

CFP: Central Slavic Conference, St. Louis, Missouri (October 19-21)

Deadline: September 1, 2018.

The Central Slavic Conference is pleased to invite scholars of all disciplines working
in Slavic, Eurasian, and East European studies to submit proposals for panels,
individual papers, and roundtables at its annual meeting to be held in St. Louis,
Missouri, USA, October 19-21, 2018.

Founded in 1962 as the Bi-State Slavic Conference, the Central Slavic Conference
now encompasses seven states and is the oldest of the regional affiliates of ASEEES
(Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies). Scholars from outside
the region and from around the world are welcome.

Proposals for papers, panels, and roundtables should be submitted by email to CSC
Vice-President Dr. Michele Leigh at CentralSlavic@outlook.com no later than
September 1, 2018. Early proposals are encouraged. All proposals should
include:

Participant name, affiliation, and email contact information;
For individual paper presentation: title and brief description (limit 50 words);
For panels: panel title + above information for each participant and discussant (if
applicable);
For roundtables: roundtable title and participant information.

For the second year, the CSC will also dedicate a separate portion of the conference
to undergraduate research presentations. Faculty are encouraged to support
conference proposals from undergraduate students for this section of the
conference. Limited funding is available to provide graduate and undergraduate
students with travel stipends.

Charles Timberlake Memorial Symposium
Now a regular part of the CSC program, the symposium is dedicated to the memory
and scholarly interests of longtime CSC member Charles Timberlake. Those
interested in participating should contact symposium coordinator Dr. Nicole Monnier
at CentralSlavic@outlook.com.


Timberlake Memorial Graduate Paper Prize
Students who present at the CSC Annual Meeting are invited to participate in the
Charles Timberlake Graduate Paper Prize competition. Dedicated to the memory of
Charles Timberlake as a teacher and mentor, the prize carries a cash award.
CSC registration and hotel reservation information will be available on the CSC
website: https://centralslavicconference.wordpress.com/