Russian & Slavic 2012-2013

Last year's page: Russian & Slavic 2011-2012

'''Уважаемые коллеги! Добро пожаловать! '''The 2012-13 hiring season has arrived.

A few guidelines to keep things neat:

1. Please update the Wiki when you learn about new searches, canceled searches, notifications of interviews, campus interviews, and concluded searches/offers.

2. When adding new searches, please list the institution name in alphabetical order. If an institution is conducting more than one search in the field, list the university and the position name in parentheses beside it, creating two separate entries for updates. Use Header 3 so that the institution will show up in the Contents list below.

3. When updating the status of searches, please give the means by which you learned of the news and also the date, i.e., "Interview scheduled (phone), 12/15/12"; "Search cancelled (word of mouth), January, 2013"; "Rejection (mail), 3/17/13."

To market yourself and promote your CV to academics in the field, you can create a profile in Russian Studies section of Academic Room.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE USING THIS WIKI?

 * PhD in hand: 22


 * ABD: 8


 * Contemporary:


 * 20th century: 15


 * 19th century: 11


 * Pre-19th century: 1


 * Linguistics: 2
 * Polish Studies: 1

I know this is a concern at least with some of us... Would you be interested in getting our numbers for the following categories:
 * TOTAL: 30

How many people using this Wiki are

Male

Female 1

Native Russian speakers 1

Native English speakers

Applicants from Tenure-track Positions

Applicants from Visiting Positions 1

Is this an attempt to rehash that awfully disturbing, insulting, closed-minded, sexist discussion from last year's wiki? Because the only conclusion I drew from that was that the person driving that discussion could probably benefit from some therapy. X2

I didn't make the post asking for the demographics, but I agree that it would be interesting to see those numbers. What's so bad about knowing what we are up against? Anyone who thinks those categories aren't an issue in our field need therapy.

Kibitzing - Opinions, Rumors, and Chitchat
(Nov 6.) Hawaii sure sounds nice. Re the Kenyon Mellon grant, I know someone who's done it and enjoyed it. After this academic year, they have three remaining years on the grant (with a max of two years available per hiree).

I wonder whether some of these jobs belong here. Chair in international studies? That doesn't even fit the field, never mind the level. Open-rank searches, ok, but searches for dept chairs and the like? A good number of us have PhDs, but how many of us using the wiki are at advanced levels of our careers? (x2)

Where did the discussion around Macalester go? Any good reason why it disappeared? (x2)

My question is why is the user at IP address 96.248.99.210 deleting things right and left (including the Macalester discussion)? What is this, Soviet Russia?

--> 11/27 I remember the gist of what was written in the discussion under the Macalaster entry, so I'll go ahead and reinstate if from memory under that heading. Not sure why someone would want to delete it.

In Soviet Russia the things would delete the user at IP address 96.248.99.210!

That's easy to find out:  Somebody using Verizon Data Services in Princeton, NJ. Know a busybody at Princeton?

Nice.

11/29  Here is what I was able to recover of the Macalaster discussion by going through the edit history:

I strongly suspect that the t-t job at Macalaster is an inside search. They've had the same VAP person there for the past 5-6 years; it wouldn't be a surprise if they finally managed to put together a t-t position and want to hire this person. Just speculating but do check out the department website. (seconded)

*Thanks for the heads-up above. The situation does seem suspicious.

*Agreed on the above. But one just never knows with these inside visiting positions. You have to go along with it, just in case. Not that I mean I'd like to wrestle any position away from a happy, productive visitor, but who knows, that person may be on the move & looking elsewhere too. (I only applied for the t-t job, and heard from them about an interview.) Whether widening the net to external candidates is a formality or not, I appreciated the seriousness with which they discussed their search process.




 * Yeah, there is obviously nothing wrong with wanting to make a permanent hire and to see the person who's been there as the top candidate (if that's what's going on). And one never knows for certain that this will end up happening. But one does wish that additional candidates in such cases knew of the possibility and weren't, as it happens in most of such cases, just strung along...

12/1 So, how are folks holding up this job season? I've had my ups and downs. The nature of the work is what keeps me going. Writing, teaching... And family. Though the field can be not particularly conducive to having one. Working and applying for jobs despite, rather than "because of." You guys?

Boston University Assistant Professor of Russian Literature

 * Deadline: Oct 19
 * Will be scheduling prelim interviews during AATSEEL in Boston. 11/16
 * 11/26 - request for additional materials x7
 * Bummer I didn't get one. Good luck to the 7 folks above. (x6)
 * 12/10 - invitation to interview in conjunction with MLA and ATSEEL (x5, by email)

Georgia Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Deadline: Dec 10

Macalester College Assistant Professor and Visiting Assistant of Russian

 * Deadline: Oct 15
 * Received request by email for Skype interview 11/7 x5
 * Campus interviews?
 * So, here we go, restoring what I remember of the discussion here before it was deleted by someone, as pointed out in the "Kibbitzing" section above. 1) Request for Skype interviews, if memory serves me right, was perceived as an unexpected annoucement by the search committee due to their inability to travel to ASEEES (or something like that); 2) this, in turn, launched a speculation that there is an inside candidate in this search, as implied by profile of a long-term VAP at Macalaster on the departmental website whose credentials appear to fit the job description. Then followed the speculation that nobody ever knows whether inside candidates are truly favorites in such searches and that one should throw one's hat in the ring regardless (accompanied by a thought that inside candidates tend to make a significant contribution to the departments that employ them and do by all means deserve to get permanently hired; but if only things could be better for the rest of the folks who are strung along during the process). Did I re-summarize this correctly? Feel free to correct, anonymous community members :)
 * Nicely summarized. Separate question: does anyone know whether campus visits are in fact taking place between Thanksgiving and December 11? I was told they were going to try to do them then, but that they might get pushed back to January. I haven't heard anything since my Skype interview and am assuming I am thus not one of their top choices, but just curious what's going on...
 * Campus interview scheduled x1

Michigan State University Assistant Professor of Second Language Studies

 * Deadline: Nov 16

Michigan State University Department Chair

 * Deadline: Nov 26

Middlebury College Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Deadline: Oct 15
 * Request for interview at ASEEES 10/26 x 10
 * Campus interviews?
 * They told me, at least, that we were unlikely to hear until mid-December. X3
 * They were still doing Skype interviews as of 11/28.
 * Rejection received by email 12/10.  I didn't get an ASEEES interview, but the email said they had now "finalized their list of candidates for interview," so maybe the lucky few will hear soon about campus visits.

Ohio State University Senior Tenured Position in Russian Culture

 * Deadline: Oct 1

Towson University Assistant Professor of World/Global Literature

 * Deadline: Nov 9
 * Request for additional materials 11/19 (x2)

University of Bristol Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Russian Studies

 * Deadline: Dec 9


 * E-mail requesting writing sample 12/13

University of Georgia Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Deadline: Dec 1
 * invitation to an interview in boston 12/10/12 х 3
 * invitation to interview at AATSEEL (phone call) 12/12

University of Hawai'i at Manoa Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Deadline: Nov 30
 * Confirmed receipt of application via e-mail 12/4
 * Request (via email) for interview at AATSEEL 12/12. x5

University of Helsinki Professor of Russian Literature and Culture

 * The Department of Modern Languages (University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts) invites applications for a PROFESSORSHIP. The field of the position is RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE.
 * Deadline: Dec 20, 2012
 * For more information, see: http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=61217

University of Illinois at Chicago Assistant Professor of Polish Literary and Cultural Studies

 * Deadline Nov 15

University of Illinois at Chicago Director, School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics

 * Deadline: Nov 9

University of Illinois at Chicago Endowed Chair in Russian and East European Intellectual History

 * The Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications and nominations for the “Edward and Marianna Thaden Chair in Russian and East European Intellectual History.” We seek a scholar who works on intellectual history, broadly defined, with a focus on Russia, Eastern Europe, Russia’s western borderlands, or ethnic and religious minorities within these regions. The successful candidate will be an associate or full professor and have a strong record of scholarly and teaching accomplishments. Preference will be given to applicants whose research and teaching interests will strengthen one or both of the department’s graduate concentrations: Work, Race and Gender in the Urban World; and Encounters, Ethnographies, and Empires. Located in the heart of Chicago, UIC is a Carnegie Research/Extensive University with 16,000 undergraduates, 6,500 graduate students and 3,000 professional students. Chicago is home to the largest concentration of Russian and East Europeans outside of Europe. The Thaden Chair will join an active interdisciplinary group of scholars and teachers in Central and East European and Slavic Studies. For fullest consideration, applicants must complete an on-line application at https://jobs.uic.edu and attach a letter of application, a c.v., a writing sample, and the names and email addresses of at least three references by December 15, 2012. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information contact Professor Keely Stauter-Halsted, Hejna Chair in the History of Poland and Search Committee Chair, at [mailto:stauterh@uic.edu stauterh@uic.edu ].

University of Iowa Assistant Professor of Migration Studies

 * Deadline: Dec 3

University of Kansas Open Rank Search: 20/21 Century Russian Literature, Culture, or Film

 * Deadline: Nov 10
 * Request for additional materials 11/21 x5
 * invitation to a phone interview 12/10 x2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Deadline: Nov 12
 * Any news?
 * Invitation to interview at MLA (phone call 12/10) x7
 * Very kind rejection letter (email 12/11). Best wishes to everyone who got the phone call.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Chair Department of Languages and Culture Studies

 * Deadline: Nov 14

University of Richmond Weinstein Chair in International Studies

 * Deadline: Nov 15

Senior Position: Readership in Russian at University of St Andrews

 * Deadline: Jul 27

Yale University Assistant Professor of Russian Literature

 * Deadline: Oct 10
 * Request for interview at ASEEES 10/27 x2
 * Campus interviews?
 * Invitation to campus interview in early Feb.  12/5

Boston University Lecturer in Russian

 * Deadline: Nov 2


 * Request for additional materials (11/15 by email) x2
 * AATSEEL interview scheduled by e-mail (12/6)

Columbia University Lecturer in BCS

 * The Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia University invites applications for a Lecturer in Discipline in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian language, beginning July 1, 2013. This is a full-time appointment with multi-year renewal contingent on successful review. Responsibilities include teaching three courses per semester in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian language/culture.
 * The rank of Lecturer in Discipline (language) requires substantial teaching experience with documented evidence of pedagogical excellence and evidence of professional growth and activity in the given field. Master's degree or equivalent in Slavic or related field required. Native or near native proficiency in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian and English. Other criteria include, but are not limited to, experience teaching Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian in a college or university, competence in using instructional technology, expertise and interest in language pedagogy, dedication to teaching.
 * Ability to teach South Slavic literature and culture courses preferred.

Columbia University Lecturer in Ukrainian
Does anyone know: do they need another lecturer or is it a replacement of the existing one?
 * Ukrainian: The Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia University invites applications for a Lecturer in Discipline in Ukrainian language, beginning July 1, 2013. This is a full time appointment with multi-year renewal contingent on successful review.
 * Responsibilities include teaching three courses per semester in Ukrainian language (at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels). Master's degree or equivalent in Slavic or related field required. Native or near native proficiency in Ukrainian and English. We seek a professional language teacher with a serious commitment to developing pedagogical materials and incorporating technological innovations in the classroom.
 * Send an application letter, including a brief description of the applicant's teaching philosophy and methodology, as well as a list of three persons who would be willing, on request from the department, to provide a reference, to: Attn.: John Lacqua, Department of Slavic Languages, Columbia University, 708 Hamilton Hall, MC 2839, 1130 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027.

Ferrum College Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Very little information in the job ad, but apparently non tenure-track, open until filled.

Harvard University Preceptor in Czech Language

 * Deadline: Dec 5

Indiana University Lecturer in Russian Language

 * Deadline: Dec 7
 * Request for interview at AATSEEL by email 12/12

Portland State University Instructor in Russian

 * The Russian Flagship Center in PSU’s Department of World Languages and Literatures invites applications for an instructor position teaching Russian. The position is for the academic year (fall, winter and spring). The position begins September 16, 2013 and is renewable.


 * Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Teach 36 credits of Introductory Flagship Russian, Advanced Russian across the curriculum Flagship courses, and other courses in the Russian program as assigned by the Russian Section. Work with the Flagship curriculum team on ongoing materials development, assessment and improvement of the Flagship program.  Assess students’ oral and written language skills.


 * Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree or equivalent.  Experience teaching Russian at the college level. Native or near-native fluency in Russian and in English.
 * Preferred Qualifications: ACTFL OPI training. Experience with and affinity for team teaching. Experience working with heritage speakers of Russian at Advanced levels of proficiency.
 * To Apply: Review of applications will begin December 17, 2012, and will continue until finalists are identified.  Position will remain open until filled. Your application should include: 1. Letter of interest; 2. C.V.; 3. Statement of Teaching Philosophy; 4. Three letters of recommendation
 * Please mail all required application materials to: Russian Instructor Search Committee, Portland State University, Department of World Languages and Literatures, PO Box 751 (WLL), Portland OR 97207-0751.
 * Search correspondence will be conducted primarily by e-mail.  Please include an e-mail address, or clearly indicate if you do not have e-mail.  Your referees may submit letters of recommendation as email attachments to: [mailto:wlldept@pdx.edu wlldept@pdx.edu].
 * To learn more about our department and the Russian Flagship Center see www.pdx.edu/wll and www.pdx.edu/russian-flagship/.

Sewanee Mellon Globalization Forum Director

 * Sewanee: The University of the South invites applications for the position of Director of the Mellon Globalization Forum, designed to enhance our language and global studies programs. The Mellon Globalization Forum is a four-year appointment with duties beginning in August 2013.
 * Primary responsibilities will be the administration of a grant from the Mellon Foundation whose associated activities include: management of guest speakers and postdoctoral fellows, interdisciplinary course development with language and global studies faculty, and working with IT services to create an online presence for the forum.
 * A strong preference will be given to applicants with a Ph.D. who have expertise in the study of modern languages and global studies as well as demonstrated interest and competence in innovative pedagogy and instructional technology.
 * Eligibility for employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background screening. Applications received by December 31, 2012 will receive full consideration.
 * Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching experience, and three letters of reference to: http://www2.sewanee.edu/printservices/faculty_hiring

The College of New Jersey Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Deadline: Nov 1

UCLA Lecturer/Visiting Assistant Professor in Russian Studies

 * Deadline: Nov 30

===UC-Santa Barbara Lecturer in German, Slavic, or Semitic Studies===


 * Areas of Specialization: German, Slavic, Semitic Studies
 * Positions will remain open until filled.
 * Applications are invited for possible part-time or full-time teaching positions in Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies for 2012-2013. Appointments vary in percentage of time and will range from one quarter to one year, and from one course up to a maximum of nine courses a year, with the limited possibility of reappointment dependent on performance, departmental needs and funding.
 * Applicants should possess a minimum of a Master's degree or equivalent foreign degree, in an appropriate field, and one year of teaching experience in a college or university. Native-level proficiency in German, Russian or Hebrew is required. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and any appropriate collective bargaining agreement.
 * Interested applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations (if available) and the names and contact information of three references to: Chair, Lecturer Search Committee Department of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4130.

University of Chicago Language Coordinator/Senior Lecturer

 * Deadline: Dec 1
 * All application materials, including reference letters, must be uploaded by 11:59 PM CST on Tuesday, January 15, 2013.

University of Maryland Lecturer in Russian

 * Deadline: Nov 26
 * Skype interview scheduled 12/5

University of New Mexico Visiting Assistant Professor in Russian Literature and Culture

 * Deadline: Dec 3

University of Oxford Senior Research Fellow in Modern Polish Studies

 * Deadline: Dec 10

University of Southern Alabama 1-year VAP

 * Deadline: Nov 30

Vanderbilt University Lecturer in Russian

 * The Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a one-year Lecturer position. The preferred field of expertise is twentieth-century Russian literature and culture. A secondary specialization in Post-Soviet Studies, Film Studies, Jewish Studies, European Studies or Gender Studies is highly desirable.
 * The successful candidate must have experience in teaching Russian language, literature and culture at all levels. The teaching load is three courses per semester, which include courses in the Russian Language and on Russian or post-Soviet literature, film or culture taught in English. Ability to teach First-Year Writing Seminar is a plus. The position requires near-native or native fluency in Russian and English and the Ph.D. degree in hand by August 1, 2013. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
 * Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations, an official graduate school transcript, and three letters of recommendation by January 5, 2013 to: Russian Search Committee, VU Sta. B #351567, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1567.

Emory

 * The Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry of Emory University is accepting applications for up to three Post-Doctoral fellowships for an academic year of study, teaching, and residence in the Center. The deadline for submission of completed applications is February 15, 2013; awards will be announced in mid-April 2013. Application forms and further information are available from the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at 404-727-6424 or [mailto:foxcenter@emory.edu foxcenter@emory.edu], or on the web at www.chi.emory.edu.
 * Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, 1635 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30322
 * Apply to this position

Harvard University Davis Center Fellowships
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 * The Davis Center is pleased to announce the theme for its 2013-2014 Fellows Program. The Fellows Program brings together scholars at early and later stages in their careers to consider a common theme spanning the social sciences and humanities. The program is coordinated by faculty from across Harvard University whose research interests include aspects of the selected theme. In 2013-2014, the Fellows Program will be coordinated by Professors Terry Martin (History) and Stephanie Sandler (Slavic Languages and Literatures).
 * The theme for 2013-2014 is “Subjectivities and Identities in Eurasia.” Imagining a personal, ethnic, religious, sexual, or national identity may be no simple matter in any culture, but for the people of Russia and Eurasia this always has been a fraught process. The very question of subjectivity has been self-consciously scrutinized and as readily rejected as embraced. The Fellows Program will examine a range of theoretical approaches and case studies, with an eye to gaining a greater understanding of where the work of constructing identity happens (in domestic, public, textual, and virtual spaces) and what factors constrain, promote, and shape that work.
 * The Davis Center invites scholars whose work considers subjectivities and identities, their formation and structure, their emphases on uniqueness and on replication. In addition to pursuing their own research, Fellows will participate in a regular interdisciplinary seminar series with sponsoring faculty and advanced graduate students. Papers will be presented by the Fellows, Harvard faculty, and invited outside speakers. For more detailed information on the Fellows Program, and opportunities to apply for regional, postdoctoral, and senior fellowships, please visit the Davis Center web site, http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.
 * Note that scholars whose work does not address the annual theme may still apply for fellowships at the Davis Center; their applications will receive full consideration.
 * Deadline: January 8, 2013​

Harriman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships

 * The Harriman Institute offers three types of postdoctoral fellowships for the 2013-2014 academic year: general (two positions), core project (two positions), and the INTERACT Central Asia program (one position).
 * The Postdoctoral Fellows Program enables junior scholars who have recently received the Ph.D. to spend an academic year at the Harriman Institute, working on the revision of their individual research and participating in the life of the Harriman Institute and Columbia. As members of Columbia University, fellows receive access to a full range of resources, and the Institute makes every effort to provide desk space for all postdoctoral fellows.


 * Eligibility is restricted to those who have received the Ph.D. between July 31, 2010, and June 30, 2013. All fellows must successfully defend and deposit their dissertations prior to the commencement of the fellowship.


 * Information on each program and application details may be found in the announcements posted online: http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/fellows_visiting_scholars.html


 * All applications are due by January 15, 2013, to Barbara Singleton ([mailto:bs18@columbia.edu bs18@columbia.edu]).

Kenyon College Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Russian

 * Deadline: Nov 1


 * 10/18: Received email inquiry about possibility of interview at ASEEES. x5
 * 11/04: Received email inquiry about possibility of interview at ASEEES. x5
 * Campus Interviews?

Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellows in the Humanities at UCLA

 * Deadline: Dec 3

Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellows in the Humanities at U of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

 * Deadline: Oct 29

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities at U Penn

 * Deadline: Oct 15

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities at Stanford

 * Deadline: Nov 26

Ohio State University Postdoctoral Fellow (Balkans / South Asia)

 * The Ohio State University Sawyer Seminar, “Language, Politics, and Human Expression in South Asia and the Balkans: Comparative Perspectives,” funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, seeks candidates for a postdoctoral fellowship for academic year 2013-2014. Focus of research is open within South Asian or Balkan Studies, with a preference for candidates whose work is comparative and interdisciplinary. The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to actively participate in Seminar meetings and to teach one course associated with the Seminar theme.


 * The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to advance his or her own research project and present it at a public meeting of the Seminar. A Ph.D. in a Humanities and/or Social Sciences field in hand by August 1, 2013 is required. Salary and benefits are competitive.


 * To apply, please send a cover letter, a complete CV, two letters of reference, and a research statement of no more than 2,000 words by February 15, 2013 electronically (Word or PDF files preferred) to: [mailto:sawyerseminar@osu.edu sawyerseminar@osu.edu].


 * For more information, please visit http://go.osu.edu/sawyerseminar.

University of Manchester Research Associate in Media Studies (French and Russian)

 * This post arises from a follow-on funding award to carry out dissemination activities based on a 3-year AHRC grant project examining British, French and Russian television news representations of Islam as a security threat. Combining cultural studies and political science methods, the earlier project provided the first cross-national analysis of the topic. The primary outputs of the new project will be a set of policy reports and policy briefings. You will organise the briefings, collate information for inclusion in the reports, and co-write sections of them. You will also develop your own research priorities within the framework of the project. You will have a PhD in Media Studies, Political Communication, or European Cultural Studies, and experience in organizing academic events.


 * The post is fixed-term for 12 months from 28 February 2013.


 * Deadline: Dec 14

University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Fellowship at CREES

 * Deadline: Dec 10