JOB- Asst. Prof., Central Asia/Caucasus, Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

The Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES) invites applications for a tenure track assistant professorship either in Geography, Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology, or a related field.
Competitive candidates must have promising records of research in the areas of environment, energy, and/or sustainability, with specific expertise in Central Asia or the Caucasus region.
The person hired will have a primary tenure-track appointment in an appropriate department and affiliate status in the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (http://cseees.unc.edu/) and the Curriculum in Environment and Ecology (http://www.cee.unc.edu/), with an opportunity to pursue a research agenda as well as teach introductory and advanced courses in an exciting interdisciplinary environment.
Applicants apply online at http://jobs.unc.edu/2500534 and attach a letter of application and Curriculum Vitae.
Four letters of reference should be sent directly to: Dr. Robert M. Jenkins, Director, CSEEES, CB#5125, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5125 USA.

We will begin review of applications on December 1, 2010; applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. http://geography.unc.edu/; http://www.unc.edu/depts/polisci; http://publicpolicy.unc.edu/; http://sociology.unc.edu/

Source: Serguei A. Oushakine <oushakin@princeton.edu>

PUBL.- Journal of Azerbaijani Studies, Vol. 13 No. 3, 2010

Journal of Azerbaijani Studies, Vol. 13 No. 3, 2010
Journal of Azerbaijani Studies
Khazar University Press
Volume 13, number 3, 2010
All articles below are available in PDF format on the journal's website:
http://jas-khazar.org/?p=325
Three's a Crowd: The Value Commitments of Contemporary Higher Education by John Ryder
Spiritual Reading Guide on Shared Nature Commonalities in Bible and Koran from Ecotheology Perspectives by Nariman Gasimoglu
On the Philosophy, History and Management of Quality in Education by Hamlet Isaxanli
Two-Year US Institutions: A Model to Facilitate Access to Higher Education in Azerbaijan
by Ruslan Sadirkhanov
F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Six of One' - an All American Story from Switzerland by Satyam S. Moorty

Evaluation of Factors Contributing to Floods in the Outlet Part of the Kura River, Azerbaijan by Rovshan Abbasov
More info at http://jas-khazar.org/

CFP: Recognizing and Imagining the Slavic in Culture, Society and Language

Recognizing and Imagining the Slavic in Culture, Society and Language

Call for Papers Deadline: 2011-01-15

 

Academic conference to be hosted by McGill University and Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, Canada, March 24-25, 2011

 

Faculty, independent scholars, graduate and post-graduate students are invited to submit paper proposals on the topic of the creation and assimilation of literary, intellectual and popular notions and images of the Slavic world: its peoples, cultures, languages, etc. How do the Slavic peoples see themselves and their cultures? How are they perceived in other cultures? Papers may focus on any geographical or cultural area of the Slavic world (Russia, Ukraine, Poland, etc.) and on any time period. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

 

- Slavic archetypes in art and literature

- Cultural transfers and their different forms and channels: borrowing, appropriation, influences, etc.

- Problems of translation to and from Slavic languages

- Slavic histories: orality, construction, dissemination

- The impact of the historical events of the last two decades on the evolution of the field of Slavic Studies.

- The empirical realities vs the constructed nature of the "Slavic world"

- Linguistic and socio-linguistic aspects of Slavic national identity formation

- Construction of Slavic images and identities in the social, political and artistic practice and discourse

- Geopolitical and economic peculiarities of the Slavic countries from historical, contemporary and comparative perspectives

- The Slavic world in conflict with itself or "others" in politics and culture

- The Slavic world in Quebec and Canada taken in its cultural, linguistic, historical and other aspects

 

The conference is open to scholars from Quebec and beyond. Paper proposals in French or English (approximately 300 words) are to be submitted to qnss.rqes@gmail.com by January 15, 2011.

The Quebec Network for Slavic Studies (QNSS) was founded by a group of graduate and post-doctoral students based in Montreal, Canada and is open to new members. QNSS aims to facilitate intellectual exchange between scholars based at Quebec universities in any discipline whose research touches upon the area of Slavic studies, taken broadly. QNSS also promotes international ties of Quebec scholars for the purpose of generating and disseminating research related to Slavic studies.

 

Quebec Network for Slavic Studies - Reseau quebecois d'etudes slaves

Email: qnss.rqes@gmail.com

Visit the website at http://rqes.wordpress.com/

 

Eurasian Studies Fellows Program at Harvard Announced

The Davis Center is pleased to announce a new Fellows Program for 2011-2012.

The Fellows Program will bring together scholars at early and later stages in their careers to consider a common theme spanning the social sciences and humanities. The Program will be coordinated by faculty from across Harvard University whose research interests include aspects of the selected theme.

 

In 2011-2012, the Fellows Program will be coordinated by Professors Terry Martin (History), William Mills Todd III (Slavic Languages and Literatures) and Rawi Abdelal (Harvard Business School).

 

 

The theme for 2011-2012 is "Informing Eurasia: Informational Approaches to Eurasian Cultures, Politics and Societies." Eurasian studies currently has no sub-field of "Information Studies," but historians, literary critics, and social scientists working on Eurasia have recently produced novel work on surveillance, the social construction of collective identities, autobiographical and documentary self-fashioning, horizontal and vertical communication (rumors, petitions, denunciation), political policing, censorship and Aesopian strategies, the construction of economic and political data, and the impact of such information on political and economic decision-making. The Davis Center invites scholars working on, or interested in pursuing, such informational approaches to Eurasia to apply to our Fellows program.

 

In addition to pursuing their own research, Fellows will participate in a bi-weekly interdisciplinary seminar series that will explore informational approaches to Eurasian studies. Papers will be presented by the visiting Fellows, Harvard faculty, and invited outside speakers. For more detailed information on the fellows program, and opportunities to apply for postdoctoral and senior fellowships, visit the Davis Center web site <http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/ or consult the text below. Additionally, the Davis Center will be hosting an online question and answer session on December 15 from 12-2 p.m. Details will be posted on the Davis Center website by the middle of November.

 

Note that scholars whose work does not address the selected theme are encouraged to apply for fellowships at the Davis Center, and that their applications will receive full consideration.

 

The October 2010 issue of the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter

The October 2010 issue of the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter is now available.

http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/newsletter/201010.pdf

In this issue:

*Highlights from Best Practices Exchange 2010

*The Library of Congress participates in a public event, "Save Our African American Treasures," to offer advice about preserving personal digital collections

*Two NDIIPP-supported projects recently released software tools that can assist digital preservation practitioners and researchers: MozillaFox and the PeDALS Email Extractor for Outlook

*A recap of a recent Smithsonian Institution forum, "Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration"

*2010 Digital Preservation Award shortlist announced

*ContextMiner, a tool free tool that enables users to collect links to blogs and online videos, wins an award for Best Political Science Website or Software

*Upcoming Fall Events: DLF Fall Forum, Reimagining the Archive Symposium, the 6th International Digital Curation Conference, and CNI Fall 2010 Meeting

Job Opening: Associate Professor in Eastern European Studies

1.0 FTE (38 hours a week)
vacancy number 10-3044

The capacity group of European Studies at the University of Amsterdam is inviting applications for a senior scholar with a strong record of research and teaching in Russian/Soviet history and/or external relations of the European Union with special reference to Eastern Europe (esp. Russia, Ukraine, Belarus). PhD and post-doc
experience is required, and broad teaching experience is expected on BA, MA and PhD levels. Proven capacity to design, apply for, and direct joint research projects will be an important point for consideration.

European Studies consists of the three sections Modern European History, Eastern European Studies and Modern European Literature, and provides for a three-year BA and a one-year MA degree in European Studies (the latter with a track in Eastern European Studies, among others), and a professional variant of the MA in European Policy. Around 1,000 students are presently enrolled, including many from abroad. Many of our courses
are taught in English.

The new associate professor (universitair hoofddocent) will be assigned to the Eastern European Studies section, which combines expertise on modern history and contemporary affairs in Eastern Central Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and other areas, as well as in international relations between these countries and the EU. The research undertaken by the academic staff of European Studies is embedded in UvA's Institute for Culture and History and more specifically in the Research Programme 'European Studies: Culture, Governance and Identity'. Combining a firm grounding in the humanities with political sciences, this programme has two prioritized research areas: 'Nationalism and identity in and of Europe', and 'National governance and transnational change in Europe'.

The new associate professor is expected to design and provide courses on such topics as 'The Transformation of Europe since 1989' (which has a central place in our BA curriculum), as well as special MA seminars on, e.g., the European Union's neighborhood policies in relation to Eastern Europe. She or he will also be expected to design other courses according to her/his specific research interests. He or she will also be involved in the supervision of BA, MA and PhD theses.

The new associate professor is expected to take part in administrative duties in the section and the department. He or she will be a driving force in European Studies departmental affairs, and in the further development of our teaching and research programmes, including fundraising with government agencies and the private sector. Fluency in Russian and English is expected; if Dutch is not the native language, proficiency is to be acquired within two years, with support from the Faculty. Enthusiasm, an interdisciplinary attitude, and a strong team spirit in an interdisciplinary environment are a must, and a broad international network is highly welcome.

       Further information

For further information please contact Professor Michael Kemper, chair of capacity group European Studies and professor of Eastern European history; +31 (0)20 525 4370, m.kemper@uva.nl.

       Appointment
This is a full-time tenured position, to be confirmed after an initial appointment for two years. Gross monthly salary for a full-time appointment (38 hours a week) will be between €4,428 (scale 13) and
€5,920 (scale 14).
       Job application

The application deadline is December 15,  2010. We hope that the new associate professor will be able to join our faculty by September 1, 2011 at the latest.

A letter of application, together with CV and a full list of publications and teaching experience, should be addressed to the dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Professor J.F.T.M. van Dijck, Spuistraat 210, NL-1012 VT Amsterdam. The top left-hand corner of the envelope should be marked with the vacancy number and the words "strictly confidential". Alternatively, applications may be emailed to solliciteren2010-fgw@uva.nl. Please indicate the vacancy number in the subject field.

Job Announcement: Russian literature and culture, Assistant Professor, tenure-track.

Required: Specialization in nineteenth-century Russian literature, Ph.D. or ABD in Slavic Languages & Literatures or in Comparative Literature (with emphasis on Russian literature) expected by start date of appointment; capacity to teach the entire 19th century (both Romanticism and Realism) in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum of a PhD-granting department; strong program of research; native or near-native language ability in both Russian and English.

Preferred:
Interdisciplinary interests and ability to integrate art, cinema, theatre, and/or culture into teaching; interest in collaborative teaching and research; interest in digital scholarship; grant-writing experience.

Address on-line application to Marc L. Greenberg, Chair,
Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Kansas.

To apply, go to https://jobs.ku.edu, search for position 00003449, and upload letter of application, c.v., and a list of 3 references with street and e-mail addresses. Initial review of completed applications begins November 1, 2010 and continues as long as needed to identify a
qualified pool. Priority will be given to complete applications received by November 1, 2010. The successful candidate for the position must be eligible to work in the U.S. prior to the start of the appointment.
EO/AA Employer.

Source :
Marc L. Greenberg
Chair & Professor
Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures
University of Kansas
1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 2133
Lawrence, KS 66045-7594, USA
Tel: (785) 864-3313 (Slavic Dept. office)
     (785) 864-2349 (voice mail)
http://www.ku.edu/~slavic