Month: December 2022

Morehouse College: Black Geographies (USA)

“JobAvalon Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, and Arts, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, USA. Deadline: 30 December 2022.

The Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & Arts at Morehouse College invites applications and nominations for an experienced teacher-scholar in the interdisciplinary area of Black Geographies. Applicants must demonstrate evidence of (or the potential for) excellence in research, teaching, and student mentoring. The Avalon Professor in the Humanities & Social Sciences will be expected to maintain an active research program with the potential for external funding, teach engaging undergraduate courses, and to develop programming in their areas of expertise. The position is open to all ranks with an anticipated start date of August 2023.
Areas of specialization might include, for example, racial justice movements in the African diaspora, carceral and abolition geographies, environmental racism, Black autonomous spaces, diaspora studies, the Global South, or digital geographies. Scholarship that demonstrates an interest in innovative pedagogies, civic engagement and activism, or new geographical research methods would be an added benefit. Area of geographic focus is open.

Otaru U: English Applied Linguistics (Japan)

“JobAssociate Professor or Lecturer of English Applied Linguistics, Center for Language Studies, Otaru Univeristy of Commerce, Hokkaido, Japan. Deadline: 10 January 2023.

Announcement of a full-time tenured faculty position in English Applied Linguistics (esp. Sociolinguistics or Pragmatics). Applicants are invited for the post of Associate Professor or Lecturer available from April 1 or September 1, 2023 at the Center for Language Studies, Otaru University of Commerce, in Japan. The Center has a long history of being one of Hokkaido’s top academic research organizations and language educational institutions. They are seeking an exceptional academic who can support their ambitions to enhance their teaching and research reputation. Candidates should possess a doctorate in Applied Linguistics, specializing in sociolinguistics, pragmatics, or closely related area. Expertise in the teaching of English to Japanese university students is desirable.

SS Great Britain: Global Histories Ambassador/Research Fellow (UK)

“JobGlobal Histories Ambassador and Research Fellow, SS Great Britain, Brunel Institute, Brunel, UK. Deadline: 19 December 2022.

The Global Histories Ambassador and Research Fellow will become part of the Brunel Institute team of innovative experts, each of whom holds particular skillset that crosses the boundaries of the normal museum, academic and heritage roles, and will actively collaborate to engage with people locally, regionally and internationally.

The postholder will play a key role in the development of the Trust by researching and making relevant for modern audiences the global histories and interconnections pioneered in particular by the revolutionary ships Great Western and Great Britain. The candidate will enjoy researching with historical materials and have the ability to link people and stories together, while working to unlock the barriers that diverse audiences can face when visiting and engaging with heritage sites. The most tangible outcome of this work will be the ‘Global Messdeck’ a multi-use story space and flexible gallery situated in the proposed new Albion dockyard site, and through which the Trust will engage visitors from all backgrounds and places to welcome, introduce, explore, publish and curate stories and histories of mobility, communication and globalization as they relate to Brunel’s historic vessels and to all our lives and communities today.

Inspired by and supporting the development of the Trust’s Albion Dock and Brunel Country project the postholder will play a key role in supporting primary research, interpretation, and education work, and in sharing learning across the sector. The expanded Brunel Institute team will be part of the programme to increase access to, and understanding of, the SS Great Britain, PS Great Western, science, engineering and conservation, maritime migration and the legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s life and work.

ACTFL: Language Testers for 107 languages (Online)

“JobThe American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is seeking experts in various languages to join their Tester training to become an ILR OPI tester (Interagency Language Roundtable’s Oral Proficiency Interview). Deadline: ongoing.

ACTFL is seeking language professionals to serve as freelance language testers. If you speak one of the below languages, have an interest in language assessments, and have a few hours of telephone availability during weekdays, you are invited to apply. ACTFL trains and certifies language testers for over 107 languages.

They are currently accepting applications for the following languages: Afrikaans, Akan-Twi, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic (Modern Standard), Arabic-Algerian, Arabic-Egyptian, Arabic-Gulf (Iraqi), Arabic-Levantine, Arabic-Libyan, Arabic-Moroccan, Arabic-Saudi, Arabic-Sudanese, Arabic-Tunisian, Arabic-Yemeni, Armenian, Assyrian, Azerbaijani/Azeri, Baluchi, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Chechen, Chinese-Cantonese, Chinese-Mandarin, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Ewe, Finnish, French, Fula/Peul, Ga, Georgian, German, Gujarati, Haitian-Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo, Hungarian, Igbo (Igno), Ilocano, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Korean, Krio, Kurdish-Kurmanji, Kurdish-Sorani, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Hmong (Miao-Yao), Mongolian, Norwegian, Pashto-Afghan, Persian-Farsi, Polish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Portuguese-European, Romanian, Russian, Serbian-Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof, and Zulu.

If you do not speak one of these languages, you may still submit an application to be contacted in case a need for your language arises in the future.

NOTES: You must be authorized to work in the United States, complete their training, and make a 2 year commitment for part-time availability.

Opera Connect: Egypt (UK but Online)

Events

Opera Connect: Egypt is an online workshop sponsored by Opera North, Leeds, England, UK, with Camille Maalawy, 13 December 2022, Online. 

Are you curious about other musical traditions? Would you like to meet people from across the world in a friendly environment and discover new songs? Opera Connect online workshops look at different musical traditions. You will meet different artists who will share tunes and stories from their countries of origin.

Opera North is delighted to welcome mezzo soprano Camille Maalawy. Born to a Coptic Egyptian father and English mother, her repertoire incorporates western classical music, as well as classical Arabic music. She explored this dual heritage in a new song cycle developed during her Resonance residency at Opera North earlier this year, which she then performed at this summer’s Tête à Tête opera festival. Why not come and sing along from the comfort of your home? Workshops are open to singers of all abilities. No prior musical knowledge is required. There is a minimal fee for participation.

Opera North is England’s national opera company in the North and a leading European arts organisation.

IMISCOE PHD School: Migration, Racism, Discrimination (Belgium)

Study Abroad2023 IMISCOE PhD School: Critical Reflections on Migration Studies, Racism and Discrimination, 24-28 April 2023, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium (on-site). Deadline: 8 January 2023.

Migration studies has, for long, largely ignored the study of racism. Recent calls for the decolonization of the university and Black Lives Matter 2020 led to the gradual entry of the study of race, racism and colonialism into the migration studies field. Whilst developed apart in the past, mainstream migration studies and race critical studies (from postcolonial, to decolonial, to critical race studies, Black studies and more) are slowly starting to dialogue. This IMISCOE PhD school aims at bringing together PhD researchers with experienced scholars, activists, practitioners, and artists to explore how the more mainstream social sciences on migration, racism and discrimination and race critical studies can learn from each other and (im)possibly integrate, and how we can contribute to more racial justice.

Event organized by: Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM, Université de Liège), Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR, Ghent University), & The Network on Migration and Global Mobility (University of Antwerp).