Month: May 2025

U Hong Kong: International Relations (Hong Kong)

“JobLecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong. Deadline: 30 June 2025.

Applications are invited for the appointment as a Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, to commence in August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal.

Applicants should possess a PhD in relevant disciplines. They should have at least 2 years’ teaching experience in international university settings and the ability to teach a wide range of core courses currently offered by the Department as well as potentially new courses. These could include a broad range of courses related to international relations theory and practice; they are open to different areas of specialization with international relations. An ability to teach courses on various research methods or data science in addition to international relations topics would also be a potential advantage. Candidates should demonstrate how they incorporate research into their pedagogy, and candidates with peer-reviewed publications in esteemed journals in international relations and political science are particularly welcome to apply. Experience in managing undergraduate and graduate courses and programmes will be an advantage.

Association of International Cultural and Educational Exchange: TEACH Fellowship 2025-26 (Taiwan)

FellowshipsTEACH (Teach abroad and change happens) Fellowships, Association of International Cultural and Educational Exchange, Taipei, Taiwan. Deadline: 28 June 2025.

The TEACH Fellowship was launched in Taiwan in 2023 by the Association of International Cultural and Educational Exchange Taiwan (AICEE). TEACH Fellowship invites enthusiastic teachers to teach English in K-12 schools in Taiwan to create an immersed bilingual and cultural learning environment for Taiwanese students and to enhance cultural and educational exchanges between Taiwan and the world. Teachers from the following countries are eligible: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand.

The program objectives are to:

Create an English language and cultural environment to enhance English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of elementary and secondary students in Taiwan.

Develop innovative English language curriculum and effective teaching methods through collaboration between native English speaking and Taiwanese educators.

Promote cross-cultural exchange and mutual understanding while enhancing multicultural competency of teachers and local residents.

Constance Mbassi Manga: Language, Home, and Belonging in Migratory Contexts (Online)

EventsConstance Mbassi Manga will hold a virtual launch for her new book, Language, Home, and Belonging in Migratory Contexts, on 10 June 2025, at 7 pm GMT+1.

During the event, she will share key insights from the book, including:
🔹 A brief overview of Camfranglais
🔹 Why this topic matters now more than ever
🔹 Reflections on language, identity, and belonging in migratory contexts

There will also be time for comments and questions, to connect and discuss this topic.

👉🏾Click here to register: Event Registration Form

U Hamburg: 3 Postdocs in Linguistic Diversity & Social Participation Across the Lifespan (Germany)

Postdocs

3 Postdoctoral Research Associates for the project Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation Across the Lifespan, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. Deadline: 15 June 2025.

The Faculty of Education at the University of Hamburg is a leader in conducting innovative and future-oriented research related to the educational and social consequences of diversity resulting from migration and globalization. This strength is now further expanded through the award of a Humboldt Professorship to Distinguished Professor Ingrid Piller as part of the faculty research center “Literacy in Diversity Settings (LiDS).”

The Humboldt Professorship is devoted to “Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation across the Lifespan” and is closely integrated with the activities of the Language on the Move platform. The research focus will be on migrant language socialization, language learning, and settlement across the lifespan and outside of institutions of formal education. This includes digital spaces as well as language brokering and other forms of informal language assistance that often undergird institutional communications in linguistically diverse societies.

Your responsibilities: Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications. This is a unique opportunity to become part of an education-focused research center that aims to make major contributions to social cohesion in linguistically diverse societies.

CFP Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana: 3 Special Issues on Migration/Diaspora Topics

“Publication

Call for 3 special issues of Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana on topics related to migration and/or diaspora. Deadlines: 30 June 2025.

1. Entrepreneurship and self-employment initiatives of migrants

The vast majority of migrant people, regardless of the reason for migration or the visa they (do not) hold, face the challenge of entering the labor market. Nowadays, the number of those migrating for economic reasons, to improve their wages or ensure a dignified life for their families through remittances, remains significant. Furthermore, even among those who migrate for other reasons – such as refuge or family reunification, for example – there is always a significant segment that will need to enter the labor market. This special issue is particularly interested in focusing on the entrepreneurship and self-sufficiency initiatives of migrant workers.

2. New Brazilian diasporas (Igor José de Renó Machado and Alexandre Branco-Pereira, guest editors)

Brazil is a country shaped by multiple migratory regimes, and emigration has been one of them since the 1980s. However, something shifted in the mid-2010s. While data on Brazilian emigration remains somewhat fragmented, it points to a striking figure: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates that, by 2022, approximately 4.5 million Brazilians had left the country…If Brazilian emigration can now be regarded as the most significant migratory regime in contemporary Brazil—surpassing even the arrival of immigrants and refugees—scientific knowledge has yet to match its importance. There is relatively little academic output addressing what could be termed the “new Brazilian diasporas.” This special issue seeks to bring together studies focusing on the recent experiences of Brazilian emigration, in both traditional and emerging destinations. Its goal is to stimulate critical reflection on this phase of Brazil’s emigration history and to encourage new research on the contemporary Brazilian diaspora.

3. Migration Research: Logics, Practices, and Methodologies between Tradition and Transformation (Maria Catarina Chitolina Zanini, Yolanda López García, Asmara González Rojas, guest editors).

This issue aims to reflect on migration studies’ contemporary dynamics and histories in their academic and activist practices in knowledge production in these universes. It seeks to aggregate studies that contribute to our thinking on issues relevant to research practices, their modalities, publication, feedback, collaborative processes, and activism…To what extent can we or can we not, in a dialogue between different areas of knowledge, propose broad criteria of scientific objectivity or questions about scientificity or activism? Or even question the various forms of writing and formatting of studies. The aim is also to include studies that reflect on the ethical issues involved in producing knowledge about migrations and that present proposals for “ethical care” that encompass the different Human Sciences. Editors also wish to disseminate research that presents negotiated forms of feedback to the groups studied and studies produced and published collectively.

International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations 2025

EventsInternational Day for Dialogue among Civilizations, established by the United Nations in June 2024, now occurs on 10 June every year. In 2025, this will be marked by an event on 5 June in Paris. (follow the link above to register)

On the occasion of the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations, UNESCO and the Permanent Delegation of the People’s Republic of China to UNESCO will host a Symposium on “Youth Dialogue on the Future along the Silk Roads”, on 5 June 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France. This event aims to foster reflection on the enduring legacy of the Silk Roads as spaces of encounter, cooperation, and cultural exchange, and to highlight the importance of intercultural dialogue in building more inclusive and peaceful societies.

The programme will feature a symposium composed of three thematic panels, each exploring a distinct facet of intercultural exchange along the Silk Roads:

  • Dialogue through Art and Literature
  • Dialogue through Philosophy and Spiritualities
  • Dialogue through Science, Knowledge and Know-how

    Each session will include interventions from young researchers of the Silk Roads Youth Research Grant, experts, and representatives of Member States.

The event will also feature an artistic performance, the official opening of the photo exhibition Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads, and a special video message and musical performance by world-renowned pianist Lang Lang.

Victoria U: Deputy Director, International (New Zealand)

“Job

Deputy Director, International, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Deadline: 29 May 2025.

“Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting for the Manutaki Tuarua – Deputy Director, International to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. This key position will drive the University’s international engagement to achieve ambitious growth in student enrolments and outbound mobility, expand transnational education offerings, and enhance the efficiency and quality of service delivery throughout the student lifecycle.

Key responsibilities:
* Leadership and Development, Admissions and Conversion: Leading high-performing and collaborative teams who are professional and consistently achieve admissions, conversion, and enrolment targets. Team members are provided with the leadership, support and resources that will enable them to be effectively fulfil their roles.
* Strategy, Strategic Initiatives, and Decision Making: Robust and strategic WUI plans are developed and delivered effectively, and targets are set using quality data and market intelligence.
* Planning, Performance, Reporting and Monitoring: High quality and accurate information and advice is provided on all areas of responsibility. Staff performance is optimised, and targets are achieved.
* Relationship Management: Establish the University’s reputation for international education by becoming acknowledged as a centre of excellence through high profile and distinctive initiatives, public and thought leadership, research, and other initiatives.
* Ensuring that the appropriate Outcomes related to the areas of responsibility are met of the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021.”

AFS-USA: Director, Alumni Relations (USA)

“JobDirector of Alumni Relations, AFS-USA Intercultural Programs, New York, NY (but remote). Deadline: Open until filled; posted 17 May 2025. [update: applications closed 1 June]

AFS-USA increases global competency through study abroad programs, hosting foreign exchange students, and global learning workshops. Their team collaborates nationwide to deliver high-quality programs and global education resources. The Director of Alumni Relations is a key role focused on unlocking the full potential of AFS-USA’s vibrant and passionate alumni community—more than 60,000 strong. This newly created position is responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive engagement strategy that strengthens lifelong connections between alumni, current participants, host families, volunteers, and the broader AFS-USA mission.

With an emphasis on both relationship-building and fundraising, this role will lead efforts to activate alumni as ambassadors, supporters, advocates, and donors. By fostering a culture of giving – whether through time, skills, or resources – the Director will build a scalable alumni relations program that enhances engagement, advances fundraising goals and reinforces AFS-USA’s long-term sustainability and global impact. The Director will also oversee the Development Manager, Scholarships & Communications, ensuring alignment and collaboration in donor stewardship, scholarship fundraising, and alumni engagement communications.

Bentley U: Asian American Literary/Cultural Studies (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor of Asian American Literary and/or Cultural Studies with a secondary specialization in Digital Humanities, Bentley University, Waltham, MA, USA. Deadline: 11 June 2025.

The Department of English and Media Studies at Bentley University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Asian American literary and/or cultural studies with a possible secondary field of specialization in Digital Humanities. The ideal candidate will be able to teach courses in at least one of the following areas: rhetoric and composition, film, literature, communication, and/or media studies.Candidates should have experience as the instructor of record for a course that aligns with this call and demonstrated ability to teach courses in at least one of the areas listed above. The new hire will be able to teach existing courses in the department and develop new courses in their area/s of specialization.

FMSH: Themis Programme: US Scholars (France)

FellowshipsThemis Mobility Programme: Researchers residing in the United States, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH), Paris, France. Deadline: 30 June 2025.

Given the current context in the United States, the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) is creating a specific programme of mobility grants to France for researchers residing in the United States. Launched as part of the Themis mobility programme, active for the past three years, this call aims to support intellectuals operating in environments marked by obstacles to academic freedom. It offers a 2- to 3-month research stay in France, enabling selected candidates to pursue their work in the humanities and social sciences—whether through fieldwork, library research, or archival investigations—within a free and intellectually stimulating academic environment.

Target Audience: Researchers currently residing in the United States. Status and Diploma: Applicants must be attached to a private or public higher education research institution / research institute and hold a research doctorate. Candidates must be under 65 years of age at the time of their stay. Discipline: candidates must be engaged in research in the humanities and social sciences. French Host Institution: Before submitting their application, applicants will have to find a French research institution to host them for the time of their stay.