Month: November 2025

Paid Translation Opportunity for a Bilingual Speaker of Portuguese

Professional Opportunities

Arte-Via Cooperativa, in Portugal, is looking for translators of  a book by Ana Filomena Amaral, The Director.

There is funding available to support the translation of this book, from the Ministry of Culture. The Director focuses on the Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh, adapting it to the current reality. Contemporary problems are addressed, from the destruction of the oceans to the genocide of Armenians, corruption at the highest level and the predatory greed that threatens the planet, including the situation of Syrian refugees, in the perspective of what humanity wants for the future and what way is compromising you. The question of immortality is nuclear, as in the Gilgamesh epic.

The book has already been translated into Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Finnish, Greek, Indonesian, Spanish, and Swedish.

The deadline for submission to them is in March 2026, but the application must come from a publisher. If you do not have an existing relationship with a publisher for your language, contact Arte-Via Cooperativa to work on this project with them ahead of time.

 

CFP: IN SITU Final Conference (Latvia)

Conferences

Call for papers, IN SITU: Final Conference, Culture Matters Here. Cultivating Creative Place-based Innovation in Non-urban Communities, Valmiera, Latvia, 11-13 May 2026. Deadline: 8 December 2025 (extended to 15 December).

IN SITU final conference Latvia 2026This event will be a catalyst for networking, exchange, and knowledge-building among participants, furthering understanding of the issues and opportunities for rural creative work, and contributing to a more supportive environment for cultural and creative actors in non-urban areas.

Organizers invite scholars, researchers, artists, cultural practitioners, activists, policymakers, and decision-makers from across the world and a wide variety of disciplines to submit proposals for presentations of papers and projects. They welcome participation by the large community of the European Rural Pact, including the Community Group on Culture and Creativity in Rural Areas. A special geographical focus will be placed on innovative and sustainable cultural and creative practices in remote areas and peripheral corners of Europe.

All submissions should offer an original contribution to the vital topic of place-based innovation and the transformative power of the creative and cultural sector in forging more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities in rural and non-urban areas. Participants will also share key insights from their research, highlight project results, and look ahead to future plans. Additionally, the event will host the premiere of the IN SITU documentary, offering an inside look at Labs and case studies

Weatherhead Program on US-Japan Relations Fellowships 2026 (USA)

Fellowships

Weatherhead Program on US-Japan Relations Associates, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. Deadline: 15 December 2025. 

The roughly 16 Associates who join the Program include businesspeople, government officials, journalists, and scholars. They are primarily from Japan and the United States, but the Program has also hosted Associates from Australia, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Panama, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.

The Program also offers postdoctoral fellowships for social scientists in a broad range of fields, including anthropology, economics, education, history, law, political science, public health, public policy, and sociology. Projects that focus on Japan or Japan’s international role from a comparative, historical, or global perspective are welcome. A knowledge of the Japanese language is not required. Awards are for the academic year and provide $60,000 over 10 months.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree by August 1, prior to the start of the academic year in September.

The Program was founded in 1980 based on the belief that the United States and Japan have become so interdependent that the problems they face require cooperation. Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, the Program enables scholars and outstanding professionals from government, business, finance, journalism, NGOs, and other fields to come together at Harvard. Over the academic year, they conduct independent research and participate in an ongoing dialogue with Harvard faculty and students, and with others from the greater Cambridge-Boston community. 

CID Poster 3: Intercultural Dialogue Translated into German

CID Posters

This is the third of the posters designed by Linda J. de Wit, in her role as CID intern. The quote by Peter Praxmarer does not come from a publication, but from a Skype conversation we had on April 25, 2017. I was struck by what he said, and how nicely it summed up the concept of intercultural dialogue, and requested permission to turn the definition into a poster, and he graciously agreed. In terms of visual design, Linda indicated “art” by the picture frame, and “science” by the design in the background. Hopefully this definition will find a wide audience, because I think it does a better and more concise job of explaining intercultural dialogue than other definitions I’ve seen.

CID Poster 3 Art and Science Translated into German

The German translation was provided by Maria Faust, and the graphic design work necessary to revise by Yan Qiu. Here then is CID Poster 3: Definition interkultureller Dialog.

Just in case anyone wants to cite this poster, the following would be the recommended format:

Center for Intercultural Dialogue. (2025). Definition interkultureller Dialog [M. Faust, trans.]. CID Posters, 3. Available from:
https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cid-poster-3-art-and-science-german.jpg

As with other series, CID Posters are available for free on the site; just click on the thumbnail to download a printable PDF. They may be downloaded, printed, and shared as is, without changes, without cost, so long as there is acknowledgment of the source.

As with other series, if you wish to contribute an original contribution, please send an email before starting any work to receive approval, to minimize inadvertent duplication, and to learn about technical requirements. As is the case with other CID Publications, posters should be created initially in English. Given that translations of the Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue have received so many views, anyone who wishes to translate their own poster into another language (or two) is invited to provide that as well. If you want to volunteer to translate someone else’s poster into a language in which you are fluent, send in a note before starting, to receive approval and to confirm no one else is working on the same one.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz
Director, Center for Intercultural Dialogue
intercult.dialogue AT gmail.com

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Resident Director, Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (Japan)

“JobResident Director, Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan. Deadline: 5 December 2025.

Established in 1989, the Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies is a consortium of 14 universities that offers academic year and summer programs. Working closely with the KCJS Board of Delegates, Columbia University, and Doshisha University, the RD is responsible for the continued development and oversight of the academic programs, student affairs, and administrative and financial management. The RD reports to a senior administrator at the administering institution, which is currently the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement at Columbia. The RD supervises a team of full-time administrative staff who assist in all areas of program management, in addition to a team of Japanese language instructors. The RD is charged with nourishing an intellectual and social environment that is supportive of excellence and high academic standards.

Baruch College: Assistant Professor of Black and Latino Studies (USA)

“Job

Assistant Professor of Black and Latino Studies, Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY, USA. Deadline: 5 December 2025.

The Black and Latino Studies Department at Baruch College, City University of New York, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor, beginning Fall 2026. They seek a scholar whose research and teaching examines the impact of technology on African diasporic communities through critical frameworks, algorithmic bias, artificial intelligence, and/or digital humanities in relation to African diasporic communities, histories, and cultural expressions.

They welcome candidates whose work demonstrates how emerging technologies intersect with structures of power, race, and gender. Areas of specialization may include (but are not limited to): digital archives and preservation, data justice, surveillance studies, critical AI studies, computational humanities, games, or the cultural politics of platforms and algorithms.

They seek an interdisciplinary scholar and teacher committed to advancing critical scholarship that interrogates the relationship between technology, power, and African diasporic experiences across historical and contemporary periods. The successful candidate will contribute to the department’s mission of fostering rigorous, accessible scholarship while serving CUNY’s diverse student body and commitment to public education.

CFP UNESCO Memory of the World International Register

“UNESCO”
Call for nominations for the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register for 2026-27, UNESCO, Paris, France. Deadline: 30 November 2025.

UNESCO is inviting new nominations for its Memory of the World International Register, which lists documentary heritage items of world and historical significance. Any person or organization, with the prior written consent of the owners or custodians, may submit nominations  through the National Commission for UNESCO or, in the absence of a National Commission, the relevant government body in charge of relations with UNESCO. Nominators are also encouraged to involve Memory of the World National Committees where possible. International organizations meeting the criteria set out in the General Guidelines of the Memory of the World Programme may also submit nominations.

U Hong Kong: Global South Fellowship Spring 2026 (Hong Kong)

FellowshipsSocial Sciences Global South Fellowship, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Deadline: 1 December 2025.

University of Hong Kong Global South Fellowships 2026

Launched in 2025 by the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the HKU Social Sciences Global South Fellowship Scheme is designed to foster vibrant knowledge exchange and collaboration among scholars and researchers from the Global South, enhancing the Faculty’s global academic impact. Fellows will have the opportunity to visit HKU’s Faculty of Social Sciences and engage in knowledge-sharing activities, promoting cross-cultural learning and partnerships. Apply now for visits during the upcoming spring semester (February to June 2026).

Eligibility: Open to professoriate-level scholars affiliated with universities or comparable institutions in the Global South region.

Duration and Timing: Fellowships last one to three months, during the spring semester (February to June).

International House Association: Pathways to Peace: Lessons in Reconciliation (Hybrid)

EventsGlobal Forum Series: Pathways to Peace: Lessons in Reconciliation, International House Association, 2025-26.

The newly founded International House Association is pleased to announce the new Global Forum Series. For the 2025-2026 Global Forum Series, the theme will be Pathways to Peace: Lessons in Reconciliation. The Global Forum will convene leading thinkers, scholars, and practitioners to discuss one of humanity’s most profound challenges and greatest hopes: the ability to reconcile after conflict. Through this series, the audience will hear from diplomats, historians, philanthropists, and others who witnessed and shaped these turning points in history. They will also highlight the role of International Houses around the world in the reconciliation of conflict. Join these upcoming events to connect with a global community and participate in cultural exchanges. All events will be live-streamed for global audiences.

The first event was A Conversation with President Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia on Innovation and Digital Transformation, Geopolitical Challenges, and National Security on NATO’s Eastern Border, held 27 October, at the University of Chicago. Future events include:

FMSH: Themis Programme 2026 (France)

FellowshipsThemis Mobility Programme, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH), Paris, France. Deadline: 28 November 2025.

The FMSH supports the intellectual community in countries affected by various obstacles to academic freedom. The THÉMIS mobility programme is dedicated to researchers whose fields and research are subject to restrictions.

The programme offers mobility grants for stays in France of 1 to 3 months to researchers of all nationalities facing obstacles to their academic freedom in their countries of origin.

The grant is intended for research work in France: fieldwork, library, and archival work. An allowance of €2,000 is awarded to grant holders to cover travel and living expenses.

Only the profiles of Thémis researchers who request it are published on the FMSH website.