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KC65: Conflict Transformation Translated into Simplified Chinese

Key Concepts in ICDContinuing translations of Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, today I am posting KC65: Conflict Transformation, originally written by Jonathan Shailor for publication in 2015, and now translated by Mingshi Cui into Simplified Chinese.

As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists organized chronologically by publication date and number, alphabetically by concept in English, and by languages into which they have been translated, are available, as is a page of acknowledgments with the names of all authors, translators, and reviewers.

KC65 Conflict Transformation translated into Simplified Chinese

Shailor, J. (2025). Conflict transformation [Simplified Chinese]. (M. Cui, Trans.) Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 65. Available from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/kc65-conflict-transformation_sim-chinese.pdf

If you are interested in translating one of the Key Concepts, please contact me for approval first because dozens are currently in process. As always, if there is a concept you think should be written up as one of the Key Concepts, whether in English or any other language, propose it. If you are new to CID, please provide a brief resume. This opportunity is open to masters students and above, on the assumption that some familiarity with academic conventions generally, and discussion of intercultural dialogue specifically, are useful.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue

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Hong Kong Baptist U: Research Assistant Professor: East-West Cultural Exchanges (Hong Kong)

“JobResearch Assistant Professor: East-West Cultural Exchanges, Sustainable Global and Local Development, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. Deadline: 15 March 2025.

The vision is to inspire students for success and build a better society through engaged social science. Continuing investment in new talent, HKBU is now seeking Research Assistant Professors to contribute to the five Faculty Niche Research Areas. Successful candidates will be housed in one of 12 discipline-based Departments (Chinese Language & Literature; Education & Psychology; English Language & Literature; Geography; Government & International Studies; History; Humanities & Creative Writing; Religion & Philosophy; Social Work; Sociology; Sports & Health Sciences; and Translation, Interpreting & Intercultural Studies) under 4 Academies (Chinese, History, Religion & Philosophy; Language & Culture; Geography, Sociology & International Studies; and Wellness & Human Development).

This research theme investigates the dynamic interactions between East and West, focusing on how cultural exchanges contribute to sustainable development. It explores topics such as cross-cultural dialogue, economic and environmental cooperation, and the role of cultural diplomacy in fostering mutual understanding. The appointees are expected to conduct original research in one or more indicative theme areas and contribute to department-based teaching.

U Detroit Mercy: Executive Director of China Programs (USA/China)

“JobExecutive Director of China Programs, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI and Hubei, China. Deadline: 16 March 2025.

The Executive Director of China Programs oversees the University of Detroit Mercy’s academic programs with partner institutions in China. The director also negotiates and implements agreements with partner institutions and works to expand programs in those and other Chinese universities. The position reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President of Joint Programs and Initiatives will direct this individual.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, among others:

  • Serve as an academic Vice-Dean of the Hubei University of Technology/UDM joint institute, also known as Detroit Green Technology Institute (DGTI).
  • Travel to China regularly, depending on need, for a minimum of 1-2 months, once or twice a year, with opportunities to teach in China.
  • Manage recruitment, hiring, and orientation of instructors for the China programs and work with the Colleges to coordinate teaching assignments.
  • Work closely with the University’s Vice President for Joint Programs and Initiatives.
  • Work with the University’s Vice President for Joint Programs and Initiatives on negotiating and implementing agreements with Chinese universities.
  • Support the success of courses taught for China programs through regular review, support of instructors, and addressing concerns.
  • Develop and distribute a faculty handbook for faculty teaching in the China programs.

CFP 8th International Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Conference (Hong Kong)

Conferences

Call for papers: 8th International Asia-Pacific LSP and Professional Communication Conference , 11-13 December 2025,  City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. Deadline: 31 March 2025.

The conference theme, “Collaboration, Innovation, and Impact: Bridging Academic and Professional Worlds,” reflects the growing complexity in the social context of Languages for Specific Purposes and Professional Communication Practices. Developments in technology, including the recent rise of generative artificial intelligence and more long-standing ubiquity of social media communications, continue to have a profound effect on the communicative practices of academics and professionals alike. At the same time, society is increasingly face with a range of “wicked problems” that demand collaborative and innovative responses from stakeholders in the academy, the professions, and in industry. Issues of communication frequently play an important role in determining whether effective solutions can be found, and, to engage with these issues, collaboration and innovation is essential. Against this backdrop, this conference aims to provide a platform for academies, students, industry partners, and institutions to discuss changing professional communication practices, identify synergies, and facilitate the collaboration and innovation needed to generate impact.

CFP Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices: Multilingualism & Intercultural Dialogues

“Publication

Multilingualism and Intercultural Dialogues: Creative and Reflexive Approaches to Identity and Belonging in Migration and Digital Spaces, Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices. Deadline for abstract: 30 April 2025; deadline for article: 15 October 2025.

Co-editors: Margaret M. Mullan (East Stroudsburg University) and Jenna M. Lo Castro (Point Park University).

This special issue will focus on multilingualism as a critical dimension of migration experiences, digital transnationalism, and intercultural communication. It will draw from themes presented at the conference ‘Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Reflexive Approaches to Migration, Media, and Intercultural Dialogue’, addressing how multilingual practices shape and are shaped by the intersections of migration, media, and intercultural dialogue. This special issue will aim to explore innovative and reflexive methodologies, along with empirical studies that highlight the role of multilingualism in fostering (or hindering) social cohesion, identity formation, and ethical engagement in global migration contexts. This special issue will contribute to understanding multilingualism not merely as a linguistic phenomenon but as a socio-political and cultural practice deeply intertwined with migration and media. It aligns with the journal’s mission to showcase rigorous, theory-driven, and methodologically diverse research that resonates globally.

Centre for Advanced Study Sofia: Multiple Fellowships 2025-26 (Bulgaria)

FellowshipsMultiple fellowships, Centre for Advanced Study Sofia, Bulgaria. Deadline: 31 March 2025.

Under the Advanced Academia Platform CAS Sofia offers a number of different fellowship schemes for postdoctoral researchers from the social sciences and the humanities for the 2025/2026 academic year. Among the offerings are the following:

  • GERDA HENKEL Fellowship for fundamental historical research in the field of social sciences and humanities. The five-month in-residence fellowships are granted under the framework of the CAS Advanced Academia programme and supports PhD holders from the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China (only Tibet and Xinjiang Autonomous Regions), Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

  • Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship provides both in-residence and remote fellowships to postdoctoral Ukrainian scholars for five to ten months.

  • Social Relevance of the Humanities: Up to ten months in-residence research fellowship for international scholars – senior and junior.

Boston College: Postdoc/Visiting Assistant Professor in Justice & the Common Good (USA)

Postdocs

Postdoc / Core Fellow / Visiting Assistant Professor in Justice and the Common Good, Boston College, Boston, MA, USA. Deadline: 10 March 2025.

The Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College invites applications for the position of Core Fellow/Visiting Assistant Professor in Justice and the Common Good with a focus on Migration, Diaspora Studies, Ethnic Studies, Peace and Justice, and/or Digital Humanities. The appointment for this one-year postdoctoral visiting assistant professorship will be for the 2025-2026 academic year. Salary is competitive, and the position is renewable upon favorable review for up to three years.

Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. Boston College requires all students to complete a liberal arts University Core Curriculum with 15 requirements as the foundation of their undergraduate education. Core Fellows teach signature courses in the Core including interdisciplinary Complex Problem and Enduring Question courses developed for first-year students which are part of an ongoing renewal of the University Core Curriculum. Core Fellows participate in the Core Fellows Program, which is designed to help newly-minted Ph.D. holders in their scholarly pursuits as well as in becoming outstanding instructors through pedagogical training focused on the education of the whole person.

During one semester of the 2025-2026 academic year, the Core Fellow will join a teaching team for a course with lecture, lab, and reflection session components. The Core Fellow will be primarily responsible for hands-on, project-based lab sections associated with the Complex Problem course, “Moving Matters: Migration and Transformation Across the Americas,” co-taught by faculty from the School of Social Work and the History Department. In the other semester, the Core Fellow will teach an Enduring Question course paired with a course designed by another scholar in the liberal arts. There may also be opportunities to teach electives in their field.

ICD Exercise #6: Exploring Cultural Symbols in Intercultural Dialogue

ICD ExercisesThe next ICD Exercise is now available. Stellina Ogedengbe, Ifeoma Onyebuchi, and Favour Ilolo have written about exploring cultural symbols in intercultural dialogue.

The objective of this exercise is to help participants share a meaningful cultural artifact or symbol and discuss its significance. The activity involves practice interpreting the meanings of artifacts, reflecting on their meanings, and learning about other cultures to develop intercultural understanding. Most importantly, they will come to realize that the meanings of objects and symbols vary significantly across cultures. 

As with prior publications, ICD Exercises are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download the exercise.

ICD Ex 6 Ogendengbe

Ogedengbe, S., Onyebuchi, I., & Ilolo, F. (2025). Exploring cultural symbols in intercultural dialogue. Intercultural Dialogue Exercises, 6. Available from:
https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/icd-ex-6-ogedengbe.pdf

If you have an exercise you’ve used that works, and you would like to share it, please submit it. All authors will be asked to answer the same set of questions, and to make the exercises available for others to use, thus these are being published with a Creative Commons license (as is the case for all CID publications). If you are new to CID, please provide a brief resume. This opportunity is open to masters students and above, on the assumption that some familiarity with academic conventions generally, and discussion of intercultural dialogue specifically, are useful.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz
Director Center for Intercultural Dialogue

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NHH: Associate Professor of Intercultural Communication (Norway)

“JobAssociate Professor of Intercultural Communication, NHH: Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway. Deadline: 20 March 2025.

NHH in Bergen, Norway, invites applicants for a position as Associate Professor (førsteamanuensis) in Intercultural Communication at the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication. The position requires a PhD in intercultural communication, business communication or linguistics with a track record of research within communication in the workplace.

The department’s research and education profiles reflect NHH’s objectives and are focused on modern professional communication in a broad sense within NHH’s subject areas. The department has an active research environment in professional and intercultural communication, and its research profile encompasses terminology, corpora and language resources, specialised translation, intercultural communication and discourse analysis. For further information about the department, please visit our website.

 

Fulbright Commission: Executive Director for Czech Republic

“JobExecutive Director for the Czec h Republic, Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange, Prague, Czech Republic. Deadline: 1 April 2025.

The J. W. Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange in the Czech Republic is a binational organization whose mission is to promote mutual understanding by fostering educational and research collaboration between the Czech Republic and the United States. The Commission is a contributory organization of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports, and administers the Fulbright Program on behalf of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State, facilitating academic and cultural exchange between the two nations. To sustain and advance the success of the Fulbright Program in the Czech Republic, the Commission invites applications for the position of Executive Director.