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Smithsonian Institution Fellowships 2024 (USA)

FellowshipsThe Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Deadline: 15 October 2024.

The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers opportunities for independent research or study related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and/or research interests of the Institution and its staff. Fellowships are offered to graduate students and predoctoral students as well as postdoctoral and senior investigators to conduct independent research and to utilize the resources of the Institution with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff serving as advisors and hosts.

Parts of the Smithsonian that might be of specific interest to CID followers include: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Office of International Relations, and there are Fulbright-Smithsonian Awards for those outside the US to travel to work with the Smithsonian collections.

IMéRA Fellowships 2025-6 (France)

Fellowships

IMéRA Core Fellowships 2025-6, IMéRA Institute for Advanced Study at Aix-Marseille University, France. Deadline: 21 October 2024.

In collaboration with its partners, Imera is offering 9 residency positions for periods of 5 or 10 months, dedicated to scientists and/or artists. These positions are distributed across four programs developed within Iméra: “Arts &Sciences: Undisciplined Knowledge,” “Interdisciplinary Explorations,” “Mediterranean,” and”Necessary Utopias.”

Prerequisites common to all available fellowships and that must be taken into account before the eligibility criteria specific to each fellowship include:

  • An active knowledge of French and/or English (written and spoken) is essential. Linguistic skills in both languages are desirable due to the bilingual context of Iméra.

  • Candidates commit to participating in the scheduled activities with other residents and the Iméra scientific team. The Community Building Seminar (CBS) is one of the central activities, held each week (all day Thursday). The time investment amounts to one day per week in total.

  • In the interest of research internationalization, just as the local scientific and cultural community should benefit from the methodological traditions brought by the residents, the latter should also benefit from the numerous expertise present on site, where most disciplines are represented. For these reasons, candidates must be based abroad and submit a project that maximizes the resources available on-site (around a hundred laboratories, various archives, a vibrant cultural and associative life, etc.). It is highly recommended to identify key local resources related to the research theme beforehand, mention them in the project, and outline the envisioned modes of collaboration.

CFP PhD Research about Translation (Spain)

ConferencesCall for Papers: International Conference on PhD Research about Translation, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain, 13-14 March 2025. Deadline: 15 October 2024.

This second edition of the conference continues focusing on doctoral research in the field of translation, as well as providing a forum for exchanging ideas and improving together. Part of the formative activities in the scope of the PhD programs in Literary Studies and Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, this event is organized by the PhD students of these programs. This conference is supported by the Department of Linguistics, and Arabic, Basque and East Asian Studies, the Department of Romance, French, Italian and Translation Studies, as well as the Vice-Deanery for Research and PhD Studies of the Faculty of Philology of the Complutense University. This encounter is geared towards PhD and Master students and the people who have recently defended their thesis (within the last three years). Speakers will have the opportunity to present one of their own Translation and Interpreting Studies monographs or literary translations published in the timeframe from 2023 to 2025 during the days of the conference. In addition to promoting current research in the field of translation, organizers want to offer a safe space for getting to know each other and learn from each other.

The conference welcomes contributions both in Spanish and English.

CFP: Starting Expert Group Discussions on ICD Topics

About CIDThe Center for Intercultural Dialogue is interested in organizing several expert groups, which will hold discussions and facilitate collaborations.

The major goal of having expert groups is to help make connections between followers of the Center. At present, 251 researchers and practitioners have profiles on the site, but that is only a small percentage of the total who follow on one social media platform or another. Specifically, there are 4,491 followers as of today (1,527 on WordPress directly, 2,109 on Facebook, 696 on LinkedIn, and 159 on YouTube). As a result, it can be difficult to first, learn who shares your interests, and second, connect with them in some meaningful way.

At the moment, we are assuming initial connections would be conversations held on zoom, for an average of an hour at a time, but final decisions about meetings should be made by members of each group. If you are interested in suggesting one, and/or participating in one, please email us the following:

  • What is the topic of a group you would most want to join? (You may name up to three, but only participate in one, at least initially.) Think of a topic related to your current interests, that would benefit your current endeavors, or something about which you are passionate.

  • Within that topic, is there a specific issue you would most like to discuss? Or a specific action you think it might take (perhaps organizing a conference panel, a journal special issue, or an in-person meeting)?

  • Would you be willing to serve as a moderator if asked?

  • Tell us a little about yourself. If you are one of the 251 people who have a profile on the Center’s website, please check to see that yours is current, and if not, please send us updates. If you do not yet have a profile, look at what others have included in theirs, and send us comparable information, as everyone who participates in at least one activity of an expert group will be granted a profile.

Please send in your answers by 30 September 2024 for the first round (there will be additional opportunities to participate in the future).

We will start with just a few groups, and they will need to be of manageable size, so it is possible that you will not initially be asked to participate in one.

Illinois College: Intercultural Communication (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL, USA. Deadline: open until filled; posted 5 September 2024.

The Department of Communication Arts at Illinois College invites applications for an assistant professor, tenure-track position in Intercultural Communication with primary focus on intercultural communication within organizations to begin Fall 2025. Strong preference will be given to candidates with expertise and/or interest in studying issues of race, ethnicity, and culture within organizations in the U.S. context.

Secondary areas of particular need for the department include the ability to teach business communication, public relations, mass communication, and health communication. Candidates should have an interest and ability to teach the department’s introductory public speaking course. While most teaching is on campus, preference for candidates who have online teaching experience and an interest in teaching in the online program. Candidates must have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, advising, scholarship, and service. The department seeks candidates committed to diverse and inclusive perspectives in teaching, scholarship, and service as well as enthusiasm for working closely with students in a liberal arts setting.

Vassar College: International Programs (USA)

“JobAssociate Director of International Programs, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA. Deadline: 4 October 2024.

Vassar College seeks a full-time Associate Director in the Office of International Programs (OIP). By facilitating meaningful student and faculty engagement in learning opportunities outside the United States, the OIP contributes to Vassar’s mission of nurturing intellectual curiosity, creativity, respectful discourse and engaged citizenship from a global perspective.

The Associate Director will join an inclusive and experienced team that supports the College’s global engagement, a key aspect of Vassar’s liberal arts education. The core function of OIP is to steward student participation in education abroad. At Vassar, nearly 50% of students study abroad for a full semester or an academic year prior to graduation; additional students participate in short-term programs associated with on-campus classes or special programs.

The OIP partners with faculty to administer Vassar programs in London and Clifden, and consortium programs in Berlin, Bologna, Paris, and Madrid. OIP also manages Vassar’s exchange partnerships with institutions in Paris, Beijing, Tokyo, Kyoto, Exeter, Toulouse, and Singapore. In addition to Vassar programs, the office manages a list of approximately 130 other approved programs that students may access. OIP also supports a number of additional global partnerships and initiatives.

American U of Paris: International Relations (France)

“Job

Assistant Professor in International Relations, Department of History and Politics, American University of Paris, France. Deadline: 1 December 2024.

The American University of Paris invites applications for a full-time position in the Department of History and Politics at the rank of Assistant Professor in International Relations, beginning 1 August 2025.

A PhD in Political Science/International Relations is required by the date of appointment. Applicants should combine a dynamic research agenda with a commitment to teaching in a liberal arts institution. The appointment includes teaching introductory and advanced courses such as Challenges of Global Politics, World Politics, War and Peace and Advanced IR Theory. The successful candidate will also develop courses that align with her/his/their scholarly interests and have the opportunity to collaborate with AUP’s interdepartmental research centers.

Call for Nominations: NCA’s Global Communication Award Committee Member (USA)

Professional OpportunitiesCall for Nominations: Global Communication Award Committee member, National Communication Association, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 1 October 2024.

The Global Communication Award recognizes communication scholars who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and notable service in the areas of global communication. Specifically, the recipient will be recognized for distinguished communication scholarship that: 1. De-Westernizes way of knowing and doing, 2. Focuses on regions, communities, or spaces outside of the United States and Europe Integrates and cities international, and global scholars, theories, approaches, and/or methodologies in their scholarship, 3. Amplifies the global ecologies of knowledge.

Committee members review, evaluate, deliberate, and select a winner as prescribed by the individual award guidelines. Committee chair is responsible for coordinating the work of the selection committee and ensuring all deadlines are met. The chair is the third-year member of the committee. The selection committee reviews nomination materials electronically from June to August for an average of 2-3 hours per month. The time commitment for selection committee members is dependent on the number of nominations.

Nominees should be at the mid-career stage or beyond and focused on teaching and/or researching in global communication. NOTE: At least one member must a scholar residing or working outside of the United States.

Nominees must be members of NCA at the time of submitting materials and possess:

  • A willingness to collaborate with other committee members as needed.
  • The ability to think comprehensively about Global Communication research.
  • An understanding of the vision and mission of NCA.
  • The willingness to set aside professional affiliations/friendships reviewing nomination materials.
  • A commitment to adhere to confidentiality when required.

This is for a 3 year term, starting January 2025.

Northwestern U Qatar Global Postdoctoral Scholar (Qatar)

Postdocs

Northwestern University  Qatar Global Postdoctoral Scholar, Qatar. Deadline: 1 November 2024.

This Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University in Qatar is seeking outstanding candidates for one postdoctoral fellowship focused on the histories, cultures, societies, and media of the Global South. #IAS_NUQ Postdoctoral Scholars integrate primary sources and linguistic and regional expertise in theoretically inflected, historically informed, comparative, translocal, and transnational scholarship and mediamaking focused on the Global South. Candidates incorporating non-Western theories, sources, and contexts, are especially welcome.

They are currently accepting applications related to any of our current research themes (Genealogies and Epistemologies of the Global South; Arab Media, Culture, and Politics; Southern Digitalities; Critical Security Studies) and are particularly interested in scholars 1) conducting comparative or transnational research on media, culture, and/or politics in or between the Arab world and Latin America, 2) working on “theory from the South,” particularly by African or Arab authors or 3) focused on environmental communication in the Global South.

Postdoctoral Scholars work on their own research, collaborate with members of the community, and contribute to program development. They may be asked to teach one undergraduate course per year depending on needs and interests. They present and publish a piece of scholarship or mediamaking with #IAS_NUQ_Press. Fellows are provided a competitive stipend and research fund, housing, health insurance, a workspace, a computer, and library access. In addition, #IAS_NUQ will subsidize relocation expenses.

All the postdocs are residential fellowships.