Rider U: Communications in Portugal 2026 (Portugal)


Study AbroadCommunications in Portugal, Study abroad with Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA, 13-21 March 2026. Application deadline: 15 October 2025.

Rider University is accepting applications through Oct. 15 for a 3-credit communication course exploring intercultural communication, tourism and storytelling to be held across several cities in Portugal. This faculty-led, short-term study abroad course offers students the opportunity to see exotic beaches, epic castles and taste some amazing cuisine, while learning about communication. Students will explore how Communications is connected in the Portuguese culture, from historic cities and traditions to language, food, and festivals. They’ll examine how geography and history shape these experiences and consider the impact of visitors on cultural life.

NY Public Library Fellowships: Africa/African Diaspora 2026-27 (USA)

FellowshipsCall for applications: Scholars-in-Residence Program Fellowships 2026-27, Schomburg Center, New York Public Library, NY, USA. Deadline: 2 December 2025.

The Schomburg Center’s Scholars-in-Residence Program provides a limited number of long-term and short-term research fellowships to scholars and writers pursuing projects in African diasporic studies in fields including history, politics, literature, and culture.

Long-term fellowships provide a $35,000 stipend to support academics and independent scholars who work in residence at the Center for a continuous period of six to nine months. Fellows are provided with individual office space, research assistance, and access to the unparalleled resources of the Schomburg Center. In addition to pursuing their own research projects, fellows also engage in an ongoing interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, sharing their research with one another in a weekly work-in-progress seminar. While in residence, they are also exposed to the vibrant intellectual life of the Schomburg through its public exhibitions, panels, screenings, and events.

Short-term fellowships are open to postdoctoral scholars, independent researchers, and creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets) who work in residence at the Schomburg Center for a continuous period of one to three months. Short-term fellows receive a stipend of $3000 per month.

Both long-term and short-term fellowships are awarded for continuous periods in residence at the Schomburg Center. Fellows are expected to devote their full time to their research and writing. They are expected to work regularly at the Schomburg Center and to participate in the intellectual life of the Scholars-in-Residence Program. Fellows may not by employed during the period in residence, except on sabbaticals from their home institutions. Those selected as Scholars-in-Residence are encouraged to supplement their stipends with funding support from their home institutions or other non-residential fellowships or grants if the requisite approval is received from the Schomburg Center.

Long-term fellows may choose to begin residence at the Center either in September or in January. Terms for short-term fellows are dependent on the availability of space and resources at the Center; the Scholars-in-Residence Program staff will consult with each selected fellow to determine the dates of the fellow’s tenure.

Other fellowship opportunities at the New York Public Library may be of interest, if other topics in their collection are of interest.

Taos Institute: Facilitating Participant Dialogues in Research (Webinar)

EventsFacilitating Participant Dialogues in Research, Pulsating Practices: Constructionism in Action, Taos Institute, NM, USA, (Webinar), 8 October 2025, 10-11:30 EDT.

With Norma Romm (University of South Africa) and Francis Akena Adyanga (Kabale University, Uganda).

The Taos Institute invites you to join this webinar where Norma and Francis showcase how, as professional researchers, they have worked alongside research participants with the intent that fruitful constructions can be dialogically generated via the research process. The examples will indicate how research participants can participate in reconstructing ways of living together in relation to their expressed concerns.

The research setting that will constitute the prime example in this webinar was Francis and Norma’s effort to intervene in peace-building between farmers and pastoralists in the context of land disputes in Northern Uganda. Through focus group facilitation, participants came to discuss new options for their co-existence and were appreciative of how the research process contributed to this.

The webinar will also refer to another example in Northern Uganda where participants in a community were distressed by the practices of certain foreign-owned companies and mobilized resistance. As part of their dialoguing around their (relatively successful) efforts, they offered re-constructions of the notion of “development”. Finally, Francis and Norma will point to research in South Africa exploring Indigenous practices for advocating food sovereignty (as a counterpoint to globally dominant narratives around “food security”).

The webinar will invite audiences to reflect upon (and discuss) their roles as professional or lay researchers in shaping social and ecological life.

Paris Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowships 2026-8 (France)

“Fellowships“Call for Research fellows, Constructive Advanced Thinking Programme, 2026-28, Paris Institute for Advanced Study, Paris, France. Deadline: 15 October 2025.

The aim of the CAT initiative is to foster networks of excellent early-career researchers dedicated to devising new ideas to understand and to tackle current or emerging societal challenges. Although the programme has a strong focus on the societal relevance of the projects, it is entirely blue sky, bottom-up and non-thematic. CAT encourages a collaboration with stakeholders outside academia (industry, policymakers, NGOs…) who are willing to support or engage in innovative research initiatives.

In order to engage in fruitful discussions and mature their ideas, the groups will be given the opportunity to meet for short stays in different participating institutes, and to be put in contact with the institutes’ fellows and local research communities.

With few guidelines and a very light application process, CAT is designed to maximize the creativity of research groups. This call has been incubated in the Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study (NETIAS) and also involves institutes beyond the network. The collaboration between several institutes in different countries aims at giving these groups access to a great variety of high-level thinkers and researchers in order to go beyond the current frontiers of knowledge and to develop highly innovative ideas on how to address very complex societal issues.

CAT will provide teams of early-career researchers (three to five persons) time and space for thought and discussion in the best research environments Europe has to offer. The groups may include one representative of a stakeholder organization related to the theme of the project. During a period of up to three years, teams will benefit from a series of short stays (i.e. between one and two weeks, two to three times a year, for a maximum of six stays) in institutes participating in the program (see list below). Online meetings and digital research stays at the institutes are possible alternatives to onsite stays and can complete the work and time plan of CAT groups.

International Translation Day 2025

EventsHappy International Translation Day, a celebration  established by the United Nations in 2017, occurring on 30 September every year.

International Translation Day is an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue, understanding and cooperation, contributing to development, and strengthening world peace and security. A number of organizations are planning events, as described in a prior post.

“Words travel worlds. Translators do the driving”. – Anna Rusconi

This is an appropriate occasion on which to thank all of the translators who have taken time from other responsibilities to help CID prepare translations of our publications into a remarkable 32 different languages. We could not do this without you! 

NOTE: If you want to translate one of the publications into a language in which you are fluent, please contact us before you start, to learn whether anyone else is already working on that publication in that language.

 

Yizhe Jiang Profile

Profiles

Yizhe Jiang (姜一哲) is an Assistant Professor in Chinese Language Education at the University of Macau (June 2025 – Present). She earned her Ph.D. in Multilingual Language Education from The Ohio State University and her M.A. in Foreign Language Education from New York University.

 

Yizhe’s research interests include bilingual and multilingual language education, varieties of Chinese as heritage languages, translanguaging pedagogies, teaching Chinese as a foreign language, and technology-enhanced language education. More information can be found on her website.

Her Ph.D. dissertation is based on two and a half years of ethnographic fieldwork in a rural county, 锦屏 (Jinping), in Guizhou Province, where approximately 90% of the population belongs to the Miao (Hmong) and Dong (Kam) ethnic groups. Through participant observation, semi-structured interviews, artifact analysis, and other qualitative data sources, her research examines the language practices, functions, and ideologies of four Miao and Dong children as they navigate their ethnic languages (Miao and Dong), the regional Chinese dialect (Jinpinghua), the national language (Putonghua), and English as a school subject.

Recent publications:

Jiang, Y. (2024). Having dumplings with a fork: Language use and ideologies of a Fuzhounese-American youth. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-17.

Jiang, Y., & Troyan, F. J. (2024). Varieties of Chinese as heritage languages: A research synthesis. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 27(1), 131-143.

Jiang, Y., Wang, Q., & Weng, Z. (2022). The influence of technology in educating English language learners at-risk or with disabilities: A Systematic Review. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 12(4), 53-74.

Jiang, Y. (2021). Language mixings in heritage language education: A systematic review. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 3(2), 21-36.

Iswandari, Y. A., & Jiang, Y. (2020). Peer feedback in college EFL writing: A review of empirical research. LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Learning, 23(2), 399-413.

Work for CID:

Yizhe Jiang was recently interviewed by Casey Man Kong Lum, Associate Director of the Center; the result is An ethnographic study of ethnic minority students’ multilingualism in rural China.

Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies: 2 Positions (USA)

“Job2 positions available at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, Towson, MD, USA. Deadline: 15 October 2025.

Organization description: The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS) is an independent, educational nonprofit advancing interreligious dialogue and understanding in order to build and sustain a multireligious democracy in the United States. Through educational programming, public-facing scholarship, and relationship-centered fellowships and workshops, ICJS models a new conversation in the public square that affirms religious diversity and creates opportunities for participants to practice the art of interreligious dialogue. Their audiences include the general public, civic leaders, teachers, chaplains, clergy, congregational leaders, seminarians, librarians, museum professionals, and higher-ed faculty.

Operations and Events Associate: The Operations and Events Associate plays a role in nearly all functions of the organization, bringing their energy and focus to building and maintaining a smoothly functioning work environment. This position handles a broad range of responsibilities from event planning (both online and in-person) to program assessment to facility management. The ideal candidate is a team player with a wide range of interests and skills.
The Operations and Events Associate stays alert to potential improvements in organizational systems and will recommend and develop new operations and procedures as needed. They will contribute to program enhancement through strategizing about participant engagement, being part of the public event planning team, and building a culture of assessment. The Associate will assist with financial tracking and will maintain a safe, well-kept facility for employees and visitors. This position reports to the Senior Director for Program, Scholarship, and Operations.

Marketing Manager: The Marketing Manager elevates the mission, programs, and public presence of ICJS by developing and executing strategic marketing efforts. The Marketing Manager identifies and targets key audiences—such as clergy, teachers, civic leaders, librarians, museum professionals and academics—with compelling content and campaigns that build awareness, deepen engagement, and drive participation in ICJS offerings. With an eye toward both brand integrity and innovation, the Marketing Manager manages digital and print communications, paid promotions, and organizational messaging, while collaborating across departments to amplify ICJS’s impact. This role ensures that ICJS’s vision of interreligious learning and connection reaches wider and more diverse communities. The Marketing Manager is a member of the Communications team and reports to the Director of
Communications and Marketing.

Texas A&M: Assistant Professor of Global Media (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor of Global Media, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. Deadline: 20 October 2025.

The Department of Communication and Journalism in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in its Humanities & Critical/Cultural Studies Division, with a focus on global media. Successful candidates will be expected to publish, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and engage in service activities. This full-time, 9-month academic appointment has an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026.

Ideal candidates will have a robust research agenda centered on global media studies. Candidates investigating media systems, audiences, media economies, industrial practices, platforms, and texts in global contexts, are welcome to apply. They are interested in research that addresses social issues and phenomena including those that reinforce department strengths within rhetorical studies, political communication, organizational communication, media studies, and/or journalism.

Mother Tongues: Participation & Learning Coordinator (Ireland)

“JobParticipation and Learning Coordinator, Mother Tongues, Dublin, Ireland. Deadline: 10 October 2025.

Mother Tongues is a non-profit organisation based in Ireland, dedicated to empowering bilingual children through creativity and the arts. Our mission is to help these children grow up with confidence in their linguistic and cultural identities. We are committed to promoting multilingualism and fostering intercultural dialogue in Ireland.

Mother Tongues aims to define and reach out to audiences currently unaware of its services by engaging a Participation and Learning Coordinator, whose primary focus will be to target specific audiences.

The initial phase of this position will involve researching and identifying communities in South Dublin and the surrounding counties that are not yet engaging with Mother Tongues’ programmes and services. The successful candidate will be asked to identify a small number of suitable communities and to develop relationships with them. To ensure a smooth transition and handover, the successful candidate will build on the foundation laid by the former coordinator and will shadow her for the first five weeks of the role.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic advocate for multilingualism and cultural diversity, with excellent communication and community engagement skills.

Quilt of Belonging: A Place for All

Applied ICD

Quilt of Belonging: A Place for All, primarily created in Glengarry Village, Williamstown, ON, Canada.

The Quilt of Belonging: A Place for All is a collaborative work of art whose mission is “to recognize Canada’s diversity, celebrate our common humanity and promote harmony and compassion among people.” A richly hued portrait of the human family, Quilt of Belonging is a 120 foot (36 metres) long collaborative textile art project. Its 263 blocks portray the rich cultural legacies of all the First Peoples in Canada and every nation of the world at the dawn of the new Millennium. The goal of those who created it is to “tell the stories of Canadians of all generations throughout our history, from First Nations to new settlers to the new citizens of today, to all from coast to coast to coast who call this wonderful country home.”

The Quilt of Belonging was begun in the fall of 1998 by artist Esther Bryan. In 1995 she went on a life-changing journey to Slovakia with her parents to find the family and home her father had left behind 43 years earlier. The dream of making this artwork was born as she recognized that everyone has a story to tell, each culture has a unique beauty and that the experiences and values of our past inform who we are today. Volunteers were found from each cultural identity to create the 263 diamond shaped textile blocks. Help was provided as needed with design, research and needlework to ensure that each piece reflects the unique beauty and character of the culture depicted. In this textile mosaic, each person can experience a sense of belonging and find a place in the overall design – there is “A Place for All.” Together they record human history in textile, illustrating the beauty, complexity and sheer size of the human story.

Canada’s immigration records showed that as of January 1st, 2000 at least one person from every country of the world was living in Canada. It took over 6 years for volunteers to find a representative from each of the 263 cultural groups on the quilt. Thousands of calls, letters and countless visits were made to organizations, immigration centres, native bands, churches, embassies, and individual contacts – in short every possible source was considered. Appeals were also made in the media, needlecraft publications and numerous “in-progress” exhibitions.

Blockmakers were found to create the 9-inch diamond shaped textile “block”. Volunteers assisted them with materials, design and sewing expertise. Countless hours of research supplied information on design, fabrics and techniques and provided the historical, cultural context from which to make the artwork and develop texts for books and web-site.

Over 3 million visitors have seen the Quilt while the Quilt of Belonging companion book is available in English or French, and the 48-minute documentary is free to watch online. This artwork is also used in a variety of projects and education programs, creating an impact nationally and around the world. As of 2025, it is housed at TriSisters Art House in St Jacobs, Ontario, when not on tour.