Norwegian School of Economics: PHD Research Scholar in Professional & Intercultural Communication (Norway)

“Studentships“PhD Research Scholar, Professional and Intercultural Communication, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway. Deadline: 15 January 2023.

The Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) is pleased to announce a vacancy as PhD Research Scholar at the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication within the field of Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS). The PhD programme and the specialisation offered by the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication aims to give dedicated students solid training in performing high quality research. The training is based on close cooperation with other national and international institutions offering similar programmes. The students must undertake relevant course work equivalent to 45 ECTS. Given the international focus of the department, the students are strongly encouraged to carry out some of their coursework abroad.

The research proposal should be related to Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS), with a topic relevant to the research priorities of the department. Research proposals should include a sustainability perspective. Qualifying education should normally be a master’s degree in language/linguistics/communication studies. Emphasis will be placed on the quality of the research proposal. Some formal education in economics, business administration or other social sciences is an advantage.

The PhD programme at NHH is a four-year fully-funded programme, which combines an intensive course component with research and relevant work experience, preparing the school’s graduates for scholarly positions at recognised international institutions and positions in knowledge-intensive institutions and firms outside of academia. Former PhD graduates have been hired by renowned institutions such as HEC Paris, NOVA SBE, Tilburg University, Hanken School of Economics, Norwegian universities and business schools, as well as in the government, banking, finance and consulting industries.

CFP IAIR 2023 (USA)

ConferencesCall for papers: Biennial Conference of the International Academy for Intercultural Research, Philadelphia, PA, USA,
23-27 2023. Deadline: 1 February 2023.

The theme for the 2023 conference will be: Intercultural. Climate. Change. Organizers hope you will consider how your work contributes to conversations about changing intercultural climates, the effects of climate change on intercultural relations and relationships, and how intercultural relationships, identities, communication, research, practice, and so on are changing in this time of changing social and political climates around the globe. They also welcome papers and symposia proposals on all intercultural topics. (This is an in-person event.)

2023 Study Abroad NYU London: Intercultural Perspectives on Teaching and Learning (UK)

Study Abroad

Summer 2023 Study Abroad: Intercultural Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, New York University in London, UK, 3-17 July 2023. Deadline: February 9, 2023 (priority); March 9, 2023 (or until all places filled).

Examine intercultural perspectives on teaching and learning across national borders. Explore the role that class, race, gender, economics, politics, religion, and cultural heritage play in the evolving dynamics in language policy, bilingual and world language education, and international education.

Participants in the Summer 2023 program in London will critically reflect upon the challenges and opportunities facing educators, school administrators, policy-makers, community organizers, students, etc., in language education, intercultural relations, and international education in the United Kingdom. Our studies will consider the impact of large-scale events across the UK and around the world, such as the anti-globalization forces behind Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic on education and intergroup relations, the evolving Sino-British relationship over the political transformation in Hong Kong, cross-border infusion and adaptation of immigrants or refugees.

Through seminars and guided site visits in schools, community centers, NGOs, etc., we will share insights with scholars, teachers, policy-makers, writers, administrators, and immigrant community organizers in language, as well as international and intercultural education. Museum visits, theatrical performances, and day trips to important cultural sites are being planned to enrich our experience in intercultural learning positions.

For more info, such as scholarships, scheduled info session, etc., please visit this How to Apply page.

NOTE: This course will be taught by Professor Casey Lum, Associate Director of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue. See Associate Director’s Activities for posts from his program in 2022.

Kennesaw State U: Conflict Management & Peacebuilding (USA)

“JobDirector of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA. Deadline: 10 January 2023.

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a twelve-month, administrative faculty position as a tenured Professor and Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development (SCMPD) in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences beginning July 2023.

Responsibilities include:

  • The Director is responsible for providing leadership for the School and Center for Conflict Management.

  • They will oversee SCMPD’s academic programs and budgets, facilitate fundraising, and manage the School’s outreach to the academic and practitioner communities.

  • The College is looking for an accomplished scholar with demonstrated administrative leadership skills and the ability to create an environment for collaboration, transparency, and shared governance.

  • The Director will have the responsibility to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity.

  • Working in collaboration with School faculty and staff and the Dean’s office, the Director will support and enhance teaching effectiveness, scholarship and research, student success, and community outreach.

East-West Center: Deputy Director (USA)

“Job

Projects Coordinator, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI, USA. Deadline: Open until filled.

The The East-West Center (Center) is accepting applications for a limited, two-year appointment (with possibility of extension) for a Deputy Director within the Research Program. The Deputy Director assists the Vice President and Director of Research (VPDR) with overall administrative and intellectual leadership for the Research Program, ensuring its activities and funding proposals are compatible with the Center’s mission and objectives. The position will also develop, execute, and maintain appropriate recordkeeping systems and operational procedures to ensure the program’s work scope, policy, and regulatory requirements are properly followed. Additionally, the incumbent may assist in directing program resources, project planning, and contributing to the development and evaluation of current and future research opportunities.

Other positions currently available at the East-West Center are listed here.

CUNY: Hispanic Languages & Literatures (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Queens College, City University of New York, Queens, NY, USA. Deadline: 17 January 2023.

The Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the level of Assistant Professor in the field of Hispanic Linguistics to begin Fall 2023. They are interested in candidates whose research focuses on any, or a combination, of the following fields: sociolinguistics, Spanish as a heritage language, or second language acquisition. They seek candidates with a strong scholarly background, who are committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching and identify with the mission of Queens College and the City University of New York (CUNY).

The College is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their teaching and other assigned duties. Candidates with training in language pedagogy are especially encouraged to apply. The person appointed will teach (i) introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses in Spanish language and linguistics; (ii) elective courses for Spanish majors and minors; and (iii) coordinate the Department’s language program and curriculum. The basic teaching load for faculty is 3/3, and the untenured period includes significant reassigned time for research. Work spent on administrative duties, such as language coordination, reduces teaching load.

SOAS U London: Postdoc in East Asian Languages & Cultures (UK)

Postdocs
Postdoctoral Researcher in East Asian Languages and Cultures, SOAS University of London, London, UK. Deadline: 4 January 2023.

Under the leadership of Dr. Ernest Caldwell, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures will be hosting a collaborative research project ‘Han phonology: when Chinese became Chinese’, which will produce a Handbook of Han Chinese Phonology intended to supersede the existing monograph length studies of Han phonology. The Handbook will synthesize the existing knowledge of sound change in this period, formalizing this synthesis with finite state transducers. In addition, by applying state-of-the-art network analysis to the linguistic data found in a robust corpus of texts that includes newly unearthed sources, we will pinpoint the time, place, and social milieu of known changes, adjudicate controversial proposal, and provide a rigorous treatment of dialectal and sociolectal variation.

The Post-Doctoral Researcher will work closely with the Principal Investigator, Dr. Caldwell and Co-Investigator, Dr. Nathan Hill. The role is for the primary researcher on the project, and the post holder will be responsible for collecting and processing data and preparing single and multi-authored research outputs. The appointee will have a high degree of self-motivation and a demonstrable pride in the quality of written work and research previously undertaken.

SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.

CFP Datafication of Borders and Migration (Canada)

ConferencesCall for proposals: Datafication of borders and migration, CERC, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada, 25 May 2023, Hybrid. Deadline: 10 January 2023.

An international conference, co-convened by the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University; Intimacy in Data Driven Culture project, Tampere University; and Co-Designing a Fair Digital Asylum Research Project and Digital Migration Special Interest Group, Utrecht University, this event will have in-person presentations, with audience participation in the hybrid form of in-person and online. The goal of this one-day conference is to bring together scholars to introduce their research on digital technologies and datafication in migration and discuss the ambivalent and contradictory role of datafication and digital technologies for migrants and refugees, as well as the unsettling consequences of datafication in bordering and policymaking. They invite papers that explore these issues from different global contexts and disciplines, from media and communication, migration studies, critical data studies, cultural studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies, science and technology studies, law, social anthropology, criminology, data science and geography. The event fosters cross-disciplinary dialogues of qualitative research, ethnography, digital methods and critical data studies.

 

Bristol U: Afro- and/or Indigenous Futurisms & Education PHD Studentship (UK)

“Studentships“PhD Studentship in Afro- and/or Indigenous Futurisms and Educational Technology, ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures, Bristol University, Bristol, UK. Deadline: 6 January 2023.

This PhD position invites applicants with an interest in challenging and pluralising futures-oriented trajectories for educational technology. Specifically, the position will connect with the critical creative scholarship and cultural production in the fields of Afro- and/or Indigenous- Futurisms. These futurisms trouble linear narratives of progress, recognise multiple temporal framings for change and development, acknowledge the history and current impact of coloniality and creatively harness technological innovation to imagine radically transformed futures of justice. The successful candidate will propose a novel, critically engaged proposal that puts the field of educational technology into dialogue with this literature.

They invite proposals that identify new research questions, field sites for study and partners for collaboration in which Afro- and/or Indigenous Futures perspectives might open up new sites of possibility for rethinking or remaking sociodigital futures in education. The choice of research approach is open and might include everything from documentary analysis to ethnography, classroom practice and participatory action research to arts-based practice. They are open to different sites of education– both formal and informal sites of learning are potential candidates for study.

CFP Middle East Dialogue 2023 (USA & Hubrid)

ConferencesCall for proposals: Middle East Dialogue 2023, 16 March 2023, the Historic Quaker Meetinghouse, Washington DC and Hybrid. Deadline: 31 January 2023.

The Policy Studies Organization (PSO) and The Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES) invite you to submit a proposal for the upcoming conference. The Middle East Dialogue is for policy makers, scholars, business and social leaders, to discuss current issues. Its purpose is to promote multidisciplinary conversation about topics that include, but are not limited to: education and peace initiatives; social, political, and economic reforms; interfaith dialogue; nuclear proliferation; women’s rights, experiences, and challenges; terrorism; geopolitics; entrepreneurship; environmental challenges; economic development; addressing the Biden Administration. Other topic suggestions will be most welcome!

The conference embraces a spectrum of political and religious persuasions to discuss issues in a spirit of tolerance and free discourse.