Nazarbayev U: Inclusive Education/Multilingual Education (Kazakhstan)

“JobProfessor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Inclusive Education or in Multilingual Education, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan. Deadline: 30 October 2022.

Nazarbayev University was launched in 2010 as a premier national and regional flagship research university, partnering with some of the most internationally recognized names in higher education. The Graduate School of Education (GSE) was launched in 2013 with partners at the University of Cambridge and the University of Pennsylvania. Due to expansion, GSE invites applications for Full Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors for faculty positions in the areas of Inclusive Education and Multilingual Education beginning in January / August, 2023.

The successful candidates will be expected to teach postgraduate courses in the M.Sc. in Educational Leadership program (one of 4 specializations: Inclusive Education; Multilingual Education; Higher Education; and School Education), the M.A. in Multilingual Education program, and/or the PhD in Education program. There will be a new Education Doctorate program from 2023, so they will prioritize applicants who have experience directing and teaching at the doctoral level.

ActionAid: Global Advocacy and Grant Coordinator, Anti Racist Public Education (S Africa, UK, Kenya or Brazil)

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Global Advocacy and Grant Coordinator, Anti Racist Public Education, ActionAid, to be based in Johannesburg, London, Nairobi or Rio de Janeiro. Deadline: 3 November 2022.

This role will support the development of ambitious progress on anti-racist public education globally, working in close dialogue with a transformative programme in Brazil. You will lead global advocacy on anti-racist public education, connecting with and drawing learning from around the world to influence global policies and practices. This will include engaging with UN Special Rapporteurs, with UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report, and with processes to influence the post-2030 SDG agenda to make issues around racial equity in education a global priority. You will work in close partnership with the School of Education at the University of Bristol who are developing a database of anti-racist education initiatives and a roadmap for transformation. You will also connect closely with wider movements such as the Global Campaign for Education, Education International and the Global Student Forum.

Most importantly you will be connecting with the hugely ambitious transformative work of the SETA project in Brazil, which is working with black, indigenous and quilombo movements, together with the national education campaign, towards a shared vision of a Brazilian public education system built on the principles of racial and social justice where every young person can access their right to quality education. The team in Brazil aims to transform the public education ecosystem in Brazil and to institutionalise a racial equity approach in policy and practice, influencing wider societal attitudes, transforming data and monitoring, shifting government policies and practices, training managers and teachers and mobilising youth and students.

Western Washington U: Intercultural Communication (USA)

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Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA. Application review begins 7 November 2022, position open until filled.

The Department of Communication Studies at Western Washington University (WWU) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Intercultural Communication with additional expertise in Health Communication. Applicants must also be qualified to teach an introductory survey of Communication Theory. The successful candidate will teach existing courses at the undergraduate level, including some combination of Intercultural Communication, Health Communication, Communication Theory, Communication Diversity & Controversy, Communication, Identity & Difference, as well as other classes as needed.

TalkingPoints: Connecting Immigrant Families to Teachers

Applied ICD

TalkingPoints uses technology to tackle barriers between parents and teachers across language and culture differences by creating two-way human and machine translation.

In addition, the app helps families support their children’s learning through in-app and text message content. At the same time, the app provides coaching, scaffolding, and professional development for teachers.

For details, watch the Ted Talk by Heejae Lim, the founder and CEO, as she explains both why she started the company, and how it works.

Everyday Democracy (USA)

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Everyday Democracy is a USA-based organization whose mission is to help communities work equitably and inclusively to build a strong democracy. The dialogue-to-change approach is central to their work, and is grounded in race and intergenerational equity.

One of their strategies is to build a network of organizations across the US that see themselves as part of a larger movement for strengthening democratic capacity for equitable community voice and change. Their Anchor Network is comprised of organizations across the US committed to community engagement and using approaches such as dialogue to change, to promote racial and intergenerational equity.

The next orientation session for potential Anchor Partners will be held 1 November 2022. This is open to any local, state, or national organization interested in joining the network. Registration is required. For further information, contact Lauren Litton with questions.

Backtalk: Artists on Native, African & African American Stereotypes

Intercultural Pedagogy

Backtalk: Artists on Native, African, and African American Stereotypes, Online exhibit, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.

Backtalk: Artists on Native, African, and African American Stereotypes is part of a collaborative, broad-reaching examination on the persistence of racial and cultural stereotypes. Following the vision of Johnnetta Betsch Cole, director emerita, National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), to examine stereotypes across cultures, this online exhibition explores how select visual artists interrogate and engage racial and cultural stereotypes in their creative practice. The curatorial team chose to focus on a diverse group of artists from various backgrounds, geographies, and contexts who are represented in Smithsonian Institution collections and have addressed intersecting themes and subjects relevant to the impact of cultural and racial stereotypes. Backtalk features works by nine 20th- and 21st-century artists who capture, reflect, and/or speak back to the stereotype.

The project began as an examination of the ways in which artists are rewriting historical narratives that reinforce racial, cultural, and gender stereotypes through appropriation and subversion of the images traditionally used to stigmatize them. The pieces chosen are each in a Smithsonian collection and represent a range of strategies, including satire, parody, humor, and masking, in response to colonialist depictions of “the Other.” Audiences are invited to view the portrayals of race, gender, and culture in canonical Western paintings through a different lens—one in which the spectacle becomes the spectator and the passive subject becomes the agent. In the process, the power of artists to unveil and respond to social and cultural norms that perpetuate stereotypes is brought to life.

Related materials: KC55: Stereotypes provides a basic introduction to the topic intended to be accessible to undergraduates. This online exhibit would be a great extension of the topic for students.

CFP IAICS: Synergies in Intercultural communication (Macau)

ConferencesCall for papers, 28th International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies: Synergies in Intercultural Communication,  22-25 March 2023, City University of Macau, Macau, China. Deadline: 27 November 2022.

The City University of Macau (CityU Macau) and the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS) will host the 28th International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies on 22-25 March 2023 at CityU Macau, Taipa campus. This year the theme is “Synergies in Intercultural Communication: Languages, Professions and Heritages”. Organizers would like to invite scholars, educators, administrators, graduates, and undergraduate students from all disciplines of cultural sciences, and related fields, to submit proposals to the conference.

The IAICS Conference 2023 focuses on interdisciplinary research in intercultural communication, using a variety of methodology for intercultural communication research and disseminating practical findings to facilitate understanding across cultures. It intends to enhance global intercultural sensitivity and involve educators, business professionals, and students worldwide in effective and satisfying dialogues about diversity and transcultural communication issues.

Families in Global Transition E-poster Discussion (Online)

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E-poster discussion with Q&A, Families in Global Transition Research Network, 21 October 2022 at 3pm CEST/Vienna, 9am EDT/New York/ 9pm GMT+8 Singapore (Online via Zoom). Free with registration.

Everyone is invited to the FRN 1st FIGT 2022 E-poster Discussion and Q&A, which will be virtual webinar featuring 3 posters by Alice Wu (longitudinal study following TCK for 20 years), Louise Ross (comparison between expat women and men) and Anna Svedberg (the journey of a family with international adoptee). The posters are the proceeding from the FIGT 2022 conference.Families in Global Transition Research Network E-posters and Q&A

Institute for Study Abroad: Multiple Positions (UK, Argentina)

“Job Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA), (organization is based in Indiana, USA, but some positions are based in other countries). Deadlines vary by position.

  • Director, England and Wales Programmes (based in London; deadline: 22 November 2022)

    The Director of England and Wales Programmes is responsible for the development and leadership of all IFSA sites in England and Wales including the following: inspiring a commitment to first in class customer service for partners and students; ensuring high-quality programming that support student learning and satisfaction outcomes; delivering business results through creative and intentional programme design to support student learning; diversifying the program offering to meet market needs; leading team’s day-to-day programme administration; and growing relationships with host universities, industry, and other partners with a goal of increased enrollment.

  • Director, Argentina (based in Buenos Aires; deadline: open until filled)

    The Director is responsible for the strategic development and leadership including delivering results through creative and intentional program design to support student learning; leading team’s day-to-day program administration; and growing relationships with host universities, industry, and other partners with a goal of increased enrollment and delivery of high-quality programs that support student learning and satisfaction outcomes.

IFSA (Institute for Study Abroad), a US-based nonprofit organization, creates global learning environments to help students gather the critical perspectives, knowledge, and skills essential for future success. Other positions available here.

ASU: Intercultural Communication (USA)

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Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. Deadline: 11 November 2022.

The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as Assistant Professor who will be required to teach in-person on the Tempe campus with an anticipated start date of August 2023. They are particularly interested in applicants whose scholarship and teaching focus is in intercultural communication and/or performance studies. Salary will be competitive based on qualifications.