Marist U: Associate Director, Marist Italy (Italy)

“JobAssociate Director, Marist Italy, Marist University, Florence, Italy. Deadline: 23 August 2025.

The Associate Director will assist the Interim Director of Marist Italy to manage branch campus operations. Major duties will include supporting day-to-day operations, developing office procedures and schedules, bookkeeping, and developing and helping to lead high impact educational experiences including internships, a lecture series, senior seminar, the honors program, and community engagement.

Applicants must be European Union (EU) citizens or have prior and ongoing permission to work in Italy – visa sponsorship is not possible at this time.

Utrecht U: Studentship: Recognizing Multicultural Strengths of Youth via Social Networks at Work (Netherlands)

“Studentships“PhD Studentship: Recognizing Multicultural Strengths of Youth via Social Networks at Work, Utrecht University, Netherlands. Deadline: 17 August 2025.

The Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences is looking for a PhD candidate to study social and psychological factors that influence youths’ transition to the labor market.

In the Netherlands, adolescents with a migration background are less likely to find (adequate) internships and first-time jobs compared to their peers without a migration background. To date, research primarily tends to focus on how a multicultural background can lead to difficulties when entering the labor market, including more discrimination, less social support, and fewer relevant working experiences compared to monocultural peers. In the current project, we take a novel approach by examining the recognition of beneficial strengths that adolescents with a migration background may bring to the labor market.

People growing up in difficult conditions develop enhanced abilities, not despite, but precisely because of their challenging experiences. Research suggests that by navigating and negotiating diverse cultural contexts, multicultural individuals can gain rich knowledge and valuable skills (e.g., perspective taking, flexibility, creativity) that can benefit youth in their internships and jobs. Yet, how does the recognition of multicultural strengths emerge among migrant youth? Do employers also recognize and value such multicultural strength among migrant youth? And can the recognition of multicultural strengths be leveraged by both youth and employers to increase chances on the labor market?

This PhD project consists of two research objectives.

Objective 1: examining how social networks contribute to the recognition of multicultural strengths in multicultural youth and potential employers. Social networks refer to the web of social relationships individuals are embedded in, such as connections with friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, and acquaintances. These networks are not merely sources of emotional support but play a central role in influencing attitudes and perceptions, as well as migrants’ chances on the labor market. You will collect ego-centric network data using a novel visualized network-data collection tool specifically designed to survey complex personal networks.

Objective 2: examining the effect of recognizing multicultural strengths among multicultural youth and potential employers on the labor market integration of multicultural youth. You will design experiments to test the direct influence of a) adolescents’ recognition of their multicultural strengths on job-related emotion, motivation and behavior and b) employers’ recognition of multicultural strengths on job applications from multicultural youth.

The project will be supervised by Verena Seibel (Interdisciplinary Social Science), Sheida Novin (Development Psychology), and Tobias Stark (Interdisciplinary Social Science), an interdisciplinary team, combining insights from sociology, developmental psychology, and social psychology.

Possible Scam Using CID LinkedIn Group

About CID

The Center for Intercultural Dialogue’s LinkedIn group has suddenly been besieged with dozens of questionable requests for membership each day.

Typically, there are several new member requests to join that group each day. These have been increasing over the last few weeks, until yesterday there were over 50, so something is very odd.

It is not entirely clear what the goal of fake profiles asking to join the group might be. LinkedIn has promised to investigate, but in the meantime I’ve been advised that this is probably some sort of scam, likely an attempt to get information about those who are legitimately part of the LinkedIn group. As a result, I am going to deny new member requests that seem at all questionable. I have also been going back to delete all potentially fake profiles (most of these provide minimal information, which goes against the whole point of a LinkedIn profile).

If you are a real person with an abbreviated profile who wants to be let in to the group over the next month or two, please send a message, stating who you are, why you are interested in joining the group, and providing the URL to your LinkedIn profile. I will then add you to the group manually.

Similarly, if you were added over the past few weeks since this started, but then discover that you have been deleted from the group, you are welcome to send a message asking to be reinstated – just provide the same information – who you are, and why you want to join. My apologies that this is necessary. And more apologies to anyone who I inappropriately deny membership.

Anyone who has had a similar experience with another LinkedIn group is invited to write and tell me what happened in that case. I am very curious about who is trying to attempt what here.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue

Update as of August 19: 

Out of 421 requests in 3 weeks, LinkedIn deleted 117 as fake accounts, but they move slowly. Today I got impatient, and went through those remaining. I approved 26 as likely legitimate, and denied 278 as likely fake. So far, only 1 person has written to be requesting to be let into the group, but if I have denied you access inappropriately, please write in and briefly say why you wish to join the group. Be sure to include the URL of your LinkedIn page – many names are duplicates, and it can be difficult to locate the correct profile.

CFP 3rd International Conference on Freedom of Religion and Belief (Spain)

ConferencesCall for proposals: Third International Conference on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Faculty of Communication and International Relations Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University), Barcelona, Spain, 28-30 January 2026. Deadline: 14 September 2025.

The Third International Conference on Freedom of Religion and Belief, convened by the Chair of Religious Freedom and Conscience of Catalonia and the Blanquerna Observatory on Media, Religion and Culture, will take place in Barcelona on 28 – 30 January, 2026. The goals of the conference are to:

  • Share good practices at the local, regional or international level in regards to the management of religious diversity and the promotion of religious freedom.
  • Analyze the international standards that assess the exercise of the right to religious freedom and the prevention of violations to the right.
  • Create a debate among experts and members of international institutions about the international situation and trends in freedom of religion and conscience, as well as methodologies, categories and indicators for the analysis of the reality of religious freedom.

Practical proposals that explain initiatives on religious freedom, the promotion of interreligious and interfaith dialogue are also welcome. In this case, a summary of what will be presented is also required, with a maximum of 500 words, along with the author’s institution. Communications can be submitted in Catalan, Spanish, English, or French.

U Basel: Forum Basiliense Junior Fellows: Conflict and Cooperation (Switzerland)

FellowshipsForum Basiliense Junior Fellows, University of Basel, Switzerland. Deadline: 31 July 2025.

In 2026, the intellectual focus for the groups of international fellows and guests at the Forum Basiliense will be “Conflict and Cooperation”. With this theme, the Forum Basiliense will be addressing the numerous conflicts and crises in the contemporary world. In this interdisciplinary space, ongoing scholarly engagement with conflicts and their dynamics can establish dialogues with research on exemplary forms of cooperation and the conceptual foundations of cooperative action. This dual focus deliberately combines two conceptual fields in order to reflect on how problems of conflict and cooperation relate to and illuminate each other. We encourage applications focused on this theme in any of the disciplines represented at the University of Basel.

They invite fellows for visits of three to six months during 2026, preferably during the spring or the autumn term. Fellows are expected to participate in events and in scientific exchange (a regular colloquium) during their stay.

Your Profile: You hold an excellent PhD or a junior professorship in any of the disciplines represented at the University of Basel. Fellowships are awarded based on scientific merit, the quality of the application, and how the application speaks to the theme of “Conflict and Cooperation”. They welcome applications from all over the world.

Maria Flora Mangano: Standing for Peace Without Weapons

Guest PostsStanding for Peace Without Weapons. Guest post by Maria Flora Mangano.

In 2025, we are celebrating the eightieth anniversary of several events related to the end of World War II, including the launch of the bombs which devastated Japan. Oppenheimer immediately realized the need to avoid global destruction, and soon he stepped back from atomic weapons, instead promoting disarmament and peace among the international community of physicists and scientists. His commitment to peace encountered strong opposition among the political and government contexts of that time. At the end of the war, he was removed from government and academic positions, and he charged with supporting communism through his pacifist ideas. He was rehabilitated, teaching in the US before his death. A few months after the creation of the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer delivered a speech in the same place where the group of physicists worked and helped to create the Association of Los Alamos Scientists. They, in turn, mobilized the scientists of the world to support a peaceful use of science and knowledge, arguing for global disarmament.

What may his words suggest to us, in this tragic and dark time for the whole world, when it seems that history has taught us nothing?

Are we really powerless and inexorably in the hands of our politicians’ choices, as the obvious vision of the world seems to suggest? Do we really believe that the end of the wars come from those with the loudest voices and as a result of weapons?

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Global Cities: Education Program Manager (USA)

“JobEducation Program Manager, Global Cities, Inc., New York, NY, USA. Deadline: open until filled; posted 12 July 2025.

The Global Cities seeks an experienced, creative, and tech-savvy Education Program Manager to join its team of accomplished educators who design and implement the Global Scholars virtual exchange program. As part of Global Cities’ collaborative and innovative team, they apply a diverse skillset to create student-centered, project-based curricula, teacher professional development, and a lively e-classroom environment for young people worldwide. Their responsibilities also include liaising with Global Scholars classroom teachers, school leaders, and education district/ministry officials, and contributing insights to initiatives for all K-12 educators interested in integrating global competency into their curriculum and instruction.

Global Cities, Inc., a Program of Bloomberg Philanthropies, promotes skills that today’s youth require for citizenship in tomorrow’s world. Global Cities has extensive experience using technology to forge connections among students and educators that promote learning, including through Global Scholars, our signature virtual exchange program for public school students. Through the program, students ages 10 to 13 engage in constructive dialogue with peers across the globe in e-classrooms. Their posts, replies, and digital projects are primary texts for them to learn about other cities and perspectives, and how to solve the shared global issue they are studying. Currently, Global Scholars connects over 10,400 students and more than 500 educators in 546 cities around the world.

In addition to operating Global Scholars, Global Cities has conducted research that demonstrates that direct peer-to-peer connections develop the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors that constitute global competency. What we have learned is relevant to all educators working to ensure every child has access to education that will prepare them for success in a globalized world, and we have an ambitious agenda to share this learning with the next generation of K-12 teachers. To learn more, please visit: https://www.globalcities.org/

U Jyväskylä: Intercultural Communication (Finland)

“JobUniversity Teacher in Intercultural Communication, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Deadline: 3 August 2025.

The University Teacher’s position is allocated to the discipline of Intercultural Communication in the Department of Language and Communication Studies. The department provides high quality, research-based academic education in language and communication studies.

The University Teacher will be a part of a team responsible for research and education in the field of Intercultural Communication. The teaching takes place in the international MA degree programme Language, Globalization and Intercultural Communication and the study module in Intercultural Communication. The contents of the teaching modules deal for example with themes related to critical approaches to diversity in organizational communication, dynamics of migration, technology-mediated communication across contexts, issues related to intergroup communication, discourses of power, and both qualitative and quantitative methodology.

University Teachers are required to have a relevant master’s degree. The duties, qualification requirements and language skills of a University Teacher are stipulated by the University of Jyväskylä Regulations and language skills guidelines. Excellent proficiency in English is required in this position.

In addition, the following skills and achievements are regarded as merits: (i) experience in teaching, (ii) pedagogical training, (iii) development of teaching materials, (iv) other merits in teaching, (v) other skills and achievements relevant to the task of the University Teacher, and (vi) collaboration possibilities in teaching within the broader structure of the department. Research (vii) in one of the core research areas of the department or at their crossroads is also considered a merit (see https://www.jyu.fi/en/humsoc/kivi/research-at-kivi).

Fulbright Opportunities 2026-27

FulbrightsFulbright has announced open awards competitions for both US scholars to travel abroad, and international scholars to travel to the US. Deadlines vary by program.

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is now open for applications with a deadline of 25 September 2025. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world.  College and university faculty, as well as artists and professionals from a wide range of fields can join over 400,000 Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections, and greater mutual understanding.

For those outside the US, interested in a stay in the US, the Visiting Scholar Program is the obvious beginning point. In addition, the Scholar-in-Residence Program accepts applications from U.S. institution of higher education to host a scholar from outside of the United States for a semester or full academic year to teach courses, assist in curriculum development, guest lecture, develop study abroad/exchange partnerships and engage with the campus and the local community.

Library of Congress: Kluge Fellowships (USA)

FellowshipsKluge Fellowships, Kluge Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 15 September 2025.

The Kluge Center welcomes applications from promising post-graduate scholars for research in an array of subjects that can be supported by the Library’s collections and digital resources. These positions are filled by a range of competitions managed by the Kluge Center. Fellows receive individual carrels within the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building to pursue their work.

The Kluge Center is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for endowed fellowship programs at the Library of Congress. The Center offers residential fellowships to scholars and thought leaders to make use of the Library’s vast collections and digital resources.

The Kluge Center encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library’s large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research is particularly welcome in the Kluge Fellowship program, which is open to scholars who received their terminal degree within the past seven years. Up to 12 fellowships are offered to scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields such as architecture or law, for periods of four to 11 months.

Among the collections available to researchers are the world’s largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints, and photographs are also available. In-residence scholars have access to the Library’s specialized staff and to the intellectual community of Washington. Further information about the Library’s collections can be found on the Library’s website.

(NOTE: Other fellowship programs are also available: Fellowship in Digital Studies, David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality, and Philips Lee Phillips Society Fellowship.)