U Mass Amherst: Assistant Director of Global Launch (USA)

“JobAssistant Director of Global Launch, International Programs, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA. Deadline: 18 May 2025.

The Assistant Director of Global Launch provides leadership and oversight for the UMass Amherst Global Launch programs. The Assistant Director leads recruitment, enrollment and program development and management in consultation with the Executive Director of Global Education, and student support and success initiatives with the Director of Student Success Academic Programs.

Africa Institute, Global Studies U: Fellowships (UAE)

Fellowships

Fellowships, The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, Sharjah, UAE, 2025-26. Deadline: varies by program (see below).

The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, Sharjah offers three fellowship opportunities for scholars, writers, and translators engaged in Africa and African diaspora studies.

      • Restitution and Reparation Fellowship (Deadline: April 1, 2025) – Supported by Open Society Foundations, this program fosters research on African art restitution and cultural heritage.

      • Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence (Deadline: April 17, 2025) – A three-month residency in Sharjah, UAE, offering a 50,000 AED grant for writers exploring Africa and its diaspora.

      • Global Africa Translation Fellowship (Deadline: April 17, 2025) – Grants of up to $5,000 for translations of African works into English or Arabic.

U Amsterdam: Studentship in Argumentation, Identity and the Public Sphere (Netherlands)

“Studentships“

PhD Studentship in Argumentation, Identity and the Public Sphere, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Deadline: 14 April 2025.

The Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC) currently has a vacant PhD position as part of the project Expressing Identity in Public Discourse through Argumentation led by principal investigator Dr. M.H. (Menno) Reijven. The ACLC prioritises diversity (taken in a holistic sense, e.g., ethnicity, social and/or linguistic background, gender, sexuality) and is committed to creating an inclusive research environment. They are seeking a talented colleague who can communicate well with the different ACLC research groups, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to research-based teaching. The ACLC is one of the five Research Schools within the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR). Researchers in the capacity group of Speech Communication, Argumentation Theory and Rhetoric at the ACLC investigate argumentative discourse across a wide variety of contexts, as well as the linguistic and cognitive processes behind argumentation and persuasion. The PhD student is expected to collaborate with other researchers on argumentation within the research school as well.

UNESCO: Intercultural Dialogue for Conflict Transformation (France but Online)

Events

Intercultural Dialogue for Conflict Transformation Briefs Series, UNESCO, Paris, France, 1 April 2025, 3-4:30 pm (Online).

In an era where geopolitical power struggles disrupt traditional peacebuilding, where identity and misinformation fuel divisions, and where trust in institutions is eroding, UNESCO’s Intercultural Dialogue for Conflict Transformation briefs series presents an adaptable, culturally grounded, and people-centered approach to peacebuilding. With 89% of conflicts worldwide occurring in countries with limited capacity for intercultural dialogue, this series takes an essential first step in examining dialogue as a powerful practice for preventing conflict, fostering reconciliation, reimagining transitional justice, and strengthening social cohesion.

Through actionable recommendations, each brief in this series provides practitioners, policymakers, and civil society with the essential guidance needed to tailor and embed intercultural dialogue in their respective contexts, thereby making peace processes more inclusive, locally led, and sustainable.

Join for an engaging 90-minute online event, where keynote speakers and expert panelists-including the authors of the briefs-will unpack key recommendations and engage in an insightful conversation on how dialogue can foster a more peaceful, cohesive, and just world.

LSE Fellow in Early Modern International History (UK)

FellowshipsFellow in Early Modern International History, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. Deadline: 4 April 2025.

The Department of International History at LSE invites applications for an LSE Fellow in the academic session to commence in September 2025 with expertise in the following areas: Early Modern International History; Historical Methods and Historiography. This expertise will enable the Fellow to teach the following courses at undergraduate level: HY118 Faith, Power and Revolution: Europe and the Wider World, c.1500-c.1800; HY120 Historical Approaches to the Modern World.

The postholder will contribute to the scholarship and intellectual life of the School by conducting teaching and research which will enhance the School’s reputation as a research-led teaching institution, with appropriate mentoring from the Department. They will be expected to participate in teaching for up to a maximum of six classroom contact hours per week. They will have time to undertake research and will be expected to participate in the administrative and social activities of the Department.

The postholder will have completed or be close to completing a PhD in Early Modern International History by the post start date and will have relevant teaching experience. The successful candidate will have expertise in early modern International History and a particular interest in teaching historical methodology and historiography; A developing research record in the field; Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to work in close partnership with fellow teachers, as well as on a one-on-one basis with students and in small groups, and to provide effective support, as necessary.The ability to supervise and mark dissertations and assessments at both undergraduate and postgraduate level is also required. Previous use of Virtual Learning Environment would be desirable.

Fergal Lenehan Profile

Profiles

Fergal Lenehan is adjunct Professor (ausserplanmäßger Professor) at the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, in Germany. He received a BA and an MA from University College Dublin, Ireland, and a PhD from the University of Leipzig, Germany.

Fergal LenehanHe also completed the German Habilitation – the formal, second PhD which allows you to officially become a Professor – at the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena. He is also journalistically active and has written for the Dublin Review of Books and The Currency, among other publications.

He has had a varied research profile, but intercultural questions have remained central. He has written a monograph on the intellectual history of the European idea, Intellectuals and Europe: Imagining a Europe of the Regions in Twentieth Century Germany, Britain and Ireland (2014), and a monograph on German depictions of Ireland, Stereotypes, Ideology and Foreign Correspondents: German Media Representations of Ireland, 1946-2010 (2016).

In recent years, he has been a central figure in the research co-operative ReDICo: Researching Digital Interculturality Co-operatively. As part of ReDICo he has been co-editor of a number of open-access publications dealing, theoretically and empirically, with the topic of digital interculturality. These include a special issue of the journal Interculture Journal on Cyber-Utopia / Dystopia? Digital Interculturality between Cosmopolitan and Authoritarian Currents (2022), and the edited volumes: Language and Interculturality in the Digital World (2024), Lifewide Learning in Postdigital Societies (2024), and Reimagining Digital Cosmopolitanism (2025). He is also co-editor, with Luisa Conti, Roman Lietz and Milene Mendes de Oliviera, of the book series Studies in Digital Interculturality. ReDICo has also developed educasts, a podcast series, and the scholarly platform, the ReDICo-Hub. He recently published the article Examining realised and unrealised contacts: theoretical thoughts on digital interculturality (2024) in the journal Language and Intercultural Communication.

Work for CID:

Fergal Lenehan has written a guest post for the Center, The Need for a Cosmopolitan Perspective, as well as writing KC114: Digital cosmopolitanism, and then translating it into German.

U Manchester: International Business (UK)

“JobLecturer or Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of Manchester, Manchester, England, UK. Deadline: 14 April 2025.

Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in International Business at Alliance Manchester Business School. The successful candidate is expected to conduct research at the highest level, publish it in top-tier journals, attract research funding, teach at Undergraduate and/or Postgraduate levels in International Business and related subject areas, and where suitable take on leadership roles.

The post is based within the International Business Research group, which is composed of internationally renowned researchers. The research conducted by successful candidates will complement existing areas of expertise and specialism of the group, which currently include global market and non-market strategies, innovation-technology-knowledge, sustainable development and emerging markets, global corporate governance, and IB and institutional environments. The Alliance Manchester Business School is home to numerous research institutes, it facilitates and promotes cross-disciplinary research.

Western Kentucky U: Advisor, Global Learning (USA)

“JobAdvisor, Global Learning, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA. Deadline: 27 March 2025.

Global Learning and International Affairs at Western Kentucky University is seeking a dynamic individual to join their team as the Advisor, Global Learning. The overall responsibilities of the successful candidate will include but are not limited to:

  • Facilitates academic and cultural advising in various modalities (individual, virtual, group, peer to peer mentoring, email);
  • Provides follow-up and support for students throughout their global learning experience starting from the exploration stage through completion of a program and beyond;
  • Guides students on how to leverage their international experience for future success;
  • Cultivates strong working relationships with campus departments, program providers, and partner institutions;
  • Contributes to overall program marketing, recruitment, and outreach initiatives through informational events and presentations;
  • Compiles and analyze data on students participating in global learning initiatives;
  • Assist with training and development of student employees and Global Learning Ambassadors.

CFP Marginalized Identities and Change in SWANA Region (USA)

ConferencesCall for panelists: Marginalized Identities and Change in SWANA Region, South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) caucus, National Communication Association, 20-23 November 2025, Denver, CO, USA. Deadline for abstract: 29 March 2025.

The South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) caucus invites scholars and activists for a special discussion panel on how marginalized identities, such as expats, women, religious minorities, racial minorities, and LGBTQ+ communities, balance the social struggles for recognition within their communities and the broader national/regional/global context. We invite scholars and activists whose focus is one of the countries within the SWANA region, such as Iran, Cyprus, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, etc, to submit abstracts addressing one or more of the following questions for their specific country:

  • Given the socio-political constraints, how do marginalized groups communicate and mobilize within the region?
  • How do activists within marginalized communities strike a balance between advocating for change within their groups and fighting for broader rights and recognition within the mainstream in the region?
    In what ways can media professionals contribute to more accurate and nuanced representations of diversity within the region?
  • What are the effects of alternative media on shaping youth attitudes and beliefs in relation to diversity and inclusion in the region?
  • How do the region’s alternative and independent media outlets contribute to pluralism and diversity in news coverage?
  • How can communication strategies be developed to more effectively address sexual health and rights within culturally sensitive contexts in the region?

CFP Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication Conference 2025 (Finland)

ConferencesNordic Network for Intercultural Communication, University of Helsinki, Finland, 13-15 August 2025. Deadline for abstract: 10 April 2025.

The 31st Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication Conference will be arranged in Helsinki on 13–15 August 2025. The NIC 2025 conference theme is “Evolutions in intercultural communication: New concepts and methodologies”. With this theme, we wish to encourage discussion of conceptual and methodological development in the field of intercultural communication, drawing connections between research, teaching and practice.

In addition to those addressing the theme, we also welcome proposals that explore related aspects of intercultural communication. These are, for example:

  • Critical evaluations of theories of intercultural communication, education, or management
  • Migration and new or alternative forms of language, interaction, and communication
  • Challenges of trans/poly/cross/intercultural encounters and relationships
  • Decolonization and the knowledge on culture and communication
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in different spaces and settings
  • New questions on education and learning in multicultural societies

Intercultural communication is an interest to and researched by scholars in a wide variety of fields and disciplines such as language, media and communication, multilingual and/or multicultural education, sociolinguistics, social interaction, international management, discourse studies, cultural studies, ethnic relations, and cross-cultural psychology. We welcome submissions from all.

Abstract submission

Please submit your max 250-word abstract using the abstract form below. The abstracts will be anonymously peer reviewed. Note that all submissions should be in English and those submitting the abstract should be prepared to attend the conference in person. The deadline for submitting your abstract is April 10th, 2025. If the abstract includes citations, please provide the appropriate references (the list of references is not included in the word count).

Organizing committee: Saila Poutiainen (Chair), Mélanie Buchart, Yoonjoo Cho, Niina Hynninen, Janne Niinivaara