Digital Language Variation in Context (DiLCo) Lecture Series 2024, University of Hamburg, Germany (online), January to July 2024.
DiLCo, the international research network on “Digital Language Variation in Context”, presents a last season of lectures from January to July 2024. The broad range of topics ranges from hate speech detection to multilingualism in Luxembourg. Lecture attendance remains free of charge. Registration is required. All lectures are delivered on Zoom.
Research associate / Postdoc in the field of Intercultural Communication and Business, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. Deadlines: 7 January 2024.
A part-time position (50 %) as a Research associate / Postdoc (m/f/d) in the field of Intercultural Communication and Business. In accordance with § 2 WissZeitVG and § 72 HessHG, the position is to be filled on a fixed-term basis at the Chair of Intercultural Communication and Business, Department of English at the Faculty of Language, Literature, Culture with the opportunity for own academic qualification. The salary is in accordance with the collective labour agreement of the State of Hessen (E 13 TV-H).
You will, as long as the permissible maximum duration of fixed-term employment is not exceeded, be employed for an initial period of 3 years. An extension of up to 3 years is possible under the conditions above. Applications from people with a strong international academic background are particularly encouraged.
Your tasks at a glance:
Conduct research at the interface of two or more of the following areas: intercultural communication, cultural anthropology, intercultural management, international/political communication, migration and diaspora studies, with a focus on China and Asia
Opportunity for own academic and didactic qualification
Participate in the application for third-party funding; scientific services in research and teaching according to § 72 HessHG
Assume teaching duties according to the teaching obligation regulation of the state of Hesse (currently 2 hours per week), including examination duties and student supervision
Involve in the establishment and further development of national and international research collaborations
Assist the Chair with academic self-administration
Call for papers: 17th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness: Language Awareness, Education & Power, 7-10 July 2024, Karlsruhe University of Education, Germany. Deadline: 1 December 2023 (extended to 10 January 2024).
Due to the inherent multilingual and multicultural nature of many classrooms around the world, often in monolingual and monocultural institutional contexts, questions around which language(s) to use, to teach and to learn have regained new and important emphasis. These questions are directly related to issues of power and ideology. It is therefore time to take a closer look at the intricate interplay of factors contributing to the relationships between language(s), education and power and to discuss these issues in depth.
The ALA 2024 conference will offer symposia, workshops, roundtables, paper presentations, and poster presentations and accept proposals related to Language, Education and Power in the following areas:
– Language Awareness in Language Education, Teaching and Learning
– Language Awareness and Global Citizenship: Language Awareness in Political Institutions and Democratic Decision-Making Processes
– Language Awareness and the Media: Language Awareness in the Digital World
– Language Awareness and the Workplace: Language Awareness inBusiness, Marketing and Health Care
– Language Awareness, Media and Artificial Intelligence
– Critical Language Awareness and Language Awareness from a Decolonial Perspective
Professorship in Ethnomusicology, Institute of Musicology, University of Cologne, Germany. Deadline: 8 October 2023.
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Germany. With its six Faculties covering a broad spectrum of disciplines and its internationally outstanding research profile areas, it enjoys an excellent reputation for its academic achievements and high standards of undergraduate and graduate education. The Institutes of Art History, Musicology, Media Culture and Theatre, Linguistics, and Digital Humanities – Fächergruppe 1 – join efforts to promote the Faculty’s digitization process.
The successful candidate will be expected to represent the full scope of the interdisciplinary and internationally oriented field of Ethnomusicology in research and teaching. The tasks of the professorship include the training of students and doctoral candidates in the field of musicology as well as the contribution to the academic administration of the Institute of Musicology and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Participation in joint research activities of the University, the Faculty or the Fächergruppe will be expected as well as the successful acquisition and implementation of third-party-funded projects. You should be prepared to contribute to the Institute’s goal of broadening research perspectives, furthering digitization of research and teaching, and extending international collaboration.
THE CIVICS Innovation Hub and NECE campus: Healthy Conflict and Constructive Dialogue Classroom . Speaker: Maja Nenadovic, online, 26 September 2023 from 5:00 am to 6:30 am ADT.
During this workshop, the Educators’ Guide to Depolarisation will be presented, as well as navigating through some of its exercises, designed to encourage and equip teachers with methods for facilitating difficult conversations on controversial or polarising topics with their students. In addition, educational materials from the project Depolarisation Activism for Resilient Europe (DARE) will also be presented.
Maja Nenadovic is a practitioner and educator with 20 years of experience of working in the civic education, critical pedagogy, human rights education, Holocaust education and youth civic engagement fields. Next to designing original civic education and human rights education materials, she coordinated and facilitated several long-term civic education projects in the region of Western Balkans.
The NECE (Networking European Civic Education) Campus is an all-year-round online event series that provides a platform for educators, policymakers, civil society actors, and experts in citizenship education to learn, and exchange practices, research, tools, and methods related to democratic engagement and civic education. The series includes a diverse set of presentations, workshops, and capacity-building activities. It’s organised into functional and thematic tracks to cater to the needs of civic educators, covering a broad range of topics.
THE CIVICS is a a pan-European NGO with hubs in Bonn, Sofia and Zagreb with the goal of strengthening the democratic competences, self-efficacy, and resilience of citizens across Europe.
PHD Candidate and Research Assistant position, Intercultural Communication and Business, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. Deadline: 18 July 2023.
Founded in 1607, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) is a research university rich in tradition. They are currently offering a part-time position (50 %), for a PhD Candidate and Research Assistant in the field of Intercultural Communication and Business. The position is to be filled on a fixed-term basis at the Chair of Intercultural Communication and Business, Department of English at the Faculty of Language, Literature, Culture. As long as the maximum permissible duration of a fixed-term contract is not exceeded, you will be employed for an initial period of 3 years. An extension for up to another 2 years is possible under the above-mentioned condition.
JLU aims to employ more women in academic research. They therefore particularly encourage female candidates to apply. Due to the women’s support plan, there is an obligation to increase the proportion of women. JLU is regarded as a family-friendly university. Applicants with children are very welcome. Applications from disabled people of equal aptitude will be given preference.
Your tasks at a glance:
Cosmopolitanism in a Postdigital, Postimigrant Europe, and Beyond, ReDICo, Germany but online, 27 June-7 July 2023.
The second Researching Digital Interculturality
Co-operatively (ReDICo) conference will be on “Cosmopolitanism in a Postdigital, Postmigrant Europe, and Beyond,” combining different themes from the field of digital interculturality. It may indeed be observed that ‘the digital world’ has been gradually intertwining with the material ‘analog world’, to an extent that the differences between these two spheres are no longer really visible (‘postdigitality’). At the same time, differences between ‘migrant’ and ‘indigenous or ‘native’ have also dissolved in modern migrant societies, a phenomenon that gives space to the challenges of an even more ambiguous and complex postmigrant society. Finally, this interplay influences how we, as people, meet each other on an equal footing as citizens of the world and offers new reflections on Cosmopolitanism in a Postdigital, Postmigrant Europe, and Beyond.
You can look forward to ten sessions (90 minutes each) spread over six days, during which 27 scholars from a variety of countries and fields will give short and precise presentations of 15 minutes. There will be extended discussions, reflections, and new contacts. Organizers wish to involve voices from civic society in the academic discourse, and so have invited six representatives and activists from non-governmental institutions to share their perspectives.
Keynote speakers: Professor Gerard Delanty (University of Sussex, on Tuesday, the 27th of June) and Professor Naika Foroutan (DEZIM Berlin, on Wednesday, the 5th of July).
Participation in the online conference, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, is free. Registration via e-mail.
German Chancellor Fellowships, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. Deadline: 15 October 2023.
“We are searching the leaders of tomorrow. Are you a graduate with initial leadership experience? Do you come from Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, India, South Africa or the USA? Would you like to implement a self-chosen project that supports your career development, is societally relevant and has a lasting public impact? Are you interested in actively participating in an international network of dedicated leaders? Then come to Germany with a German Chancellor Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to take the next step of your career.”
Common Voices Radio: multilingual Radio for Halle and surroundings, Halle, Germany.
“Common Voices Radio is a radio show made by refugees and migrants in Halle and surroundings. We’ll pick up questions, issues and problems which are relevant for refugees and discuss them on air. Together we want to use the radio as a bridge in order to create a more sympathetic community…Who’s going to support me in case I don’t understand the latest letter from Ausländerbehörde (foreigners‘ registration office)? Where can I find a language course without charge? What do I bring along if I’m invited to a birthday party by German friends? Send us your questions and we’ll answer them on the radio. common-voices@radiocorax.de or find us on Facebook!”
Common Voices Radio was highlighted as an example of good practices by the Council of Europe’s Spaces of Inclusion report.
Invitation to participate in Cosmopolitanism in a Postdigital, Postmigrant Europe, and Beyond, Researching Digital Interculturality Co-operatively (ReDICo), 27 June – 7 July 2023, Germany but online.
In this upcoming conference, participants are invited to engage with the undeniable fact that migration and digitalization are deeply intertwined with our daily reality and have greatly left their mark on society and influenced perspectives on cosmopolitanism. Organizers are looking forward to a lively discussion. Among others, Prof. emer. Gerard Delanty (University of Sussex) and Prof. Naika Foroutan (DeZIM Berlin) have confirmed their participation. The planned program can be found here; that document will be regularly updated, and additional information added to the folder. The conference will take place on Zoom and is free of charge. The conference language is English. Registration is possible from now on until the day of the event via email. Please use “Registration” as the subject line.
Center for Intercultural Dialogue 