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CIEE: Associate Director, CIEE London (UK)

Associate Director, CIEE Study Abroad London, CIEE, London, UK. Deadline: 14 December 2024.

CIEE is a nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization that transforms lives and builds bridges between individuals and nations through study abroad and international exchange experiences that help people develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.

The Associate Director oversees, in collaboration with and under the supervision of the Centre Director, the planning and delivery of all CIEE programs. This comprises coordinating tasks among various team members; overseeing the implementation of guidelines and policies; monitoring logistics and operations; and supporting staff in charge of finance and admin team.

This position oversees, in collaboration with the Center Director and the Admin team, the financial, accounting and banking needs of the CIEE London programs, as defined below and in accordance with CIEE administrative policies. S/he works with Portland Financial Department to ensure the correct financial and accounting system controls and standards, and to ensure timely financial and accounting reports for management. This position also supports the Center Director in managing CIEE’s UK-wide identity including the UKVI sponsor license, the UKQAA and Companies House. S/he will also manage HR, payroll, contracts and legal processes, and s/he is equally responsible for the overhead budget and expenses at the Study Center.

CFP Spanish in Society (UK)

Call for Papers: Spanish in Society, International Association for the Study of Spanish in Society, The University of Bristol, England, UK, 5-6 June 2025. Deadline: 30 November 2024 (extended: 13 December 2024).

The International Association for the Study of Spanish in Society aims to promote the study of Spanish and the languages with which it is in contact through a focus on the study of sociolinguistics, sociology of language, discourse analysis, pragmatics, applied linguistics, intercultural communication, conversation analysis and anthropological linguistics. The eleventh conference will take place at the University of Bristol (UK) in June 2025, and will provide a moment for scholars in these areas to reflect on what issues face the study of Spanish (and related languages) in society. The event will bring various groups into dialogue, opening the floor to the innovative ways in which scholars can address contemporary research problems and questions and become actively involved in advancing the field of Hispanic sociolinguistics.

In addition to keynote presentations and thematic panels, the conference programme will include coffee breaks, extended lunch breaks, a closing reception and an evening meal (all of which are included in the registration fee) to allow for more informal networking opportunities for all atendees. Please note that we are planning to hold the conference in person, and there will be no hybrid alternatives offered.

UCL: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Socialisms (UK)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Socialisms, University College London, London, UK. Deadline: 15 September 2024.

Applications are invited for the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Socialisms within the framework of the ‘The Socialist Anthropocene in the Visual Arts’, a research project funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee. The Socialist Anthropocene in the Visual Arts (SAVA) sets out to radically transform current debates on the Anthropocene, addressing the major lacuna in existing accounts by establishing the Socialist Anthropocene as a novel conceptual framework that asserts the constitutive role of the twentieth century environmental histories of socialism in the formation of new geological times. It is the first large-scale interdisciplinary research project that institutes the Socialist Anthropocene as a new field of study within the critical corpus concerned with challenging and decentring the West-centric discourses of the Anthropocene. The approach of the project is to reconstruct the histories of the Socialist Anthropocene through visual arts led interdisciplinary research, which entails analysing historical artworks and engaging with contemporary art practices that act as a catalyst to integrate the insights of multiple disciplines and as a critical agent to pose ambitious and expansive questions, challenging assumptions and engendering new cross-disciplinary paradigms to illuminate the specificities of the Socialist Anthropocene. The research incorporates insights from the fields of art history, environmental history, the history of science, anthropology and the history of global socialisms, along with the work of contemporary artists who contribute to the SAVA team as creative fellows. The distinctiveness, epistemologies, relationalities and potentialities of the Socialist Anthropocene are analysed through annual thematic streams. The focus of this cohort of research fellows and creative fellows will be on agrarian and botanical politics of socialism, animal husbandry and species under socialism and the cultures of the Socialist Anthropocene, from official to dissident and Indigenous approaches to the natural world.

U York: Research Fellow (UK)

Research Fellow, University of York, York, England, UK. Deadline: 30 August 2024.

The University of York wishes to recruit a fulltime, 27-month Research Associate to conduct research into the political dynamics of local vaccine manufacturing in South East Asia under the supervision of Dr Peg Murray-Evans. They are looking for an excellent candidate trained in the social sciences, with expertise in at least one of the following: (1) the political economy of global trade and production; (2) the politics of global health; (3) political economy/public policy in South East Asia. Knowledge of the pharmaceutical sector and/or vaccine manufacturing will also be an advantage.

The post holder will be part of a team working with Dr Murray-Evans as part of the UK-South East Asia Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of the UK Vaccine Network (UKVN).

In addition to the Vaccine Hub team, you will join a strong and vibrant postdoctoral community in the Department of Politics and International Relations. You will be given the opportunity to bring your own research interests to the project and your career trajectory will be supported through mentoring, peer support and professional development and training. The post is available from 1 January 2025.

Fordham U: Senior Director, Fordham London (UK)

Senior Director of Fordham University London, Fordham University, London, England, UK. Deadline: 16 August 2024.

Fordham University is seeking an outstanding leader for the post of Senior Director of Fordham London. Continuing its 40-year tradition of providing international education in London, Fordham London’s new global campus in the city’s Clerkenwell neighbourhood is a symbol of the University’s commitment to education abroad and a furtherance of its mission beyond New York. At the heart of Fordham London is an inclusive learning environment which fosters intercultural competence and prepares undergraduate and graduate students to thrive in an increasingly multicultural, global society.

London is the classroom in which undergraduate study abroad students from Fordham and other colleges and universities explore subjects from new perspectives and in a unique setting. The 2023-24 academic year saw Fordham London set an annual enrolment record with over 550 students during the fall, spring and summer semesters.

Beyond its premier undergraduate study abroad programmes, Fordham London is host to short-term graduate programmes, a community of international research scholars, and is actively planning to increase and enhance its undergraduate and graduate presence in London.

As Senior Director, you will serve as the Chief Administrative Officer of Fordham London and hold primary responsibility for identifying, implementing and articulating a future vision for the institution. You will be a leader in international higher education and provide visible advocacy on behalf of Fordham London to both internal and external constituencies and audiences.

With significant administrative experience at the university level, and proven leadership, you will advance the nature and reputation of Fordham London and provide academic programming reflecting Fordham’s mission of educating students to lead and serve in an increasingly multicultural and multinational society. You will also advocate in the areas of governance, academic standards, curricular development, research and pedagogy, academic facilities and operations and mission integration in collaboration with Fordham’s global community.

The successful candidate will have the ability work effectively and collaboratively with individuals from all backgrounds to promote diversity, equity and inclusion and effect positive change within Fordham University and society.

U Winchester: Reconciliation & Peacebuilding (UK)

Lecturer in Reconciliation and Peacebuilding, University of Winchester, Winchester, England, UK. Deadline: 14 August 2024.

The University is seeking a new Lecturer to teach and coordinate an MA programme in Reconciliation and Peacebuilding. The successful applicant will have a strong academic and professional background in reconciliation / peace studies and have competence in digital teaching and learning methods.

Delivered primarily online, the MA Reconciliation / Reconciliation and Peacebuilding programme supports the advanced study of contemporary theoretical and practical approaches to reconciliation and peacebuilding, with a particular emphasis on religious and cultural contexts. The programme enables students to engage profoundly in key methods of reconciliation and religious peacebuilding through reflection and analysis of relevant theories, case studies, and examples of best practice.

Taught modules include Theories and Dynamics of Reconciliation, Dialogue and Disagreement, and Practical Bridge-building. This role will also include the supervision of dissertation projects.

U Birmingham: Stuart Hall Interdisciplinary Chair (UK)

Stuart Hall Interdisciplinary Chair, School of Social Policy and Society, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Deadline: 8 September 2024.

The University of Birmingham is seeking to appoint the inaugural Stuart Hall Interdisciplinary Chair. While the substantive field and disciplinary background of the post holder is open, it is anticipated that the appointee will be inspired by the work of Professor Stuart Hall and the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) and have a clear and inspiring vision of how the legacy of that work can be enhanced and developed for the future. Areas that might be relevant here include race and racism, ethnicity, gender, migration, media, representation, history, visual culture, and/or other contemporary cultural issues.

You will be able to demonstrate a world-leading research programme evidenced through high quality and influential publications and a track record of research grant capture. You will be able to lead and support a growing team of colleagues across the University in this field to consolidate and develop the University’s education offer around contemporary cultural studies.

The Chair will be based in the School of Social Policy and Society, in the College of Social Sciences. They partner with the College of Life and Environmental Sciences and the College of Arts and Law to host the Stuart Hall Archive Project, a 3-year research programme (ending July 2026), directly funded by the University of Birmingham, supporting three PIs, two researchers, and an archivist, to use Hall’s papers held by the University’s archive – the Cadbury Research Library. The project has two main aims: to explore the history of Hall’s intellectual and political formation and development at specific conjunctures; and to forge a new space for dialogue between Hall’s intellectual and political legacy and contemporary questions arising from present constituencies and communities. In addition to the development of forums and events for collaboration with external partners, researchers, artists, and community activists, the Project is committed to a range of outputs (exhibitions, publications, and online resources and platforms) and the identification of external funding opportunities for expansion and extension of the project. In addition, the University holds the archive of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies.

Urban Studies Foundation: International Fellowships for the Global South (UK)

International Fellowships for urban scholars from the Global South, Urban Studies Foundation, Glasgow, UK. Deadline: 6 July 2024.

Applications are invited to the USF’s International Fellowships for urban scholars from the Global South. Each award will cover the cost of a visiting sabbatical period at a host university of the candidate’s choice, for the purpose of writing-up the candidate’s existing research findings in the form of publishable articles and/or a book. The proposed work should be completed under the guidance of a chosen mentor in the candidate’s field of study. Funding is available for a period ranging between 3-9 months, and eligible research may cover any theme pertinent to a better understanding of urban realities in the Global South.

Applicants must be early-to-mid career urban scholars holding a PhD awarded within the preceding 10 years (by the submission deadline) who currently work in a university or other research institution within the Global South. Candidates must also be nationals of a country in the Global South, defined as any country on the present OECD list of ODA recipients (2024-2025).

Mingshi Cui Profile

Mingshi Cui earned her PhD in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester in the UK. She holds an MA in Intercultural and International Communication.

Mingshi Cui Her research interests include material culture studies, intercultural communication, and digital humanities. Drawing upon her previous educational and working experiences, she is particularly interested in examining how to facilitate cross-cultural understanding in museums, so that audiences and the museum professionals alike could better engage with the museum collections and empathize with their originating communities that had experienced histories of disempowerments.

Mingshi’s current research project explores the potential of creating a digital object biography for the displaced object in a way that unveils its multi-layered interpretations and values.

Selected publications:

Cui, M. (2022). The role of digital platforms in enriching the narration of displaced objects [数字化平台在丰富流失文物叙述方面的运用]. Science Education and Museums [上海科技与博物馆], 8(1), 7-12.

Cui, M., & Vavoula, G. (2021). Digital platforms as facilitators of dialogic co-creation of displaced object biographies [Digitale Plattformen als Vermittler von dialogischer Ko-Kreation verdrängter Objektbiografien]. Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy [Zeitschrift für Kulturmanagement und Kulturpolitik], 7(1), 43-58.

Du, J., & Cui, M. (2021). Intercultural dialogues in third spaces: A study of learning experiences of museum visitors. Journal of Transcultural Communication, 1(1), 79-101.

Work for CID:
Mingshi Cui co-authored a guest post on Museums as Third Spaces for Intercultural Dialogue, as well as writing one on Reflections on the object diasporas in museums; in addition, she has translated KC38: Boundary Objects, KC65: Conflict Transformation, and KC103: Geoculture into Simplified Chinese.

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