OPEN CALLS
PhD Position | CEU | Department of Historical Studies, Central European University (Vienna, Austria), in collaboration with the ProletGard ERC Starting Grant project, Kassák Foundation (Budapest, Hungary), is pleased to announce a PhD in "The Cultural Vanguard of Workers’ Movements: A Social History of East Central European Avant-Garde between the Two Wars." Applications are due February 4, 2026.
PAST CALLS
Assistant Professorship | University of Toronto | The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream Slavic Comparativist position. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of 1 July 2026.
Assistant Professorship | University of Chicago | The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Central and/or Eastern European Literature and Culture with an expected start date of July 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Connecting Europe Fellowship 2026 | The European Policy Centre (EPC) initiative in Brussels supports two young professionals from EU enlargement countries in advancing their own research while contributing to transnational dialogue on the future of Europe. Fellowship period is between February and December 2026. | Applications were due 4 December 2025.
Visiting Lectureship | The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Indiana University Bloomington announces a one-semester visiting lectureship in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language for the fall semester of 2025. The teaching load will comprise three courses (first-, second-, and third-year) in a primarily face-to-face learning environment. Applicants should hold at least an M.A. in a relevant field. Queries can be sent to Chair Russell Scott Valentino at [email protected].
Doctoral Research Fellowships | The Department of Literature, European Languages, and Area Studies at the University of Oslo is accepting applications for a total of four doctoral research fellowships: two in literary studies and two in area studies. The expected start date is 1 September 2025.
Postdoc in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies | The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh offered a two-year postdoctoral fellowship for Social Sciences scholars whose work focuses on Eastern Europe and/or Eurasia. | Applications were due February 28, 2025
Call for Proposals for 2025 ASEEES Convention | To affiliate an ASEEES session with the New Yugoslav Studies Association, send your proposals for panels, roundtables, book discussions, or lightning rounds to Ena Selimović ([email protected]) and Djordje Popović ([email protected]) by Feb 25. We hope to build on last year’s success and bring even more NYS scholars together—both online (at the virtual conference on Oct 23-24) and in person (at the main conference to be held in Washington, DC, on Nov 20-23). | Full proposals were due February 25, 2025
Job Listing | The Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures at Harvard University sought applications for a position as Preceptor in Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian language to begin on July 1, 2025. | Applications were due January 17, 2025.
Postdoctoral Fellowship | Applications were invited for a fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Assistant (0.5 FTE) to work on the AHRC Standard Grant project Rewind Yugoslavia: Artists’ Video in the former Yugoslavia, 1969/91 led by Dr Jon Blackwood. | Applications were due December 11, 2024.
Postdoctoral Fellowship | The Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) at the University of Toronto, in partnership with the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI), offers a twelve-month Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities. | Applications were due November 28, 2024.
Fellowship | Writing Across Boundaries Program | Applications were due November 7, 2024.
Job Listing | Assistant Professor | The Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego | Applications were due August 18, 2024.
Job Listing | Associate Director | The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Applications were due August 7, 2024.
Panel | Historical Materialism Cluj-Napoca (August 29-31, 2024) panel on socialist democracy | Submissions were due April 28, 2024.
Job Listing | Multi-Term Lecturer in BCMS | University of Kansas | Application review began March 19, 2024.
Summer School: Our Many Easts |MG+MSUM in partnership with ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana | Applications were due March 15, 2024.
Job Listing | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Central and East European Culture | Indiana University, Bloomington | Applications were due March 15, 2024.
Assistant Professorship | University of Chicago | The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Central and/or Eastern European Literature and Culture with an expected start date of July 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Connecting Europe Fellowship 2026 | The European Policy Centre (EPC) initiative in Brussels supports two young professionals from EU enlargement countries in advancing their own research while contributing to transnational dialogue on the future of Europe. Fellowship period is between February and December 2026. | Applications were due 4 December 2025.
Visiting Lectureship | The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Indiana University Bloomington announces a one-semester visiting lectureship in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language for the fall semester of 2025. The teaching load will comprise three courses (first-, second-, and third-year) in a primarily face-to-face learning environment. Applicants should hold at least an M.A. in a relevant field. Queries can be sent to Chair Russell Scott Valentino at [email protected].
Doctoral Research Fellowships | The Department of Literature, European Languages, and Area Studies at the University of Oslo is accepting applications for a total of four doctoral research fellowships: two in literary studies and two in area studies. The expected start date is 1 September 2025.
Postdoc in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies | The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh offered a two-year postdoctoral fellowship for Social Sciences scholars whose work focuses on Eastern Europe and/or Eurasia. | Applications were due February 28, 2025
Call for Proposals for 2025 ASEEES Convention | To affiliate an ASEEES session with the New Yugoslav Studies Association, send your proposals for panels, roundtables, book discussions, or lightning rounds to Ena Selimović ([email protected]) and Djordje Popović ([email protected]) by Feb 25. We hope to build on last year’s success and bring even more NYS scholars together—both online (at the virtual conference on Oct 23-24) and in person (at the main conference to be held in Washington, DC, on Nov 20-23). | Full proposals were due February 25, 2025
Job Listing | The Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures at Harvard University sought applications for a position as Preceptor in Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian language to begin on July 1, 2025. | Applications were due January 17, 2025.
Postdoctoral Fellowship | Applications were invited for a fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Assistant (0.5 FTE) to work on the AHRC Standard Grant project Rewind Yugoslavia: Artists’ Video in the former Yugoslavia, 1969/91 led by Dr Jon Blackwood. | Applications were due December 11, 2024.
Postdoctoral Fellowship | The Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) at the University of Toronto, in partnership with the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI), offers a twelve-month Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities. | Applications were due November 28, 2024.
Fellowship | Writing Across Boundaries Program | Applications were due November 7, 2024.
Job Listing | Assistant Professor | The Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego | Applications were due August 18, 2024.
Job Listing | Associate Director | The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Applications were due August 7, 2024.
Panel | Historical Materialism Cluj-Napoca (August 29-31, 2024) panel on socialist democracy | Submissions were due April 28, 2024.
Job Listing | Multi-Term Lecturer in BCMS | University of Kansas | Application review began March 19, 2024.
Summer School: Our Many Easts |MG+MSUM in partnership with ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana | Applications were due March 15, 2024.
Job Listing | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Central and East European Culture | Indiana University, Bloomington | Applications were due March 15, 2024.