Duke University, Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Position ID:
Position Title:
Visiting Scholar
Position Location:
Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States of America
Subject Area:
Appl Deadline:
2026/04/10 11:59PM
finished (2025/04/23, finished 2025/05/15, listed until 2026/04/10)
finished (2025/04/23, finished 2025/05/15, listed until 2026/04/10)Position Description:
*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies invites applications for a one-year residency that includes teaching, performances, workshops, and community engagement by collaborating with UNC and NCCU to help build the department’s connections to these universities. •Teach a two-semester course on the theme of “Ongoing Catastrophe in Contemporary Russian Writing.” •Collaborate with the School of Journalism to deliver talks and presentations on censorship, journalistic writing, and investigative journalism. These sessions will highlight the role of independent journalism in safeguarding truth. •Present readings or other community events •The successful candidate will present readings or other community events, which will be held on campus, one for a general audience and another tailored to Russian-learning students from Duke, UNC, and the wider Russian-speaking community in the area. •A public reading at the Regulator Bookshop, and/or other events organized in collaboration with the Franklin Humanities Institute or the Forum for Scholars and Publics. These events will invite broader community engagement. •Ideally, the successful candidate will lead a workshop on LGBTQ+ and/or Disability issues, sharing expertise in addressing marginalized perspectives in reporting and writing. •Serve as an informal resource and advisor for undergraduate students and journalism faculty at Duke, UNC, and NCCU, offering one-on-one consultations to those interested in journalism, creative writing, or contemporary Russian studies. •Organize and lead a three-day workshop involving faculty from Harvard, Dartmouth, and other institutions, as well as Russian journalists and authors in exile. This event will foster interdisciplinary collaboration and expand the university’s engagement with global issues from the humanities perspective. •Host virtual conversations with noted scholars and activists, bringing them into conversation with students and faculty at Duke, and in the wider community.Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Transcripts
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
And anything else requested in the position description.
Further Info:
413 Chapel Drive,
316 Language Building
PO Box 90259
Durham, NC 27708
316 Language Building
PO Box 90259
Durham, NC 27708