Job Offer:Lecturer in Hungarian Culture and LanguageThe University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
invites applications for the position of visiting lecturer with a
specialization in Hungarian culture and language. Contingent on
availability of funding, this one-year position beginning July 1, 2003
will be either full-time or part-time and is renewable for a second year;
the position carries no benefits.The successful candidate must have a
specialization in any area of Hungarian culture since 1800 and must be
prepared to offer courses in Hungarian culture as well as elementary and
intermediate Hungarian language. Full-time teaching load is three courses
per semester.Additional expertise in Russian or another Slavic culture a
plus. The candidate must be fluent in English and demonstrate excellence
as a teacher of American undergraduates. All applicants must be at least
ABD; applicants with a Ph.D. are especially welcome.Please submit a letter
of application, c.v., and three letters of recommendation to:Professor
Beth Holmgren, ChairDepartment of Slavic Languages and Literatures425 Dey
Hall, CB #3165University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
27599-3165All materials must be submitted in hard copy by December 1,
2002.Emailed and faxed materials will not be considered.
CIES-Fulbright Fellowships
Please note that the Fulbright Fellowships a good way to go to Hungary and
be paid for teaching or researching there. Sees www.cies.org or CIES,
3007 Tilden St. NW, Suite 5L, Washington, DC 20008-3009 for more information.
LC/Kluge Fellowships
The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research in
the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and
resources for a period of up to one year. The Kluge Center especially
encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the
Library's large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural,
or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Scholars who have
received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the
humanities, social sciences or in a professional field such as
architecture or law are eligible. Exceptions may be made for individuals
without continuous academic careers. Applicants may be U.S. citizens or
foreign nationals. Fellowships are tenable for periods from six to twelve
months at a stipend of $3500 per month for residential research at the
Library of Congress. The constraints of space and the desirability of
accommodating the maximum number of Fellows may lead to an offer of fewer
months than originally requested.
For further information:
See also
for information on the
Kluge Chairs for distinguished senior researchers.
A scholarship for Hungarian studies in Hungary is available for Hungarians
outside of Hungary. Sponsored by the Ministry of Education, it is a
ten-month program of study combining instruction in Hungarian language and
culture and an opportunity to participate in cultural programs. For more
information see: www.om.hu or contact Judith Némethy Kesser_, Teleki Pál
Alapítvány at jn2@nyu.edu.
Useful web site for information on exchange programs see
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