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Job Title:
Assistant Professor - Environmental Humanities with Area Studies Expertise in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Department:
Arts and Sciences | Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
Transnational World Language Studies
Environmental Humanities with Area Studies Expertise in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
Position Overview
The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SEELC) at The Ohio State University invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Transnational World Language Studies in the area of interdisciplinary Environmental Humanities beginning August 15, 2027. We aim to hire a dynamic scholar who will contribute to the vibrant and collegial intellectual communities of our department by engaging with interdisciplinary research, innovative teaching, program development, community engagement, and service.
This is one of three tenure-track hires in Transnational World Language Studies, the other two being in the departments of East Asian Languages and Literatures and Spanish and Portuguese . We are also conducting searches for three Postdoctoral Scholar to Tenure-Track Assistant Professor positions in Humanities-based Interdisciplinary World Languages and Cultures in the departments of French and Italian, Germanic Languages and Literatures, and Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures .
In keeping with the department’s commitment to interdisciplinarity, we are especially interested in scholars who examine the complex relationships among environment, society, culture, politics, and technology across the region, with particular attention to contemporary environmental challenges and their historical, cultural, and geopolitical dimensions. This position builds on current departmental strengths in interdisciplinary world languages and cultures, including in environmental and transnational indigenous studies, transnational media literacy, intercultural competency and global security, experiential learning, and community engagement.
The position is grounded in the broad field of environmental humanities and welcomes applicants from disciplines such as cultural and literary studies, media and technology studies, anthropology, environmental studies, area studies, or related interdisciplinary fields. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong research and teaching…