Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Florida invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure Lecturer or Assistant Instructional Professor in Russian Language and Culture. The position begins August 15, 2026 for a period of nine months with the possibility of renewal.

The Department of German, Slavic, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian. This is a sabbatical replacement position for the spring semester, expected to be renewed for the duration of the 2026-2027 academic year. The ideal candidate will be able to teach Russian language at all levels from beginning to advanced as well as offer courses in literary and cultural studies

The VUIAS is offering up to 15 fellowships to Ukrainian citizens or those with long-term residence permits who are affiliated with an Ukrainian academic institution. The fellowships will provide up to 500 euros per month for postdocs and 1,000 euros per month for professors to support their work at their home institutions in Ukraine. 

Research associates will be expected primarily to teach and conduct research. The research associate will also have the opportunity to pursue further academic qualifications, in particular a doctoral dissertation. At least one-third of set working hours will be made available for the research associate’s own academic work.

The Max Weber Network Eastern Europe invites papers concerning 19th Century Transnational History in East Central Europe that engage with theoretical debates and methodological innovations, such as network analysis, transnational historiography, and discourse analysis. Submissions require a title, an abstract of 250-300 words, and a brief biographical statement. Selected writers will be invited to a conference April 16-17, 2026 (funded accommodation and travel costs). 

The Institute of International Studies (IMS) at Charles University invites applications for a 30-month junior researcher/PhD student position to begin July 1, 2026. The successful applicant will conduct research on the Serbian case as part of the project "Displacement and (Post)secular Memory: Contemporary Crises and Historical Legacies in Southeastern and East-Central Europe (MEMCRIS)," which examines how societies in East-Central and Southeastern Europe draw on memories of historical displacement in response to contemporary political and social crises.

The project is studying how bunyaviruses, segmented negative-strand RNA viruses, reorganize and exploit cellular translation during infection. Key responsibilities of the successful candidate will be to study dynamics of the proteome and transcriptome in the bunyaviral infection context, and/or to study localization, composition and structural re-organization of the cellular translation machinery producing viral proteins. We particularly encourage candidates with a strong background in human cell culture assays and in vivo experiments to apply. Prior expertise in RNA virus infection biology, bioinformatical analysis of proteomic and transcriptomic data, and/or cryo-EM/ET will be considered a strong asset.

KU Leuven seeks applications for a 2-year postdoctoral research position (with the possibility of extension upon positive evaluation). The selected candidate will conduct independent research as part of the project "Kantian and Post-Kantian Conceptions of Collective Political Agency (1790-1830)."

IU Bloomington's Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures invites applications for their PhD program, which supports research in most areas of Slavic literature, culture, linguistics, and language pedagogy. The Department offers competitive multi-year support packages that may include fellowships, teaching opportunities, assistantships, and apprenticeships at its in-house publishing company, Slavica.

The BAYHOST scholarship program supports postgraduate/MA students, PhD candidates, and researchers from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European countries (citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine) who wish to study or conduct research at a Bavarian institute of higher education for up to one year (with the possibility of extension up to three years in some cases). 

The scholarships enable particularly gifted Master's students, doctoral candidates and (junior) researchers of German language and literature studies to come to the Institute of German Philology at Würzburg University for the purpose of education and (further) training. Candidates from specific countries in Central and Eastern Europe are eligible to apply.

The Humboldt Research Fellowship funds postdocs and experienced researchers at various stages of their careers to conduct research in collaboration with German host institutions. Selection committee meets every March, July, and November; please send completed applications and supplemental documents well in advance of the desired selection date.

ARISC seeks to award three graduate/postdoctoral fellowships of up to $2,250 to support research in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Graduate students enrolled in accredited degree-granting programs in the U.S. or Canada and postdoctoral or early-career scholars (scholars who have received their PhD since 2021) are eligible to apply. In exceptional cases, awards will be granted to applicants who do not meet these requirements.

Syracuse University invites applications for fellows to join a vibrant scholarly and public engagement community at the Humanities Center, University, and in Central New York. This two-year appointment (July 16, 2026 – July 15, 2028) combines publicly engaged research, teaching, programming, and creative work. It is not remote/virtual and the residency period may not be deferred; compensation will include salary of $64,000.

The Department of Media and Journalism Studies within the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in monetization, governance, and the creator economy. The postdoctoral position is part of the research project New Media Monetization. The postdoc is a full-time, 2.5-year fixed-term position. It begins on March 1, 2026.

The Grant Programme of the Berlin House of Representatives awards funding to young researchers in any subject area from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and states that once belonged to the Soviet Union. Eligible candidates are either researching Berlin and, therefore, German issues or the German international relations or they are working on projects requiring access to the Berlin research institutions. 

The Humboldt Foundation invites applications to its 2026 residency program on the theme "Democracy 2.26: Designing Political Participation." The program will take place from June-October 2026 and includes a 6-week residency in Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany.

The Cluster of Excellence ROOTS (Social, Environmental, and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies) at Kiel University is offering the 5 positions as postdoctoral researchers to be filled at the July 1, 2026. 

The Berlin House of Representatives Study Foundation offers grants to exceptional early-career researchers from the US, UK, France, and Soviet successor states to support research on topics related to Germany or German-international relations, particularly in the humanities or social sciences.

Washington University in St. Louis calls for applications for a postdoctoral fellowship program designed to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching across the humanities and interpretive social sciences. We invite applications from recent PhDs, DPhils, or D.F.A.s whose research employs historical methods and approaches as an integral part of their interdisciplinary research.