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Professional Opportunities
Applications are now being accepted for a Folklore Graduate Student Folk Arts Internship, supported through the Internship program of New York Folklore and the New York State Council on the Arts. Submissions are due by March 13, 2022.
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum seeks a consulting folklorist project which will take place spring and early summer 2022.
The Journal of Southern History and Rice University are sponsoring a virtual Manuscript Workshop for scholars, at any stage of their career, to participate in a workshop for article-length manuscripts that address some aspect of southern environmental history, broadly conceived.
The Recipes Project is an interdisciplinary, volunteer organization that examines history and experiences of food, magic, art, science and medicine. This work is the unpaid product of a community of passionate scholars of recipes. The project is looking for editors to join the team.
The Garage Journal Support Program for Independent and Early Career Researchers is delivered by The Garage Journal: Studies in Art, Museums & Culture. The program is intended to encourage new, original research and to foster diversity and inclusivity in the academic environment. It provides financial and professional assistance in preparing the recipient’s work for publication.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation has opened its sixth annual competition for Scandinavian folk arts and cultural traditions in the Upper Midwest including North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Applications are due by August 1, 2022.
The University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada is hiring an assistant professor of English with Specialization in Environmental Literatures and Ecocritical Inquiry and/or Decolonial and Indigenous Studies for a tenure-track position. Applications are due by March 11, 2022.
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program is open for applications until April 6, 2022.
The Singapore-based liberal arts and science college Yale-NUS College seeks a full-time lecturer in sociocultural anthropology. Applications are due by April 10, 2022.