Assistant Professor - Environmental Humanities with Area Studies Expertise in Eastern Europe and Eurasia

The Ohio State University•Columbus, OH

41d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SEELC) at The Ohio State University is seeking a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Transnational World Language Studies, specializing in interdisciplinary Environmental Humanities with expertise in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The position begins August 15, 2027. The successful candidate will join vibrant intellectual communities, contributing to interdisciplinary research, innovative teaching, program development, community engagement, and service. This role is part of a broader initiative in Transnational World Language Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences. The position is grounded in environmental humanities and welcomes applicants from fields like cultural and literary studies, media and technology studies, anthropology, environmental studies, and area studies. The candidate will advance understanding of how regional and transnational environmental transformations shape intercultural, economic, and social processes across Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The role involves conducting research and creating courses that engage with intercultural competence and global fluency, particularly concerning environmental issues in Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Arctic. The position is partially funded by the Mellon Foundation grant “Global Fluency, Career Agility: Transforming World Languages at Ohio State.”

Requirements

PhD in disciplines such as cultural studies, literature & culture, anthropology, media studies, area studies, or related interdisciplinary fields is required at the time of appointment (August 15, 2027). ABDs are welcome to apply.
Native or near-native fluency in one language from the multilingual environment of Eastern Europe and Eurasia is required.
Candidates must demonstrate achievement or strong promise of scholarly success.

Nice To Haves

Experience in and/or commitment to public-facing or community engaged scholarship, teaching, and/or service.
Competency in one additional language of the region.
Engagement with ethical AI and/or media.

Responsibilities

Maintain an active scholarship program.
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Environmental Humanities, East European and Eurasian Studies, and related interdisciplinary fields.
Advance the Mellon-funded Transforming World Languages at OSU initiative by collaborating with faculty and staff across disciplines, contributing to innovative programming, and creating new courses that strengthen students’ global fluency and intercultural competence.
Mentor students in engaged research and career pathways.
Develop innovative courses that bridge departments and programs.
Contribute to departmental service.
Foster innovative collaboration across units engaged in interdisciplinary environmental studies, international studies, media and technology, energy and climate research, and/or security studies broadly understood.