UC Berkeley Compact Seminar
Forecasted
UC Berkeley Compact Seminar supports visiting professors teaching Austrian Studies and giving a public lecture to bring Austria’s literature, history, politics, culture, and US ties to campus audiences.
Funder: Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $12,000 salary for a five-week visiting professorship, covering teaching, travel, and accommodation
Summary: Supports visiting professors teaching Austrian Studies at UC Berkeley and delivering a public lecture on Austrian-American historical ties.
Key Information: Applicants must be associate or full professors with permanent Humanities or Social Sciences teaching positions and Austrian Studies expertise.
Description
The Botstiber Compact Seminar in Austrian Studies is a visiting professorship supported by the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies (BIAAS) and administered through the Austrian Studies Program at UC Berkeley’s Institute of European Studies. Visiting professors teach an official, two-unit course through the Department of German, bringing Austrian Studies to students across UC Berkeley departments.
Seminar topics may address Austrian literature, history, politics, or culture in the broadest sense, with interdisciplinary approaches encouraged. The five-week appointment combines classroom teaching and student office hours with a public Botstiber Lecture at the Institute of European Studies. In keeping with BIAAS’s mission, the lecture addresses the historic relationship between the United States and Austria, including lands of the former Habsburg Empire.
