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To submit information on positions related to environmental history, contact Diana Di Stefano, ASEH executive director |
Hyphen Journal Releases Call for Papers for Issue No. 3: SPOLIA hyphen, the journal of architecture at Penn State, has announced the Call for Papers for its third issue, SPOLIA. This issue expands the traditional meaning of spolia—the reuse of architectural fragments—to explore how fragments of all kinds circulate across contemporary practice. From digital residues and ecological cycles to cultural translations and representational traces, SPOLIA invites contributors to rethink how ideas, materials, and systems are dismantled and reassembled today.
The editors welcome submissions from across the College of Arts and Architecture and beyond, including:
Submission Deadline: January 31, 2026 Submission Portal: http://www.journals.psu.edu/hyphen The full Call for Papers is available online
Previous issues of Hyphen can be explored in the journal’s archive: here.
Issue No.3 is edited by PhD students Houman Riazi, Alale Mohseni, and Ádám Ackermann, with an advisory board composed of faculty from the Department of Architecture. For questions about submissions, please contact the editorial team through hyphen's email address: Hyphen@psu.edu
Edited by Ph.D. Students at Stuckeman School Department of Architecture The Pennsylvania State University
Website: https://journals.psu.edu/hyphen/index Instagram: Hyphen Journal | AnnouncementAPPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR EDITOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY Review of applications to begin on January 15, 2026; deadline to apply is February 15, 2026. The American Society for Environmental History and the Forest History Society seek applicants to serve as Editor(s) and a new institutional home for the journal Environmental History for a five-year term beginning July 2026 with a possibility of extension. The successful applicant will serve as Editor(s)-elect for a transition period of 6 to 12 months. Environmental History (EH) is the journal of record in the field of environmental history with readership and authors from around the world, and is published in cooperation with the University of Chicago Press. The journal addresses issues relating to human interactions with the natural world over time, and includes insights from history, geography, anthropology, the natural sciences, and many other disciplines. In addition to refereed articles, reviews, and a “Gallery” section dedicated to visual materials, it offers a growing range of online resources, which the incoming editor(s) will continue to develop. The position carries a modest stipend, and financial support for travel and other expenses is available. While an individual may serve as sole editor of the journal, the search committee also welcomes applications by more than one editor. In the latter case, the application should state how applicants will share responsibilities. It is expected that in the case of joint editors, both would be affiliated with the same institution. Qualifications:• Recognized expertise in the field; • A compelling vision for the future of the journal and the field; • Institutional support for the duration of appointment, including release time and clerical assistance as necessary; • Managerial, organizational, editorial, and electronic skills to oversee the editorial cycle, meet deadlines, and work with publishing professionals; • The ability to attract established and new scholars to publish in the journal; • Tact and professionalism in communicating with authors, staff, and readers; • Membership in ASEH and FHS (upon investiture as editor(s)). Major responsibilities: In general, editors are responsible for the intellectual content, quality, and timeliness of the journal issues as well as the overall success of the journal. Specific duties may include but are not limited to: • Providing clear direction for the journal and website; • Conveying significant developments in the fields of both environmental and forest history; • Soliciting high-quality manuscripts from a diverse pool of potential authors; • Selecting a sufficient pool of competent peer-reviewers and managing the peer review process of approximately 100 manuscripts per year through an online system; • Deciding which manuscripts to publish; • Assisting authors in seeing their manuscripts through the publication process, including providing formative feedback to authors whose work is not accepted; • Working with a Book Review Editor, Digital Content Editor, Gallery Editor, FHS Staff responsible for the New Scholarship section, and the University of Chicago Press to ensure timely publication; • Attending annual meetings of both the ASEH and FHS; • Appointing and working with a diverse and active Editorial Board to provide advice and counsel; • Working with a Journal Management Group that represents both ASEH and FHS once per year at the annual ASEH meeting and as needed; • Representing the journal in outside venues and conferences. Application Materials: The application package should be no more than 5 pages (not including the CV and statements of support) and include: • Cover Letter: Including name, affiliation, and other relevant information, and providing particular evidence pertinent to the position; • CV: Highlighting publications and any editorial experience; • Vision Statement: Describing challenges and opportunities, future plans for the journal, continued development of online presence, an administrative plan for editing processes, and objective milestones for evaluation; • Description of Institutional Resources: While the University of Chicago Press provides some financial support for the editor(s), applicants also must address the feasibility of serving as editor(s) in light of the institutional resources likely to be available: • Examples include graduate assistant support, travel or administrative funding, course releases, or other workload reductions. • Preliminary statements of institutional support from the applicant’s Chair and/or Dean are requested. Search procedure: The search committee encourages potential editors and institutional homes to contact the chair of the search committee as soon as possible about their interest in the Environmental History journal so that the committee can assist in providing information about the journal and in helping them craft formal proposals. For more information, please contact the Chair of the Search Committee, Lisa Brady, Boise State University, at: lisabrady@boisestate.edu. Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2026. The search committee may contact candidates for an initial round of Zoom interviews in February and March of 2026. In-person interviews of finalists will take place at the ASEH meeting in Kansas City, MO, March 25-28, 2026 (Zoom interviews may be scheduled if necessary). Applications must be submitted as a single PDF file with the file name “yourlastname_EHeditor.pdf” to This secure Dropbox link.
The Linda Hall Library is now accepting applications for our 2026-27 fellowship program These fellowships provide graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars in the history of science and related humanities fields with financial support to explore the Library’s outstanding science and engineering collections. Fellows also participate in a dynamic intellectual community alongside in-house experts and scholars from other Kansas City cultural and educational institutions. The Linda Hall Library holds nearly half a million monographs and more than 43,000 journal titles documenting the history of science and technology from the 15th century to the present. Its collections are exceptionally strong in the engineering disciplines, chemistry, and physics. In addition, the Library boasts extensive resources related to natural history, astronomy, earth science, environmental studies, aeronautics, life science, infrastructure studies, mathematics, and the history of the book. The Library offers residential fellowships to support on-site research in Kansas City, as well as virtual fellowships for scholars working remotely using resources from the Library’s digital collections. Applicants may request up to four months of funding at a rate of $3,000 per month for doctoral students and $4,200 per month for postdoctoral researchers. The Library is also offering several fellowships intended for specific groups of researchers: • The History of Science and Medicine Fellowship, offered in partnership with the Clendening History of Medicine Library at the University of Kansas Medical Center, provides one month of residential funding ($3,000 per month) to a doctoral student whose research examines the intersecting histories of science and medicine. • The Pearson Fellowship in Aerospace History provides up to two months of residential funding ($4,200 per month) to a postdoctoral scholar studying the history of aviation or spaceflight. • The Presidential Fellowship in Bibliography provides up to four months of residential funding ($4,200 per month) to a postdoctoral scholar whose research focuses on the study of books and manuscripts as physical artifacts. The Linda Hall Library is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive research environment and encourages members of any groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in academia to apply for fellowship support. Please share this announcement with graduate students, colleagues, or anyone else who might be interested in the Linda Hall Library’s fellowship program. All application materials are due no later than January 19, 2026. For further information, visit the Fellowships page on our website or e-mail fellowships@lindahall.org.
Call for papers for the next New England Quarterly symposium, to be held in Boston on September 18, 2026. Our topic is "Environmental Histories of New England, 1600-2025," and the full description is available on the NEQ website. Betsy Klima and I are jointly organizing the symposium on behalf of the NEQ editorial staff.
Apply for the Joy R. Hilliard Fellowship to do research at Denver Public Library Joy R. Hilliard Fellowship: Funding Research in Conservation and Environmental History at Denver Public Library The Joy R. Hilliard Fellowship supports a master’s or doctoral-level graduate student doing research in the fields of conservation or environmental history. Special Collections and Archives staff award one $3,000 Fellowship annually to support costs associated with travel to Denver to do research in Denver Public Library’s renowned Conservation Collection. The Hilliard Fellowship directly supports research toward completing a graduate thesis or dissertation. The application process is open from January 1-March 1, 2026. Applicants should submit a 500-word project statement, a CV or resume, and a letter of support, preferably from a faculty advisor. Materials can be submitted through the Joy R. Hilliard Application Form online (available January 1, 2026). The Fellowship awardee will be notified by May 1, 2026.
New Publishing Opportunities at Change Over Time
Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, a peer-reviewed journal published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, is excited to announce new publishing opportunities and enhanced publishing features to serve a wider audience:
If you are interested in submitting ideas for future issue themes or have a manuscript you’d like to submit for consideration, please reach out to cot@design.upenn.edu. We would love to hear from you. For more details, please visit our COT website
APPLY FOR A POSITION AT NYU The Department of Environmental Studies in Arts & Science at New York University invites applications for a Visiting Lecturer position in Environmental Governance and Policy to begin September 1, 2026. This is a one-year appointment, with the possibility of renewal. This position will primarily support teaching within the Environmental Studies department, at the undergraduate and possibly graduate levels, with a teaching load equivalent to six classes over the academic year. We encourage applications from scholars who specialize in any dimension of Environmental Governance and Policy. The candidate might have training in fields that include but are not limited to economics, political science, public policy, planning, sociology, anthropology, law, and science and technology studies. The successful applicant will have high potential or proven excellence in teaching and research on the environment. For more information and to submit an application, through interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/174859. The application deadline for full consideration is January 20, 2026.
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Funding Applications are due March 15, 2026 The BYU Charles Redd Center for Western Studies offers multiple awards for scholars, students, or organizations conducting research or producing public programming related to the Intermountain states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming. Applications for 2026 are due on March 15 and awardees will be notified by May 1. Award amounts have increased this year.
Specific funding/award categories exist for:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION: Visit the Redd Center website https://reddcenter.byu.edu/awards-grants) and click on "Learn More and Apply.”
After completing your application, you will see a message indicating it successfully processed and will receive an email confirmation at the email address you list on your application. If you have any questions about the application process or about submitting your application, please contact Amy Carlin at 801-422-4048 or amy_carlin@byu.edu. If you have questions about the substance of your application, you may contact either Brenden Rensink at bwrensink@byu.edu or Jay Buckley at jay_buckley@byu.edu. You may also follow the Redd Center on Facebook or BlueSky, or Subscribe to our Newsletter to stay up to date with events, awards, and announcements. |
