Ukrainian Studies Program
The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University aspires to build a vibrant and multi-faceted program that integrates Ukrainian studies into broader intellectual and policy agendas while promoting research and scholarly work on contemporary Ukraine in the United States. By expanding the existing offerings of departments, institutes, and schools at Columbia, the Ukrainian Studies Program aims to develop a curriculum that will educate academics, diplomats, journalists, businessmen, and future specialists on the history, language, literature, and politics of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Studies Program
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Open Positions
Visiting Assistant Professor/Visiting Associate Professor/Visiting Professor in Ukrainian Studies
Columbia University invites applications for an appointment in Ukrainian studies to be filled at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor in Ukrainian Studies for one year in the academic year 2026-2027. Rank commensurate with experience. History is the preferred area of research and teaching specialization, but literary/cultural studies and other areas will also be considered. The successful candidate will be appointed in one of the Humanities or Social Science Departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and will teach three courses throughout the academic year: a lecture course of broad interest for undergraduates, a seminar for upper-level undergraduates, and a seminar for graduate students. Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to give one public lecture and to participate in the academic life of the University, including as an affiliate of the Harriman Institute.
Review of applications will begin January 6, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Ukrainian Studies
The Harriman Institute seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Ukrainian Studies for a two-year appointment, starting July 1, 2026. Apply by January 5, 2026.
Past Ukrainian Events
November 18 @ 12:30 pm
October 21 @ 12:15 pm
October 9 @ 4:15 pm
October 8 @ 6:10 pm
October 7 @ 12:00 pm
Ukrainian Studies Faculty
Mark Andryczyk
Associate Research Scholar, Ukrainian Studies Program
Elise Giuliano
Senior Lecturer in Political Science; Director of the MARS-REERS Program; Director of the Program on U.S.-Russia Relations
Alexander Motyl
Adjunct Professor, Department of History
Yuri Shevchuk
Senior Lecturer in Ukrainian
Andrey Shlyakhter
Lecturer in History
Anastasiia Vlasenko
Petro Jacyk Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Ukrainian Studies; Lecturer in Political Science
Ukrainian Studies Program History
The Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University is a multi-faceted program that integrates Ukrainian studies into broader intellectual and policy agendas while promoting research and scholarly work on contemporary Ukraine in the United States. The Ukrainian Studies Program aims to offer a curriculum that will educate academics, diplomats, journalists, businessmen and future specialists on the history, language, literature, and politics of Ukraine. Ukrainian topics are explored in a comparative context and in courses in broader area studies. Special attention is given to Harriman and SIPA students and to MA and doctoral students in the Faculty of Arts. The program is housed in and is an integral part of the Harriman Institute, which is the area institute in Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs that is devoted to Eastern Europe. For historical reasons, the Harriman Institute has a close relationship with the Slavic Department—along with its relationship with the history and political science departments.
Among the ongoing goals of the Ukrainian Studies Program are to raise awareness of Ukraine and Ukrainian studies through lectures, cultural events, and conferences at Columbia University; to host visiting scholars from US and foreign institutions to conduct research on Ukrainian subjects at Columbia; to support the acquisition, processing and preservation of Ukrainian books, materials and electronic resources in Columbia University libraries; and to create scholarships and stipends for undergraduate and graduate students who work in Ukrainian studies.
In 2002, the Shevchenko Scientific Society and the Ukrainian Studies Fund proposed establishing an endowed fund at Columbia for the teaching of Ukrainian history. The fund was to be the first of several that will support teaching, research, library acquisitions and outreach envisioned for Ukrainian Studies. Thousands of dollars were raised in 2003, and with a generous quarter-million- dollar donation from Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union and additional gifts from key Ukrainian-American organizations and private donors, the fund for history instruction reached the million-dollar mark in 2004. This fund, together with the Petro Jacyk Fund for Ukrainian Studies at the Harriman Institute (established in 1995), the Volodymyr and Lidia Bazarko Fellowship (established in 1998) support a comprehensive program in Ukrainian studies at Columbia. Capital additions to Harriman endowed funds have expanded the Michael and Natalia Bilous Ukrainian Fund for general support of the Ukrainian Studies Program and the Dr. Stephan and Tamara Tymkiw Ukrainian Fund for support of faculty research in Ukrainian history or other humanities or social science disciplines in the Ukrainian area. The Bozhenko, Chemych, Danko, Kanytsky, Procyk, Shkilnyk funds have all been vital in consistently supporting the work of the program.
In August 2025, The Ukrainian Weekly published Bohdan Vitvitsky’s informative article on Ukrainian studies and scholars at Columbia University.
Questions about Ukrainian Studies at Columbia University?
For more information about courses or the Ukrainian Studies Program, please contact Mark Andryczyk or send us an email. With questions about the Ukrainian Film Club reach out to Yuri Shevchuk.
