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Lucy Austin

@lucyaustin

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Ph.D. historian and Harvard Fellow with expertise in research methodology, document analysis, and academic writing.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a research-focused academic or policy role that supports archival fieldwork, interdisciplinary collaboration, and undergraduate/graduate teaching, with opportunities to influence policy debates on migration, nationalism, and Eurasia.

I am a historian of modern Russia and Eurasia whose research centers on migration, national identity, and nation-building. I hold a Ph.D. in History and have held postdoctoral and policy fellowships at leading institutions, published in Slavic Review, and completed archival and fieldwork in Russia and Azerbaijan.

I teach undergraduate and graduate courses on the Soviet Union and comparative history, train students in social and oral history methods, and present regularly at international conferences. I bring near-native Russian and additional Azerbaijani and Ukrainian language skills to interdisciplinary research and policy-engaged scholarship.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

ErnestMay Fellowship

Harvard University

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)

Conducted research on migration, national identity, and nation-building in modern Russia and Eurasia as an ErnestMay Fellow at the Belfer Center; produced scholarship and delivered invited policy-facing presentations.

Russian Historical Methods Fieldwork Public Speaking Transnational History

Postdoctoral Fellow

Harvard University

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)

Undertook postdoctoral research on late Soviet internationalism, migration, and refugee governance at the Davis Center, publishing peer-reviewed work and presenting at academic forums.

Russian Presentation Transnational Research Oral History

Instructor of Record

Michigan State University

Jan 2019 - Present (6 years 7 months)

Designed and taught HST 201 Historical Skills and Methods (Mobility and Belonging in the USSR), developed syllabus and assessments, and mentored undergraduates in historical research skills.

Curriculum Design Assessments Historical Methods Russian History Mentoring Public Speaking

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Michigan State University

Doctor of Philosophy, History

Completed a Doctor of Philosophy in History at Michigan State University with a Graduate Specialization in International Development and recipient of the Donald Lammers Graduate Award.