Spanish 2011-2012

Page for Academic Positions in Spanish & Portuguese that begin in 2012.

See Talk page for discussion and demographics.

Last Year's Page: Spanish 2010-2011

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Name of School - Position Title - Due Date
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Amherst College - Senior professor to be Chair for 3 years - 1st November 2011
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Ashland University - Generalist TT - Dec. 6
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Augustana College (IL), VAP in Spanish - Nov. 11
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Baylor University - Asst. Professor of Spanish TT (2) - Oct. 31
Request for more materials: 10/31/11 (statement of religious affiliation) Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Boise State University - Asst. Professor of Spanish TT - Nov. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Boston University - Spanish Linguistics TT - Nov. 1
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Carleton University - Phonetics / Phonology & Spanish (2 yr. postion) - Nov. 18
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Central Michigan University - 2 TT positions
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Colby College - 1 yr. VAP in Spanish - Nov. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

College of Charleston - Spanish Linguistics TT - Nov. 1
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Colorado Springs State University-Pueblo - Asst Professor TT - Nov. 20
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Columbia University - TT 1800 Latin America - Nov 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Cornell University - Asst. Prof. 19th-21st Peninsular - Nov. 10
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Duke University - Asst Professor Romance Studies TT (Brazilian/Lusophone) - Nov. 1
Request for more materials: 1 (writing sample on 11/11) x3 Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

East Carolina University - Asst. Professor of Spanish Linguistics TT - Nov. 16
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Elon University - Spanish Linguistics TT - Oct. 6
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: 10/18 and 10/20. Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: November 11th - November 22nd. Offer made:

Fairfield University - Latin American and Caribbean TT - Nov. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Fordham University - Assistant Professor of Spanish TT - Oct. 31
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Franklin College - Generalist TT
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: skype 11/10 Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

George Mason University - Asst. Professor of Spanish Linguistics TT - Nov. 10
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Harvard - Open rank, Lusophone literary and cultural studies - Dec. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

James Madison U - Asst./Assoc. Prof, Generalist - Nov. 14
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Kansas State University - Asst. Prof, Spanish usage-based linguistics - Nov. 1
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Keene State College - Asst. Prof, Generalist - Nov. 30
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

King College - Asst. / Assoc. Prof. of Spanish
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Lafayette College (PA) - Latin American Lit TT - Dec. 5
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Manhattan College - Asst. Professor of Spanish TT - Oct. 20
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Middlebury College - Asst. Prof. of Spanish TT - Nov. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

MIT - Lecturer in Portuguese (3-year renewable) - Oct. 7, 2011
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Mount Mary College - Asst. Prof. of Spanish TT
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

New Mexico State University - Linguistics, Spanish as Heritage Lang. TT - Oct. 31
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

New York University - Asst. Prof. Brazilian Studies - TT - Dec. 1, 2011
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Northern Illinois University - Spanish Applied Linguistics TT - Nov. 28
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Ohio State University - Assistant Professor of Spanish TT - Nov. 18
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Princeton University - Asst Professor, Latin American Lit. TT - Nov. 20
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Purdue University North Central - Asst. Professor of Spanish TT - Dec. 5
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Purdue University - Spanish Linguistics TT - Nov. 1
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Phone interview held 11/11 Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Rice University - Brazilian Literature and Culture TT - Nov. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Rutgers University - 2nd Lang. Acquisition/Bilingualism - Oct. 31
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Rutgers University - Asst. Prof. of Brazilian / Lusophone Studies - Dec. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Saint Olaf - Asst. Prof. of Spanish TT - Oct. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Saint Vincent College - Asst. Professor of Spanish TT - Nov. 30
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Santa Clara University - Latin American Lit. TT - Sept. 6
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit:2 scheduled Mid November Offer made:

Spelman - Instructor/Lecturer in Portuguese (non-TT), 3-year renewable - Dec. 9
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Stanford University - Lecturer in Portuguese (non-TT), 3-year renewable - Dec. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Stonehill College - Asst Professor Colonial Latin American Lit. TT - Nov. 9
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Syracuse University - Spanish Golden Age TT - Dec. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of California, Berkeley - Post Civil-War Spanish Lit. TT - Nov. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Georgia - Lecturer in Portuguese (non-TT), 1-year renewable - Dec. 12
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Georgia - Spanish Linguistics TT - Nov. 21
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Idaho - Asst/Associate Prof. - Iberian Emphasis - Oct. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Illinois, Chicago - Assistant Professor of Peninsular Studies TT - Nov. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Asst. Prof. Lat. Am.- Oct. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Iowa - Hispanic linguistics TT - Nov. 15
Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012 & Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Maryland, College Park - Latin American Lit. - Oct. 24
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Massachusetts Boston - Spanish Language TT - Dec. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Spanish Sociolinguistics TT - Nov. 15
Also posted at Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Mississippi - 2 TT positions
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Missouri, Columbia - Assistant Professor of Spanish TT - Nov. 30
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Spanish applied linguistics TT - Nov. 1
Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012 & Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Nebraska at Omaha - Latin American Lit. TT - Nov. 7
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Notre Dame - Modern Spanish Peninsular TT - Nov. 15
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Oregon - Nineteenth Century Southern Cone TT - Nov. 1 until filled
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Pennsylvania - Golden Age Spanish TT - Nov. 13
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Pittsburgh - Latin American Asst. Prof. - Oct. 31
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Puget Sound - 'Assistant Professor of Hispanic/Latino Studies ' - Nov. 28Edit
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Tampa - Asst. Prof. of Spanish TT
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Texas at Austin - colonial Latin American TT - Oct. 1
Request for more materials: Oct 3 Rejection: 2 (so soon? was the rejection by mail or by email?) Email Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: 1 Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: 2 campus visits scheduled. Offer made:

University of Texas-Pan American - colonial Latin American TT - Dec. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Texas-Pan American - Spanish Applied Linguistics/Medical Spanish - Dec. 1
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of Virginia - Asst. Prof. of Luso-Brazilian Studies - TT - Nov. 15, 2011
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

University of West Georgia - Generalist TT - Oct. 10
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: phone interview, october 20th Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: One Scheduled (Second-hand) Offer made:

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee - Spanish Translation TT - Oct. 24
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Washington Univ St Louis - TT Andean/Latin American Lit - Nov 1st
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

West Virginia University - Contemporary Peninsular Lit TT - Oct. 31
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Western Ontario University - TT Asst. in Applied Ling - Dec. 15
Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012 & Linguistics 2011-2012

Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Winona State University (KS) - Asst. Prof. of Spanish - Nov. 4
Request for more materials: Rejection: THEY HAVE AN INTERNAL CANDIDATE. GOT REJECTION EMAIL BEFORE THEIR APPLICATION DEADLINE.

Some departments begin review of applications before the deadline. Many do a preliminary screening of candidates who are not a fit for the position. Be grateful that, unlike the vast majority of departments, they cared enough to tell you. Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Wofford College - Asst. Prof. in Spanish TT - Oct. 14
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Yale University - Asst. Prof. of Spanish - Nov. 11
Request for more materials: Rejection: Preliminary interview (skype, MLA, phone) scheduled: Rejection post-MLA: Campus visit: Offer made:

Word on the Street

 * UMass Boston Hispanic Studies is a dream department to work for. Take my word on this. Whoever lands the TT there is lucky. Yes: I have good intel.

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