Rhetoric/Composition 2010

Rhetoric/Composition
And so the nightmare begins anew. ..

How do you all think this September compares to previous years for Comp/Rhet jobs? For sure, we'll know more when the JIL comes out, but colleagues in other departments have been lamenting the dearth of jobs in their field already. Thoughts?

If all of these jobs hold, I think we'll be doing okay. My concern is that funding will fall through and some of these jobs will be withdrawn. Since that is likely, lets hope it's not too many.

See "History" page for date and time last updated.

tis the season: don't forget about the Universities to Fear wiki http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Universities_to_fear

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I'm on the market and I'm...
...ABD:

...ABD but defending this year: 18

...a Ph.D., but still at my degree-granting institution: 1

...a visiting assistant professor or adjunct position: 2

...in a post-doctoral position (ABD or with degree in hand): (with degree in hand)

...in a tenure-track position: 5

...in a tenured position: 1

...in a non-academic position:

...primarily working in comp/rhet: 1

...primarily working in a field besides comp/rhet (with strong comp/rhet background): 2

...primarily working in a field besides comp/rhet (without strong comp/rhet background):

...curious who's getting all of these campus visits, because it's CLEARLY not me: 1

...actually the one who's getting all the campus visits:

...possesses the superhero ability to get an interview and immediately freeze all jobs in the immediate vicinity:

...trying to remember why I wanted to be an academic: 2

...ready to give up: 1

...wondering if McDonald's is still hiring: 1

...officially out of the game. Here's to being back on the market in '10-'11! ugh...:

Actually, I'm just lurking
...as a SC member: 1

...as a faculty member (not on SC) in a dept. that is about to release a job ad: 1

...as someone on the market in 2010:


 * Q to SC Lurkers: Are you willing to say what info interests you here?

Tenure-Track Jobs
(ALPHABETICAL)

American University of Kuwait


 * Phone Interview on Oct. 12 2009--Very friendly.

Arizona State University

-- confirmation of application, request EEO info

Auburn University

-- request for more materials x6

Augusts State University (WC Director)

Augusta State University (Asst. Prof.)

Baylor University

-- confirmation of application Birmingham-Southern College

Boise State (WAC)

Bluffton (OH) University (TESOL)

-- requested supplemental application form

Bradley (IL) University

Bridgewater State

Brigham Young University

Buena Vista University

Catawba College

Central Michigan University

-- confirmation of receipt of application, request for EEO info

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina

College of Coastal Georgia (Q: Where is this position listed?)

Eastern Illinois

-- confirmation of application

Florida Atlantic University

Georgia Gwinett College

Georgia Southern (new media)

Georgia State

Grand Valley State

Grandview (IA) College

Harvard (Preceptor)

Kutztown University of PA

Lafayette College

Lebanon Valley College

Lewis (IL) University (WPA)

Longwood (VA) University

Loyola University, MD

Loyola University, MD (Prof./Dir. of Writing Center)

-- phone interview scheduled

Mt. Union (Writing Center)

Northwest Missouri State University

Penn State Berks (Writing Center TT)

Penn State York

Pepperdine University

Pitzer College (Writing Center)

Purdue University

--Ack of Application/EEO Card

Queens College, CUNY


 * Where is this advertised? It's on the MLA JIL (ade.org)

Regent University

Rider University (2)

Roosevelt University

Rowan University link to job ad

Simpson College

St. John Fisher College

St. Norbert College

St. Xavier

Seton Hill University

Shepherd University

Swarthmore College (3 year renewable position)

Tarleton State University

Texas A&M

-- confirmation of application, request EEO info

University of Alaska-Fairbanks

University of Colorado (Denver)

University of Dayton (ESL)

University of Florida, Gainesville
 * FL: Received a letter in response to my app that "after reviewing materials" they will only be inviting "two or three" applicants to campus and "to bear with them during these endeavors". I take this to mean no MLA intvws. x2

University of Hartford

--Ack of Application/EEO Card

University of IIlinois Urbana-Champaign

-request for more materials x4

University of Kansas

University of Louisville

-- confirmation receipt of application

University of Maryland

-- confirmation of application, request EEO info x2

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth

University of Michigan (2 positions: 1 Beginning Asst, Advanced Asst, or Assoc. Prof, open specialty; 1 Asst Prof for Digital Culture Cluster) (Q: There's only 1 on MLA. What's the second position?)

-- confirmation of application, request EEO info

University of Nebraska

University of North Florida

University of Pittsburgh

-- Ack of Application/EEO Card x2

University of South Carolina, Columbia

-- confirmation of application, request EEO info x2

University of South Carolina Upstate

University of South Dakota

University of Southern Indiana link

-- Phone interview scheduled 10/9 -- very nice

University of Texas-Arlington

-request for more materials x2

University of Texas-Brownsville

University of Texas-Pan American

University of Utah (2 positions)

-request for more materials x2

University of Waterloo

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Wesleyan College

Western Carolina University

Winona State (3 positions)

Xavier University (WPA)

--Ack of Application/EEO Card

Offers Made
List Institution and whether (1) offer has been made and (2) accepted (with date).


 * example

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