Category:Cancelled Searches

Can we make a list here of announced searches that have been cancelled for AY 2010-2011?

SUNY Cancellations

 * Queer/Women's/Gender Studies 2010-11 - University of Buffalo (SUNY): cancel notification by email 11/1
 * Physical Anthropology - State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo. Tenure-track assistant biological anthropologist. CANCELLED for budgetary reasons per an October 29 email.
 * US History, 2010-11 - SUNY Buffalo: assistant professorship in the history of the era of the American Revolution and/or the Early Republic. "Received letter from SC chair that the search has been cancelled (11/8). (x2)"
 * Anglophone/Modern British 2011: SUNY Stony Brook, Assistant Professor post-1945 British or Global Anglophone: "My acknowledgement email said that the search has been cancelled due to budget cuts."

Boston University Cancellations

 * Asian History 2010-11: Boston University, Asst. Professor, South Asian history since 1500: search cancelled a few days after 11/1 deadline.
 * Film Studies 2010-2011: Boston University, Assistant Professor of English (Film Studies). Search cancelled due to "a matter of budgetary priorities" (notified via email from dept. chair, 11/2). 
 * Religious Studies 2010-11 - Boston University, Christianity in a Modern Context, cancelled 10/29 (right before AAR interviews!)

Cancelled Positions at Other Schools

 * 20-21 C. American: Cleveland State University, Asst. Prof. in American Literature: "Rcvd 12/6: "Our search for a specialist in twentieth century American literature has been cancelled for budgetary reasons. We will advertise if the search is reopened."
 * Asian History 2010-11: CW Post, Long Island University, Asst. Professor, East Asian History. Notice on H-Net: "We are sorry to announce that this search has been cancelled due to budgetary constraints. We hope to run it in the near future. J. Attie, CW Post, Long Island University." November 22, 2010.
 * Medieval 2011 - University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Assistant Professor: ""I regret to inform you that last week the Dean of the College cancelled the search for an Assistant Professor in Medieval Literature because of budget cuts ... We have no indication when this search will be authorized again." By mail, Nov. 20.
 * African American 2011 - Wesleyan University. Note 9/13: Received email that search has been postponed. 
 * Renaissance 2011 / Medieval 2011 - Oklahoma City University, 10/28 email: "It is with sincere regret that I write to inform you that the hiring process for the position in Medieval and Renaissance literature for which you recently applied has been suspended. I apologize for this notice coming so close to the application deadline, but news of the hiring suspension came forward from the administration just today. Should the hiring process be reinitiated, there is no need to re-apply, as your application materials will remain in the system; we would contact you to gauge whether or not you wished to remain in the candidate pool."


 * Other Ethnic American 2011 - Notre Dame, Latino/Latina: "THIS SEARCH HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 2011 DUE TO NOTRE DAME HIRING PROF. JOSE LIMON. HE WILL CHAIR NEXT YEAR'S SEARCH"(http://english.nd.edu/news/17162-jos-limn-joins-faculty/)


 * U.S. History, 2010-2011 - Louisiana Tech, US and World History: "7/26: Received notice that the search has been canceled for budgetary reasons. Possiblity of reopening for 2011"


 * Communication and Media Studies 2010-2011 - Willamette University - search cancelled. Area: Classical Rhetorical Studies from Speech Communication (not English) perspective: http://www.willamette.edu/dept/hr/employment/index.html


 * Communication and Media Studies 2010-2011 - University of Colorado - Job Cancelled. Area: Communication Law & Policy. Notes: in School of Journalism & Mass Communication I don't think this job is still open--- the School of Journalism announced that it is in the process of closing. Tenured faculty have to find lines in other departments, and non-tenured faculty and staff will be laid off. 9/25- See http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15891236?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twtr / Also, when I just tried to search for this job on Colorado's HR website, I could not find it. There was a "telecomm" position but not in the J-School. 9/25: Via e-mail correspondence, Dona Olivier said the search for this position has been cancelled.
 * Rhetoric/Composition 2011 - East Carolina University, Writing Program Director. Email 11/16 says, "Due to a recent reorganization within the Writing Program, the decision has been made to suspend the search for a director. Therefore, this email is to advise that this search has been closed and the position will not be filled at this time."