20-21 c. American 2010

Demographics:
ABD (early):

ABD (will finish this academic year): 10

Ph.D. in hand (one-year (1), in hand &lt; 1 year (1) VAP (5), Lecturer (1) Postdoc (2)): 8

Assistant Professor: 5

Associate Professor:

Full Professor:

Lurker:

Total: 17

Case Western
Deadline: November 15

Acknowledgment received: 10/28

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Coastal Carolina
Deadline: November 15

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Colgate U
Deadline: November 20

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Dickinson College
Deadline: November 6

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Drew University
Deadline: November 17

Acknowledgment received: Oct 22 (email asked for letters of rec from those who applied before Oct 20); email ack. received 10/29 (this one, too, pointing out that the original ad failed to state that we need to send letters of rec.--so if you've applied but haven't sent letters, be aware that you need to do it before the deadline);

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Manhattan College
Deadline: Nov. 13

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Deadline: October 20th

Acknowledgment received: 10/30

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Comments: WTF?

WTFWTF? It was on the JIL--gone now (expired 10/30). Listing said: "Assistant Professor Contemporary Literature and Media. The Literature Faculty at MIT is seeking to hire a beginning tenure track assistant professor specializing in contemporary literature and media. Strength in film study strongly desired. The successful applicant will participate extensively in both Literature and MIT’s Comparative Media Studies Program." Dunno why it didn't show up here till now (unless it was erased...??). (10/31)

Well, jobs only appear here if people who are using the wiki choose to put them up. (It's not as though there is some outside source creating these pages--we can't expect it to be comprehensive.) So perhaps someone who applied for the job just stumbled across the wiki and decided to add this entry. (11/1)

Miami University (Ohio):
TT Asst Prof. American Modernism (1900-1950) Link

Deadline: 11/2

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Baylor University
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: 10/12

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
just curious: did all applicants receive, along with the initial acknowledgement of receipt, the request for a more personal response concerning values, long term goals, church affiliation, etc.?

A. Yes, but I still haven't decided whether/how to fill it out.

can't speak to this, but several years ago had a friend whose job offer here was rescinded by the dean when he learned about some comments my friend made about Jesus and Marxism.

Marquette University
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: Acknowledgment and request for additional materials 10/26; May I ask what additional materials they asked for? Thanks! (10/27). I'm not the original poster, but they requested a writing sample of me (10/28) (x4).

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
Q: Those who got a request, when did you send your letter (looked from the listing like they were reading apps as soon as received, but the deadline hasn't passed yet...)

A. I got the request a week or so after I sent in the app. I think you are likely right that they are reading through them as the receive them.

A. I got the request about 5 days later so I agree, they seem to be screening as they come in. (x2)

Saint Louis University      LINK
Deadline: Review of applications begins 11/18; open until filled.

Acknowledgment Received:

MLA Interview

Campus Interview

Offer Made

Offer Accepted

Notes and Questions
Late Job Posting: Position authorized in late Oct.

Texas A&M
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

University of Maine, Farmington
Deadline: 11/9

Acknowledgment received: by mail 10/5 (with bonus pamphlet on crime statistics in Farmington!)

--Is it a safe place? Not sure if I'm actually going to apply for this one.

--Crazy safe! I think there was once a robbery there, several years ago. Yeah. Not much to fear in Farmington, besides snow I'd imagine.

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

University of Chicago
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

University of Idaho
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
10/30- Received email that my cv file was corrupted and needed to be re-sent - screening has begun

Westminster College (Missouri)
Deadline: Nov. 13

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Westminster College (Utah)
Deadline: Review begins Oct. 21

Acknowledgment received: 10/7, 10/17 (x3)

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
Sounds like they aren't doing MLA interviews - just inviting finalists to campus.

Where did you hear this? Their ad says they are interviewing at MLA.

Acknowledgement of receipt of materials was very nice and included a timeline. It says that "[f]inalists will be invited to campus for interviews." There's no mention of MLA interviews, although I suppose that doesn't necessarily mean there won't be any. But I could see a late budget cut or some such resulting in a sudden decision to forgo MLA. [[Category: Does anyone know anything about the University of Michigan American Cultures Digital Environments Job? I've applied and gotten their EOE survey, but no word on the actual review. Has anyone heard yea or nay?]]