Anglophone 2009

Anglophone and World Literature/Postcolonial
updated 12/04/08 10:43am EST

Shall we do a headcount?

Add a number for yourself beside the appropriate category.

ABD (early):

ABD (nearly done - will defend by summer): 8

PhD in hand(defended in last six months): 3

PhD in hand (for a year or more, lecturer/adjunct non-tt position): 5

Visiting Asst Prof: 2

TT Assistant Prof: 5

Associate Prof:

Independent Scholar: 1

Despondent: 1

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Arcadia University(11/1/2008)
 * acknowledgement 10/30

Boise State (11/3/2008) Answer: Yes. The first paragraph talked about how they had had over 150 applicants for the spot. The second paragraph informed me that since all of my materials had not been there by the deadline, I was not going to be considered. My materials were one day late - I know this because I paid $40 to have them overnighted.
 * email ack -- 10/22
 * phone interview scheduled -- 11/14
 * rejection letter (though a very nice one)--12/1; ditto (12/1)
 * rejected via letter 11/22 because app. was ONE DAY TOO LATE Q: Sorry to be anal, but did they actually write to tell you they rejected you because the app was a day late?  Thanks!
 * I had the exact same experience of being rejected due to my application coming in shortly after the cut off.
 * campus visit scheduled (12/1)

Boston University (11/1/2008)
 * rejection letter 11/3 (x 3)
 * request for dossier/add materials 11/10
 * I'm confused about these postings. Three people got rejected 2 days after the deadline?  I JUST received confirmation that my application has been received and will be "carefully considered".  How could there have been requests for additional materials on the 10th?  Please elaborate, and confirm it's the right job! (11/20) A: Some SCs begin reading apps prior to deadline. That could explain the quick turn around on dossier request. Unless it says "Review begins" submitting stuff early can have its advantages.
 * I see, that makes sense. Next time will apply a month before the deadline!  Still wonder why the early rejection letters.
 * request for dossier and writing (11/21) -- and FYI: I turned mine in very early.
 * Not sure how much late or early applications matter. A provost at a liberal arts college where I taught thought late applications had an advantage. Most of mine have been right at the deadline or a few days earlier and I've always had MLA and on-campus interviews (going into year 3 of the job search). Any listening search committee members (not from BU but in general)have opinions on this?
 * Rejection letter by snail mail, 12/3
 * Request for more materials. 12/3.

CSU Los Angeles (11/26/2008)

Central Michigan (10/20/2008)
 * email ack 10/16, x2

College of Wooster (11/10/2008)
 * request for writing 11/10

Colorado State University (11/7/2008) [ad]
 * 11/6 email--search suspended :(

Columbia College of Chicago (11/1/2008) [ad]

Columbia University (post-1950, 10/31/2008)
 * request for writing (11/21)

Connecticut College postdoc (11/15/2008)

Denison (11/12/2008)
 * [didn't Denison run this search last year? Anyone know why again?] They had funding issues
 * request for writing and dossier (11/21) x3
 * What are your areas for those of you from whom dossiers have been requested? the ad called for people with interests in African, Caribbean or African Am lit. Are you Black Atlantic types or do you have more narrow specialties? A: I do traditional poco fields of Africa, Caribbean, and South Asia.

'''Earlham (11/17/08)
 * email ack 11/13, 11/18 (x2)

Evergreen State College (11/3/2008) [ad]
 * Email acknowledgement 11/18
 * Email notification that they will not be interviewing at MLA, but will be conducting phone interviews in Jan. (x3 12/3)

Florida State post-1900 (11/1/2008)
 * request for writing (10/22)
 * request for writing and dossier (10/23)
 * Search cancelled (12/1) -- notification by email (UGH)

Furman University (11/20/08) Anglophone literary and cultural studies
 * Dossier request (12/1)

Gonzaga (11/7/2008)
 * Ack by mail 11/14 (or so)

Indiana University (South Bend) (11/1/2008)
 * email ack -- 11/6
 * email ack -- 11/17
 * email writing sample request 11/24 / me, too x4

Lawrence University (11/15/2008)
 * snail mail ack
 * snail mail ack 11/19

Manhattan College (11/17/2008)
 * Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?

Northern Michigan University(12/15/2008)
 * Q: I see the only English, non-Creative Writing job listed as "Non-Western World Literature in either Spanish or Arabic literature in translation."  I checked InsideHigherEd, JIL and the NMU website.  The deadline is also not given as 12/15 ("open until filled").  Is there another one in Anglophone?!?  Thanks!

Oklahoma State University (11/3/2008)
 * telephone interview scheduled 11/13
 * snail mail ack. 11/21

Old Dominion University (12/1/2008) [ad]
 * snail mail ack 11/24, 12/4

Penn State University (10/30/2008)-
 * email ack. received 10/13
 * i heard this job has been cancelled (the African one) - (11/30)
 * email confirmation of cancellation 12/1
 * Who did the letter come from?
 * Mine came from Tom Hale, via a secretary.

Point Loma Nazarene (no date, posted 9/12/2008,  expires 12/5/2008, begin review immediately)

Rhodes College (11/3/2008)
 * email ack 10.30/ me too/ x3
 * email request for writing sample 11/21

 Roanoke College (11/1/08)

Rowan University (11/1/2008)
 * Email ack 10/15 / me too
 * Email rejection 11/13
 * Email request for writing sample, teaching info, and letters 11/17 / me too/ x3
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/1)

San Francisco State University (11/7/08)
 * snail mail ack 11/17 X 2

Smith College African Diaspora, Black Brits, etc. (11/3/2008)
 * This job is on the African American page as well.

Stockton College (11/14/2008)

Trinity (Texas) (11/24/2008)
 * MLA interview scheduled via phone 12/3

University of Alaska at Fairbanks (11/3/2008)

University of British Columbia (10/17/2008) ''"Literatures in English since 1945"
 * anyone know what they mean by that?''
 * I read it as anything post-1945: British, American, Postcolonial: Anglophone broadly defined. Anyone else?
 * rejection email 11/18 (x3)

University of California, Riverside (11/17/2008) [ad]
 * snail mail ack 11/11 x2

University of California, Davis (11/21/08) University of Chicago (11/3/2008)
 * Acknowledgement of application (11/15/08)
 * Acknowledgement of application (11/22)
 * email ack. 11/17 x2

University of Dayton (Comp Lit and Social Justice/anglophone lit) (11/4/08)
 * Dossier requests made
 * writing and dossier request 11/14 / me, too

University of Illinois (African Literature) (11/15/2008)

University of Illinois (Postcolonial/Global Anglophone Literature) (11/4/2008)
 * Email ack 10/14;
 * request for writing (10/22)
 * request for dossier and writing (10/30 x2)
 * request for writing (11/03)

University of Mary Washington (11/3/2008)

University of Texas at Austin (10/1/2008) [ad]
 * job talk scheduled
 * rejection letter (11/29)
 * rejection letter (11/29)-- finally

University of Toledo (11/15/08)
 * Ack. by mail -- 11/15
 * ack. by mail -- 11/22

U of Toronto Mississauga (11/14/2008)
 * email ack -- 11/6
 * request for MLA interview -- 12/1 (x2)
 * how were you contacted? (12/2)
 * contacted via email for interview

University of Tulsa (10/1/2008)
 * request for writing (11/5)
 * request for writing (11/6)
 * request for writing (11/13) x2
 * acknowledgement of app (11/7)note: my app was received on the last possible day
 * request for writing (11/25)

University of Virginia (10/17/2008)
 * Just heard that this was canceled due to budget -- anyone else get that notice?
 * (10/13)--yes.

U.S. Naval Academy (11/7) I believe there is more info on another board--US ethnic I think.
 * Anyone have any info. on this job? Is it still going ahead?!?!
 * I received a request for dossier and "supplemental materials" on 11/18.

Wake Forest University (10/31/2008)
 * snail mail ack 10/16
 * writing sample and dossier request 10/30
 * request for writing and dossier (11/3)
 * writing sample and dossier request

Yale University (11/1/2008)
 * snail mail ack 11/15
 * request for letters 12/1
 * Didn't Yale ask for the dossier upfront?

''I'm knocking on wood as I type this, but it looks like it might be a good year to be a postcolonialist--these are 5 interesting jobs, and the MLA JIL hasn't even gone live yet... (9/8/08)''

''I know! Now done with first batch of JIL (9/12/08) and still hopeful. There will be more next week.''

And then, there was the Economy.

 dum dum DUM.