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?

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: 8

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

...a visiting assistant professor or adjunct position: 1

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

...in a tenure-track position: 3

...in a tenured position:

...in a non-academic position:

...primarily working in comp/rhet:

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

...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:

...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:

...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

Auburn University

Augusts State University (WC Director)

Augusta State University (Asst. Prof.)

Baylor University

Birmingham-Southern College

Boise State (WAC)

Brigham Young University

Buena Vista University

Central Michigan University

Clemson University

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

Eastern Illinois

Florida Atlantic University

Georgia Southern (new media)

Grand Valley State

Harvard (Preceptor)

Kutztown University of PA

Lafayette College

Lebanon Valley College

Loyola University, MD

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

Penn State York

Pepperdine University

Pitzer College (Writing Center)

Purdue University

Queens College, CUNY

Regent University

Rider University (2)

Roosevelt University

Simpson College

St. John Fisher College

St. Norbert College

St. Xavier

Seton Hill University

Shepard University

Tarleton State University

Texas A&M

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.

University of Hartford

University of Kansas

University of Louisville

University of Maryland

University of Michigan (2 positions) (Q: There's only 1 on MLA. What's the second position?)

University of Nebraska

University of North Florida

University of Pittsburgh

University of South Carolina, Columbia

University of South Dakota

University of Southern Indiana link

University of Texas-Arlington

University of Texas-Brownsville

University of Utah (2 positions)

University of Waterloo

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Wesleyan College

Western Carolina University

Winona State (3 positions)

Xavier University (WPA)

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


 * example

== Hiring Info == If you wish, please feel free to use this section to share information salaries offered. It would be helpful to all current and future seekers. If you're willing to do this, make a note of the kind of job, the level (asst/assoc/full), the region, the kind of university, the salary, and any very significant perks/incentives (if any), male or female, and if you negotiated