Medieval 2011

Medieval (Update and Demographics)
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Medievalist Wiki Count
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Anglo-Saxon/Old English: 5

Middle English: 18

Anglo-Saxon/Middle English: 3

Comparative Medieval: 8

Medieval/Renaissance: 4

Germanic: 1

Lurker: 3 ME lurkers

Total: 39

Demographics:
ABD (early): 2

ABD (will finish this academic year): 14

Ph.D. in hand (one-year, VAP, Lecturer): 13

Assistant Professor: 7

Associate Professor: 2

Full Professor: 0

Search Committee: 0

Lurker: 0

Total: 36

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=Medieval Jobs 2011=

Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: able to offer courses in Old and Middle English literature, but who will also be able to connect this literature with history and culture, in a way that will make medieval studies relevant to the twenty-first century

Link: on MLA JIL

Deadline: November 15

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 * Some of you may remember this position was also offered last year, but after inviting candidates to campus for callbacks, they didn't offer the job! (I heard that from good sources -- I wasn't one of the candidates.) Anyway, there were also some complaints on here about the unprofessional way the search was handled. Bard's a good school, so I hope things go better this time around.
 * See discussion of last year's search on Medieval 2010; also for some of the peculiarities about Bard see Talk:Universities to fear
 * There are some schools that regularly search for more positions than they expect to hire in (figuring that they'll make offers to the best candidates of the whole batch). Bard seems to have had a lot of searches that don't lead to offers or hires, so this may be the case here.

Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Link: on MLA JIL

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Brown University (Providence, RI)
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Description: "full professor of English with tenure in all fields of literature in English before 1700."

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 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011

Central Michigan University (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
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Description: "generalist in literature and composition, with specific interest and experience in early periods of British and World literature, classical through Romanticism, to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position." Secondary area of interest in women's literature and culture and feminist critical approaches desired.

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 * Cross-posted at British Open 2011, Generalist 2011 and Renaissance 2011

Connecticut College (New London, CT)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: Specializations within the field may include Europe and Islam, gender and sexuality, visual studies, history of the English language, empire and national identity, and eco-criticism.

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Cornell (Ithaca, NY)
Position Title: Tenure-track position in Medieval Studies

Description: A PhD in a relevant field is required. We seek a scholar with a strong commitment to research and teaching in Medieval Latin, and with a secondary interest in any aspect of Medieval Studies or related fields.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ)
Position: Tenure-track assistant professor for a joint appointment in Medieval literature and rhetoric and composition.

Description: The ideal candidate will hold a Ph.D. in medieval literature, with a strong background in the history of the English language and experience teaching freshman writing. A certificate in rhetoric and composition would be an additional strong advantage.

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Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA)
Full-time, tenure-track, assistant professor position in literatures before 1500. Desired areas include World, British, Classical, Medieval, and Comparative literatures. Teaching responsibilities include survey courses, advanced courses within the field, and first-year writing.

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 * Cross-posted at Comparative 2011

Fordham University (Rose Hill, Bronx campus)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and to participate in the scholarly activities of Fordham’s interdisciplinary Medieval Studies program. Various specializations will be considered.

Link: on MLA JIL

Deadline: October 15

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Furman University (Greenville, SC)
Position Title: Assistant Professor in Late Medieval English literature

Description: Teaching load is five undergraduate courses each year, including upper-level literature, introductory English linguistics, history of the language courses, and first year seminars.

Link: on MLA JIL

Deadline: November 15

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Gordon College (Wenham, MA)
Position Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of English

Description: British Literature Generalist with expertise in Medieval through 17th-Century British Literature

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 * Two-page statement of Christian commitment required


 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011, Generalist 2011 & British Open 2011

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Title: Assistant/Associate/Full professor of English

Description: Specialists in pre-1800 British literature

Link: http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/new.php?cat=3223

Deadline: October 3

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 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011
 * "The language of instruction is Hebrew."

Hood College (Frederick, MD)
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Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: "generalist in British literature whose graduate work demonstrates an expertise in literature before the nineteenth century. This person should be eager to teach the first half of the British survey, introductory composition, and courses from the following: medieval, eighteenth-century, or non-western literature. We also seek someone enthusiastic about adding to our "genre" and "author" courses. Comparative perspectives are most welcome."

Deadline: November 1

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Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011, Generalist 2011 & British Open 2011

Kenyon College (Gambier, OH)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: medieval to sixteenth-century literature. We welcome subfields in global/comparative early literatures, history of the book, and/or queer studies.

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 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011

Mesa State College (Grand Junction, CO)
Title: Assistant Professor of English/Early Literatures in Translation

Description: Courses in early world literatures in translation that might include classical Greek and Latin literature, surveys of early world literatures (western and/or non-western), the Bible as Literature, and first-year composition. The ability to teach structure of the English language is desirable.

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 * Cross-posted at Comparative 2011 & Generalist 2011

McDaniel College (Westminster, MD)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: Medieval literature, with Renaissance as a secondary specialty

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 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011

New York University (New York City)
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Position: Assistant Professor -- Drama

Description: "We seek a candidate in any field of English, American, or Anglophone drama before roughly 1890, with a preference for applicants working in the medieval period, the Restoration, or the nineteenth century. The ideal candidate will have completed the PhD in English, Theater, Performance Studies, Comparative Literature, or any other related field, and will be prepared to teach surveys of Western drama as well as courses in his or her field."

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 * Cross-posted at Drama, Speech, Film & New Media 2011

Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)
Position Title: Assistant Professor Position in Medieval and Renaissance European Literature and Related Arts

Description: The successful candidate must have training and expertise in this broad period’s culture and thought and in (at least) one continental literary tradition. Teaching (six courses/year) comprises courses that analyze major ‘texts’ in translation. Folkloric texts and classics of several European traditions provide materials for period survey, literary genre, and critical, cross-cultural, thematic (in the synoptic “Great Books” tradition) courses at all undergraduate levels. The successful candidate will teach, besides his/her specialty, other challenging courses examining literature and other creative media (cf Departmental web page). Possible “specialty areas” include Medieval Paris, Renaissance Florence, Renaissance Narratives, the Picaresque, etc.

Link: on MLA JIL

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 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011
 * This position is officially advertised as "Assistant Professor of Humanities-Classics"

Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK)
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Position: Assistant or Associate Professor of English

Description: specialization in Medieval and Renaissance British Literature. Preference will be given to candidates with secondary expertise in poetry writing.

Deadline: November 1 (review of applications begins)

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 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Erie, PA)
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Title: tenure track

Description: "Pre-20th-Century British literature with a sub-specialty in technical writing and editing. The successful candidate will contribute to both the Literature and Professional Writing tracks within the English major."

Deadline: October 11 (review of applications begins)

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 * Cross-posted at Generalist 2011, Renaissance 2011, & British Open 2011

Providence College (Providence, RI)
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Position Title: Assistant Professor of English

Description: Tenure-track assistant professorship in Medieval Literature. Demonstrated scholarly expertise in Old English literature is desirable. Ability to teach history of the English Language is also desirable.

Deadline: November 1

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Rutgers (Camden campus, NJ)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: a primary specialization in Medieval Studies. Complementary secondary areas of expertise of particular interest to the department include classics, comparativist studies, digital humanities, political theory, critical theory, and/or discourse studies

Link: on MLA JIL

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Rutgers U (New Brunswick campus, NJ)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Link: on MLA JIL

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Texas Woman's University (Denton, TX)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: Tenure track Assistant Professor of English to teach linguistics and an area of British Literature at the undergraduate and graduate levels in a student-focused department. The successful candidate will contribute to three growing programs: the BA and MA in English, and the PhD in rhetoric. Ability to teach Medieval or 18th Century British literature helpful.

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 * Cross-posted at British Open 2011

Tufts University (Medford, MA)
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Position Title: Assistant Professor position in the field of pre-modern theatre

Description: Areas of expertise may include classical, medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque theatre. Experience in college-level teaching and directing plays with student actors is strongly preferred. Research in foreign languages and ability to teach pre-modern dramatic theory also are preferred.

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 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011, Drama, Speech, Film &amp; New Media 2011 & Theater 2010-2011
 * Note that this is not in the English department -- it is a job in the Dept. of Drama and Dance.

University of California, Berkeley
Description: The Scandinavian Department at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Old Norse, at either the Assistant or Associate level. We seek candidates with expertise in the field of Old Norse literature, broadly defined. As the members of the Scandinavian Department all work across disciplines, we require that candidates for this position also exhibit expertise in a secondary field. Historically, secondary fields among our faculty have included Folklore, Film, and 18th- and 19th-century Nordic literature; we would also welcome such fields as Art History, Cultural Studies, and Comparative Literature, to offer some examples. Strong ability in a modern mainland Nordic language (Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, or Swedish) is required; ability in modern Icelandic would be a welcome plus.

Link: on MLA JIL

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 * Not strictly speaking "medieval," but medievalists often have expertise in this area. Cross-posted at Comparative 2011

University of Colorado at Boulder
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Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of English

Description: Teaching expertise in Chaucer and/or Anglo-Saxon preferred.

Deadline: October 20 (review of applications begins)

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University of Nebraska at Kearney
Title: Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Description: Language specialist to teach Grammar, Linguistics, and History of the English Language. This position also includes regularly scheduled courses in composition and General Studies literature. All secondary areas considered, with a preference for medieval literature.

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 * Cross-posted at Generalist 2011

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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"specialist in Early Modern Literatures, for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level. The department will strongly prefer those whose scholarship addresses interdisciplinary perspectives, and whose teaching can encompass a wide array of both Medieval and Renaissance subjects and authors; preferred perspectives could include work in ethnic studies, gender studies, performance studies, and Digital Humanities."

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 * Cross-Posted at Renaissance 2011

University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: Possible areas of interest may include, but are not limited to digital humanities, European contact with non-European peoples, studies of gender and sexuality, and eco-criticism.

Link: on MLA JIL

Deadline: October 20 (review of applications begins)

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 * Phone interviews will be scheduled in early December.

University of Nottingham
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Position Title: Lecturer

Subfield/description: " Early English Studies – Middle English" 

Deadline: September 23

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University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
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Position title: Assistant Professor (Old English Literature)

Description: "We expect the candidate to be able to teach Middle English literature; knowledge of Old Norse language and literature is also desirable. We particularly encourage candidates whose research engages issues that intersect with the interests of colleagues in other literary periods and fields; these issues include, but are not limited to, race, community and nationhood; gender and sexuality, literature and the environment."

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 * This seems to be a repeat of a search last year. See Medieval 2010.
 * Yes, it is. The search failed last year after both offers were turned down due to inability to accommodate spousal hires.

University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
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Position Title: Assistant Professor

Subfield/description: "primarily early modern/late medieval literature and culture, with emphasis in drama"

Deadline: November 10

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 * Cross-posted at Renaissance 2011

University of Zürich
Position Title: Professorship in English Language (to be filled by 1 February 2011 or later)

Subfield/description:"Applicants should have demonstrated competence in diachronic English linguistics and the history of the English language (in particular Old and/or Middle English); candidates are also expected to be able to teach Medieval English literature. Substantial publications beyond the doctoral thesis are a prerequisite. Courses are taught in English but a functional knowledge of German is required."

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Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)
Position Title: Assistant Professor in Medieval English Literature and Culture

Description: Fourteenth- and fifteenth-century literature, including Chaucer; Candidates whose work also positions them to teach Old English are especially welcome. Special areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to, comparative literatures, critical theory, digital humanities, drama, and/or gender and sexuality.

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Deadline: November 1

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Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA)
Position Title: Assistant Professor

Description: specialization in medieval literature in English and a strong secondary field and/or teaching interest in another area of literary study; will include coverage of Chaucer and other foundational medieval literature at all levels of the curriculum. Teaching will also include courses in other literature, in composition, and in the introduction of literary study to majors

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