Communication and Media Studies 2009-2010

Applications Due
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Baruch College, CUNY - assistant or associate professor in Communication (Due Feb 22, 2010) Listing Here

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania - two temporary, full-time faculty (Due Feb 15, 2010) Listing Here

College of Charleston- one TT, one visiting (TT due Feb 8, Visiting due Feb 22, 2010)''' Position descriptions  Creighton University - Assistant Professor of Communication (due January 15, 2010) '''
 * Begin reviewing applications December 15 and continue until position is filled.
 * Saw position posted in two sources and never saw deadline listed above. Maybe the month listed above was a typo. (12/15)
 * CRTNET email listed the due date as January 15
 * According to the Creighton Univ website, the review begins 1/15/1
 * I'm the one who posted the Dec. 15th date--that was the start review date given when they posted it on HigherEdJobs, but you are all correct, official due date is indeed Jan 15th on all other sources, sorry for the confusion.

Duquesne University - Corporate/Business Communication/IMC/Philosophy of Communication (due Dec 15, 2009) - Listed twice on HigherEdJobs, but seems to be the same position? 

Florida International University - Instructor & Debate Coach (Due Feb 19, 2010)Listing Here

Fordham University - New Media (Due January 12, 2010) Listing Here

Niagara University - Assistant Professor of Communication - Mass Media (Due January 30, 2010) Listing Here

University of Kentucky 2 Assistant Professors, 3 Instructors, Instructional Communication - anybody know anything about these positions and what they're looking for?

University of Memphis - Media Theory & Tech (Due Jan 14, 2010) Listing Here

University of North Carolina Wilmington - Performance Studies (Due Jan 20, 2010) Listing Here

University of Puget Sound - Visiting AP of Communication Studies (Due Jan 15, 2010)  Listing Here

University of Southern California - Two positions (Journalism and Communication), both in Economic Literacy and Entrepreneurship area Listing Here

Deadline Passed, Awaiting News
Auburn University- rhetoric, intercultural, health (due November 2, 2009), Listing Here


 * Note: sending email upon receipt, then a "form c" (EEOO form) via snail mail.
 * Any news?
 * The rumor is they have an inside candidate

Baylor University - Organizational Communication (due Nov 1) / Visual Rhetoric (due Nov. 1)


 * Any news?
 * No news as of 12/17

Coastal Carolina University - two positions
 * Journalism and Digital Media (review begins immediately) Listing Here
 * Public Relations (review begins immediately) [I can't find a link to this call. Is this different from the Journalism position?]
 * Yes, this is a different position, but I cannot find the listing. I originally printed it from AEJMC RSS feed. I just e-mailed the search chair for an update and they indicated the  search was ongoing and would go into next semester. (12/22)

Concordia University (Montreal) - Journalism Studies (deadline was Nov. 2; review underway) Listing Here

DePaul University - Public Relations (due 10/15)
 * No news as of 12/17
 * Heard through the grapevine that they had done interviews, but I can't confirm that and I don't know if they were campus visits or just phoners... so I don't want to move this down on such vague information.

Eastern Kentucky--Generalist (review underway)
 * News?

Emerson - Director of Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Due Dec. 7)

Georgetown College- Communication and Media Studies (review starts October 15, 2009) Full Listing Here

George Washington University - General Communication (review starts October 25, 2009)
 * Is there no news about this position yet?
 * Good question...anyone heard anything?
 * I haven't heard anything as of 12/17
 * I e-mailed the search chair for an update and they said they are still reviewing apps and it will be into the new year before they proceed. (12/22)

Georgia State University - Rhetorical studies (Due Nov 20) Listings Here
 * - rumor that GSU is recruiting an advanced assistant professor.

Georgia State University - international communication (Due Dec 15) Listings Here

Gonzaga University - Two positions Listings Here
 * public relations (Due Dec 1)
 * technologically mediated communication (Due Dec 1)


 * Note: Email confirmation sent on receipt of application.
 * Note: Email confirmation sent on receipt of application.

Grand Valley State (2 positions) - Broadcast and Health Communication (Due Nov 23) Full Listing Here

Illinois College Media Production (due October 31, 2009) Listing Here


 * Note: they email an affirmative action form upon receipt of your application.


 * Is this different from the Multimedia Design position for which an offer has been extended? The listing has expired, so it's hard to tell.

Indiana State University - PR (Due Dec 15) Listing Here

Indiana University South Bend- media, cultural studies, PR/journalism (due November 20, 2009), Listing Here

Kent State--Health (review underway)
 * Any news on Kent State?

Michigan State University- Health Communication Technology (Due Dec 1) Listing Here

Missouri State University- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Media (review begins Oct. 5, 2009),Full Listing Here.

Oglethorpe University - Communication and Rhetoric (Due Dec 8/15) Listing Here
 * - Why is this not posted on any job sites?
 * - They posted a mass ad on the Chronicle for several positions, so it's kind of buried: Chronicle Listing Here
 * - It's also posted here:Listing Here

Ohio State University - Communication Technology (deadline November 1, 2009)


 * Got affirmative action letter 10/30
 * Heard rumor at NCA that they were interviewing already
 * Any word on this?

University of Arkansas at Little Rock--Generalist (review began in Oct.)

University of Central Missouri - Public Relations (Due Dec 4)

University of Colorado at Boulder (Assistant Professor in Journalism) due November 1, 2009)
 * -anyone hear anything from UC Boulder yet?

University of Illinois--Chicago-Health Communication (due Oct. 15)

University of Missouri - Interpersonal Communication and Political Communication


 * Political Comm email receipt of information 11/10. 38 applicants
 * It says below that they made an offer for the political comm job already - but there was no news about any interviews - anyone know anything about this?
 * I heard the Interpersonal job had 100 applicants

Status Updates, Requests for Add'l Info, Contacting References, Etc.
Arizona State University -Hugh Downs School of Human Communication - rhetorical studies, rhetoric and critical culture (Assistant/Associate) (Due Dec 1)
 * Note: Received email receipt of materials and EEOO form 11/24
 * 12/17- e-mail received about how additional references (chosen by ASU) will be contacted in January to narrow candidacy

Butler University - PR (due November 15)
 * Got letter in mail 12/17 notifying candidates this was upgraded to associate/full line and asking candidates to reapply if they meet the requirements of that level.

Coastal Carolina University--Health communication
 * Received call 12/11 and was told I made it to the shortlist of candidates for whom they were checking references. Was asked if it was fine to contact my listed references, and was told that they would likely not be called until January. I do not know if Coastal called everyone who made this list and asked the same question, but I am assuming that they did. Perhaps another "shortlist" candidate can verify this? (12/18)
 * -I also got a call last week asking if it was OK to contact my references but no indication that I was on a short list, so assumed they contacted everyone who applied (12/19).

College of Wooster- Rhetorical approaches to media communication (due November 1, 2009), Listing Here


 * Note: Sending emails upon receipt of materials
 * Note: Reposted the position on November 3rd to CRTNet and basically said send applications ASAP
 * EEOO form and request for additional items on December 2nd via email.
 * Were these in 2 separate emails?
 * Anything new about C.O.W.?

Colorado State - Special Instructor in Media and Visual Culture, including visual rhetoric (Due Dec 15, 2009)
 * They started checking with applicants' references (12/10)

Northeastern (Boston)
 * - They were going to have interviews at NCA but the interviewer has the flu. They're going to contact for campus interviews in January.
 * - Got my reject email on 12/14.
 * I got a rejection email today. They said they have a short list.

Purchase College, SUNY (Oct 14) - Assistant Professor of Media, Society and the Arts
 * Anyone hear anything from them?
 * Request for materials (letters and writing sample), 12/17 (x4)
 * Rejection email 12/23

Rutgers University, School of Communication and Information (4 open rank posts)
 * Communication (Due Dec 1)
 * Journalism and Media Studies -- Global Media & Democracy (Due Dec 1)
 * Digital Media & Society (Due Dec 1)
 * Library and Information Sciences (Due Dec 1)
 * - 11/2 - got an email notice that materials were under review
 * - heard rumors at NCA that they're looking for very senior people for this [PLEASE CLARIFY: senior people for which positions?]
 * - To clarify, it is not the case that they are looking for senior people across the board.
 * - Yes, sorry, the Comm job.
 * - They have emailed some non-senior people to recommend they apply for the Digital Media & Society position. So, I assume that means it is not across the board.
 * Did you mean solicitations other than the message automatically sent before very early by the search chair?
 * yes - I mean they emailed a specific person asking them to apply for the position.
 * - Anyone heard anything? I wonder if now, with the holidays, if things are at a standstill? (12/20)
 * -They have requested letters from references (the Journalism/Media Studies department at least).
 * -They have requested letters from references (the Journalism/Media Studies department at least).

University of Cincinnati - Asst Prof in New Information Communication Technologies (due Dec. 31)

Heard that semi-final selections will be decided by search committee on Jan 7.

-- Do you mean the "Comm & Emerging Technologies" position? (12/21)

--- yes, and I included the 'New Information Communication Tech' title b/c that's what was in the job call. Also, I have heard that Cincinnati encourages sending updates on the status of dissertation progress from candidates who are ABD during the application process.

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth - Assistant Professor of English (Journalism)
 * EEOO form sent Dec. 4 via e-mail. (after materials submitted Nov. 15)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/9) x1

University of Oregon - Communication Studies (due September 20, 2009)
 * Received snail mail rejection 12/10 x2

University of Portland (Two positions) Listing Here
 * Assistant Professor Communication Studies (Due Nov. 30, 2009)
 * Rejection email 12/23
 * Journalism/New Media (Due Nov. 30, 2009)
 * Got an email on 12/8 with a PDF of this: "We greatly appreciate your getting your file to us in a timely fashion. We are conducting two searches in our department, and we will take up our journalism decision-making at the end of January." - 12/20 update: I only applied for the journalism/new media position. I don't know about the comm studies job.
 * Sent in my application for the communication studies position but did not get an email. Anyone else in the same boat? Was the email just for the journalism position?
 * Ditto - didn't get an email for the comm studies position. Maybe it is a different search committee and they are not doing that??
 * Ditto - din't get anything about the comm studies position. 12/15

University of South Carolina at Aiken - Communication and Media (due October 13, 2009)
 * Email sent on receipt of final letters.
 * Contacting references of semi-finalists.

University of Texas at Tyler- Assistant/Associate Professor in Journalism (review began in October 2009)Full Listing Here
 * –Rejection e-mail received 12/21.

Phone Interviews
Butler University - Journalism
 * Skype interview scheduled for mid-January

Elon University - Phone interview 12/17 - Listing Here

Empire State College -
 * Phone interview October 29th

Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
 * Email received with follow-up questions on November 11. They're scheduling phone interviews for November 18-25 and planning to bring in 3 people for campus interviews in January and February.
 * Request for phone interview (11/12)
 * Is this for the rhetoric position or the digital media position?
 * Rhetoric position.
 * Media Studies position too = by media studies, do you mean the media policy position OR the digital journalism position?
 * ==&gt; See the original ad below for the media studies position. Based on this, I suspect they're looking for candidates to teach/research media policy and digital journalism:
 * "The candidate should be able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses primarily in media law and policy with some combination of research methods, cultural studies, media analysis, media and society, as well as the candidate's area of expertise. We will consider all areas of research specialization, including but not limited to new and emerging media, Internet, digital and visual cultures, race/ethnicity, multimedia production and design."
 * I didn't apply for any of these jobs but I know the people there, it is a great group.
 * Update: they are looking at issuing invitations for on-campus interviews within the next week and a half (either just before or just after the holiday) for the rhetoric position.
 * Were there phone interviews scheduled for the digital journalism position yet?!
 * They are hiring FIVE people this year, so we should try to be very precise as we post news about the process on these.
 * I can find three positions on the Highereds.com site. (Media Policy, Rhetoric, & Media Production) Where did you find five?
 * They told me they're hiring five for the entire department during my phone interview. I think the other two are in journalism and film.
 * Any news on these positions? (11/30)
 * 11/30 Received an email that they have finalized their short list and are contacting for on-campus in the next couple of days. They emailed you because you're one of the finalists?
 * - Did anyone receive an on-campus interview invitation yet? (2 Dec)
 * If there are campus visit updates, could you please specify for what position.
 * - Any news on this? (12/7) x2
 * - they have scheduled at least one on campus interview for the rhetoric position (as of December 20th)

- Any word on the media policy position? (as of 12/29)

Penn State Hazleton
 * E-mail received 11/11 with interviews being scheduled for 11/23-24, 11/30, 12/4.

Queens University of Charlotte
 * Phone Interviews 12/14-12/16.
 * for which position?
 * soc-748. The other position was taken down from the hr site.

Rollins College- Critical Media and Cultural Studies (due Dec. 10, 2009)
 * - received e-mail rejection (12/14/09) x5
 * I think they do have an internal candidate


 * --- an internal/inside candidate is highly unlikely for this job call. They have placed it 3 (!!!) times now since last spring. What would be the reason of renewing the call if the candidate is within their reach??
 * It was so annoying having to answer all the extra questions for this job. If they had an inside candidate I wish they would have saved me the time of answering all that stuff. (Ditto that- It was ridiculous that the Rollins job call said we would have to 'fill out a questionnaire' and upload documents when applying online, but some of the questions online seemed to require extra essay-length answers. There's something strange about this job)
 * They could have lost funding last spring.
 * This job was posted as a VAP last spring, so I think they are looking to fill a position which someone left.
 * --- according to Film and Media Studies 2009-2010 job wiki, "phone interview, 12/17 (x2)"

University of Missouri - Interpersonal Communication
 * Received phone call & email about scheduling a phone interview for the first or second week in December (11/24)

University of Maryland - Emerging Media (due 10/30/09)
 * Apparently this position only attracted a mere 33 applicants by 10/30/09. Any other info?
 * Is this the same as the cluster hire in Digital Humanities, Media and Cultures? The deadline for that isn't until Dec 15.
 * I heard they are separate positions. Where is the "33 applicants" info from?
 * I don't think they are the same position. Was contacted for a phone interview for the emerging media position, to be held second week in December.
 * - When were you contacted? Via email?
 * - Yes, by email on 11/24
 * - They said they expected to pick up the process in late January. Not sure if that means they'll schedule people to come visit then or they'll decide then who they want to come for visits.

NCA Interviews
Duquesne University - Assistant Professor of IMC/Business & Professional Communication
 * They conducted NCA interviews (11/14). Contacted by phone.
 * I was not interviewed at NCA, but I got a note 12/26 indicating they were reviewing my file. Does that seem strange to anyone else? I wonder if they are reopening the search or considering interview more people. It just seemed like very odd timing.
 * I think they are sending those out to everyone to confirm they received apps

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Interpersonal Communication
 * conducted NCA interviews

Georgetown College (KY)
 * scheduling by phone 11/7
 * update: They conducted NCA interviews
 * Any campus interviews scheduled yet??

SUNY New Paltz The department chair conducted NCA interviews

University at Buffalo (SUNY) - HCI
 * They may have interviews at NCA, details pending.
 * confirmed - informal.

University of Cincinnati - Comm - TT Comm & Emerging Technologies - Scheduling NCA meet and greets (10/20)
 * from what I heard, these are not 'interviews,' per se, but rather informal 'meet and greets' with candidates who have expressed interest in the Cincinnati position.
 * Are they contacting people to schedule them or should we initiate that?
 * They are contacting people who have started submitting their applications, even if they are not yet complete. i did that and mentioned my nca availability, and then was contacted for a 'meet and greet.'
 * ---I am the same - I submitted my application and have not mailed in the rest of the what they want. I was also contacted and scheduled a "meet and greet" appointment at NCA.
 * --hmm, I've submitted and sent everything (and indicated NCA availability in my letter) and have heard nothing.
 * --I am in the same position as "hmm, I've" right above me.
 * -- I am the OP on this. Yes, it is a meet and greet. I am under the impression that a faculty member in my dept told someone on the search committee that a few of us would be a good fit and then we were contacted to touch base with them at NCA. After that I submitted my postal materials and search chair set up meet and greet. He then followed up when my electronic app materials were completed.
 * --Thanks for the info.
 * -- I am the same as directly above.
 * -- I am very confused, does this mean that we should contact someone at Cincinnati if we want to talk to them about the position? does this mean that if we don't get contacted they aren't interested in our application?
 * -- I don't know and I don't think that any of us could know. (OP here again) Maybe the SC contacted me and my classmates because he was told to do so via this faculty member... and maybe he isn't really interested in us at all but is doing a favor for someone. PERSONALLY, my NCA strategy is to contact SCs and ask if they're doing any meetings and/or holding any receptions. YMMV. NCA is early this year and the job postings were late, so maybe some schools aren't ready? Just my 2 cents.
 * --I have been advised by a very experienced full prof to *not* contact the SC about meetings at NCA. That said, it doesnt seem like it could hurt in this situation (where you have good info that other people are being contacted for meetings). If you havent heard from them and they dont want you they will say no. If they want to talk to you they will say yes. Just my 2...
 * - Yeah, I was advised by a very experienced full prof TO contact people. He said "At NCA it's on and SCs expect this. I dunno. I asked my advisor what he thinks. I think that it could go either way. :0/ Once again, conflicting info...
 * - A bit late for this, sorry, but I contacted the SCC and had a meet-and-greet. Was expecting a short "here's the position, what questions do you have" talk but was pleasantly surprised to get over 30 mins with the SCC and another SC member.  Very professional, very supportive - they seem like they'd be great colleagues.  Don't know what will happen in the next stage, but good luck to whoever gets on-campus interviews!  If I recall correctly, they will narrow to a long shortlist (10-12) at the beginning of next semester.
 * - I also had a "meet and greet" at NCA (they can't call it an interview because the call hasn't closed, and it wasn't an interview anyway). Like the person above, I expected a short meeting but mine lasted for about an hour and I also met with the SCC and another SC member. Although they did meet and greets at NCA, they are still accepting applications and, from what I can tell, are considering all of them. They want to narrow it down to about 5 finalists and bring 3 for on campus interviews after the first of the year. This seems like a great department and I was impressed with the SCC's discussion of it.

University of Houston Downtown - Rhetoric (due October 15, 2009) Full Listing Here
 * - Scheduling NCA interviews by email (11/3)

University of Kentucky - Interpersonal communication
 * Did interviews at NCA, but don't know how many people they met 
 * Anybody heard from Kentucky?

University of South Carolina- Rhetoric (Due Oct 30, 2009)
 * Note: Sending letters upon receipt.
 * Will be calling for NCA interviews shortly and then scheduling phone interviews for after NCA
 * --- on 11/6, I got an e-mail and phone call to schedule an NCA interview either on Friday (Nov. 13) or Saturday (Nov. 14)
 * - Any news on this position?
 * -Emails just went out notifying folks they are NOT being invited to visit campus. (ditto- rejection e-mail received 12/14/09)
 * -does this mean that if you have not heard anything since you applied you are still in the running?
 * - I do not know who is still in the running. But, FYI- I had an NCA interview with S. Carolina and then received an e-mail saying I was NOT invited to campus. Thus, perhaps only those who were interviewed at NCA were officially notified of whether they progressed or not. While this might suggest that those of you who did not even have an NCA interview are out of the running, do not assume that, as I know that my R-1 department once went back out to the pool for a hire following on-campus interviews.

On-Campus Interviews
American University - Public Communication (October 1, 2009)
 * Any news?
 * - just got a rejection letter for their health comm/journalism asst. prof. position (11/27)
 * - they have shortlisted candidates for on campus interviews for the public comm job (12/8)
 * -Does this mean we would have been contacted if we were selected? (12/17)
 * In a telephone interview in mid-November they said they hoped to bring candidates for the public comm job for on-campus interviews in December. Does anyone know if that occurred? (12/19)
 * -On-campus interviews have occurred and they are about it extend an offer

Babson College- Assistant Professor in Media Studies (review begins Nov 6, 2009)
 * email receipt received on 11/5
 * Any update on this? (11/23)
 * Request received for additional information.
 * When did you receive the request?
 * Scheduled on-campus visit
 * Rejection Letter received (12/16) (x2)
 * - Did you receive snail letter?
 * On Dec 17 I received a formal rejection by e-mail. (Don't know if it was the same for "rejection letter" people above.) (X2)
 * No request for additional information, no campus visit scheduled, *and* no rejection email/letter.

- There was at least one on campus interview in the week of Dec 14.

Ball State University - Journalism

DePaul University - Assistant professor of online journalism
 * on-campus interview is scheduled for December

Eastern Illinois University
 * On-campus interview conducted week of Nov 16 - multimedia/web position
 * Heard through the grapevine that there were on-campus interviews recently for the Basic Course position (12/10/09)

George Washington University - Assistant Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs (due November 1, 2009)
 * On-campus interviews have been scheduled.
 * For the interpersonal position??
 * Interpersonal is through the Department of Communication listed above. Does anyone know if the on-campus interviews are for the Dept of Communication or the School of Media and Public Affairs?
 * yes, on-campus interviews for SMPA are underway.

Illinois College
 * Rhetoric and Communication Studies Full Listing Here
 * Scheduling NCA interviews, October 30, contacting by phone
 * They received about 165 applications. They're planning on interviewing 15 at the convention, following up with campus interviews after NCA.
 * Do you know if all 15 calls have been made?
 * At 6pm EST on Oct 30 they had made about half of them.
 * Great, thanks for the information.
 * Do you have any idea if the rest of the calls have been made?
 * No idea, although they haven't gotten back to me with a finalized day/time for my interview, so they may still be contacting/scheduling. update: day/time finalized as of 6 nov.
 * Update: Planning to contact candidates for on campus interviews before Thanksgiving, but probably won't be able to arrange all the on campus visits til January. Hoping to make an offer by the end of January.
 * Is this information based on the NCA interview or have they contacted you recently?
 * Someone has been contacted recently, since this showed up in the on-campus interviews section. Moved the history up from NCA interviews. Whoever added the on-campus interview, do you have any details?
 * I have heard they have scheduled 3 on campus interview for the beginning of December
 * (12/6) I know someone who is interviewing with them next week and is likely to be their second or third candidate.
 * (12/6) I know someone who is interviewing with them next week and is likely to be their second or third candidate.

Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
 * Email received with follow-up questions on November 11. They're scheduling phone interviews for November 18-25 and planning to bring in 3 people for campus interviews in January and February.
 * Request for phone interview (11/12)
 * Is this for the rhetoric position or the digital media position?
 * Rhetoric position.
 * I didn't apply for any of these jobs but I know the people there, it is a great group.
 * Update: they are looking at issuing invitations for on-campus interviews within the next week and a half (either just before or just after the holiday) for the rhetoric position.
 * Were there phone interviews scheduled for the digital journalism position yet?!
 * They are hiring FIVE people this year, so we should try to be very precise as we post news about the process on these.
 * I can find three positions on the Highereds.com site. (Media Policy, Rhetoric, & Media Production) Where did you find five?
 * They told me they're hiring five for the entire department during my phone interview. I think the other two are in journalism and film.
 * Any news on these positions? (11/30)
 * 11/30 Received an email that they have finalized their short list and are contacting for on-campus in the next couple of days. They emailed you because you're one of the finalists?
 * - Did anyone receive an on-campus interview invitation yet? (2 Dec)
 * If there are campus visit updates, could you please specify for what position.
 * - Any news on this? (12/7) x2
 * - they have scheduled at least one on campus interview for the rhetoric position (as of December 20th)

James Madison University 
 * On-campus interviews scheduled for late November - early December
 * For which position(s)? They've just reposted all their jobs on[ HigherEdJobs.com] and it looks like some of the deadlines are now "open until filled."

Keene State College- Rhetoric/Philosophy/Journalism
 * E-mail received late on 11/20 for request for phone interview, to take place sometime 12/1-12/4
 * Do they have an inside candidate?
 * --I wrote the above note about getting a phone interview, and have no idea why someone would think there is an inside candidate, as I live far away from New Hampshire. Plus, why would the search committee take so much time to interview over the phone if there was an inside candidate? Even if there is an inside candidate, it at least appears there is serious consideration of others.
 * -I think we have to be careful about being too defensive on this wiki. It seems like the person who asked if there was an inside candidate was just wondering.  We are all feeling anxiety about this awful job market and if people respond to inquiries with a defensive tone this will tend to inhibit full discussion on this site.
 * - perhaps I came off 'defensive' in the above comment, but I was surprised that someone would write 'Do they have an inside candidate' rather than (like the other similar notes on this site) 'I heard a rumor that they have an inside candidate.' In short, I did not want others to think that I was that inside candidate. Nevertheless, I really appreciated the second below post about being aware of inside candidates, so I think this conversation ended up being very productive.
 * - One must always be wary of inside candidates--it's all too common. Last year, I had a phone interview of over an hour, a campus visit in which I was told I should check out real estate the last few hours in town, and they then hired an internal candidate. I'm not saying I wasn't given serious consideration, but I think I had a huge mountain to overcome (as one member of the search committee hinted in private). Not to mention, the inside candidate doesn't even have a PhD as the job listing stated as a requirement.
 * Rejection letter received 12/4
 * Me, too, received a rejection on 12/5. At least they are efficient. I'd rather know early than wonder.
 * Could these early rejections be a sign of an inside candidate?
 * - my phone interview with Keene State lasted an hour, so at least the school seems to be considering outside candidates
 * -- My phone interview was tiresome and tedious. It was abundantly clear they had not read my materials... incredibly frustrating.
 * I wouldn't assume that they hadn't read your materials. I have found from interviewing with several different schools at different stages of the process that there is a lot of repetition in questions. A senior faculty member told me that sometimes schools do this intentially so that they can get a feel for whether what was written in application materials is the truth. At the very least, I just do my best to be patient as I can only imagine how many applications were received.
 * - my advisor, who is one of my references, was contacted yesterday (12/14) following my phone interview.
 * - not mine - they must have made a cut after phone interviews
 * (12/16/09) Got e-mail request for scheduling on-campus interview in mid-January

Marquette University - PR and Corporate Communication (Due Dec 1)
 * -Contacted 12/12 for phone interview the week of 12/14
 * -Invited 12/17 by e-mail for an on-campus interview in mid/late January. Two people were invited.

Middlebury- Comparative Media Studies Full Listing Here
 * http://justtv.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/moving-forward-with-our-media-studies-search/#comments
 * Email received 12/1, scheduling interviews for first and second week of Dec.
 * - According to Film and Media Studies 2009-2010 job wiki, "12/15 email notifying me that I'm out of the running. 3 finalists have been invited to campus."

Middle Tennessee State University - Organizational Communication (due 10/26)


 * E-mail invitation for on-campus in late November
 * -One person was brought to campus and extended an offer, but it was turned down due to fit.

Monmouth College- generalist, qualitative (due November 16, 2009), Listing Here
 * Contacted via phone call on December 4 for phone interview to be held December 10.
 * Timeline: currently conducting phone interviews, planning on making invitations for on-campus in next several weeks (as of Dec. 12), bringing in 3 candidates for on-campus at end of January/start of February.
 * --- Anyone know how many candidates were they doing phone interviews with?

12/15: They are in the process of checking references

Contacted via email for on-campus interview to be held during the last 2 weeks of January (12/17)

Montclair State University--Health Communication (review began in Sept.)
 * Rumor has it they've chosen their on-campus candidates
 * Have these candidates been contacted already?

North Central College- generalist (due November 1, 2009), Full Listing via CRTNet, college website hereListing Here

-contacted 12/12 via email, phone interview scheduled on 12/15.

-Invitation for on-campus interview 12/18; interview scheduled for week of January 21. Three people invited.

Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago) - Generalist (Due Oct 31)
 * E-mail received 11/20 with interviews being scheduled for December

Northwestern University - Technology & Social Behavior (Due Nov 15, 2009) Listing Here
 * - Interviews have started
 * - Campus interviews? When did they start?

Ohio University (Multimedia journalism position)


 * Interviews held late Oct/early Nov.
 * This info was deleted earlier - not sure why. Please don't delete. If there's new info, update it. If the job has been offered or canceled, list it in the appropriate section.

Roger Williams University - Assistant Professor of Journalism


 * scheduled for first week in December

Rowan University
 * met with people at NCA
 * Campus interviews have been scheduled for early Dec. Finalists have been notified.
 * Finalists have been chosen, campus interviews are scheduled for early Dec.

Roosevelt University - Media Studies [ Full Listing Here.]


 * Scheduling campus visits between now and December 18th.
 * Any idea how many interviews they are doing?
 * GOOD question!!! No answer, still???
 * They did three interviews, are hoping to make an offer by January 18th

Sam Houston State University - Business Communication (review begins immediately)
 * Phone interview held 10/20 and other interviews being held at ABC
 * -I emailed the search chair for an update on the search (I had a phone interview, but nothing since) and she said they have selected a finalist and are preparing to make an offer, so I assume on-campus interviews have happened.

Texas Christian University--Two assistant professor positions (review began Nov. 1st)
 * Any news on TCU?
 * Conducting on campus interviews with initial short list. No idea how many though.

Trinity (TX)
 * Conducted NCA interviews but it was unclear if it was a shortlist.
 * -Looked to me like they had a fairly big stack of materials in front of them while I was meeting with them. Made me think it wasn't to a short list yet.
 * -Also, they couldn't have interviewed a short list because the deadline for apps isn't until Dec. 5th
 * -They said that they would begin reviewing apps immediately after the deadline and contact people shortly thereafter (they said they would be "moving quickly")and do campus interviews in January. But you can bet they were still taking notes on who they liked; that may not have been the short list, but they were checking out potential candidates for sure.
 * - Phone interviews being conducted this week 12/13 and campus interviews being scheduled for Jan.
 * -At least one campus interview is scheduled for January.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Assistant Professor in Interpersonal Comm. due November 1, 2009)
 * Interviewed short list at NCA
 * ---Is this under "On-Campus Interviews" because they are conducting them already or was this just put in the wrong place?

University of Houston Downtown - Rhetoric (due October 15, 2009) Full Listing Here
 * - Scheduling NCA interviews by email (11/3)
 * Scheduling campus interviews (12/15)

University of Michigan - Interdisclipinary Study of Mass Media (due September 25)


 * 10/28 Affirmative Actions email came
 * Any update here?
 * At NCA they were courting a very senior person for this position.
 * The only person from UMich that I saw was Scott Campbell. Were there others?
 * Any update on this?
 * What is the deal with this one? It was due so long ago.
 * According to the Film and Media Studies Wiki, they have conducted campus interviews for this position.

University of Minnesota - New Media Journalism (due October 19, 2009) (review starts October 30, 2009) Full Listing Here


 * Any news on the New Media Journalism position?
 * New Media candidate visits scheduled for December.

University of Missouri- Columbia - On campus interviews for the Interpersonal job scheduled for January

Political comm position was offered To whom?

University of Nevada Reno- Public Communication (due November 21, 2009),Full Listing Here
 * Contacted by phone on 11/30 to schedule phone interview.
 * Phone interviews completed 12/4. Will bring 2-3 candidates to campus around the third week of January.
 * Contacted 12/12 to set up campus interview for January.
 * Rejection email - 12/22
 * I think they have an inside candidate on this one.
 * They seem to be taking my (outside) candidacy seriously, as I have a campus visit scheduled. Out of curiosity, what makes you think there's an inside candidate?
 * I don't think the inside candidate is a sure thing - but they hired a visiting there last year that I think is a pretty strong contender for that position.
 * Yeah he just had a pub come out in CSMC

University of Oregon - Online journalism assistant professor
 * invited for interview in January = presumably there are two of you lucky folks? correct?
 * that's what I understand, yes

University of Wisconsin-Madison- (Three positions)
 * Mass Communication
 * They're actually starting to bring people in this month.
 * - This is true. They have selected their 3 people.
 * - I wouldn't get too worried yet though. I heard through the grapevine that they interviewed a lot of people last year.
 * Any updates on this?
 * -Could someone clarify - have they selected their 3 people for all three positions, or just the Mass Comm position? Any news on the other two positions?
 * Heard they're bringing in folks for the Mass Communication and Communication Sciences positions.
 * Communication Science
 * Three candidates for Communication Sciences position have visited; decision pending
 * - Would be nice to see some rejection notices, huh? (12/20)
 * Rhetoric:
 * -Narrowed to 5 candidates, final 3 will be selected within next week or two (12/15)
 * Is this info from the department itself?
 * -Have those 5 been contacted? On campus interviews being scheduled for Jan.
 * Have campus interviews already been scheduled?
 * -A friend of mine had a telephone interview recently (don't know when exactly) for the rhetoric position. Unfortunately I don't know more than that (12/26).

University of Utah- organizational communication

- Did three on campus visits around the first week of December.
 * - An offer was made to someone (an advanced assistant professor at another university) who actually declined the offer (to stay where the person was). I am fairly certain that's what happened but I cannot confirm 100% when or why. (12/26).

Texas Christian University
 * Interviewing initial short list on campus. Will keep screening candidates until position is filled.

Towson University - Assistant Professor, Research Methods.
 * On campus interviews scheduled for Jan 2010. Three shortlisted.

Western Illinois University - qualitative/generalist (due October 15)

At least one on-campus interview has been scheduled.

Offers Made And/Or Accepted
Austin College - Assistant Professor of Media Regulation/History, Rhetoric, and/or Documentary Film/Video Production
 * Email request for phone interview 11/5.
 * Any updates regarding campus visits? (12/2)
 * An offer was made following campus visits. (12/15)
 * I don't know who moved Austin College here from the campus visits section, but I wrote the above info and last I heard an offer had not yet been accepted. This section should be renamed if it's simply for an offer being extended.

Clemson - Technology & Culture


 * Scheduling NCA interviews (11/2). Contacted by phone.
 * any idea how many they are doing?
 * - He was vague about that, though interviews are 25 minutes long and and they were trying to schedule them between 11 and 4pm on Thursday, so my guess is about 10. Though I'm not clear if this is for Tech & Culture only, or for the Org Com position as well (they might have Org Comm people coming on a different day). It sounded like he was going to make most of the calls today/tomorrow...
 * - This has progressed to campus interviews.
 * -The tech and culture position has been filled. The new Asst. Prof. is Dr. Joe Mazer, PhD, Ohio University (posted Dec 17, 2009, 2:35pm).

Denison University -Assistant Professor in International/Cross-Cultural Communication and Media Studies.
 * Phone interview scheduled for the week of November 2nd. Contacted via email.
 * Any news after the phone interviews? (11/7)
 * Heard the SC met candidates at NCA (11/16)
 * Any update on this position? Has anyone been contacted for an on campus interview or any follow up?
 * What timeline did they say?
 * Notification of on-campus visit
 * Apparently somebody is hired yesterday (12/18)
 * Any idea about who is hired?

Eastern Illinois - multimedia/web design offers made

Fairfield University 
 * On-Campus interviews scheduled for November
 * Did someone post this because Fairfield said that was their plan? Or has anyone actually been invited for an on-campus interview yet?
 * - Actually invited for an on-campus interview
 * Does anyone know if they have one or two open positions? I heard a rumor it might be two.
 * - When did they invite you for an on-campus interview? Had a phone interview in early October but have not heard anything as of yet.
 * There is at least one on-campus interview happening this week. (10/29)
 * Have others been scheduled?
 * Hoped to be finished interviewing (on-campus) by the end of this week (10/30)


 * Any news on this position? Has there been an offer made?
 * An offer has been made and accepted. (posted 12/5)
 * Any word on the 1 vs. 2 positions, or who the accepted person is?
 * -The accepted person is graduating from Purdue in Org Com. No word either way on if there is a second position. (12/8)
 * -Search closed and positions filled (12/9).
 * -This says positionS filled-- do we know if they hired one or two people?
 * They hired two people. One from Purdue (org) and one from Penn (media).
 * - Congrats! Names of these two people?

High Point University (North Carolina) (Graduate Coordinator Position)
 * An offer has been extended and accepted.

Ohio University (3 positions: organizational communication, multicultural, health)
 * An offer was made to an org comm candidate, and the offer was accepted on 11/3.
 * ---Congratulations! Who is the candidate/new asst. professor?
 * Brittany Peterson at UT Austin.
 * -is this the org comm or the org comm (multicultural position)??
 * The Org Comm position, not the multicultural position.
 * An offer was extended to someone also for the org com/multicultural position. The candidate is in negotiation with them.
 * I believe an offer has also been extended for the health position, though I do not know whether the candidate has accepted or not.
 * All three positions are now closed. The new Assistant Professors are Brittany Peterson, Yea-Wen Chen and Amy Chadwick (posted Dec 4, 2009, 11:30am).

Rochester Institute of Technology- Journalism (due Oct. 1, 2009), [http://https://myinfo.rit.edu/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelfService/webui/VisVacDispPG&OAHP=IRC_EXT_SITE_VISITOR_APPL&OASF=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&akRegionApplicationId=821&transactionid=53668611&retainAM=N&addBreadCrumb=RP&p_svid=32669&p_spid=532102&oapc=7&oas=gc1agMHXP5SJYs58zAZaCQ.. Full Listing Here]

Offer extended Dec. 21. Candidate considering offer. (does anyone know how many applications they received?)

Saint Louis University (Public Relations Position)

Saint Louis University - Multiplatform journalism position


 * on-campus interview scheduled for later in November. Bringing in 3 candidates with aim of having an offer made and accepted by middle/end of December.

Sooooooo, here we are in mid-December, did they make an offer yet? Anyone accept?:

Yes, I think the offer was accepted 12/21.

Santa Clara University
 * Phone Interviews in late October - early November
 * On campus interviews scheduled for November - early December
 * Rumor is an offer was made and accepted.... Anyone know?
 * Yes, an offer was made and accepted. (as of 12/17)
 * Individual with first name Justin was hired (12/18)

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - (PR position)
 * On-campus interviews started Oct.26
 * Have all the campus interviews been scheduled? I heard a rumor they are hiring two people this year.
 * Don't know if all have been scheduled, but they are bringing 6 candidates with the aim of filling 2 positions.
 * They were bringing in 5 candidates & planned to fill 2 positions by mid-December. Anyone have any word on the status? (12/19)
 * The offers were extended, but I don't know if they have been accepted yet.

University of Richmond- Communication and Culture (review starts October 1, 2009) Full Listing Here
 * 11/5: Finalizing short list. Will be contacting (calling) soon to schedule NCA preliminary interviews (x2) (reportedly received ~170 applications)
 * I received an e-mail for an interview with Richmond, to take place Friday or Saturday during NCA (e-mail received 11/9) (x2)
 * I received an email today to schedule an on campus interview in December. (11/23)
 * Rumor is that an offer has been made and accepted (12/23).
 * -- has the Richmond offer/acceptance been confirmed, and if so, who is the new prof? (12/30)
 * University of Utah - New Media
 * On campus visit arranged. (They skipped phone interviews and went directly to campus interviews.)
 * Date? How'd they contact you? Did you meet with them at NCA?
 * Contacted on 11/20 by phone. Had a very brief meet-and-greet at NCA (a 20 minute conversation between panels).
 * You had your meet-and-greet *before* receiving the phone call, correct? (The 2009 NCA conf. was from Nov. 12-15).
 * Anyone else hear from them?

- An offer has been made and accepted

- Who did get this one?

- Robert W. Gehl, George Mason U Cultural Studies

Villanova - Rhetoric
 * Heard rumor that an offer has been extended to someone at UNC
 * Offer accepted by Billie Murray from UNC Chapel Hill
 * - Journalism/Media Studies - Received invitation (11/10) for interview on Saturday.
 * Any update on this? I heard they were going to start interviewing next week for the journalism job--has anyone heard anything?
 * They are also already interviewing for the Journalism position.
 * Offer made (Journalism) and reportedly accepted by someone from Northwestern.

Willamette - Rhetoric Position
 * An offer has been extended and accepted
 * Any idea who accepted the position?
 * Anyone know when the offer was accepted? They just did on-campus interviews in the first two weeks of Dec.
 * Yes, and called the candidate very soon after completion of the interviews.


 * Amber Davisson from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute accepted 12/12
 * Extremely nice rejection email (12/21) - Congratulations Amber (x3)
 * Do you think they send the same generic rejection email to everyone? They had 200 apps, so Im gona go out on a limb and suggest that everyone got the same email :) Sorry.
 * I interviewed at NCA and didn't get any email at all - maybe they liked you better :-) x2

University of Minnesota - Journalism and Mass Communication History (due October 19, 2009) (review starts October 30, 2009) Full Listing Here (see Campus Visits for New Media job)
 * They follow up with an EEOO (online) form request via email once they start to process your application
 * 3 finalists selected and on-campus interviews scheduled for November
 * -received rejection letter (12/7); letter said they'd interviewed several candidates and were negotiating the hiring of another. (wording of letter was unclear; I'd guess they meant they were hiring one they'd interviewed, though that's not what it said.)
 * They hired an internal candidate 12/14
 * Hired internal candidate Giovanna Dell'Orto 12/14
 * note: this position was listed twice on this page for some reason, so I have merged the conversations about both here

Xavier University (Public Relations Position)

Positions Canceled
University of Pittsburgh -- Rhetoric (deadline 1 October 2009) Full Listing Here


 * Withdrawn according to CRTNET, August 18, 2009.

University of California Los Angeles- Mass Communication


 * **Does anyone know where this was posted?**
 * I believe it was posted in the September edition of Spectra.
 * I saw it on one of the sites like phds.org or higheredjobs.com, but it doesn't matter because it was pulled over a month ago (11/1)

University of Iowa -- Visual News/Digital Communication


 * Search cancelled due to budget cuts. Email sent to applicants 11/11
 * -Why is this still being advertised then in the Health Comm email bulletin? (Dec. 8)
 * - Which one? None of these are health comm positions...
 * -Health Comm and Visual News/Digital Comm are two separate searches. Top candidates have been invited for the former and the latter has been canceled due to budget cuts.

Calvin College - a hire freeze (emailed Dec 7)

Huntingdon College - Communication
 * Position canceled due to budgetary concerns - hope to repost next year. (notified by letter)