Comparative 2010

Johns Hopkins Humanities Center
 * Email ack. 11/18 (x5)

New Jersey City University link

Middle Tennessee State University link

Shenandoah University link

University of Auckland link

University of Minnesota (cultural studies and comp lit)
 * Q: Where is this advertised? Thanks!


 * I couldn't link to it because I only found it on the MLA listings (password-protected) -- it's expired now but you can search for it under "expired listings" and it will come up.

University of Rochester link


 * What is this position? There's a pre-1865 American posting, I know, but I haven't seen a comparative position advertised. And the link to the Chronicle no longer works.

University of Colorado link
 * [Does anyone know how reference letters fit into the online application for this position? They ask for three letters, but it isn't clear what their expectation is in terms of transmission.] A: They spell it out on the special instructions section of the job description on the application site.Q: Does anyone else use Interfolio to manage letters of recommendation? Do any of you, like me, not trust this to work with Colorado's online system in the slightest? How is Interfolio supposed to know which letters to upload, especially if we have multiple letters from the same recommender? A: I just had Interfolio send my letters to humanities@colorado.edu —that system was too weird to deal with. Q.  Does anyone know whether the system will e-mail your recommenders even if you had Interfolio send the letters directly? A: the system sends e-mails automatically. You can enter your own e-mail address if you don't want your recommenders to be e-mailed. The department has a helpful FAQ on their website: http://humanities.colorado.edu/assistant-professor-faqs/
 * On Interfolio...If you make the e-mail address they send help@interfolio.com, then Interfolio uploads letters (but for some reason, they only did three when I requested four). Warning: Interfolio randomly charges you four dollars for this service (fine) but don't explain why. It just shows up as a balance on the account the next time you send a delivery. ---Thank you so; much I could not figure out that fee.
 * Interfolio only uploaded two of my requested letters (used the help@interfolio.com address). A phone call revealed that they haven't been receiving all of the letter requests from CU. It's worth double checking the CU system and then calling Interfolio to have them email the letters directly.
 * Sorry to be the grim reaper, but per their staff person in charge of processing the applications, there are more than 900 applications for this job.
 * 11/23: Not sure if others noticed this announcement on their website: "We intend to notify candidates selected for interview at the MLA Conference on or shortly before December 21." FYI...
 * Yikes! That cuts things a bit close...
 * Someone I know in another dept there tells me there's probably an inside candidate, too.