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Offers
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Campus Interviews
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 * California State University, Fresno (11/24) (Mexicanist position)
 * Albion (11/6)
 * Centre College (second hand, reliable) Q: Afro-Hispanic Lit.? A: Yes.

MLA Interviews
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 * Gettysburg College (12/4)- Phone x4
 * Sewanee - The University of the South (12/3) emailed to set up interview time at MLA,  x 4 Q1: Which position? They had two listed this year. A: for me it is the "South-American Literature and Culture" with "particular strength in film, visual culture, and gender-based criticism"
 * Princeton University (12/2)
 * University of San Diego (12/1) x 2
 * North Central College (11/30) x 5
 * Oakland University (11/24), call and email x4 (Is this for the Foreign Language Education position?) A: Yes.
 * Boston College (11/23, phone) x 2
 * Baylor University (11/20) x6 - Q: Did they invite you after the emails mentioned below? Did they email you? A: Yes, they emailed again after the emails mentioned below.
 * University of Nevada Las Vegas (11/15)
 * Whitman College (11/12) x2
 * Union College (10/30) x 3

Skype/Phone Interviews
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 * Auburn University (12/4) Call to request phone interview. Q: Is this for the linguistics or literature job?
 * University of Utah (12/3) - Email to request Skype interview. (x4)
 * University of Central Arkansas - Teacher Education Specialist for French or Spanish (12/2). Email for phone interview.
 * San José State U (12/2). Email to request Skype interview. Q. Is this for the linguistics position? I got an email today saying the search has been canceled. I also got an email about the search being cancelled for the linguistics position.
 * Grinnell College (12/2). Call to request Skype interview.
 * Texas Tech University (12/2): Email to request Skype interview. (x2)
 * Texas Lutheran U. (12/1). Email to request phone interview.
 * North Dakota State University. (12/1). Phone.
 * The College of Wooster (12/1) Email to set up Skype interview (prior to MLA interviews)
 * Wake Forest (Translation).   (11/23). Email to set up Skype interview. Q: Where was this posted? I don't think I saw it...thanks! A: Chronicle or Higher Ed jobs-- don't remember which, but it wasn't in the MLA list. Q2: Is this the Classical Languages position? A: No. Spanish/English translation/Spanish for the professions.
 * University of South Alabama (11/30): email to request phone interview  (x2). Q: Was it today? They moved fast considering their deadline! A: it will be this week Q: Was it about a preliminary interview over the phone to decide about MLA? A: Yes, it turns out it was just that, to determine who to meet at MLA.Q: Do you think they want to know if we speak English/Spanish?
 * Lycoming College (11/30): email to request web interview
 * East Carolina University (11/29): contacted by e-mail for Skype interview (x3)
 * Oklahoma University (11/25), email (Spanish for the professions and Online Spanish position)
 * University of California, Riverside (11/25) email (x3)
 * University of Nebraska (11/25) email (x3)
 * University of Central Arkansas (11/24) (x4) Q: is this the Spanish Lit position or the Teacher Education Specialist position? A: Call for preliminary interview, Spanish Lit.
 * Washington College (11/24) email (x3)
 * Baylor (11/24) email
 * Penn State (11/23) email Q: Is this for the Assistant Professor in Ling? A: It is for Ass. Prof in Brazilian lit.
 * West Virginia U (11/23) email; Q: Is this for the Teaching Assistant Professor or the TT Assistant Prof. in Lat. Am. lit. position? A: TT Assis. Prof LA Lit
 * U. Mass. Boston (11/23) email; Q: Is this another case of the search disappearing or cutting off applicants before the deadline? A: Not sure. The job post is still there, but it never had a deadline, so not really sure when they started reviewing applications...Q: Are you sure the post is still available? I could not find it there. A: The internal job listing is definitely gone, so the application can't be access or its details inspected. I wrote the dept and they said consideration closed already...despite only posting the position 9 November. Kinda shady.
 * Georgia Southern (11/17) email (x2)
 * Cleveland State (11(17) email
 * U Tennessee Knoxville (11/17) email (x3)
 * Christopher Newport University (11/13): contacted by email for phone interview next week (x3)
 * Harvard U (11/12): contacted by email for Skype interview early december. Q: What position are you referring to at Harvard? A: Ass. prof. in Brazilian lit
 * Kansas State University (11/12): contacted by phone for Skype interview next week (x4)
 * Drake University (11/10): contacted by email for phone interview
 * University of Chicago (11/9); (Medieval) contacted via email for Skype interview in early Dec. Q: How many finalists? Are they going to the MLA? A: 9 (nine) time slots on the email offering Skype interview, so probably 9 finalists. No mention of MLA, so I cannot say. A: Who contacted you from Uchicago?
 * Northern Colorado -- Asst. Prof. (11/4)
 * Morehead State U (11/3) email- Q: Is this for the linguistics position?
 * Albion College (11/2), Skype interview x2 Q: Did they call or email you? A: They emailed and are carrying out interviews this week (11/5)
 * University of Mary (10/9) call. Q: Mary Washington? They are supposed to keep receiving materials until Nov. 30th. A: I believe this is U of Mary in North Dakota.
 * Northern Colorado (10/29) (which job is this? there are two) A: chair
 * Centre College (10/28): contacted by e-mail for Skype interview Q: Is this for Afro-Hispanic lit position? A: Yes. Thank you!
 * California State University, Fresno (10/27)  Q: Golden Age or Mexican Lit. ? Answer: Mexican Lit
 * U Tennessee Chattanooga - 10/27/2015 x5 - (I posted a question on word on the street about camous interviews.)

Additional Materials Requested
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 * Worcester State University (12/2) email, request video of teaching demostration. (x4) And I don't have any such video. A: Do you know if this is a video to complete dossier or is it to line up interviews. A: No dog in this fight here, but this is absurd. Who has this? How can you line this up without letting your current employer (assuming you have one) know that you're interviewing?!  A: This is kind of an odd request - at this stage of the game - that I don't think I've seen before. Folks are getting creative. A4: I did not even apply for this job because of this video. There was another one requesting a video as well. A5: There are jobs every year that request videos. Sometimes they request an entire class and sometimes 10 minutes. Who has this? If you're a grad student at an R1, and you probably get observed at least once a semester. My university always asked me if I wanted a recording. I have three videos. If you're already working and on the market, you could always get a student from another class to film you and be sly about the reasons.
 * California State University, Fresno (Golden Age) (11/25) request letters of recommendation, sample syllabi and transcripts. x4
 * San Francisco State University (11/23) email: fiction writing sample; (x1) Q: was fiction writing even in the job description? A: the job description only said "writing sample", but it is in the Creative Writing Department (for literary translation teaching), so I guess it makes sense they ask for that... A2: I think this is for the job at San Francisco State University, not U. of San Francisco. A3: Yes! Sorry, my bad! It's for San Francisco State University
 * UC Berkeley (11/17) email: writing sample
 * Baylor (11/17) email: Asking if I am attending MLA. Did they offer you an interview there? Q2: I know the previous question asked this same thing, but I wanted to follow up too. I just got an email (11/18) asking if I was attending the MLA because they will be conducting interviews there. Is that what your email said too? A: Yes, this is the same message I received. I assume they want to interview us there, right? They did not follow up after my response though. A2: That's what I assumed from their message too (that they would want to interview us there). A3: I got the same email and received clarification: it appears they are still reviewing candidates and planning the next step in the search. Skype was mentioned to me as a possibility, but they may still be going to the MLA as it is fairly close (Waco to Austin is 90 minutes by car). Q3: Let me try to understand, did they reply after you responded to their MLA question? When? They did not reply me, I am confused now :) A: I received the email about whether or not I was going to the MLA on 11/18. I responded and inquired about other possiblities for the initial screening. They responded to my email and indicated that 1. Skype was a possiblity and 2. that they were still in the process of reviewing candidates. Q: Do you mean they were not sure if they would interview you? A: It sounded like they wanted an interview, but the tone was somewhat ambiguous. As you can see above, some candidates have the MLA interview lined up with them already. My sense is that they will do the MLA with those that will be there, but that there would be options for initial screening of candidates that were not going to be there.
 * Baylor (11/5) email: More info about church affiliation. A: Was this a clarification about your statement or asking for one? Respuesta: Clarification.
 * California State University, Fresno (10/19) email (x4)   Q: Golden Age or Mexican Lit.? A: Mexicanist

Rejections
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 * Lehigh (12/1) Latin/o Studies
 * CSU Fresno (11/30) Golden Age x2
 * Central Florida (11/23). Chair position.
 * Mills College (11/02). "the College has decided to put the search for this position on hold" (email). x2 x3
 * Drake University (11/02). "The search has successfully concluded" (Email). x8 x10, also 11/02 (I am surprised about this one. When was it first posted, wasn't it first announced on 9/20? When was the official deadline? Already concluded?) (this was not my original post, but they already had a visiting professor from last year. Maybe they just wanted that person?) * They're also simultaneously notifying candidates that they're still under consideration; what's going on? A: They don't sound very professional. # That is true. They interviewed me last year. A: The deadline according to the MLA was November 9th - I attempted to submit my materials on Nov. 4th and there was no link on Drake's HR website; I contacted the head of the search committee who informed me - 5 days prior to the offical deadline - that the deadline had been changed (it had not) and that with over 200 applications they "simply could not handle anymore" - extremely unprofessional... and unethical! A: in my notes I have the deadline as September 3; it was the earliest job I applied to. A: I just checked on the expired posting on Interfolio; it is November 9. **Update (11/20): Notified after phone interview that another candidate has been selected. A. It seems like they probably had an inside candidate, this search went extremely fast. A: If they couldn't handle "over 200 applications" then they should have written a better ad, not some vague one for a generalist. They brought this on themselves. A: I was a bit unsure whether to even bother to apply here, given their past history (radical revision of the language programs, including termination of tenure-line positions) and current department layout. It was also unclear to me whether they even had a major, as different information was listed about this in different places. Long story short: totally agree re: the lack of professionalism, especially the part about telling applicants they'd already rec'd too many apps.!
 * California State University, Fresno (10/28), after additional materials requested) x6

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 * University of Cincinnati - 12/02, email.
 * Lake Forest College - 11/30, email
 * Southern Connecticut State University-11/20 Q: Was this a personalized  email or an EEO form? A: EEO form
 * U San Francisco - 11/19, email x6
 * Cornell College - 11/18, email. Q. I haven´t received a confirmation email yet. Am I the only one? A: Nope, me neither.
 * U Pitt 11/18 email and request for voluntary EEO form. Q: Me too. Does this mean we were selected after a first stage? A: They require EEO forms from all candidates. These forms are voluntary, so you do not need to fill them out if you do not want to.
 * Colby ("A") 11/17 email.
 * Colby ("B") 11/16, email.
 * Colby "C" (11/17), email.
 * Rowan University (11/13) " Please respond to this message, indicating whether you are currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis.   We are not able to sponsor visas and pay for immigration fees for candidates". Isn't this discrimination? I wish we could legally complain about these cases A: It is not, if they cannot afford it, that's that. Discrimitation is considered on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities. Sometimes institutions have the money to invest, wisely I think, on a diverse faculty, but sometimes they don't, especially poor schools. Rowan has a small endowment, it is not a particularly rich school, and being a public school, there is a lot of red tape too. Sorry, don't get discouraged. A2: In my opinion this is blatant discrimination, many schools also state that they don't discriminate based on "national origin" I know of several schools who never had a problem sponsoring an H1B visa. Universities are not cap-restricted and the paper work -believe it or not- is not complicated and inexpensive. And I am talking about schools smaller than Rowan (Rowan has 14,000 students= not really small). If they are legally allowed to not sponsor visas, why didn't they say this in the job ad in the first place?? Georgia Southern did. A3 They have filed for 35 visas in the last three years, none of them appers to be in Humanities. It is not about the money they have, but about how it is distributed. The old division between STEM and Humanities: http://www.myvisajobs.com/H1B-Visa/Search.aspx?Y=2014&CI=463872 A: Big does not mean rich; their endowment is small, especially for a school with 14,000 students. Not all departments have the same amount of money; STEM departments typically have more funds, the humanities have less, which is the reason why many profs in the sciences have higher salaries. I do agree, however, in that they should have disclosed this information in their advertisement. Chin up! There are schools out there with better hiring practices.A4: I think this is discrimination. The paperwork is not diffucult and it is very inexpensive. How would you feel if the job position indicate they can't hire American citizens? Wouldn't you consider that a discriminatory practice? A: It doesn't matter what you or I think, or what we feel. It is how they operate, and they are operating within the bounds of the law. You don't like it, I don't like it, but it is not illegal or discriminatory, since they are not indicating that they won't hire foreing nationals (I am one, by the way), just not sponsoring visas. (Universities in my country, incidentally, are even more resistant to sponsor foreigners, including Americans.) A: Thanks, previous poster. It's actually unlawful in many states to hire foreign nationals ahead of qualified nationals. Some state legislatures write that language into university charters or otherwise "require" universities to hire domestic candidates. Most departments get around this by insisting on diversity in hires and in departments, which is why most Span/Port departments are usually at least half foreign nationals. I have noticed that the trend lately is perhaps even highter than this, as student enrollment falls and the demand to teach culture rather than literature increases. The STEM argument above is a red herring; profs in those departments are usually funding their own labs with government and foundation grants and are therefore less financially dependent on the university and less constricted in their hiring practices--especially if they're bringing prestige and money to the institution. A. Just for comparison, the chair of the UBC job has been sending out emails that say: "The Government of Canada requires that we give priority to citizens and permanent residents of Canada. Please indicate if you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada." So, this is not a uniquely American thing. A. Nobody has said that this is "a uniquely American thing", that does not make non-discriminatory, also their job post stated this from the very beginning.
 * Fort Lewis College - TT Spanish (11/10) email asking candidates to fill out diversity information. x2(11/18 - a couple days after submitting application materials)
 * Christopher Newport U - Lecturer (11/03) email
 * Drake University (11/02): Email stating that they are currently reviewing materials, and that my application is still under consideration. X2
 * Mills College (11/02) Emails saying the search has been put on hold. Q: So probably not worth submitting the application? A: I tried to apply, couldn't find the position on the college website anymore. A2: I read they are actually closing the major.
 * wow, that's intense, A2. from potential faculty hire to closed major. where did you read that? i know they got a translation mfa program approved. i wonder if this was collateral damage. A2: I am not sure if this site will allow me to post links: https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-future-of-the-spanish-and-spanish-american-program-at-mills. Oh, "thinking" about closing the major; sorry for my error. Still, it might explain why it is probably better to put the search on hold.


 * U Tennessee Knoxville (10/27) email
 * Colby ("A") (10/22) email x2
 * EMU (10/22) email about second step at application process
 * California State University, Long Beach (10/20) email x3
 * Albright College (10/19) email x3
 * California State University, Fresno (10/19) email
 * Union C (10/19) email
 * KSU (10/14) email

Job postings
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Albion College (MI)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish in TransAmerican Latino/a Studies

Deadline: October 15, 2015

Link: https://apply.interfolio.com/31317

Amherst College (MA)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish/Caribbean Culture Deadline: review begins Oct. 15
 * SEARCH CANCELED. E-MAIL (10/13/2015).

Link: http://apply.interfolio.com/30060

Baylor University (TX)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish

Deadline: Oct 31

Link: https://apply.interfolio.com/31028

Bucknell University (PA)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish - Colonial Latin American literature

Deadline:

Link: http://apply.interfolio.com/31652

California State University Fresno (CA)

TT Asst. Prof. of Spanish, Mexican literature specialist

Deadline: October 5, 2015

Link: Chronicle

California State University Fresno (CA)

TT Asst Prof of Spanish, Golden Age Literature specialist

Deadline: October 5, 2015

Link: Chronicle

Centre College (KY)

TT position in Spanish at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August, 2016

Deadline: Oct. 15

Link: Chronicle

Cleveland State (OH)

TT Asst. Professor Spanish / Foreign Language pedagogy

Deadline: October 15th

Cornell College (IA)

TT Asst. Professor - Peninsular Spanish Literature and Culture

LINK: http://www.cornellcollege.edu/academic-affairs/job-openings/tenure-track-position-in-spanish.shtml

Deadline: November 15, 2015

Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)

Department of Modern Languages, Chair

Deadline: Until Filled

Link: http://www.modlangs.gatech.edu/current-openings

Gettysburg College (PA)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish (Peninsularist-Golden Age)

Deadline: November 2, 2015

https://gettysburg.peopleadmin.com/postings/1510

Grinnell College (IA)

TT Asst. Professor in Spanish - US Latin@ Lit and Culture

Deadline: November 13, 2015

Link: https://jobs.grinnell.edu/postings/1413

Iona College (NY)

TT Asst./Assoc. Professor in Spanish (Contemporary Peninsular)

Deadline: review of apps. starts immediately

Link: Higher Ed Jobs

Lake Forest College (IL) - two positions

TT Asst. Professor of Spanish (Specialization open)

Deadline: December 5, 2015

Link: https://www.lakeforest.edu/live/news/6068-assistant-professor-of-spanish

Lawrence University (WI)

TT Asst. Professor of Spanish - expertise in Mexican, Caribbean or U.S. Latina/o Studies

Deadline: November 15, 2015

Link: https://lawrence-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobInfo&version=1&jobid=254

Lewis & Clark College (OR)

TT. Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies

Deadline: Review begins November 2, 2015

Link: http://apply.interfolio.com/31137

Sewanee: the University of the South (TN) 

TT. Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies. Two positions: Transatlantic Literature and Culture within the 18th-21st centuries. South-American Literature and Culture with strength in film, visual culture, and gender-based criticism.

Deadline: Oct. 30, 2015

Links:

South American: https://jobs.sewanee.edu/postings/797

Transatlantic: https://jobs.sewanee.edu/postings/793

San José State University (CA)

TT Asst. Professor - Spanish Literature and Culture

Deadline: Nov. 9

Link: http://apply.interfolio.com/30833

Union College (NY)

TT Assistant Professor - Spanish and Hispanic Studies (trans-Hispanic, Peninsular)

Deadline: October 18, 2015

Link: http://www.union.edu/offices/human-resources/jobs/faculty/assistant-professor-in-spanish-and-hispanic-studies-tenure-track.php

University of California Berkeley (CA)

TT Assistant Professor - Modern Spanish American Literature, 19th c. to present

Deadline: November 2, 2015 (also posted at Comparative 2016)

Link: INDEED.COM

University of California Riverside (CA)

TT Assistant Professor of Latin American literature and culture (focus on 19th/20th-c Mexico)

Deadline: Review beings 15 October, closes 1 November 2015.

University of California Santa Cruz (CA)

TT Asst Prof. specializing in 20th/21st century Latin American literatures and cultures

Deadline: October 12, 2015

Link: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00289

University of Central Arkansas (AR)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish

Deadline: Review begins November 1, 2015

Link: https://apply.interfolio.com/31342

University of Chicago (IL)

TT Assistant or Associate Professor in Medieval Spanish Literature

Deadline: November 1, 2015

Link: http://tinyurl.com/medieval2015

University of Colorado at Boulder (CO)

TT Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics in the departments of Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese (joint)

Deadline: December 1, 2015

Link: https://www.jobsatcu.com/postings/109388

University of Iowa (IA)

TT Assistant Professor in Creative Writing in Spanish

Deadline: review begins Oct. 1

Link: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view/67286

University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)

TT Assistant Professor of US Latin@ Literature and Culture

Deadline: review begins Dec. 1

Link: https://umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=65016&CNTRNO=1&TSTMP=1445535620447

University of Nebraska-Lincoln (NE)

TT Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature

Deadline: Oct. 12

Link: https://employment.unl.edu/postings/46015

University of Nebraska–Kearney (NE)

Lecturer of Spanish (Full Time)

Deadline: Review begins Nov. 12

Link: https://unk.peopleadmin.com/postings/876

University of New Mexico (NM)

TT Asst. Professor - Mexican / Chicana Transnational Feminist Literature (also posted at Ethnic Studies 2015-2016, Other Ethnic American 2016 and Womens/Gender/Queer Studies 2015-2016)

Quicklink for Posting: http://unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=85076

For best consideration, complete applications must be received by November 19, 2015.

University of North Carolina Asheville (NC)

TT Latin American culture and/or indigenous studies and/or Latino lit

Deadline: Nov. 1

Link: https://jobs.unca.edu/postings/1708

University of Northern Colorado (CO)

TT Assistant Professor in Spanish (concentration in Mexican American Lit & Culture)

Deadline: screening begins Oct. 26, 2015

Link: http://careers.unco.edu/postings/624

University of Northern Colorado (CO)

Hispanic Studies Department Chair - Tenured appointment

Deadline: screening begins Oct. 26, 2015

Link: https://careers.unco.edu/postings/649

University of Oklahoma (OK)

Associate Professor - 20th/21st Century Brazilian Literature and Culture

Deadline: November 2, 2015

Link: https://jobs.ou.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=341865

University of Saint Thomas (MN)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish - Peninsular Literature and Cultures

Deadline: December 1, 2015

Link: INDEED.COM

University of San Diego (CA)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish – Heritage Language Learning

Deadline: October 15, 2015

Link: Chronicle

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (TN)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish - post-colonial Latin American Literature (19th, 20th or 21st century)

Deadline: October 21, 2015.

Link: Chronicle

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

TT Asst. Professor - Peninsular Spanish and/or Transatlantic Early Modern Studies

LINK: Chronicle

The University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, United States VI)

TWO positions Asst OR Assoc. Professor of Spanish-- SLA, Linguistics, or Heritage Language Learning

Deadline: NOVEMBER 15

Link: https://careers.uvi.edu/postings/1047

One more job ad forthcoming

University of Virginia

TT Assistant Professor (or Tenured Associate Professor) -- Latin American Literatures/Cultures (race, ethnicity, and migration). Part of the Global South Initiative at UVa. (Other jobs of interest to hemispheric scholars: Latina/o Studies in the English Department, and Francophone diasporic studies, including the Caribbean, in the French department.)

Deadline: 1 December 2015

Link: https://jobs.virginia.edu, position #0617532 (Faculty)

Ursinus College 

TT Asst. Professor - Colonial Latin American Studies

LINK: Higher Ed Jobs

Deadline: November 15, 2015

Washington College

TT Assistant Prof of Spanish (Latin American Studies/Southern Cone preferred)

Link: https://highereddecisions.com/wcm/current_vacancies.asp

Deadline: November 5, 2015

West Virginia University

TT Assistant Prof of Spanish (Latin American Studies)

Link: https://www.mla.org/jil_listing?id=23425

Winona State University (MN)

TT Asst. Professor - Spanish & Bilingual Education

LINK for description & application: NEOGOV

Review begins: December 1, 2015, open until filled

Wright State University

TT Asst. Professor - Peninsular Spanish (Contemporary)

LINK: Higher Ed Jobs

Deadline: October 1, 2015

Word on the Street

 * Any news on UC Santa Cruz? X2
 * Any word on U-Wash,-Seattle? Thanks.
 * Any word on U.T. Chattanooga post skype interview?
 * The building that houses the Spelman College World Languages & Literatures Dept. is named after Bill Cosby's wife. The dept. also has a VAP with the same research interests as the posting.
 * Has anyone heard anyting from the Uchicago position in Medieval Lit? I've heard two things: a) that the search has been cancelled b) that they have an inside candidate. Kind of shady. A: There is no inside candidate. Whether or not the search has been cancelled is unclear at this point—although, this is the first time I've heard anything about cancelling the search—seeing how we are not even going near campus today: http://www.uchicago.edu/emergency/ A: Thanks for your answer, but still things are shady at Uchicago. Some people say they got an email offering skype interviews for early december just one week after the first deadline (Nov 1st) and much earlier than the second one (Nov.25), which is pretty unusual for a serious search. In addition to this, one member of the search committee left town just before Thanksgiving and is still out of town. I think people are bluffing, I don't know. Thanks anyway.  Follow up:  You think people are bluffing on this page? Or members of the committee at Chicago are bluffing?  A:  People on this page. I had my interview with Chicago on Wed. I believe everyone had their skype interviews then. It's only been two days since then, so there is no reason to believe that the search has been cancelled. There were only 3 committe members (per the initial email invite) and they were all present.
 * Things seems to be really slow this year. I have seen very little activity here. I am anxious :) x3!!!! I feel like I had heard back about quite a few by now at this point last year. A1: I checked last year's wiki and most institutions started requesting interviews during the second week of November; I guess we're still on time. I am anxious too though. A2: I think everything is going to be more active after Thanksgiving. A3. I know! I think the fact that most of us have been on the market before makes the anxiety levels rise. Good luck, everyone! A4. I also had the sense the wiki was really slow this year, and so was the process overall. I attributed it to there not being as many people on the wiki, or there being fewer jobs available overall (not sure about that). Some jobs had very early deadlines, but haven't made a peep yet. Good luck to all! A5: This is my fifth time around (for different circumstances). In the past, typically the new MLA JIL would announce in September, on the first day the list is published, between 100-120 positions for Spanish, all specialties, including linguistics. This year there were less than 40. Positions are added to the list later on, of course, but the initial list this year was shockingly short. A6: There are 138 positions for Spanish this year (so far). A5: Yes, I was talking about day 1; they do add up, they did in the past too. A6: The MLA list was published very early this year, on Sept 11, whereas last year I believe it was around Sept 27. So I think the schedule is a little off.

Free advice (especially for colleagues new to the market)

 * There is no such thing as an inside candidate. And believing in them won't do you any good, whether you are the supposed "inside candidate" or the outside applicant who is discouraged by that rumor. When a department carries out a real (inter)national search (which, admittedly, is not always a given), hiring decisions are made by a committee of highly opinionated people. And even if there is some initial preference among some of those individuals, once the can of worms is opened and new candidates are brought to campus, the status of that "inside" candidate may change. For example, I've seen a search that was rumored to have an "inside candidate" on this Wiki, in which the description seemed to be written for the Visiting Assistant Professor, describing their research perfectly; the committee  was  ultimately split and another applicant was hired. Rumors of an "inside candidate" helped neither the VAP--whose candidacy may have been damaged by committee members learning of skepticism regarding the search--or any other applicants who let themselves be discouraged by these false rumors.  Generally you'll be doing yourself a favor if you don't believe the hype.
 * Patience
 * When I applied to the position I am now I had to compete with an internal candidate. After working for them for 5 or 6 years as lecture and visiting, they decided not to give the position to her. She had worked very hard and it was unfair. You really do not know what a committee will come up with.

General Discussion, Questions, and Inquiries

 * Somebody changed the number of Assistant Professors on the market below from 12 to 1(I changed it back). I am wondering why would someone do that? It is important to know how many of us are on the market and the respective rankings. I believe the Assistant Professors on the market are trying to move up and this will impact the job market. Again, why would someone change the number from 12 to 1? A: It wasn't me, but there wasn't necessarily any evil intent. Maybe someone meant to type "13" but only hit the "1". But my (unsolicited) advice would be not to take these numbers seriously. A lot of users don't bother to add themselves. Some do it wrong. A lot of others don't even use this wiki. A: thank you for your response. I believe the numbers serve as a good statistics reference of what we are seeing on the market these days. You are right that maybe it wasn't on purpose! I am paranoid!!
 * Just curious if anyone has heard from Wright State? Deadline was 10/1 and there's been NADA. Had same ad last year, so wondering what's going on. A. The search at Wright State last year was VERY shady and unprofessional, I m telling you this from experience.
 * What happenned to the postion of Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Luso-Hispanic/Atlantic Studies at UM Boston? Was it canceled? A1: It seems so. The link is no longer valid and the deadline was December 8. A2: See above. Some really unethical practices going on this year.
 * Dovetailing off of the converstaion below about BC, I am also noticing that many postings are listing two dates. Twice now I have written a date in my file, gone to apply for it (on Interfolio, specifically) and seen that there was a job close date listed at the top, but also an earlier date buried later in the listing. D'oh.
 * My Interfolio account shows the Boston College search (for the Romance lang. & lit. dept) as closed...? A1: Mine said the same and a couple of days ago it switched to "reviewing applications." It looks like at least two people were already contacted to set up MLA interviews (see above).
 * So, Columbia University and Christopher Newport had the same Job Ads last year (Spanish lecturer), did they not hire anyone last year? Do they only hire people for one year? Do they already have an inside candidate and they are doing this just to follow procedures? It seems weird that they would spend so much time and money advertising the same position year after year. Anyone  know how what their hiring practices are? (P.S. Colby is doind something similar too.). A1: I don't know about thos institutions, but there tends to be turnover in lecturer jobs. Some colleges use a rotation of visitors to cover sabaticals or extra demand; Colby is probably one of them.
 * Can I go ahead and say that jobs for Peninsularists are becoming extinct? I see less and less every year. A1: Yes, I think I will start going to ACTFL and do more with language pedagogy research. A2: These things are cyclical as well.
 * "St. Edward’s University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and hires only U.S. citizens and documented workers." Are they even allowed to say this? Being an "Equal Opportunity Employer" does not mean they can't sponsor an H1B Visa. A1: It says they hire "documented workers," which means that they may sponsor visas. A2: At leaste they have sponsored visas in the past: http://www.myvisajobs.com/Visa-Sponsor/Edward/506766.htm
 * So, according to Murray State University, their new assistant professor would teach 12 hours per semester, have an "active" research agenda and undertake service responsbilities, are they for real???? A. The definition of active research agenda varies from place to place. Most 4-4 schools define that as 2 articles and attending at least one conference a year. A2: Exactly, for R1 universities expect to publish from 10 to 12 articles to get tenure and for R2 universities expect to publish from 2 to 4 articles (peer reviewed).
 * Interfolio is charging too much money to upload the reccomendation letters to the applications! Every time I need them to send 3 letters they charge me U$12 (4$ per letter) as opposed to U$6 dollars if I send all three together to an email address! I just wish there were several dossier services so that we would not be abused by them. Do you know any other reliable dossier service? A1: I don't k now of any other services, but what I have sometimes done is find out through the departmental contact person whether it is OK to email the letters instead. A2: The Chronicle of Higher Ed's Vitae website offers a free dossier service. I've never used it and have no idea how or how well it works, though.
 * Do you know if there is something like the MLA Job Information List in Australia? I want to move there.
 * I would like to get some thoughts on including works "in progress" on your CV (i.e. articles/research you are working on but not yet submitted to a journal for review). If you do it, do you include everything you are working on or just the articles that are almost ready to submit (say, in two months or less). If you don't, what are your reasons not to? A1: I have a section for "Manuscripts in Preparation" under publications where I include several current projects. A2: For general research, as a rule, you might list works in progress as under review--you've submitted an article/manuscript but haven't heard back yet--or under revision--you've heard back and the reviewers have recommended "pursue with revision" or something similar. A decision to publish should then be listed as "forthcoming" even if minor revisions still need to be made. With regard to this specific question, particularly if you have not submitted yet, a "work under review" may generate positive feedback in an interview situation. With all the advertisments for "digital humanities" and/or "visual culture" positions, all fields that are still in their infancy, it will be nearly impossible for search committees to see through the fog of papers or manuscripts not-yet-accepted/under review/under revision as long as a candidate can legitimiately discuss a project that is underway and mature in its development. A3: It depends: how much have you already published? As A2 suggest--and especially so if you haven't yet had the opportunity to publish your work--I think the best course is to list only articles currently under review or with a "revise and resubmit" in the "works in progress" section.You may list accepted articles as forthcoming or in press (depending) and they needn't appear in the more qualified space of the "works in progress" section. A strong record of publication would allow a bit more leeway (e.g. listing some not yet submitted work), but doing so otherwise is risky—we all have loads of things "in progress" but some of it never gets submitted--a lot of it, if you ask me--and even less of it will be published.

Demographics
Are you a (an)...?
 * ABD (will finish this academic year): 16
 * ABD and currently in a one-year, VAP, PhD Completion Fellowship, visiting instructor, lecturer or adjunct position: 2
 * Ph.D. in hand (one-year, VAP, Lecturer, post-doc, adjunct): 20
 * Ph.D. in hand (unable to find academic employment at the moment):
 * Ph.D. in hand (currently working outside of academia):
 * Assistant Professor: 14
 * Associate Professor: 2
 * Full Professor:


 * Literature Job-Seeker: 30
 * Linguistics Job-Seeker: 7

How many applications do you plan on sending this year?
 * Between 1 and 10: 14
 * Between 10 and 20: 12
 * Between 20 and 30: 6
 * Between 30 and 40: 6
 * Over 40: 5
 * 1