Generalist 2010

Post-MLA job listings

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2/25...Question: Has anyone heard any info about the TT positions at Sacred Heart University? Has the search committee made a decision regarding campus visits yet?

Arkansas Tech University (Considering any sub-discipline other than American Lit., deadline 12/14)

 * letter ack with URL for applicant survey (11/10, 11/19)
 * Letter states search timeline: phone interviews in December, campus visits in January (no MLA apparently)
 * They are actually going to hire two people. One will be an inside deal, but they are now also looking for a second person (and, from what I've heard, anyone--including Americanists--will be considered).
 * Letter stating "you are still under consideration [...] but the large number of excellent applicants and the coming holiday season have slowed our selection process." Finalists likely not til second half of January, campus visits in February. (1/1, dated 12/19)
 * SC has contacted my references (1/27)
 * Have they had campus visits yet? (2/25)
 * No campus visits yet. School is waiting to get go-ahead from Admin/State legislature for funding of positions.

Cardinal Stritch University (3/31)
pending 2010 budget approval.

College of Coastal Georgia (11/1) link

 * I checked the HR website, and the original call is no longer listed. (The link above goes to an expired job bank call).  They now have postings for part-time faculty, so I wonder if this position has been cut.  I emailed HR yesterday, but I've received no response thus far.  (12/10)


 * Received ack with AA form (12/12)
 * Anybody out there??? (12/30)
 * Heard nothing. (1/4) (x 2)
 * Emailed for phone interview. (1/6)
 * The hiring committee is meeting this week. All applications have been read and will soon be put in rank. The position is definitely not going to be cut nor remain unfilled come fall. (1/13)
 * Could the person that was contacted for a phone interview please give an update? Thank you! (1/20)
 * Phone interviews being conducted this week and next; campus interviews of selected finalists to follow shortly after that (2/12)

Cottey College
Acknowledge receipt x1

Snail mail rejection (2/1)

East Texas Baptist University (no date) link
Received email with following message: "Due to current economic issues, we have decided not to fill the position at this time. We will retain your credentials for one year in our applicant file for possible future openings." (11/12)

High Point (NC) (rolling)

 * I believe this position is also listed on the Rhetoric/Composition page.


 * HPU received hundreds of applications for this position, I have on good authority, and are much less likely to review new applications at this point. But it's not closed yet. If candidates are snapped up by other schools, the position could remain open for a while.


 * Received rejection email; the dept. is hiring for three positions and received 800 applications total. (1/22), (2/3), (2/4x2)
 * Did anyone else find it tacky that the rejection email contained an advertisement for the chair's book as well as a link to Barnes and Noble's website where you could purchase it? Maybe it's just me...
 * I alluded to the same thing (and the unnecessary inclusion of two other searches, to make the total number more impressive) on the Ethnic Studies page. But maybe it's just the two of us. ..

Judson College (AL)

 * Link?
 * phone interview scheduled 1/19 x2

Langston University (OK)

 * Link?

Mohawk Valley CC (SUNY) (12/1)

 * Ack with EOAA form (12/10 mail)
 * Received a request for a phone interview on 12/8, but with much regret, I had to decline, as this position begins 1/14/10. I somehow missed that when I applied.  The man on the phone was incredibly kind.  (12/11)

Mount Ida College (Massachusetts) (12/15) linkorama
Received request for MLA interview (12/4, by phone)

Q: Um, aren't they jumping the gun a bit here, seeing as the deadline hasn't even passed yet?

Q: Great question from above! Any information anyone would like to share? Anyone else asked for an interview? Did the committee say how many were going to be invited? Thanks! (12/6)
 * Well, their ad on the MLA JIL puts the status as "No longer accepting applications." Which, yes, is odd since the same ad says "Apply by 12/15 to guarantee consideration."


 * I just found the ad and emailed the human resources office. Someone emailed back and said I could submit an application. When I checked last week, the job was still listed on the HR page.


 * I just received an e-mail confirmation of application today from Mt. Ida (12/08). I am actually surprised they are going to be at MLA, honestly. I've been an adjunct there in the past, and it is a very small school.


 * I'm the one who posted that I received the interview request, and I'm afraid that I have no other information to give. They didn't specify how many people they plan to interview. They also did not specifically say that they had set up all of the MLA interviews, so there's a chance that they're just attending to applications on a rolling basis. I don't know. I'm sorry that I don't have more information.

Q: Is anyone else waiting for acknowledgment that their materials were received? I still haven't heard that they even have my initial materials. (12/18)
 * R to OP: Well, thanks for responding and congrats on the interview & good luck! OP: Thank you. One great thing about the wiki is feeling like people you don't even know across the country are actually sending you good vibes. As hard as the market is for everyone right now, that kind of support feels good. Best of luck to everyone!

R: Yes!!! I sent in my materials in early November, days after the position was posted, and I have not heard anything. I keep checking my deleted and junk email folders to see if I somehow missed it, but I didn't... So sad because I was so hopeful about that job. Congratulations to everyone who has been contacted and is going to interview!!!
 * I wonder how many applications they got. It's a tiny department--maybe they got overwhelmed. I'd still at least like to know that they got my stuff. I was hopeful, too--I have no choice but to stay in the Boston area for my career. I'm here long-term. Looks like more adjuncting in my future!


 * I was told by a reliable source that they received about 700 applications.

I had an interview at MLA and was told they received over 700 applications. I was also told that the position is put on hold. It's not cancelled yet, but cash flow has become an issue for the school because of new construction projects and uncertain enrollments. Seems like an interesting school, albeit very small.
 * 700? Wow. I'll have to admit, I am floored by that number. Maybe I shouldn't be. And after all that they had to put it on hold? This year just keeps getting worse and worse. 1/12/10
 * "Seems like an interesting school": From all reports, it's the ultimate high school after high school. It is known for its mortuary program, but other than that is not thought of very highly, at least by people in this area. I wonder what the teaching load for this job is.
 * POSITION CANCELED via snail mail 1/14. I'm so happy that 700 applicants spent countless hours applying for this job for nothing. Good times.
 * I nominate this for the Sound and Fury Award for 2009-10.
 * Seconded. Let's all go have a gin and tonic.

Sacred Heart University (no date)
MLA interview 12/13

They scheduled you on a Sunday?

I just got my ack today (12/14)

Is this one the 1-year position?

It's tenure-track, and they scheduled on a Sunday over e-mail!

Received email that they will be in touch with me to schedule a phone interview after the holidays (12/18) - this must be for the 1-year position since they appear to be interviewing at MLA for the TT post.

Has anyone heard anything further from SHU? (1/29)
 * 12/31: the person above is correct. There is a single 1-year pos, doing phone interviews in early Jan., and two TT, one 18th c., the other comp/rhet., both interviewing at MLA.

Campus Interview scheduled for the one-year position.

Campus Interview, but no date as of 2/7. 2/25: Has anyone heard any info about the TT positions at Sacred Heart? Has the committee chosen cadidates for campus visits?
 * Is your campus interview for the 1-year position, the 18th Century TT position, or the Comp/Rhetoric TT position? (2/8)

University of New Haven, Assistant Professor of English (12/1 rolling deadline)

 * Anything at all, anybody???
 * Got my ack 12/22 via email.
 * Does the sound of crickets chirping count? How about the sound of my dog snoring?  That's got a better chance at counting, because it's gotten cold here and the crickets are all dead.
 * Hellllllllooooooooo, New Haven? Anybody out there?!?
 * I have heard nothing except a 12/22 ack via email. Job no longer posted on their site.
 * Interestingly, I did not get an ack.

U of South Florida Polytechnic (rolling)

 * Has anyone heard ANYTHING from this school???

William Woods University (Missouri) Link

 * Received letter stating: "While it is never easy to narrow a search, we have recently completed the process." 11/23 x2
 * May I ask when you submitted your applications? (11/24)
 * Mid-october
 * Late October
 * Has anyone who hasn't been received a rejection heard anything? It seems screwy to send out rejections without also offering some interviews.
 * Received an email from HR that the position has been filled (1/29)

Has anyone heard anything about the Assistant Professor of Literature and Writing position at Rhode Island School of Design (due date Nov 13)? 12/16

A: Nope - never even got an acknowledgement for the application.