Communication and Media Studies 2009-2010

Application Summary

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

Question: Some of these listings (see above) are absent from the NCA website, though their deadline is in the future. Have these jobs closed? Is it the NCA website that may have a glitch? Thanks!


 * Listings expire on the NCA website after a certain point -- seems that most SCs just post their job once and don't check back after that. (I think they have to pay to post there as well, so perhaps they only post once for that reason.) Doesn't necessarily mean the job is closed -- just that it's been a month (or 60 days, or whatever the time limit is) since it was first posted.

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

Some movement, got an email to quickly send a missing ref. letter, hoping that means hearing something soon. May have been from the earlier position posting which came out right before NCA.

'College of Charleston one TT, one visiting (TT due Feb 8, Visiting due Feb 22, 2010) Position descriptions ''Received affirmative action card via snail mail 1/16

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

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

Rhode Island College - Assistant Professor of Mass Media

Santa Barbara City College - Assistant Professor of Communication (Due February 5, 2010) Listing here

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill: Assistant or Assoc Professor in Public Relations (Due March 8)

anyone know what's up at Chapel Hill? Looks like a re-posting of the position from this Fall. Did the first search fail?

They were filling two positions the first time. Maybe they only filled one.

Searches did not fail. Filled two, looking for a third.

Syracuse University- Assistant or Assoc Professor of Public Relations and PR

University of Texas at Dallas - Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Communications (Two Tenure Track Positions) Job Description Review to begin Feb. 15th.

Deadline Passed, Awaiting News
Appalachian State University--two positions--journalism and PR

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)

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.
 * Heard from the search chair - email saying my file is complete and that they plan to review apps immediately following the deadline this Friday. They hope to narrow within a couple of weeks and make final interview invitations by mid-Feb. I'm sure everyone who applied will get this email, but thought I'd post in case it helps. 1/12

--They are calling short-listed candidates to make sure they are still interested. A short list will be reviewed by faculty this week. Hope to make campus invitations by the end of next week. (Skipping phone interviews, I guess). 1/26

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

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

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

Georgetown University - Assistant Professor of Technology, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Technology (Due January 15, 2010) Listing Here, Listing Here

Gonzaga University - Public Relations Listings Here

- I heard they were doing phone interviews last week for one of the positions, not sure about the other

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

IT University of Copenhagen - Assistant Professor in Digital Media (due September 2009) Listing Here

- they said that they'd get back to people for interviews in January. Any news from anyone? (1/7)

Kennesaw State -Assistant Professor of Media Studies (due November 2009) Any news?

Kennesaw: Performance Storytelling and Ethnography - Due January 15

Kent State
 * 1) Director, School of Com Listing here
 * 2) Health (review underway)Listing here
 * 3) Organizational Com (Due Feb ) Listing here
 * 4) Basic Course (Due Feb 1) Listing here


 * Any news on Kent State?

Any word on the Director search and the Health Comm faculty search? Those deadlines were months ago. 1/27

'Miami University- Hamilton- 2 Assistant Professors- 1) Mass Media, 2) Speech Communication (both due Jan. 19, 2010). For info, http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=560&jb=6285156

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

St. Ambrose University" (Review Begins January 15)

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

Any news on this?

-Search chair says they are still reviewing apps and calling references. 1/12

University of Kentucky 2 Assistant Professors, 3 Instructors, Instructional Communication - anybody know anything about these positions and what they're looking for? - I assume the original poster got info from here: http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=560&jb=6323308

Campus interviews are currently being scheduled. 1/25

--are they interviewing for the TT positions only?

University of Missouri - Interpersonal Communication

University of North Florida - deadline was a long time ago, did anyone ever hear anything?

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

University of South Florida - Communication and Africana Studies (due Jan. 4, 2010)

Status Updates, Requests for Add'l Info, Contacting References, Etc.
Auburn University- rhetoric (due November 2, 2009)
 * Note: sending email upon receipt, then a "form c" (EEOO form) via snail mail.
 * Any news?
 * The rumor is they have an inside candidate
 * E-mailed 1/2/10 with search chair for update on this position- search chair said reviewing of applications was still ongoing, but hoped to contact finalists and host campus visits toward middle-end of January.

1/19/10: Contacting short list (4) by phone. Will have list narrowed down for on-campus interviews within the week.
 * Did anyone get contacted by phone? Yes (1/28/10)
 * For on campus interview?

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).

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

Request for additional materials (Jan 16)

Concordia University (Montreal) - Journalism Studies (deadline was Nov. 2) - Listing Here
 * Received gracious rejection e-mail 12/8 saying that they had a shortlist and that pool of candidates was the strongest they'd ever had.

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


 * Any word on this?

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)
 * invitation for campus interview after phone interview [feel free to move to appropriate part of page]
 * 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).
 * - Anyone hear anything from the other departments? (1/7) (and yes, I realize that they don't start until the 20th.)
 * - Their school website lists several upcoming talks in the next two weeks, which might be job talks (not explicitly stated as job talks though) for the comm position (1/7)
 * - Good find! Yes, Amy Gonzales is on the market, so this is probably the case. Thanks! (1/7)

Southern Polytechnic State University rec letters, transcript, syllabus request (1/27) x2

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

-Search Chair responded to my request for an update and said they have reviewed apps and will be creating a short list in the next couple of weeks (1/4)

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 Contacted Search Chair, and campus interviews are being conducted this week, they are looking to extend offer in next week or so 1/28

"University of Portland ::interviews this week, hope to extend an offer in next week or so 1/27" -- do you mean for the Comm job or for the New Media?

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.
 * - rejection letter via snail mail, 1/12

Phone Interviews
Bradley University - Journalism


 * Scheduled for late January

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

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

Note: Sending emails upon receipt of materials

Note: Reposted the position on Nov. 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?
 * I emailed the SC chair on 1-4-10. She said they were planning to do phone interviews next week.
 * Request for more information (1/5).

Phone interview (1/18).

phone interviews conclude tomorrow, will be selecting candidates for campus visits over the next few days. 1/21

anybody heard anything? (1/28))

Elon University - Phone interview 12/17 - Listing Here

Empire State College -

Phone interview October 29th 1/22- Did someone get this job?

Gonzaga University - Technologically mediated communication Listings Here
 * Note: Email confirmation sent on receipt of application.
 * Scheduling phone interviews for next week (week of 18th Jan)

Hope College
Heard that phone interviews have concluded. Anyone heard anything about campus visits? (1/27)

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)

Rejection email received in the first week of Jan after phone interview in November (media policy)

at least one campus visit scheduled for digital journalism position 1/21

Indiana University South Bend- media, cultural studies, PR/journalism

Email on 1/16 setting up phone interview for the following week.

Loyola University- Assistant Professor- Digital Media (Due Jan. 1st)

Any updates?
 * phone interview request 1/28

Maryville University (St. Louis) - Strategic Communication

Phone interviews set up for the week of Jan 18 and Jan 25

Missouri State University- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Media (review begins Oct. 5, 2009
 * phone interview request 1/28

Nebraska-Wesleyan (Generalist)

Contacting vie email to set up phone interviews at the end of January. 1/16

Conducting phone interviews Mon-Wed this week. Hope to have campus interviews in Feb and make decision in March. 1/25

Rutgers University, Journalism and Media Studies -- Global Media & Democracy (Due Dec 1)
 * Phone interview set up for Jan.

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.
 * - Anyone had word about campus visits yet? (I assume not, since no one has changed this, but still...) I did one of the phone interviews, but haven't heard a peep yet.
 * - One of my references said they had contacted her, so I gather they are narrowing this list.

Is there nothing new to report on this one?


 * Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture positions (Interdisciplinary hire, in part in Comm Dept.)
 * - Rejection letter by snail mail (1/23). Also received rejection letter (1/25/10) that said pool of nearly 250 applicants had been narrowed to select few candidates.

University of South Florida Polytechnic I was contacted on Jan 21 to schedule a phone interview for their open rank organizational and relational communication position.

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 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

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
 * - On campus interviews are being conducted. (1/25/2010)

-Have on-campus inteviews already begun? If not, have the chosen few been contacted?

-Rejection email received from chair of search committee; application is no longer being considered (1/28/2010)

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

Bloomsburg University of PA- Org Comm

Invited for campus interview first week of Feb.

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

Campus visits scheduled for late January/early February.

Anyone know whether they've scheduled interviews for BOTH positions? If so, are ALL interviews arranged by this point? Thanks!

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

They were scheduling phone interviews before the Christmas holiday.

This has progressed to campus interviews (1-7-2010)

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.

-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)
 * They interviewed three candidates on campus. Those names have been forwarded to the Dean who will make the final decision. (1/4/10)
 * -Can you confirm these interviews were for the General Comm position rather than the SMPA position?
 * The three on campus interviews were for the interpersonal communication position.

Georgia State University -

Rhetorical studies (Due Nov 20)
 * - rumor that GSU is recruiting an advanced assistant professor.
 * - on campus interviews have been scheduled. Not sure how to move this to the interview section though (moved for you- 1/5)

International communication
 * On-campus interview scheduled for Jan.

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)

-Decisions to be made on the rhetoric position within the next week or so (1/26)

-I'm curious as to what the interviewees (phone or in-person) thought of the faculty and campus. How cold and windy was it up there?

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."
 * On-campus interviews with 3 candidates taking place 1/11-1/20.

-The Org./Pr line and Non TT line just wrapped up interviews 1/20, decisions expected in a few weeks on both. 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.

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?
 * Campus interviews are already underway (1/8)

Any updates on this?

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.

-Rejection email 12/31 - happy new year


 * - Had campus interview at North Central third week of Jan. Three candidates brought in. Decision expected in Feb.

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

Oglethorpe University - Communication and New Media/Visual Rhetoric (Due Dec 8/15)


 * 1/18- scheduling phone interviews and requesting writing samples. How did they contact you? email (x2- I got the same e-mail request for writing sample and phone interview as the original poster, 1/18/10 (x4- 1/18)


 * did you guys set up an interview yet? I didn't hear back from them so I am wondering what is going on. They said the interview may take place either on Jan 21 or Jan 22. (Nope, also have not heard back from them as of evening of 1/20. Expect they're having difficulty scheduling all of us for phone interviews on those same two days)


 * - phone interviews confirmed and taking place Jan. 21 and Jan. 22

- 1/26/10 Received e-mail invite for on-campus interview sometime during first two weeks in February. There were 4 on-campus invites extended.

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

Had phone interview mid December, got rejection email early January Campus interviews are currently underway (1/19/2010)

-That's odd. I had a phone interview but did not receive a) a rejection e-mail or b) a campus interview. (1/21/2010)

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. I was contacted on Jan 20 to schedule a phone interview for the generalist position a campus visit has been scheduled 1/21

Roger Williams University - Assistant Professor of Journalism


 * scheduled for first week in December

Rollins College- Critical Media and Cultural Studies (due Dec. 10, 2009) (merged some discussions- 1/10)
 * - 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)"
 * Campus interview scheduled for mid January (x1)

Saginaw Valley State University -- Media Studies and Public Address

Bringing two candidates to campus, end of January and first of February.

Have those two candidates been selected/notified, and their campus visits scheduled, or was this a general response from SVSU to an inquiry about their timeline?


 * I have a friend who had an on-campus interview on Monday (1/25), so I assume everyone has been invited. He said that he was told there were 4 people being interviewed not 2. Not sure where the "two candidates" message above came from, so I cant help you there.

anyone else invited to campus interview? 1/28

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.

University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)- Film Studies/Political-Legal Comm/Race-Ethnicity-Class (Due Dec. 15)

- Film studies wiki says phone interview was conducted

- Heard phone interviews completed. Maybe on-campus invites sent by now? Yes, on-campus interviews have been scheduled (1/28)

University of Cincinnati - Asst Prof in New Information Communication Technologies (due Dec. 31) (I merged this discussion and the one under NCA interviews

-- 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.

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.
 * - Any news on this position?

Heard that semi-final selections will be decided by search committee on Jan 7. (This was all posted right under the name of the U on the wiki, so I've cut and pasted it below so these comments are in chronological order.

- Any idea if they'll contact people? (1/7)

- I just (1/7) received notice via e-mail that I am a semi-finalist and noting that the search chair will e-mail later today for more information that I should submit via an online survey. Once they have the additional information from the survey, they'll decide on their top 3 candidates in two weeks, at which point they will schedule on-campus interviews. It doesn't look like they'll do phone interviews, but instead will seek additional information in an online survey to make their decision about on-campus interviews. (1/7)  x2

I heard that they're going to decide on the 20th of January for top 3 after the survey.

-Three or four candidates have been invited for campus interview to be held January 25-Feb 5.

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


 * - Four candidates have been invited to campus (1/20)

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 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 Memphis- Media Theory & Tech (due Jan. 14, 2010)

- Review of applications underway (1/15/10) - phone interview scheduled for next week (1/15) - Contacted to fill in survey for next stage of interview process. 1/14 - Campus visits scheduled for the first two weeks of February (1/25) x2

University of North Carolina Wilmington - performance studies - (Jan 20 deadline) Phone call - Jan. 22 - scheduled phone interview for next week.

Pretty clear that this process wasn't exactly fair. In 48 hours, the entire committee agreed on who to call for interviews? Deadline for files on a Wednesday and called on a Friday to arrange a phone interview? Wow. Congratulations to whomever has the inside job here.

You think it's an inside job? I hope not. I got a call for an on-campus interview and I'm not on the "inside." it seems like the faculty know what qualities they are looking for though - the questions in the phone interview were very directed. They told me they were moving fast on the position and wanted to progress quickly. They seem to be taking my outside candidacy very seriously.

I think most committees review files as they come in, especially in cases where they have to move fast (for whatever reason). You might be right, they might have an inside candidate, but the speed with which they scheduled phone interviews doesnt necessarily indicate that they do.

Inside doesn't mean that it's someone currently at the school. And legally, as a public school, they have to be sure to have the appearance of a fair process. I know of several times when friends have applied for jobs to help out another grad student out because a school didn't have enough applicants for the search becauase everyone knew it was an inside job. Too many weird events on this one-my money is on someone specific. We'll see in a little bit.

University of Southern California- Two positions (Journalism and Comm, both in Economic Literacy and Entrepreneurship)

- anyone applying for this one? It is quite specific and an odd timeframe (1/12)

- Yes, I applied for it. It's certainly a unique area and I'll be interested to see who they hire. It's a great dept. and certainly an important area of study!

- I got some more info on this-- they're looking for somepone more marketing-y/business-y. They aren't sure what kinds of people they're going to get to apply. And check out the article http://dailytrojan.com/2010/01/14/annenberg-curriculum-moving-to-incorporate-economic-literacy/ on the new emphasis.

-They've started bringing people in to interview already.

Towson University - Assistant Professor, Research Methods.



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.
 * - about candidate who got offer, from Film & Media Studies 2009-2010 job wiki, "I heard it is a U Chicago PhD" (1/5/10)
 * Rejection letter, position is filled (1/9/10). Ditto- 1/12/10

Baylor University- 

 Visual Rhetoric
 * No news as of 12/17
 * Received rejection letter stating the rhetoric position has been filled 1/11/10 x2 (1/12/10)
 * Any idea who got the job? Didn't say in the letter, could email 'em though
 * - This seems strange that there was no update until a rejection letter stating that the position had been filled. I wonder if there was an internal candidate, or perhaps someone specific was recruited?

-I don't think this is strange--it could just be the procedure there.

- on the department's website, there is a lecturer named Leslie Hahner (PhD Iowa, 2005) who studies visual and spatial rhetorics, and has a couple top-tier pubs. Sounds to me like she fit the job description exactly. (1/13/10)

Organizational Communication (due Nov 1)

Any news?

I got a letter in the mail stating the position had been accepted by another candidate. I agree with the poster above RE: visual rhetoric that it is strange that there was no update on the wiki until this letter. Perhaps they had an internal candidate.

- The new assistant professor is Lacy McNamee at UT Austin. She currently teaches at Baylor, so yes, she is an internal candidate.

- Really? I googled her and she doesn't do visual rhetoric (There were two jobs at Baylor- one in visual rhetoric and the other in org comm. The visual rhetoric position probably went to Hahner- see above post).   '''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).
 * - The information directly above is at least partially inaccurate.
 * -Could you clarify? Is the position still open?
 * -whats the deal?

--- Three offers have been made and accepted, but contracts have not yet been signed. At least one of these was a tech culture position that was not Dr. Mazer. I do not know if he was one of the other two.

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? -- I think someone from the University of Iowa 1/21
 * Email rejection 1/4 X2

DePaul University -

Assistant professor of online journalism
 * on-campus interview is scheduled for December
 * any word on this one yet?

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.
 * Word from two separate sources indicates the job was offered and accepted.

Eastern Illinois University
 * On-campus interview conducted week of Nov 16 - multimedia/web position
 * - multimedia/web design offers made-- This offer has been accepted. I heard from the chair of the search committee, when I contacted her to find out the status. They never contacted me to let me know that I wasn't their choice.
 * Heard through the grapevine that there were on-campus interviews recently for the Basic Course position (12/10/09)
 * An offer has been extended to a candidate for the basic course director position (1/5/10) - was this offer not accepted? I heard that this might be the case.

They might have made an offer to a second candidate already, but the first candidate did not take the offer that came on 1/5.

Yes, the first candidate did not accept the offer. I also heard another candidate withdrew from the search. They interviewed three people--not sure if they will offer to the third candidate, go back to the pool, or close the search for the year and relaunch it next year. It's hard to tell--the basic course search also failed last year. 1-19-10.

- Reportedly another on-campus interview was scheduled/is taking place.

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? - The one from Penn is Michael Serazio; The one from Purdue is Colleen A.
 * 1/11/10- got rejection letter via snail mail. Interestingly, my letter said that if I was in the metro New York area next fall or thereafter, to contact Fairfield if I am interested in being considered for an adjunct position. Did everyone's rejection letter say this? (x3)
 * 1-12-10--Yes, the adjunct teaching line was in everyone's letter.

High Point University (North Carolina) (Graduate Coordinator Position)
 * An offer has been extended and accepted. (Virginia McDermott, Univ New Mexico)

Illinois College--Received letter stating the position has been filled (1/20)

- If I recall correctly, this was a 'rhetoric' position- anyone know what rhetorician took this job?

Keene State College- Visual Rhetoric/Philosophy/Journalism
 * E-mail received late on 11/20 for request for phone interview, to take place sometime 12/1-12/4
 * 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

(1/27/10) Offer extended.

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

I applied online last night and I got an email this morning saying they already filled the job (1-19-10) Strange, since it was advertised on the 14th. I applied online and got an automated message telling me I don't meet the minimum requirements (I'm ABD and had to check some box about the PhD). Anybody know anything about this one?
 * From the job announcement, it looks like they only want applicants with the PhD already in hand. I guess it shows how tight the job market is these days. No idea about what the "already filled" part means.

'''Middlebury College- Comparative Media Studies


 * 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."

Email rejection received - says they have made an offer and it was accepted.
 * (1/28/10) Also received rejection e-mail saying position has been filled; said over 275 applicants. For further info about the search process, check out search chair's blog at http://justtv.wordpress.com/tag/job-search/

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

E-mail invitation for on-campus interview in late November

- One person was brought to campus and extended an offer, but it was turned down due to fit.

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.
 * - on campus interviews scheduled for January 2010.
 * Heard through the grapevine that an offer was extended.

Northwestern University - Technology & Social Behavior (Due Nov 15, 2009)


 * - Campus interviews started in December
 * - 1/10 don't want to freak anyone out but I heard from 2 different people that an offer was made. This is all rumor though.

Ohio State University-

Communication Technology

Got affirmative action letter 10/30

Heard rumor at NCA that interviewing already

Any word on this?

(1/7) Saw that Amy Gonzales did a job talk back in November

The department's website says that Jesse Fox from Stanford University accepted the position. 1-28

Multimedia platform 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.
 * This one has been hanging out there for a while. Anyone offered the job? Are they going back to the drawing table?

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.

According to the The Ohio State University's School of Communication's webpage, Jatin Srivastava accepted the OU job. (1/28/2010) http://www.comm.ohio-state.edu/Graduate/ABDStudents.aspx


 * 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?)

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
 * 1/1 They reposted this job at Higheredjobs.com. Any idea?
 * I had an on-campus interview - the committee seemed really unsure what it was they wanted, and not particularly friendly. If the other two interviews were anything like mine, I'm not surprised they came up empty. It was a really strange interview. Good luck! I do hope they find a better fit this time around.
 * 1/13 - I checked their HR website today. The re-opened job that was there ealier last week is now gone. Have they hired or just cancelled the call?

An offer was made and accepted.

Anyone know who they hired?

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.
 * Got snail mail letter. Position has been filled. (1/9)
 * Any idea who got the job?

Saint Louis University 

- Public Relations Position

 - ''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)

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.
 * I know for sure that an offer has been extended to one candidate. That candidate has accepted the position. (1/4/2010)
 * Do you know his or her name? I never heard from them and applied there. (1/7/2010)
 * Ditto (1/8)
 * - cont. TCU b/c two discussions on this site, so now merged here (1/11)
 * Interviewing initial short list on campus. Will keep screening candidates until position is filled.
 * Received an email that two verbal offers have been made and accepted.
 * Did you email the search chair for information or was this the blanket rejection email? I haven't gotten one yet. 1/10

I believe that Dr. Andrew Ledbetter (from Ohio University) has accepted a position at TCU. (posted 1/16/10). This is true. I heard the other hire was an internal candidate. (posted 1/18/10). The 1/18 post is incorrect; an internal candidate was not hired for the other position. (posted 1/22/10).

I heard that Johny Garner (from Pepperdine University) accepted the other position. (posted 1/23/2010).


 * 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.

-Campus interviews concluded this week (3 candidates). Decision pending. 1/23

- Offer was extended and accepted 1/27

University of Georgia (health communication & technology)-

UGA position has been filled.

University of Kentucky (Assistant Professor in Interpersonal Comm. & Assistant Professor in Risk Comm) - Positions filled 1/20.

Interpersonal communication
 * Did interviews at NCA, but don't know how many people they met 
 * Anybody heard from Kentucky?
 * They are in their final stages - will be sending out rejection letters in the next couple of weeks. No idea if an offer has been extended or accepted. 1/7


 * An offer has been made and accepted. (1-22-10)

Anyone know who got the job?



University of Michigan - Interdisclipinary Study of (Visual) 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.
 * -- Official snail mail rejection letter received (1/14/2010) ("You are not among the finalists we invited to campus.")X2
 * --- And then my snail mail rejection letter (received 1/22/10) said that the search is complete. Anyone know who got hired?

University of Missouri - 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?
 * J. Brian Houston, Graduated University of Oklahoma 2007

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.

(1/20) - Ok, so the UNC job was just re-posted on the AEJMC website with a deadline of March 2010. Anyone know what's up with this?

University of Richmond- Communication and Culture (review starts October 1, 2009)
 * 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)
 * --received rejection email today that said Richmond has filled the position (1/5) X 3 (they had 160 applications)
 * - and, according to my rejection e-mail, the new rhetoric professor is Nicole Maurantonio, who I think was/is a post-doc at Northeastern. Congrats Nicole!

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

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).

-I received a snail mail letter indicating that the search has ended. (1/23) It does not say who was hired

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.

-Offer has been extended (1/25/10)
 * Communication Science
 * Three candidates for Communication Sciences position have visited; decision pending
 * - Would be nice to see some rejection notices, huh? (12/20)

- Offer has been extended (1/25/10)
 * 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).
 * -On-campus interviews began last week (rhetoric). (1/23)

-A friend of mine just returned from a campus interview (1/21).- For which position?

Rhetoric position. They brought two people in for campus interviews

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 accepted by Tom Ksiazek (Northwestern).

Willamette - Rhetoric
 * 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)
 * 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

New Media Journalism (due October 19, 2009) (review starts October 30, 2009)

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

Received an automated email from their application system indicating that the position had been filled. Confirmed with SC that position has been filled and rejection letters will be sent out tomorrow (1/14).

University of Texas - Arlington - Journalism


 * Got a rejection letter saying they had found someone.

Me too. At least the letter was nice. (1/17)

Xavier University (Public Relations Position)

Hiring Information
If you wish, please feel free to use this section to share information salaries offered. It would be helpful to all current and future seekers. If you're willing to do this, make a note of the kind of job, the level (asst/assoc/full), the region, the kind of university, the salary, and any very significant perks/incentives (if any), male or female, and if you negotiated.

The people in Rhetoric/Composition did this last year, and it is useful to collect this information so people have some idea of what to negotiate when they accept a job. The Rhetoric/Composition 2009 hiring information is here.
 * For additional information regarding state universities, all state employees' salaries are public record, but how accessible this information is varies from state to state. In my research, I've found these databases and will look up names of faculty in the departments to which I've applied. That gives a decent picture of what to expect.
 * North Carolina
 * Indiana
 * Others (some links are outdated)

Positions and Details

 * Assistant Prof TT, Western, Private University, $58,500 (offered, no negotiations), 9 month contract, no summer teaching, $4,800 moving, $5000 startup, female (3/2 load)
 * Assistant Prof TT, Midwest, Small public university, $51,000 (offered, no negotiations), 9 month contract, $3500 moving, female (3/3 load)
 * Assistant Prof TT, South(west, sort of), Small private U, 55,000 (offered, no neg), 9 month contract, $2000 moving, $5000 summer fellowship for 3 summers, (3/3 load), female
 * Assistant Prof TT, South, Mid-size public university, $39,000 (offered, no neg's), female (4/4 class load).
 * Are you ABD, and if so, can you share what your salary will be upon completion of the PhD?
 * This salary was assuming completion of my PhD. They said during my interview that salaries at their Univ. are low, so I suspect they just have low salaries. It was in a rural area, so that probably contributed to the low salary. I was a bit surprised, to be honest, as I'm sure many of you are. I think this is an outlier!
 * -Great, thanks for the information, it is helpful. Congrats on getting a job :)
 * -Just to be clear, I did not accept the position, but this was their offer. I decided it wasn't a good fit for me long-term. Is it OK to add salaries that were offered in this section even if they weren't accepted? If not, feel free to delete this one. I just thought it may be interesting to see what was offered.


 * -Super helpful information, thanks again and congrats on not taking a TT job for that kind of salary :) X2 I wonder if they thought that they could get away with it given the market? Did you balk? :) --- Yes, I balked. I had to. I told the Dean I was shocked but I tried to be nice becuase I don't think it was their fault. Salaries at that school are just very low. I suspect this hurts them a lot with faculty recruitment. If they get someone who really wants to be in that area, though, then the salary may not matter. They were very nice people and I don't think they were trying to lowball me b/c of the market, but I could be wrong about that.

Application Summary
''The Chronicle of Higher Ed did this for a forum and it was helpful to see. Please list a brief review of your job search so far, including your status (student? ABD? year? faculyt?), number of applications sent, number of phone interviews, NCA interviews/meet-and-greets, on campus interviews, rejections, etc. - '''can we add areas of study? -''' Sure, why not! =) ''

Out of curiosity, could someone clarify what is meant by a "top 10 department" :) ?


 * - I'm going with the NCA reputation study of 2004 in my area http://www.natcom.org/index.asp?bid=12320
 * --same here


 * - PS, I appreciate the sense that there are other people out there, obsessively refreshing the wiki. (I'm trying to only look 2X a day now.)'
 * - I am completely with you on this. I look forward to seeing more of us in the Offers Accepted "pile" of this wiki. (x3)

- I hope we all get the job! I am starting to feel hopeless. (Me, too, but check out the "venting" wiki to put things in perspective, and laugh).

-- I went to the campus counseling services the other day (very helpful FWIW) and did some cognitive behavioral therapy. The result: There is only 1 thing that I am in control of: finishing my diss. Everything else is out of my control - job hunt, financial security, etc. - so worrying about it causes anxiety that is completely unproductive. ''

Can we add the pub situation?''

TRY TO KEEP UPDATING AS JOB SEARCHES CONTINUE

4th years ABD
 * 4th year Ph.D. student, ABD, 23 applications sent (10 in last 5 days), 1 phone interview, 0 campus, 1 official rejection; new media/health comm
 * 4th year Ph.D. student top 10 dept, ABD, 16 applications sent (mostly to top depts) + 2 postdocs + 2 fellowships, 4 NCA interviews, 1 phone, 0 campus, 2 official rejection and 7 wikijections. New media/technology. 
 * pubs: 1 book chapter (2nd author), 1 in-press non-comm journal (1st author), 1 R&R from non-comm journal (2nd author), 2 in submission to comm journals, 3 in submission to non-comm journals, 4 preparing to submit.
 * 4th year PhD student top 10 dept, ABD, 45 applications sent (in 3 areas), 7 phone interviews, 2 NCA interviews, 6 campus, 3 offers, 35 total rejections- Org Comm/PR/Technology
 * 4th year PhD student in top 10 dept, ABD, 25 apps, 2 phone, 3 NCA interviews plus 1 meet-n-greet, 2 on-campus already and 1 scheduled, 10 official rejections but lots of wikijections, rhetoric/media technology (recently got offer but still considering)

5th years ABD 6th years ABD Earned PhD
 * 4th year PhD student, ABD, 37 applications sent, 3 phone interviews, 2 NCA interviews, 2 on-campus interviews, rejections-lost count. rhetoric, political communication, media technology, 1 offer accepted
 * 4th year PhD student top 10 dept, ABD, 23 applications, 1 NCA interview, 2 phone interviews, 0 campus, 6 contact rejections, 9 wikijections, rhetoric
 * 4th year PhD student (interpersonal), ABD, top 10 dept, 18 apps sent, 4 NCA interviews, 2 phone interviews, 1 campus interview, 3 actual rejections, 2 replies to emails that suggest a rejection letter is coming, 6 wikijections...being on the job market = priceless. (1/14) - LOL -- 1 offer accepted.
 * 4th year PhD student top 10 dept, ABD, 19 applications sent, 2 NCA interviews, 1 phone interview, 0 campus, lots of rejections, both official and wiki "rhetoric"
 * 4th year PhD (rhetoric and generalist positions), ABD, 30 apps sent, 1 NCA interview, 0 phone, 0 campus, about 20-some rejections
 * 5th year Ph.D. student, ABD, 20 applications sent (15 jobs, 5 post docs), 2 phone interviews, 1 NCA interview, 0 campus interviews, 9 official rejections, rhetoric, intercultural
 * 5th year Ph.D. student, ABD, 17 applications (all jobs), 1 phone interview, 3 NCA interviews, 1 campus interview scheduled, 6 official rejections, rhetoric, cultural studies, media studies.
 * 5th year PhD student top 10 dept, ABD, 39 job apps + 1 postdoc, 2 NCA interviews and 2 meet-and-greets, 5 phoners, 1 campus visit, more wikijections than official rejections -- not sure of either count! Rhetoric/new media/technology
 * 5th year PhD, ABD, 25 apps sent (24 job, 1 post doc): 3 phone interviews, 2 NCA interviews, 2 campus interviews 6-7 email/snail mail rejections, 0 offers thus far - (Applying for Health Comm/International/Inter-cultural positions)
 * 5th year PhD, ABD, unrankable program, 63 apps sent, 2 phone interviews, 1 campus interview, 10-15 actual rejections, 1 job offer (taken) (1/15) digital media, cultural studies, technology --As someone who has actually been fortunate enough to land a job how do you feel about the fact that you applied to 63 jobs. Was it worth the time or did you find that it was ultimently a big waste applying to so many positions? Thanks.-- Well, obviously since I got a job, it wasn't a waste. There was no way to predict which one might grant me an interview, let alone offer a position. I was prepared to apply for over 100 this cycle. However, this is certainly a stressful task; I relied on spreadsheets and Interfolio to keep track of everything. - thanks for sharing your experience. You can't be tailoring your letters, can you? Sounds very time consuming. -- Yes, I did. Every time. And yes, it was time-consuming. Does interfolio personalize letters of rec with address or greeting lines? No. Interfolio doesn't do anything except deliver the documents. For every job, I revised the letter (salutation, school name, emphases on teaching and research) and uploaded it to Interfolio. Does it matter? I think so. These jobs get 150-500 applicants apiece. SCs don't read, they scan. They look for keywords. And they are also looking for any excuse to reject an app.
 * 5th year PhD, ABD, 25 apps sent, 2 phone interviews, 2 campus interviews - new media
 * 6th year Ph.D. student, ABD, 50 applications sent (over last 2 years), 4 phone interviews, 6 NCA interviews, 4 campus interviews, 40+ rejections (official and wiki), rhetoric
 * Earned Ph.D., PT Faculty, 23 applications sent, 1 phone interview, 2 NCA interviews, 2 campus interview scheduled, 9 official rejections. rhetoric
 * Earned Ph.D., Visiting Faculty, 10 applications sent (all TT): 2 phone, 4 NCA, 2 campus interviews scheduled (1/20). International Communication
 * Earned Ph.D., Visiting Faculty, 15 applications sent (all TT): 2 phone, 3 NCA, 1 campus interview scheduled, approx. 5 rejections. Rhetoric
 * Earned Ph.D., TT Faculty, 22 applications sent (all TT): 4 phone, 1 conference scheduled, 3 campus interviews, 4 rejections, 1 offer. new media/film studies/production
 * Earned Ph.D., Visiting Faculty, 25 applications sent (all TT): 2 phone, 0 NCA, 1 campus interview, a lot of rejections. rhetoric
 * Earned Ph.D., Lecturer, 25 applications sent (23 TT, 2 post-docs): bupkis. 11 official rejections, 5 wikijections. film/media/culture studies

Chit chat
Hey everyone, while there is still sometime left, I'd guess that you're like me and starting to think "WTF am I going to do differently next year to get a job?" Quick poll - what do you think are the biggest contributing factors to your not progressing in the job search?
 * Being ABD X5
 * Not having enough pubs X5
 * Not networking enough X4
 * Not being from a top program X2
 * Not having a top advisor x2
 * Not having a strong cover letter
 * Being too specialized X
 * Not being specialized enough x1
 * Not hiring in your area X3
 * Being too picky about location X2
 * Being too picky about type of school
 * Bad economy = fewer jobs = more applicants X9
 * They can't handle my realness X1

THIS SITUATION SUCKS.

So what are people planning on doing from here on out?
 * I still have funding, so I'm going to be ABD for another year and try again next fall.
 * I don't have funding, so I am going to get a job (Starbucks?) and try again next fall.
 * I don't have funding, but I am going to self-fund next year and try again next fall.
 * Eff academia. I'm leaving forever.
 * I'm going to try for a post-doc.
 * I'm putting myself on Match.com and hoping someone with money takes me in. (this comment is hilarious whoever you are!)
 * I'm moving back in with my parents X1
 * Keep on applying :) x2 I wouldn't be surprised to see more jobs come out in the next few months.
 * Giving it one more year -- will have PhD completed and at least one more pub for next year's market. If a PhD and 5 pubs aren't enough to get a job next year, I'm with "Eff academia" above. Me too - 7 publications and nothing! I will say 'Goodbye academia forever if I do not get a job this year"
 * Echo the post above. This is my 3rd year on the market and will likely be my last. Heading towards the private sector and non-profit if I don't get a gig for next year.
 * Still have 10 jobs left to hear from, but I applied to get a second MA in religion (1 year program) that will supplement my PhD in rhetoric (I do rhetoric of religion) if I don't get an offer. Hope it doesn't come to that, but it might help with apps next year. -- is a 2nd MA really going to help? I was considering doing an 2nd MA in research methods and faculty (and various internet forums) seemed to argue that it wouldn't help. Its a good question and I'm not sure exactly how much of a difference it would make I think it depends on the particular situation. I talked to several people, my advisor, the dean of the divinity school I applied to, etc. Most of those I talked to see it as 1. a vita booster (its an amazing school-one of the best in the world), and 2. it would certainly give me an edge as a researcher on the topic. How many of us studying religious comm actually have training in the philosophy of religion? I don't know if anyone in our field has that. I think our field's understaning of religious comm is severely lacking. So this could produce publications and understandings of the rhetoric of religion that haven't even been addressed yet--issues we don't even understand yet. But on the other hand, you're right: it might not be worth it. I just figured it was worth applying in case it came down to it. I think it would beat working at a restaurant for a year, particularly if I were to get funding.. 

FYI- Chris Lundberg, who is a Northwestern grad and has been an assistant prof at UNC-Chapel Hill for a couple years now, studies religious rhetoric AND has a divinity degree.- awesome, thanks for the info!


 * I'll throw in my two cents having chaired several searches and sat on a number of committees. It has become so common for PhD students to pump out articles that the sheer number has become meaningless to some of us, but not the R1 institutions. If you are going for a journalism/mass comm job, you should have some real experience in the field to get you over the hump. I'm not on the search committee for our current search, but I know the committee tossed out a number of candidates because they lacked work experience. At a national conference I once asked a grad student why he wanted to teach students to become media pros when he never was one. That stumped him. We don't care too much that you've published a lot with your dissertation committee, because we want to know if you can publish after you leave. While a prominent adviser might get our attention, we are thinking of hiring you and not the adviser. Lastly, most applicants haven't done any service in grad school. Find some service to show you understand you are willing to do it. I hope that helps.
 * I want to second the point about service. While it varies from school to school, in most places service is a huge part of the job. If you can show you've chaired student organizations or have served on committees, that will improve your overall resume.
 * This couldn't be more true. While I am currently on the market (4th year ABD), I got to be on our search committee last year when we had a position open. I was shocked in what I learned from the other members of the committee when it comes to evaluating candidates. We went right past many (but not all) of the people who had endless pubs. The finalists were people who showed promise to be able to work on their own and presented themselves more as human beings (service, etc). Its an interesting process when you see it from the other side of the table.
 * I do service - I'm on the financial aid committee for the entire U, I'm student rep to an NCA division, I'm a reviewer for a number of journals. I list all this on my CV. Should I actually discuss it in my cover letter? (YES! I'm a job applicant offering this advice, but have been told by a number of people to include a separate paragraph for service, in addition to two other paragraphs devoted to teaching and research. AND then I have gotten asked about this service during phone and on-campus interviews) X2 definitely include it in your letter. Prominently.


 * As the two cents-er again, I'd include the service as a paragraph. Consider writing in the order of teaching, research, service based on the ad itself--how the ad prioritizes each. One place might put teaching first and another research. Follow that priority. Most departments are good about asking the same questions of each candidate (legal issue), but then have some room to ask specific questions based on what they see in your letter and CV. Most places are good about prioritizing needs--not all--but most. Decisions often come down to that little thing you can do but someone else can't, but that the skill isn't a highlighted issue. We've had candidates we've brought in who have been obviously #1 and #2 after the visit, while other times it will be a tie. In the latter case we ask ourselves if one of the candidates has something to bring to the table that no one else in the department has. It wasn't a factor in ranking them before the visit because most times the visit helps to separate them. I'll also add that we've grown tired of applicants from top grad programs who haven't had their own classes to teach. If you want a job at an institution that cares about teaching and your grad program isn't giving you classes to teach, you are in a hole. The person from the R2 school with solid teaching has an advantage at my place over the R1 person with no class ownership. This differs based on the institution's mission. Obviously, the market is tough and there are some really good people out there not finding jobs who deserve them, but this is my perspective after being on both sides of the search process.

Positions Canceled / Search Failed or Disbanded
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)

Bridgewater State College - Received rejection letter 1/9 that said committee decided to close the search; no reason provided.

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?
 * On campus interviews took place late November/early December
 * Would be nice to get a rejection email or letter. Has there been an offer extended and/or accepted?
 * An offer was extended in mid-december...the candidate declined the offer.
 * I wonder if they plan on offering the position to the next person in line. 1/5
 * I heard they are in a hiring freeze - university wide and won't be hiring anyone. (FYI, other wikis report that searches were suspended because of an extreme financial crisis in the state- 1/16/10)

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

-Position cancelled due to Illinois State Budget shortfall. Applications to be kept on file pending better news. (1/23, email from chair)

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

Search disbanded. Position never offered to anyone. Apparently, there's some disagreement among the faculty about what type of teacher/scholar they want.