Renaissance 2010

Renaissance/Early Modern
Reformatted the page. Hope you don't mind.

R: Wow! Looks amazing! Thank you!

R: This is so much more user-friendly! Thank you for taking the time!

Applicant Count:
Please count yourself according to which genre you primarily work in. Make sure to update the total:

Drama:25

Poetry: 11

Prose: 2

More Than One Genre: 23

Total: 61

Demographics:
ABD (early): 2

ABD (will finish this academic year): 24

Ph.D. in hand (one-year, VAP, Lecturer, post-doc): 17

Assistant Professor: 20

Associate Professor: 2

Full Professor:1

Lurker:

Total: 57

Campus Visits Scheduled
Dartmouth 12/29

Duquesne 12/29

Carnegie Mellon 12/29 (x2)

Manhattan College 1/3 (x2)

St. Joseph College 1/4 (x2)

MLA and Phone Interviews Scheduled
Please specify: school name; date scheduled; contact method (phone, email, etc.); and interview type (phone, MLA, etc.) Add Interview Statistics on Renaissance Discussion Page.

Albion (MLA) 12/8 phone call (mine was via email)

Allegheny (MLA) 12/15 (phone call x5)

Assumption(MLA) 12/15 (email x4) 12/21 (email)

Carnegie Mellon (MLA) 12/8 phone call (x6)

Clemson (MLA) 12/10 phone call (x2)

Coastal Carolina Univ 12/15 (x2) (MLA)

Dartmouth (MLA) 12/7 (x4), 12/16 (x2)

Duquesne (MLA) 12/9 (phone) (x4)

Ithaca (MLA) 12/9 (phone) (x8)

Lake Forest (MLA) 12/11 (phone) (x5)

Lehigh U (MLA): 12/8 (x4) (email)

Linfield College (MLA) 11/17 email, 12/14 email (x2), 12/17 (x3)

Loyola University, Chicago 12/14 email (x2)

Loyola Marymount (Skype) 12/9 email (x3)

Manhattan College 12/16 (phone), 12/17 (phone call, MLA interview)

Mary Baldwin (phone) 9/30

Muskingum University (MLA) 10/30

Nazareth College of Rochester (MLA) 12/4 phone call (x4), 12/9 phone call

Northeastern (MLA) 12/15 phone call, 12/18 phone call

Oklahoma State University (phone) 12/8, e-mail (x5); 12/15 second round of phone interviews (email) (x3)

Pomona College (MLA) 12/17 (phone) (x6)

Reed College (MLA) 12/11 (email (x3)), 12/17 (x2)

St. Joseph's College (MLA) 12/19 (phone) (x3)

Union College (MLA) 12/2 (x5)

University of Arkansas, Little Rock (phone) 12/9, e-mail (x4); 12/18 (video follow-up), email

University of South Carolina, Beaufort (MLA) phone 12/13, email/phone 12/14 (x2)

University of Haifa 12/10 (x3)

Wake Forest (MLA) 12/3, 12/4, 12/5, 12/8

Washington University, St. Louis (MLA) 12/1 (x2)

Whittier College (MLA) 12/11 phone call (x2), 12/13 (x2)

Xavier U (MLA) 12/3 phone call (x5)

Albion College (11/05)
Acknowledgment received: 10/19

Request for Additional Materials: dossier and teaching materials 10/19 (x4); 10/27; 11/7; 11/9 (x2), 11/17, 11/21, 11/24 (x2); 11/25

Rejection Email: 12/10, 12/11 (x2)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/8

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Q: Anyone know what Albion's definition of a dossier is? I get that it includes letters and sample syllabi, but do they want teaching evals/stats or a writing sample?

R: My letter from Albion said "we would like to see your dossier. Please include sample syllabi and/or your teaching statement." I did not send a writing sample. I sent my stuff in about a month ago. So far no one has contacted me to say that my application was missing anything.

Thanks!

Q: Have the requests for additional materials come in the mail or over email?

R: I got mine via snail mail on 10/19, but I think the later ones are being sent via email. (that's what the Medieval page suggests, at least)

R: I just got one by snail mail.

Q: As the ad for this position was asking for a specialist in "medieval literature and early modern drama" (which seems like a rather unlikely--though certainly not impossible--combo to me), I'm curious to know whether all the people who got dossier requests from Albion actually do both of these things. Did *anyone* who just does early modern get a request, or was it only hybrid Med-Ren people?

R: I'm a hybrid.

R: I'm really only an early modernist, but I said that I could teach medieval.

R: I'm primarily an early modernist, but also do some Medieval work

Q: Did people double report dossier request information on this page and also on the medieval page? If not, Albion must have made a whole lot of requests!

R: I only reported it here, and I was thinking the same thing! (x2)

Q: A couple of people over on the Medieval page are reporting that they "received a nice email informing me that I would not be interviewed at MLA" on 12/10. Did anyone here get one of those?

R: Yep! (x2 -- I suspect they sent them to the people who had they had requested additional materials from.) Q to R: Did anyone who got one of these nice emails on 12/10 *not* get asked for additional materials? [R: Yes, I got one of those nice emails today (12/11) and was not asked for additional materials.] * I also received a lovely rejection email today (12/11) after sending in additional materials.

Allegheny College (2 year VAP) (11/2)
Acknowledgment received: 10/31; 11/2; 11/3; 11/5 ; 11/7 (x2); 11/10

Request for Additional Materials: 11/19 (email) (x9)

Rejection letter: 12/3-mail (x3)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/15 (phone) (x6)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Were any of the people who got a rejection letter on 12/3 amongst those who were asked for additional materials? R: I received a request for additional materials, but I did not get a rejection letter. Of course, I haven't gotten a request for an interview, so who knows...

Q: Anyone get an idea of how many they were interviewing?

A: They told me they interviewed 20 at MLA.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock (11/15) link
Acknowledgment received: (10/13)(x4); (10/26); 11/6; 11/9; 11/10, 11/12

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: They're not doing MLA but made a phone request on 12/9 x3, 12/18 (video follow-up), email.

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

They said timeline is late Jan for video interviews and Feb for campus visits

Assumption College (11/30)
Acknowledgment received: 10/19 (x3); 10/27 (x2); 11/6

Request for Additional Materials: 12/14 (via email), 12/11 request for dossier and teaching statement; "we will be contacting you shortly to arrange an interview at MLA" --&gt; Wow. They're going to have to receive and get through those materials pretty quickly! How did they ask you to send the dossier? The request for more info asked for the teaching statement as an email attachment and the dossier via my department's placement office. I got the impression that they had already decided to interview me but wanted to have those materials for the interview. But I haven't been contacted to arrange anything yet, so I'm not sure. Same poster: I just received an email request to schedule the interview.

- I didn't receive any information about MLA interviews in the email. But my request for more information included a teaching statement (as an email attachment) and dossier via placement office. However, I am also a local candidate.

MLA interview scheduled: 12/15 (x4) 12/21

Campus interview scheduled:

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

-Does anyone know if Assumption is planning to interview at MLA? Yes, they are.

Q: (12/30) Does anyone know how many applicants they interviewed at MLA?

Bemidji State University (MN) link
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Carnegie Mellon University (10/20)
Acknowledgment received: 9/28; 10/6; (10/14) (x3); 10/20; 10/21 (x3), 10/30

Request for Additional Materials: 11/10 (via email) (x7)

Rejection Letter: 12/15 x3 12/16

MLA interview scheduled: 12/8 (phone call) (x6)

Campus interview scheduled: 12/29 x2

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

I am hearing that this is a repeat job search from last year. Is that true? And if so, what happened to their efforts to find someone last year?

A: Yes, as I understand it, it is a repeat search. The candidates they extended offers to took jobs elsewhere.

Clemson University (10/16) link
Acknowledgment received: 10/31 (x2), 11/2, 11/5 (snail mail)

Request for Additional Materials: dossier and writing sample 11/11 (x7)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/10

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Did anyone receive a rejection letter or e-mail after being asked for more materials?

Coastal Carolina University (11/15) link
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/15 (email)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Has this search been canceled? Has anyone heard anything from them?

R: I was just wondering that myself. A friend of mine applied for a job in the philosophy dept. and just heard from them yesterday. Maybe that portends well for us.

On Dec. 13, still nothing.

This search is on: they interviewed at MLA and said they will contact about campus visits.

Dartmouth College (11/2)
Acknowledgment received: 10/7, 10/8, 10/12, 10/19, 10/20, 10/29, 11/1, 11/3 (x4)

Request for Additional Materials: 11/4 (writing sample, rec letters, "Any other materials you think our committee might find helpful") (x5)

Rejection Letter: 11/10, 11/12 (x10), 11/13 (x4), 11/16, 12/17

MLA interview scheduled: 12/7

Campus interview scheduled: 12/29

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Congratulations to those who've received requests. When did you submit applications, if you don't mind saying?

A: 10/28

Q: For the person who received a rejection, did it come via email or in the mail?

A: In the mail. (x3)

== Drake University (2 Year VAP) Link == Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

Rejection Letter: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:
 * Received email 12/15 saying that they will begin review of applications after they return from break January 19.

Duquesne University (10/15)
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: 11/3 (writing sample, recommendation letters, transcripts), 11/4 (x2), 11/18, 11/20 (x5)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/9 (phone) (x4)

Campus interview scheduled: 12/29 (x2)

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Does anyone know if Duq is going to send out rejection letters right away? A. Rejection via letter 12/14

'transcripts'? does that mean from both college and grad school? R: Yes. R. I was told just doctoral transcript.


 * Polite rejection received via snail mail 12/15 x 4 -- DId yours say something about not hiring at the advanced level? I thought that was a weird inclusion, because I'm ABD, but I guess they got some advanced asst. profs applying

Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan) (10/05) link
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

University of Haifa (Israel) (11/20)
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/10

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Indiana U-Purdue U, Indianapolis (Visiting Research Associate x 2)
"two visiting research associate positions to assist in the textual editing of a new multi-platform edition (print and digital) of Shakespeare’s Complete Works, to be published by Oxford University Press"

Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: At least one position was offered within the last week or so--not to me, but to someone I know. Not sure of the exact date of the offer.

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Does anyone know what sort of timeline they're working on for this one?
 * No, but I heard they've done phone interviews already

Ithaca College (until filled) link
Acknowledgment received: 10/9, (10/11); (10/18 I think?)

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/9 (phone) X 3

Rejection Email: 12/15 x6

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:


 * Q. Any idea if this is a replacement or expansion? Looks like they have an early modernist who joined them this school year.
 * I thought it was a replacement- they just lost at least one of their two tenure-track early modernists. R to A - Thanks for the info!
 * There is an internal candidate for this job.
 * Internal candidate? That doesn't bode well.
 * Well, internal candidates often are not hired when departments run national searches. I wouldn't let this knowledge change your attitude towards the search.
 * I second the above comment. I'm an asst prof & have been in enough searches on both sides of the table to know this is true. I was hired over an internal candidate. Some i.c's I've known have been lied to and treated horribly, when the school didn't want to admit they weren't truly in the running; others by contrast are beloved, but it's still quite a genuine nat'l search w/ no guarantees the insider will win.
 * Received a very nice, personal email rejection from chair. (12/15) x6

Kent State University (Canton, OH) Link
"expertise in Medieval or Renaissance British Literature" / open until filled: "For full consideration, submit application materials by 1/15/2010."

Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES: Q: I can't find this job listed anywhere on the website. Is it still out there?

A: Try this link: https://jobs.kent.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1260139485458

Lake Forest College (11/15) link
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/11 (x1), 12/18 (x3)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Anyone have any news on this position? It's no longer listed on their employment website and is gone from the Chronicle. Did it get canceled?

R: Just got an email from the Search Committee Chair, he said it is still open. They are reviewing apps that come in postmarked by Nov. 15

Lehigh University -17th Century (10/19) link
Acknowledgment received: (10/13 x2) (10/17 - I think this is an auto-response for the email account x2)

Request for Additional Materials: 10/23; 10/25 (x2); 10/27 (x3); 11/3; 11/11 (x4)

what kind of materials? affirmative action survey or something else? R: writing sample, teaching materials, and statement on social justice

Rejection email 10/27 (x4) Good luck to those still in the game!, 11/3 (x3)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/9

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

-- does anyone know what happened at Lehigh last year?

-- some scuttlebutt plus some sleuthing suggests that they offered the job to a couple of people who then turned them down for jobs elsewhere.

R: yep, that's what happened.

-- is there anyone else who has received neither a rejection email nor a request for more materials? does anyone know if they are handling the review process in waves?

--That's were I am. I have no idea how they are processing things, but my application did go in very near deadline.

--I just received a rejection today, so it seems like they are working in waves -- ah, sorry about that, but thanks for information; I'm still waiting for a tap on the door to quoth me a more or nevermore ... Wouldn't you know, they said "more." Right on!

-- Who is the search chair, anyone know? The department seems extremely guarded and shadowy. The extra materials request did not even include a name.

--R: I have no idea who the search chair is, but as one of the people who turned down a job offer here for a different opportunity I can tell you that the entire department was fantastic when I was there and all of my dealings with them were very straightforward. From everything I saw it is a great department and the decision to not take the offer was very hard.

Linfield College (no deadline stated)
Acknowledgment received: 11/16

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 11/17 (by email) (x5), 12/14 (by email), 12/17 (by email) (x4)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Thanks, Linfield C, for scheduling MLA interviews LAST MONTH and sending out info to any other applicants. Classy.


 * This must be your first time on the market. Don't get offended by this piddling stuff, because otherwise you'll spend the next few months in a constant state of pique.

Loyola University Chicago (11/20)
Shakespeare/Textual Studies (Associate Professor)

Acknowledgment received:

Request for Additional Materials: Reference letters, 11/23 (x2)

Rejection: 12/10 (email)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/14 email w/scheduling by phone (x2)

Campus interview scheduled: well, my friend, good luck; I myself had not such a great interview, and no call as of 1/3. (x2)

Offer made:

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Loyola Marymount University (10/19)
Acknowledgment received: 10/21 (x3), 10/22 (x2), 10/23, 11/10 (x3), 11/18

Request for Additional Materials: 11/11 (x7)

(Skype) interview scheduled: 12/9 (x4)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

-The posting for this jobs lists the deadline as "Friday, October 19," which is obviously an incorrect date. Has anyone heard that they'll definitely accept applications that are postmarked Monday, October 19?

-I mailed an application today (10/19). I honestly didn't even notice the "Friday" part because I was looking at the calendar date. Hopefully they will do the same.

- Anyone get an ack. that mailed theirs on 10/19?

- I sent my application out on 10/19 and received an ack. last week.

12/10 Rejection email noted 130 applicants. All the best to those still in the game. (x2) Q: does the number sound low to anyone else? R: Yes, very low. Maybe not many applicants had everything (letters, etc.) ready for the 10/19 deadline since it was one of the earliest? I know that they supposedly didn't take any applications that came in at all late. &gt;That's true, it was an early one, thanks! R: I've heard 120-130 applicants for a few other Ren positions, maybe everyone gave up early this year? &gt; Curious, I've been wondering too if early rumors of "the horrible market" kept people away but, on balance, so many departments are restricting additional funding opportunities b/c of budget cuts - one would think that would push people onto the market?

-Anyone else not get a rejection yet who was asked for more materials? Ah, there's the rejection email 12/24 - odd bit of holiday closure there. Best of luck to those remaining.

Manhattan College (11/13)link
Acknowledgment received: 10/16, 10/27, 10/30, 11/2, 11/5 (x2), 11/18

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/16 (x2) by phone, 12/17 (x2) by phone

Campus interview scheduled: 1/3 by e-mail

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Mary Baldwin College (10/15) link
Acknowledgment received: 10/23 (mail), 10/31 (mail)

Phone interview scheduled 9/30 (x2 - they said that they're trying to make the hire as quickly as possible)

Rejection Letter: 10/31, 11/14, 11/16 (x2)

Campus interview scheduled: 11/3 (Congrats! I hear it's an amazing place to be!) (Lucky!!! Just out of curiosity, what's your background -- theatre, lit, both?)(Thanks everyone! very excited and had flights confirmed today. I just finished a drama PhD with a Shakespeare text focus; the kicker [I think] was that I have had long-term experience as a professional actor and dramaturge which covers all their bases. Fingers crossed!)  - R: Hooray for you! As awesome as the school seems, I didn't even apply because somehow, I knew my experience playing the Horse Courser in my college's production of Dr. Faustus just wouldn't cut it ;) Good luck, compadre!!   -R: Yeah, good luck -- I knew my app was a long shot b/c I'm a lit guy, not a drama guy. This sounds like an amazing place to work, and if I could do it again (or just had the money to do it now) I'd get an MFA there. So cool! - Seems like a great job-- and I know the person who vacated the position: she has nothing but wonderful things to say about the program. Best of luck!

Offer made: I had a stellar campus vist experience with them, and now, more than 2 weeks after I returned home, still no official word. However, some snooping around online revealed the nasty realisation that an offer was made, last week, to one of the other two candidates. So, it looks like I didn't get it (and pretty sure that the guy who got it isn't a frequenter of these boards) although they did tell me when I was down there that they would be making another hire in 12 months. Really gutted about the "news" (although I should wait until I get the rejection call before I really get down I guess) but that's the game we're in! Back on the horse, SOU here I come!! ;)

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Miami University, Hamilton (OH) link

 * "Screening of application begins January 11, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled."

Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES: TT position. Looking for a candidate to teach "primarily composition courses with regular opportunities to teach courses in area of specialization " who also has "expertise in medieval literature; early modern literature, including Shakespeare; and drama."

Muskingum University
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: (10/30), (11/5 by email)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

A: I applied 10/9, and didn't have any correspondence from the committee until the email to schedule an interview.
 * Anyone know if this job is still open? I can't find any info on the JIL, the chronicle, or Muskingum's website.
 * I found it listed when I searched on the faculty openings on the hr page of Muskingum's site
 * Hello Muskingum, can I thank you for posting a job advertisement, likely soliciting scores of applications, and not so much as sending anyone an acknowledgment of receipt? Truly professional! Makes your school look great ...
 * I would like to second this critique of Muskingum. Also, what is this about an MLA interview already scheduled on 10/30?
 * Would the person who had an MLA interview with Muskingum arranged up on 10/30 mind providing some more details about this? It seems awfully early to schedule an interview, which leaves me confused about the nature and timeline of this search. I'd be very curious to know *when* you initially submitted your application...and also what correspondence (if any) you had from the committee prior to having the interview scheduled (e.g. did they acknowledge receipt of your application, etc.?).

Nazareth College of Rochester (11/13)
Acknowledgment received: 10/20, 10/23, 10/28 (x2), 11/4 (x2), 11/6, 11/17

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: (12/4 by phone x 3) (12/9 by phone)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Q: I just read on the main page of this wiki that Nazareth's job search is cancelled. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks

R: I can't find what you're referring to on the main page, but maybe I'm just not seeing it. This job was posted and then canceled last fall--any way you're talking about cancellation information from fall 2008 rather than fall 2009? R: No, it is listed on the main page to this wiki for the 2009-2010 academic year. If you scroll down about half way, it is mentioned in the list of universities that have frozen or canceled their job search for the year.

*Am I missing something? I can't find "the list of universities that have frozen or canceled etc." for this search year.

* The 2009-2010 page was for *last* year. This one is headed 2010-2011, last I checked, which caused me a bit of

confusion to begin with as well.

University of Nebraska (11/1)
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: 11/10 (x5) 11/18

Search officially canceled 12/8 (email)

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:
 * Didn't Nebraska just hire an early modernist 3 years ago? Is this an expansion, a replacement, or did someone not get tenure?
 * Replacement. Seemed short staffed to begin with in EM, and the only Med prof moved spring of 2009.
 * Unless the person is a true superstar, tenure isn't likely anywhere in three years...
 * This search has been canceled -- what!? Really?
 * New Poster: Confirming the cancellation, an email from the search committee with regrets etc.
 * This search has been canceled -- what!? Really?
 * New Poster: Confirming the cancellation, an email from the search committee with regrets etc.

New York University, Gallatin School (12/01)link
Acknowledgment received: 11/05, 11/21, 11/30, 12/2, 12/3, 12/4

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: 12/23 (via email)

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

- listed under "history and other humanities"

Thank you for finding this! I wouldn't have noticed it on my own. (x2)

- This is now on the JIL

Q: Does anyone think they'll actually hire someone in early modern English? Search seems awfully broad. . . R: Yes.

(12/14) Just to pass this along to anyone wondering: I emailed their HR person and asked if they planned on interviewing at the MLA...the answer is no. They're looking to do interviews in NYC in early January.

(12/15) Inside sources tell me the applicant pool was around 200, and that they hope to find someone whose work includes a non-European focus.

1/4: From the human resources official in charge of this search - " The search committee has concluded its first round of reviewing applications, and from over 450 applicants has identified the candidates for initial interviews." -- Got the same exact message.

Did the notification come by email?

Can you clarify whether this was a rejection or a message indicating you had made it into the group of initial interviews? I'm just wondering whether there is a clue there to the fate of those of us who haven't heard anything at this point (beyond the original acknowledgment of receipt). (x2–although I am assuming that this is a rejection email, especially since someone above indicates that they have received or know someone who has received an invite to campus)

I'm guessing they're sending out the rejection emails in waves, given that they probably have 445 people to contact. If they're conducting interviews on campus in early January, well, that's right now, so it's probably too late for those of us who haven't heard anything yet. Alas, because the dean was at MLA and came to my talk.

Northeastern University (11/16)
Acknowledgment received: (10/11) (11/20)

Request for Additional Materials: 11/18 (via email) (x10) 11/24, 11/29 (x2)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/15 (phone)  12/18 (phone)

Rejection Letter: 12/22 (email) (x3)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

-Just out of curiosity, do those of you who received requests for additional materials work on Shakespeare in transatlanctic or global contexts? I'm always curious as to how much a search committee is willing to stray from what they state they want in their ad once they receive applications.

A: I wouldn't say that I specialize in transatlantic or global Shakespeare, but some of my work complements the field.

A: My research doesn't have a transatlantic/global angle at all, so maybe they're keeping an open mind. (x1)

A: My research is in early modern global studies but not limited to Shakespeare.

A; It's a stretch, but yes.

A: Yes.

Q: For those who have MLA interviews, would you say your research is in Shakespeare and global contexts? Drama or poetry? Thanks! A: I focus on Shakespeare in a transatlantic context. My larger research interest is transatlantic, focusing on poetry and drama. R: Thanks. And good luck to you, it sounds like you're right up their alley!

Oklahoma State U (11/20)
Acknowledgment: 11/2, 11/3, 11/16, 11/19

Request for Additional Materials:

MLA Interview:

Phone Interview: 12/8 (email) (x4); 12/15 (email) second round of phone interviews being set up for January

Campus Interview:

Offer Made:

Offer accepted:

NOTES & QUERIES:

Q: Does anyone know: are these phone interviews in lieu of MLA interviews, or are they to cut down the list pre-MLA?

A: I've heard that they're doing two rounds of phone interviews rather than the MLA.

A: They're definitely in lieu of MLA.

A: Two rounds of phone interviews followed by campus visits, bypassing MLA.

Q: Anyone know how many people they interviewed in the first round of phone interviews and/or how many they'll be interviewing in the second round?

Pomona College (11/6)link
Acknowledgment received: 10/16, 10/19, 10/26 (x2), 11/5, 11/6, 11/10; 11/17 (mail)

Request for Additional Materials: x9, 11/25 (email)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/17 (phone) (x6)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

They said they'd be asking for additional materials near the end of Nov & scheduling MLA interviews during the 3rd week of Dec.

Ramapo College (NJ) link
Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Q: Anyone heard anything from these guys?

A: Nothing

Reed College (11/17)
(Medieval and/or Early Modern British Literature)

Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/11 (email x2), 12/17 (x3)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Rhode Island College (01/08) link
"specific period should include either Renaissance, 18th, 19th, 20th, or 21st c"

Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Does R.I. have something against medievalists? Maybe they had a bad experience with one?

Saint Joseph's College (CT) (11/15)
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/19 (phone) (x3)

Campus interview scheduled: 1/4 (email)

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

-- Q: Last yr, I got a phone interview for this job. Later, got a rejection letter saying "It was a really difficult decision, outstanding candidates, etc. but we've narrowed the pool and are confident we will hire from this pool." Now, today, I see the job is reposted for nx year. So should I reapply or should I assume that this means I was pretty categorically rejected, since they did not re-approach me once their preferred candidates apparently turned them down last year? Could it possibly be that they are afraid I won't take their job b/c I'm overqualified and will sneer at their low salary? (I won't. I really would like the job.  I'm already TT junior fac elsewhere but am very unhappy there and don't get to actually do any teaching.)  At my previous institution, I know many many candidates have turned down the low salary, so maybe St. J's wants to save themselves the rejection?? If I reapply do I look pathetic?
 * R: There are lots of other repeats this year: Carnegie Mellon, Lehigh, Loyola Marymount, and Wake Forest. Go ahead and reapply, there is every chance that either the composition of the committee or the sort of candidate they think they can get has changed over the last year.
 * R: Or maybe their funding was pulled last year.
 * R: I agree that you should apply again and I think the first responder has a good point that the committee might have changed, etc. Moreover, you have nothing to lose by re-applying.
 * R: Definitely re-apply. There may be different faculty on the search committee, and different faculty present during job talks (different folks on leave, etc).  But write a new letter, update your CV and letters of rec, revise your writing sample, etc.
 * You should *absolutely* reapply. They may very well hope that you do! Go in with confidence. And Wake Forest most definitely did not hire last year. This is the same position. Like Lehigh and CMU, their offers didn't pan out. I imagine all three schools will be very keen to make it work this time, since a failed search is an expensive and frustrating experience.
 * Actually, WFU didn't make any offers last year. Inside person in another field says they couldn't agree (They're also listed on "universities to fear" wiki).
 * Has anyone heard anything from St. Joe's? Is the search still on?
 * All they asked for initially was a letter and CV, so it's surprising that there hasn't been a request for additional materials yet.

Sam Houston State University (12/7)
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Where was the ad for this listed? A: It was on the JIL, advertised at the associate level, if I remember correctly.

South Carolina Beaufort (11/10) link
Acknowledgment received: 11/14 (x3), 11/20, 12/2 (mail)

Request for Additional Materials: 11/24 (email x4), 12/7 (email x2) (teaching evals)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/13 (x2), 12/14

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

The person who called to schedule the interview said that they are interviewing 12 candidates.

Q. Has anyone who received an evals request on 12/7 been scheduled for an interview? A: Yes.

== University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (until filled) link ==

Acknowledgment received: (11/17 x2); EEO form (11/18)

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

I have a question regarding how people plan to deal with issue of electronic submission of letters. Is anyone else planning to send a dossier to the department in place of electronic submission? I can't send my dossier electronically, and don't know the protocol in these situations. Maybe someone knows if this is acceptable? Thanks in advance!

R: There is an online confidential dossier service called Interfolio. You sign up, send your letters and transcripts there, and they will send your dossier either electronically or via paper mail (whatever you select-- they also have the ability to send materials via email if you have the address). Also, I imagine that you can call the department and ask if sending a paper-dossier is acceptable, etc.

R: I actually called the department, and there was some shock that my school's dossier service doesn't do electronic delivery, but they did say they would accept paper mail dossiers (although they didn't seem very pleased.)

R: Yes, I think a lot of schools are sending materials electronically. My university has ceased offering a dossier service, so it's why I went with Interfolio. Whatever you do, good luck!

Q: I submitted my application for this job a week or so ago online (via email), and now I've just received an email back that says: "Please have any hard copies mailed to [the address]." I'm confused! Did they want hard copies of the letter, cv, etc. in addition to electronic copies? Or have they merely provided their mailing address in case (as in the instance above) you can't forward your dossier electronically?

R: I submitted a while ago too and never received that email. Maybe you should email the department secretary just to be sure?

FYI: I sent an email to their admin person yesterday and got a reply today (12/14) saying that they haven't finished reviewing apps yet, and they'll be in touch soon.

R: Thanks for this helpful update!

Union College (Schenectady, NY) (11/2)link
Acknowledgment received: (10/14), (10/20), (10/28 x 2), (11/2 X2) (11/18), (11/19)

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/2 (x5)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Q: did the interview request come by phone or email? R: Email from an administrator.

University of Victoria, BC (11/30)
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: 12/18 (x2)

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

Does anyone know how seriously they take their disclaimer about preferring Canadian citizens and residents?


 * I believe they are obligated under Canadian law to give first priority to Canadian citizens. A non-Canadian can be hired, however, if they can show there is no equally qualified Canadian candidate.
 * It's not even as stringent as that anymore. That condition was put in place primarily because of the difficulty of obtaining visas for international candidates, and an attempt to give Canadians an opportunity to work.  Now, visas are much easier to get and schools only cursorily pay attention to the Can-Con rule.  As a Canadian scholar, it was very frustrating last year t see that not one of the six jobs in my field in Canadian Universities went to a Canadian (four American, two British, I believe), because it was made very clear that the old rules simply didn't apply: there's no way that none of the Canadian candidates were not 'equally qualified.'  End of rant, and yes, I know it's sour grapes stemming from the fact that we don't have our priveleged positionassured anymore!  So, the moral is, apply away, Americans - you've got as good a shot as anyone.
 * Anyone know if they plan to interview at MLA? R: I've heard that their English department tends not to do the whole MLA thing.
 * No, they won't interview at MLA (typical for smaller Canadian schools).
 * What are these "Additional Materials" requests for? This is in addition to the materials and writing sample initially requested? (x2)

Q: Really, the status of the search here is unclear. Does anyone have an update?

A: It can be confirmed that the search is active.

Wake Forest University (10/31)
Acknowledgment received: 10/13 (x2), 10/19, 10/27 (x2), 10/31 (x2), 11/2, 11/13, 11/14

Request for Additional Materials: 11/2 (x2); 11/9 (email); 11/10 (email); 11/13; 11/16 (email)

MLA interview scheduled: 12/2, 12/3, 12/8

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:


 * The Wake Forest isn't a repost. It's a different job. They did hire an Early Mod person last year. They just seem to like Shakespeare. [eta: this is what I heard from a VAP friend there. Guess he's wrong! sorry to misinform]
 * as a matter of fact, WFU did NOT hire last year. Search failed or something, I believe. They have a visiting person now.
 * this is true: they did not make a hire last year. They have a lot of visiting people.
 * Search committee couldn't agree last year. No offers were made.
 * Any one else have a dysfunctional interview experience with Wake? Wow. No wonder their search failed last year. I know it's a buyer's market, but I'm pretty sure I'd rather take my chances on next year's market than join that department. (x2)
 * Dysfunctional how?
 * One interviewer antagonizing and dominating.
 * I don't meant to be pedantic, but shouldn't this kind of comment be posted instead on the Universities to Fear wiki? Wake already has some comments there.

Washington University (St. Louis) (11/1)
Acknowledgment received: N/A

Request for Additional Materials: 10/20something (x3); 10/30; 11/9; 11/13; 11/17

Rejection letter: 10/24; 11/3 (x1); 11/9; 11/19 (x2) 11/21; 11/22; 11/27, 12/1, 12/5, 12/7

MLA interview scheduled: (12/1) (x6)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

10/24 rejection letter: this seems early. Did the school give a reason?

R: I don't have any inside info about this school, but I know some search committees evaluate applications as they come in and make snap decisions: either reject or request additional materials. Fordham did that last year, and Lehigh does the same thing, I think. Doesn't mean anything was wrong, just means the committee or chair didn't think the candidate was a good fit for that particular job.

Q: For those of you who have heard something from the committee so far (request for add'l materials or rejection letter), did it come via email or snail mail?

R: The request for additional materials came by email.

R: Rejection came by snail.

Whittier College (Los Angeles area) (11/15)
Acknowledgment received: 10/31, 11/12, 11/17, 12/1 (mail)

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/11 phone call, 12/13 phone call, 12/17 phone call (x4)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES:

This is a re-posted job from last year. I interviewed with them at MLA, and then the search completely collapsed. Unfortunately, they never informed anyone of the search officially being canceled, so I pestered the chair via email and phone before his lack of return calls, etc., made me get the hint. Anyway... not sure if I'll reapply. The school seems great; the people seem great. But I wonder if I came off as super annoying. (The interview went really well, but the afterward ... well... I'd be irritated if someone kept calling me for information...) Anyone else in the same boat? - I say reapply. They obviously liked you enough to interview you in the first place. Perhaps put a line in the cover letter that reminds them that you interviewed last year. Good luck!

I also interviewed with Whittier at MLA last year--it seems like a fantastic place to work. Highly recommended!

At a conference I was told by a member of the Whittier English department that the funding disappeared last year, but that it is definitely committed this year and they will be hiring.

For those of you who had MLA interviews last year, do you remember when they scheduled them?

-- I got my call on Dec. 5, so fairly early. If you're going to hear from them, it'll probably be this coming week. I second that--last year they called on December 5th in the evening.

Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) (11/6) link
Acknowledgment received: (10/15) (10/26), (10/27), (11/4), (11/5), 11/19; 11/25

Request for Additional Materials: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: 12/3 (phone call) (x2)

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

NOTES AND QUERIES: