French 2009-2010

Position
Currently in TT job: 3

PhD in hand, currently in non-TT job: 29
 * PhD in hand, currently unemployed: 1
 * VAP: 4
 * Adjunct:
 * Other: 3

ABD, but looking to defend this year: 32

Field
Francophone: 11

Medieval: 2

Renaissance: 5

17th: 5

18th: 9

19th: 9

20th: 14

Other? Define:

SLA/Pedagogy (language and culture): 1

Linguistics and sociolinguistics: 1

Language Background
Native speaker: 12

Non-native speaker: 29

Heritage speaker: 2

Interviews Scheduled
(Schools with which interviews have been scheduled as well as means - MLA, phone, campus)

Allegheny C (MLA)

Arizona State (phone)

American U (phone)

Barnard C (MLA)

Bates C  (MLA)

Baylor U (phone) (MLA) (campus)

Bucknell (MLA)

Carthage College (MLA)

Central C (campus)

Christopher Newport University (MLA)

Connecticut C (MLA)

Cornell College (MLA)

Creighton University (MLA)

Drew University (MLA)

Duke University (MLA)

Elon University (phone) (campus)

Franklin & Marshall (MLA) (phone as follow-up to MLA)

Ithaca College (MLA)

Johns Hopkins (campus)

Linfield College (MLA)

Lycoming College (MLA)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (campus/skype) (MLA)

Middlebury (campus) Q Would you mind stating if this was by phone or by email? Phone (1/6)

Occidental (did MLA int. (2nd hand info))

Penn State (MLA interview scheduled by email, 12/14) *see the discussion page

Plymouth State University (phone)

Roanoke College (MLA)

SMU (MLA)

St Olaf (MLA)

Stonehill College (MLA)

Suny Geneseo (phone)

Texas Tech University (phone)

University of Alabama (Phone) (campus)

University of Pittsburgh (Francophone) (MLA) (campus)

University of Texas- Pan American (Phone)

University of Missouri (campus)

University of West Georgia (phone)

University of Wisconsin La Crosse (phone/skype)

Wellesley (MLA)

Westminster College (Phone)

Winthrop University (phone)

Worcester college (email)

Yale University (MLA)

Last update: 01/03

Campus Visits Scheduled
Baylor University

Central College

Christopher Newport College

Drew University

Elon University

Johns Hopkins

Middlebury

SMU

University of Alabama

University of Pittsburgh


 * Q: is that for the French or Francophone job?


 * A: Both


 * Q: Would you mind daying when you were contacted ? Thanks

University of Missouri

University of Texas, El Paso (campus visit by phone, 1/9)

Yale

Last update: 1/15

Jobs
'''The French Wiki seems to be (very) fashionably late... More people joining in and adding jobs (and job details such as TT/non-TT, century/generalist/language, etc.) would be very helpful if we want to make this an informative, helpful community.'''

Last update: 01/16


 * Allegheny College (VAP with TT possible after two years, 19th)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/3)(x6)


 * American University (renewable full-time adjunct)
 * Phone interview scheduled (11/23)
 * rejection via email (12/18)


 * Arcadia University
 * Application acknowledged, said interviews will be conducted in Jan/Feb 2010 (x5)


 * Arizona State University (TT, Classical/Enlightenment)
 * Application acknowledged (11/23) (x3) -- Could someone who received an acknowledgment of application indicate whether this was by email or by mail? I applied almost immediately after the listing was posted and have yet to receive any acknowledgment of receipt. A: Acknowledgement was by e-mail. If I remember correctly, you had to not only send your materials by mail, but also e-mail your cv and letter directly - maybe there was some confusion there? Q: That's the part that is worrying me -- that they may not have received the recommendation letters that were sent by mail. Since I sent the cv and cover letter to SILC-French@asu.edu, I would assume (or hope) that they've received them. Was the acknowledgment email for all of your material (both mailed letters and emailed cv and cover letter) or just a response to the emailed cv/cover letter? Thanks for the prompt and helpful reply! A: Double-checked the e-mail. It just states that the application is complete, and no materials are missing. From your question it wasn't clear whether you also mailed your own materials (other than the letters of recommendation, one had to send a hard copy of the cv, cover letter, as well as a statement of teaching and research, if I'm not mistaken. ). Hope this helps... A: In light of the email you received, I think I need to call them first thing tomorrow morning and make absolutely certain they've received all of my material (which I did send by mail as well as by email). Thanks so much for your help; I'm very grateful!
 * Q: Does anyone know whether ASU will be conducting interviews at the MLA?
 * A: Doesn't seem to be the case. I called the admin today, and she was pretty convinced that they do not go to the MLA for interviews.
 * Phone Interview Scheduled by phone (01/04)


 * Auburn University-Montgomery
 * Augustana College 
 * Campus interview (12/7)
 * Position closed (12/22)


 * Barnard College (Lecturer)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/4) (x2)


 * Bates College (VAP, 19th/21st, Francophone)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/18) email


 * Baylor University (TT, open)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/9)(x3)
 * Campus invite (by phone) (1/11)


 * Bucknell University (TT, Pre-Revolutionary)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/3) (x4)
 * Q: Do you mind revealing your status and specialty?
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/4. (PHD VAP: x3) (ABD, will defend)
 * Q: Do you mind revealing your specialty?
 * Email indicating that they have closed the search and reopened another one with different minimum qualifications (ABD?) (1/7/10)
 * Q: Did the MLA interviews actually take place? Does anyone understand what is going on?
 * A: Yes, MLA interviews did take place. At least one of the candidates they want to invite to campus is ABD, so they had to change the posting for legal reasons.


 * California State University-Fullerton
 * Application acknowledged (11/16) (x3)
 * Q: Is it legal for them to state that only native speakers can apply in their job ad?
 * A: They said 'native *proficiency*'. does not mean you have to be a native speaker.


 * Carthage College
 * Application acknowledged
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/15)


 * Case Western Reserve University (1 yr lecturer, possible renewal)
 * Application acknowledged (12/8) e-mail


 * Central College (TT, French/German Generalist)
 * On-campus interview scheduled (12/1)


 * Coastal Carolina University
 * Colby College (Visiting, Early Modern)
 * application acknowledged via e-mail with EEO survey (12/7) (x2)
 * Q: Does anyone have an interview/know if interviews have been scheduled yet?


 * College of St. Scholastica
 * Will not be conducting MLA interviews
 * Offer extended and accepted (12/28)


 * College of the Bahamas (TTAP)
 * College of William and Mary
 * Search cancelled because of budget


 * Connecticut College(Full-Time Lecturer, 18th and/or 19th)
 * Application acknowledged (11/17) (11/29, e-mail stating that shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 12/8) (x6)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/7): by phone (X7)


 * Cornell College (TT, Post-1700, Francophone/Cinema/Area Studies)
 * Application Acknowledged with letter (x7)
 * Will be selecting candidates for interviews 12/14
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/14) by email (x4)
 * Rejection via US mail following MLA interview (01/15)


 * Creighton University (TT, 19th or 20th, Francophone a plus)
 * MLA interview (12/10)(x3)
 * Would you mind revealing your specialty?


 * Christopher Newport College (Full-Time Lecturer, Open/19th)
 * MLA interview scheduled by email (12/17) (x2)
 * AA Card received (12/17)--that can't be good!
 * Campus invite (by phone) 1/15


 * Dalhousie University (TT, 16th and/or medieval)
 * Drew University (Non-TT Assistant Professor, Generalist)
 * Application acknowledged by email (12/7) (x4)
 * MLA interview scheduled by phone (12/15) (x2)
 * Campus interview scheduled by email (1/15)


 * Duke University (TT, 20th/21st)
 * Application acknowledged (x6)
 * Writing sample requested (11/24) (x5), 11/30 (x2); 12/3 (x1)
 * Those who have had samples requested, would you be willing to indicate your status (TT job 2, VAP, PhD in hand and no current job, ABD and defending in the spring/summer 1)? ABD defending in spring; PhD - no job; postdoc
 * Q: For those who had samples requested, had you NOT included a writing sample with your original materials? (I need to know whether it's time to give up all hope...) Thanks!
 * A: I had not, it was not requested in the JIL ad. (x2)
 * MLA interview scheduled by telephone (12/8) (x5)
 * Post-interview writing samples requested by email (1/4) (x4)
 * Still nothing?
 * Rejection via email (1/16) (x3)


 * Elon University, NC (TT, open)
 * Application acknowledged (x9)
 * Phone Interview scheduled (via email) (12/14)(x4)
 * Rejection letter received via postal mail (12/16) (x7)
 * Campus invite (email) (1/7)


 * Franklin & Marshall College (TT, 20th/21st)
 * Application Acknowledged with letter/AA (x8)
 * MLA interview scheduled by phone (12/15) (x2)
 * MLA interview scheduled by email (12/16)
 * Email request to schedule follow-up phone interview with search committee member not able to attend MLA (1/13)
 * Phone interview conducted (1/15)


 * Grambling State University
 * Acknowledged application but said that documents not originally requested in the application (writing sample and syllabi) were "missing". (11/23) (x2)
 * Received a nasty email about not receiving the "missing" documents although I have sent them twice (once in hard copy and once electronically). Has anybody else experienced this kind of questionable professional conduct from them? (x2)
 * A: I investigated this place and decided not to waste my time. There is a former faculty of the fr. dpt. who has a blog just about how bad this place is. Granted, this guy (forgot his name) seems pretty crazy, but he gives pretty concrete evidence as to the lack of excellence at this place.
 * http://www.theamericandissident.org/GSU.htm  Thanks for that link. I needed a laugh.
 * Q: Where was this job originally posted? I can't find it, and the original job posting was different from what is currently on their website.


 * Hillsdale College (Visiting)
 * MLA interview conducted (12/29)


 * Ithaca College (TT, open)
 * Application acknowledged (x17)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/14) (x3)


 * Johns Hopkins (TT, 20th/Francophone)
 * Application acknowledged
 * Rejection via e-mail (11/20) (x3)
 * Campus interview scheduled by telephone & email (12/16)
 * Rejection via e-mail (01/04)
 * Q: How about news on the non-TT/lecturer positions they advertised?


 * Kenyon College (Visiting, pre-20th)


 * App acknowledged (early October)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/14) (x2)
 * Campus Interview Scheduled (end of January)


 * Linfield College (TT, Francophone)


 * MLA interview scheduled (12/11) (x2)


 * Lycoming College (three-year VAP, Francophone)
 * MLA interview scheduled via email (12/17)


 * Macalester College (Open Rank, History of the Novel)
 * Application acknowledged (x6)
 * Does anyone know what is happening with this search?
 * Rejection received via mail (dated 12/19) (x2)


 * McGill University (TT, 19th/20th and theory) [where is this job posted? first time I've seen it anywhere... Ok, found at http://litterature.mcgill.ca/documents/poste2009.pdf: given the lack of advertisement, the specificity of the features sought, and the postdocs that fit the search criteria, is it fair to assume this is an inside hire?]
 * A: It was posted on a French website as well; my guess is they're looking for native speakers of French and/or Canadian citizens.
 * A: Canadians will always get priority for Canadian jobs and to work in Montreal (even at an Anglo university) you either have to be a native speaker or so unbelievably proficient that it would take them more than 30 minutes to figure out you aren't. They also tend to want scholars who will publish in French so that takes out most American-trained people who aren't native speakers.  For what it's worth, they also have a postdoc open and they tend to be less exacting about who they hire for those.
 * Application acknowledged via email (1/6) (x3)


 * Michigan State University
 * Michigan Tech University
 * Application acknowledged/EEO form (11/20) (X6)


 * Middlebury College (TT, 17th and/or 18th)
 * MLA Interview scheduled (phone) (12/11) (X4)
 * Q: Would you be willing to indicate your status?
 * A: in a non-TT visiting


 * MIT (20th century and/or contemporary: media and performing arts, youth culture, popular culture, hybrid identities)
 * Application acknowledged (11/05) (11/17) (11/27) (12/1) (12/8)
 * Does anyone know if there is an inside candidate? One of the lecturers seems to fit the job description to a T.
 * Looks like that to me too.
 * Writing sample request (12/1) (x2)
 * Q: Was this in addition to the sample you originally sent with the application? A: Yes (x2).
 * Q: Would you be willing to indicate your status? A: ABD, VAP
 * Q: Would you be willing to reveal your specialty? A: Francophone Afr. Carib. ; French Studies/Sociocultural Anthropology
 * Request by e-mail for campus or skype interview at the end of January (12/9)
 * Q: Are they not going to the MLA?
 * A: I was told they would be at the MLA but that their schedule is "tight."
 * Q: Does anyone have an MLA interview?
 * A: Yes
 * Hmmm. I wonder why two rounds of interviews...
 * A: I should have specified that this was 2nd-hand info. I know a colleague has some kind of interview; I'm mostly sure that it's an MLA interview, but I can't say for certain. :(
 * Post-interview writing samples requested (01/04)


 * Mount Royal College
 * Occidental College
 * Q: Has anyone heard from them?


 * Penn State University (Francophone)
 * Application acknowledged 11/08, 11/10
 * Request for further material 11/18
 * Application acknowledged by e-mail 1/12
 * MLA interview scheduled by email (12/14)
 * Rejection Letter received via post (12/20)


 * Plymouth State University (TT, open; French with Italian a plus)
 * Application acknowledged
 * Phone interview scheduled
 * Phone interview (12/3)(x2)


 * Rice University (Full-Time Lecturer, Language)
 * Application acknowledged (12/16) (x2)


 * Roanoke College (19th and 20th century)
 * E-mail request for letters of recommendation and transcripts (11/19) (x4) (11/30) (x2)
 * Will inform candidates of interviews early next week (12/11)
 * MLA interview scheduled by phone (12/16 x3) (12/17)
 * Rejection letter received via postal mail (12/19 x2)


 * Saint Lawrence University
 * Southern Methodist University (19th or 20th century French or Francophone)
 * Application acknowledged via snail mail (12/08) (x4)
 * Will be interviewing at the MLA and will inform candidates next week (12/10) Q: Do you mind me asking if you were contacted? Where did you get this information? A: I sent an email inquiry and they replied.
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/16) (2x) Do you mind my asking whether it was by email or phone? A: Via email
 * Rejection via email (1/11)


 * St. John's University
 * St. Olaf College (TT, open; Francophone preferred)
 * Application acknowledged (x5)
 * Email request for letters of recommendation (11/16) (x3)
 * Q: Has there been any follow-up since the request for letters?
 * A: Nothing as of 12/6 (my letters were mailed on 11/19, and if you count the holiday...)
 * I just called the chair of the dep. who told me that 2 of her colleagues where currently at MLA to interview candidates (12/29)


 * Stonehilll College (French with Spanish a plus)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/10 (x5)
 * Rejection letter received 12/17 (email) (x6)
 * Q: Would you mind revealing your specialty?  A: TT - Francophone Studies


 * SUNY, Brockport


 * SUNY, Geneseo
 * Application acknowledged
 * Phone Interview scheduled (12/11) (x4)
 * Q: Did they say when they will be contacting candidates for campus visits?


 * Texas Tech University
 * Phone interview scheduled (12/3)
 * Q: Which of the 2 advertised positions had phone interviews? VAP position or TT/open rank 17th/18th century?
 * A: TT/open rank.
 * Application acknowledged (12/17; a bit strange, considering they had already conducted phone interviews for this position) (x4)


 * Tufts University (Full-Time Lecturer/Language Coordinator)
 * Application acknowledged (12/10) (x2)


 * Tulane University (VAP, open)
 * University of Alabama (French and Language program director)
 * Application acknowledged (12/3)
 * Phone interview scheduled via email(12/7)(x2)
 * Campus interview scheduled for end of January via email (12/23) (x1)


 * University of Alberta (TT, French and Folklore)
 * University of British Columbia 
 * Q: Does anyone know what this job is and where it was posted?
 * A: It's been on the ADFL list since the list came out in Sept. The posting is for an Assistant Prof. of North African and Beur Literatures and Cultures and the deadline was Nov. 16.
 * Application acknowledged.
 * Campus visit scheduled. (x2) Q: Would you please mind revealing when and how you were contacted ? Thanks. A: mid Dec, 16-17


 * University of Kentucky*
 * New search posting
 * Lecturer for Spring 2010 (only)
 * Not advertised except on UK HR site
 * To apply/for info: http://www.uky.edu/HR/UKjobs/
 * Job #SM528448 to locate ad on HR site


 * University of Leeds 
 * Search 'frozen': if finances allow them to 'unfreeze' it by January 2010, they will reactivate applications received by the original deadline; if they get the money to employ someone but they get it after January 2010, they will simply start the search again (so people would have to apply again even if they applied the first time). Source: a faculty member at Leeds.


 * University of Louisiana at Lafayette
 * Application acknowledged (11/12) (x3)
 * AA/EO form by mail (12/2)
 * Announcement of short list of 11; intent to conduct phone interview signaled. Awaiting budget approval. (12/4).
 * Q: How were you contacted about this? Thanks!
 * A: I received an email from the Chair of the languages department.


 * University of Manchester (open field)
 * Anyone has info about this? I looked up on the University website, no position open in French?
 * The job (in French) was announced some time ago at www.jobs.ac.uk.


 * University of Missouri (TT, Medieval and/or Renaissance)
 * Letter acknowledging application (12/5) Q: Anyone else get asked about immigration status by email (12/5)? (x3)
 * Phone/Skype interview scheduled 12/6 (X3) Q: Does anyone know why they are not conducting MLA interviews?
 * A: I am only speculating, but perhaps it is for economic reasons. Many departments that I would expect to interview at the MLA have made other arrangements this year.


 * University of Nizwa
 * University of Pittsburgh (TT, Francophone, literature and politics)
 * Application acknowledged / AA Card (X6)
 * Will be interviewing at the MLA and will be contacting candidates this week or next, as per admin asst (12/09)
 * MLA interview scheduled by email 12/14


 * University of Pittsburgh (TT, 20th/21st-c, literature and politics)
 * Application acknowledged (x6)
 * Q: anything new? (12/15)
 * Rejection letter (12/24) (12/26) (x2)
 * Kudos to them for actually sending out rejection letters, I sincerely appreciate this a lot (rather than being kept in limbo)
 * Q: What about positive answers?


 * University of Technology of Sydney (International Studies--French)
 * Phone interview (11/16)
 * Offer extended (11/29)
 * Offer accepted (12/01)


 * University of Tennessee-Knoxville (open rank TT, Francophone and African)
 * Submitted CV to Fr. dpt./ then invited to apply
 * Is it necessary to first submit your CV to the French department? Or can we just apply using the instructions on the job announcement?
 * No, it's not necessary to first submit your CV to french dpt. I heard about the job from my chair before it was listed, and was asked to send my cv. Now that it's listed, i think just the whole app is fine.
 * Q: Anyone received email confirmation of app? I sent mine in on Saturday and no confirmation yet - the announcement said that apps would be acknowledged.
 * A: Got my confirmation on 12/2
 * Q: Does anyone know if they are conducting MLA interviews?
 * A: The chair of the French dpt. is speaking at the MLA, but he's not necessarily on the search committee. Job is also listed under Ethnic Studies where there is even less info about it...
 * A: They are not conducting MLA interviews
 * A: The Chair is not on the search committee
 * Q: Thank you very much. Do you know anything about a timetable?
 * A: No news on a timetable...
 * Application acknowledged via email (12/15) (12/18)


 * University of Texas, El Paso (TT, Generalist)
 * MLA interview scheduled on the phone (12/21) (x2)
 * rejection via email (12/22) (x3) (apparently 140 applications/17 selected for interviews)
 * Campus invitations by phone (1/9)


 * University of Texas, Pan American
 * Telephone interview scheduled (12/3) (x2)
 * Will contact in January. No interviews will be conducted at the MLA.


 * University of Toronto (TT, French cinema)
 * Skype interview scheduled (12/4)
 * Received a rejection email today, 12/18.


 * University of Victoria
 * University of West Georgia (Generalist)
 * Application ack by mail/EEO form, letter indicates phone interviews will be in Dec (11/20) (x8)
 * Phone interview scheduled (12/1) (x7)
 * No interviews will be conducted at the MLA
 * Campus invites in Jan.


 * University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
 * Skype interview scheduled, no MLA interviews being conducted (12/2)
 * Interview via Skype, no news. (12/28)


 * University of Wisconsin-Madison (VAP, 18th-21st)
 * Application ack. by email (12/3, 01/08)


 * University of Wisconsin-Superior
 * Application acknowledged by mail (11/23) (x2)

Rejection via email (01/06) Q: was it following the MLA interview?
 * US Military Academy, West Point (Francophone)
 * Wellesley College (TT, French CInema/Media Studies)
 * Westminster College (TT, open)
 * Application acknowledged / AA card (11/23) (X3)
 * Not interviewing at the MLA (12/11)
 * Finalists selected and asked for phone interview (email) (1/15) (x2)


 * Winthrop University
 * Phone interview scheduled (12/4)
 * Q: Has anyone heard from them?


 * Worcester College, Oxford (16th and 17th century)
 * Shortlist email (1/7)


 * Yale University (TT, 17th)
 * Application acknowledged / AA Card
 * MLA interview scheduled (phone) (12/11)