Russian & Slavic 2010-2011

Уважаемые коллеги! Добро пожаловать! The 2010-11 hiring season has arrived. A few guidelines to keep things neat:
1. Please update the Wiki when you learn about new searches, canceled searches, notifications of interviews, campus interviews, and concluded searches/offers.

2. When adding new searches, please list the institution name in alphabetical order. If an institution is conducting more than one search in the field, list the university and the position name in parentheses beside it, creating two separate entries for updates.

3. When updating the status of searches, please give the means by which you learned of the news and also the date, i.e., Interview scheduled (phone), 12/15/10; Search cancelled (word of mouth), January, 2011; Rejection (mail), 3/17/11.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE USING THIS WIKI?


 * 12

HOW MANY PEOPLE:
 * PhD in hand: 8
 * ABD: 5
 * Contemporary:
 * 20th century: 5
 * 19th century: 4
 * Pre-19th century:
 * Linguistics: 4

Colby College -- One year faculty fellow position


 * Deadline: December 1

Colgate University -- Assistant Professor in Russian Literature, tenure track


 * Deadline: November 10

Dartmouth College -- Assistant Professor in Russian literature, tenure track


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Indiana U, Bloomington - Open rank in Russian literature

--Acknowledged receipt of application (email 11/04)

Indiana U, Bloomington - Visiting Lecturer in Czech


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Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador - Assistant Professor of Russian language and literature

--Acknowledged receipt of application (snail mail) 11/2
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--did anybody else get an email ascertaining whether the applicant is a Canadian citizen or not? Is it conceivable for a US citizen to be considered for a Canadian job, or do they really prefer (or must hire) Canadians?

Princeton University - Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies Librarian


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University of California, Berkeley - Assistant Professor of Slavic linguistics (Deadline: 11/15/10)
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University of Chicago - Open rank in Russian literature -- notification that interview will be scheduled at ASEEES (email; 11/2) - x2
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-- this job has been on the market for the past 3 or 4 years. Anyone happens to know what might be up this time? Are they really open to a junior appointment or is it more for someone with tenure? The description of the job is the same as last year, though last year it was just for Assistant Prof, this time it's really open rank.

University of Chicago, Assistant Professor of Slavic Linguistics

- The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures of the University of Chicago seeks to fill an entry-level, tenure-track position in Slavic linguistics, with a special interest in diachronic linguistics. The ideal candidate will also have expertise in other historically and/or areally relevant languages and/or language families. Expertise in Baltic languages is a plus. We seek a candidate who will complement and build on our strengths in Slavic and areal linguistics and contribute to the intellectual life of the University in general. Teaching experience and evidence of publications are required.

- Candidates must have the Ph.D. in hand at the time of application.

- Deadline: November 15th

- I am suspicious of this job. It was not - to my knowledge - posted on any of the usual Slavic listservs (e.g. SEELANGS, SLS) and instead posted on the Chronicle of Higher Ed.: http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000651483-01

- I applied for almost the same position 2 years ago and found out in the process that it was intended for an inside candidate. No one was hired at the end of that search (difficulty getting U approval??) and I think they're trying to bring in the same candidate again. BUT, I say apply if you're qualified!!!

- This job was not posted anywhere, and UChicago are notorious for knowing whom they want to hire before they even advertise for a position. This does look suspiciously like the ad from 2 years ago, but there are differences - they wanted a more broad Indo-European profile last time, this time they want Baltic stuff. I thought they hired Yaroslav Gorbachov for the position advertised 2 years ago,. He is still listed as "Lecturer for 2008-9" on their website, but I think he lists "professor" on his Linkedin profile. They might be looking for an additional faculty member, as they have a rather large ling program. I am tempted to apply, but this also looks kind of hopeless. On the other hand, TWO ling jobs in a search year? Amazing.

University of Exeter (UK) - 3-Year Associate Research Fellow for "Reconfiguring The Canon Of Twentieth-Century Russian Poetry, 1991-2008" (Deadline: 09/08/10)
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University of Kansas - Assistant Professor of Russian literature, 19th century specialization required --Acknowledged receipt of application (email) 11/1
 * 3-year renewable - it's a regular tenure-track job with a 3-rd year review in the middle, which is normal
 * "Review of completed applications begins November 1, 2010 and continues as long as needed to identify a qualified pool"

--Request for writing sample (email) 11/3

Say, to the person whose writing sample was requested, had you applied awhile ago, or was this request pretty much instantaneous? Thanks! Answer: I submitted on 11/1 -x2

University of Oklahoma - Assistant Professor of Russian (Deadline: 11/20)
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University of Pennsylvania - Lecturer in Foreign Languages; Russian Language Coordinator (Deadline: 11/30)
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Reed College - Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian -- 1 yr appointment (Deadline: 12/10)
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University of Southern California - Assistant professor in Russian and/or central or eastern European cinema (Deadline: 11/01)
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University of Vermont, Burlington - Assistant Professor in Russian language, literature, and culture (Deadline: 11/15)
 * 19th century specialist preferred

University of Westminster (UK) - Visiting Lecturer to teach translation from Czech or Slovak into Polish
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Vanderbilt -- Mellon Assistant Professor of Russian, 3 year with possibility of becoming tenure track


 * Deadline: November 10, but they say review will begin on Nov. 15


 * Odd: they want a 19th century specialist, who's ALSO a specialist in "Post-Soviet Studies, Film Studies, Jewish Studies, European Studies or Gender Studies". At least one of those combinations is very strange/unusual.

Virginia Tech - Assistant Professor of Russian (Deadline: 10/15)
 * Specialty: 20th century and 21st century


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Washington & Jefferson College - Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages (Russian as possible language) (Deadline 01/20/11)


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