Russian & Slavic 2011-2012

'''Уважаемые коллеги! Добро пожаловать! '''The 2011-12 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. Use Header 2 so that the institution will show up in the Contents list below.

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), 12/15/11; Search cancelled (word of mouth), January, 2012; Rejection (mail), 3/17/12.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE USING THIS WIKI?
 * PhD in hand: 12
 * ABD: 5
 * Contemporary: 1
 * 20th century: 9
 * 19th century: 5
 * Pre-19th century: 1
 * Linguistics: 2
 * TOTAL: 17

Bates College - Lecturer in German and Russian

 * deadline Nov 21

Binghamton University - Visiting Asst Prof (3 years)

 * Review begins in Jan

Bowdoin College - Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Russian (1 year)

 * deadline Jan 15

Brigham Young University - Open rank position in Second Language Acquisition (tenure track)

 * deadline Jan 2

Carnegie-Mellon University - Open rank position in Second Language Acquisition (tenure track)

 * Review begins Oct 31

College of the Holy Cross - Assistant Professor of Russian (tenure track)

 * deadline Nov 1
 * Has anyone received a response? I haven't. (12/12)
 * not me yet, either (12/12)
 * I emailed shortly after submitting my material because I sent it a little late. They replied saying I was missing my undergraduate transcripts. Based on the job announcement, I assumed they only wanted graduate transcripts, and I wonder if anyone else only sent those in, and, if so, if they were told they also needed undergraduate transcripts to complete their application. (12/13)
 * That's very strange and concerning. If they're waiting for undergrad transcripts, they'll have a very small pool, I bet. I only sent in grad school transcripts. I didn't contact them because I assumed my application was complete.
 * I also only sent the grad transcripts. I'd like to think they'd get in touch if they really wanted the undergrad transcripts!
 * In any case, the position looks tailor-made for their current lecturer who has been there for years.
 * This is ridiculous. It seems like this is their way to create a very, very small "pile A." Do they care what you got in chemistry in your sophomore year 15 years ago? I did not mail my undergrad transcripts either and I agree that they probably have an inside candidate. In that case, can't they just do a direct hire? I hate it when academics engage in this kind of hypocritical show of openness. It would save applicants time and emotions if they just hired the person. It would save them time and money that they will presumably spend on bringing someone to campus. In my current job, they spent $10,000 on a similar search, and yes, ended up hiring the really nice, really smart adjunct. ??
 * I sent both my undergrad and grad transcripts, and I haven't heard anything. I'm convinced that there's something shady going on. It should be illegal.
 * I believe that they are required to do an open search for a tenure-track position, even if they know whom they want to hire. Sad for us, but true.
 * But is it an "open" search if they don't even interview anyone?
 * What if they just advertised the job and said, at the end, "but don't bother apply, because we already know whom we will hire."
 * THIS SUCKS. Shall we do anything about it? It doesn't seem like anyone even got an interview. Any time this kind of thing happens in our field (grossly unethical and blatantly so actions), it would be nice to have an open conversation about it. Or just have a private party at AATSEEL and gripe. Preferably in a jaccuzzi.
 * Has anyone else written to the department to check on the status of the search? The next step is to write to HR. They should be interested in the fairness of this process.
 * No comment on the fairness of the search, but they have invited candidates for on-campus interviews. (grapevine)

Columbia University - Lecturer in Discipline (Russian)

 * immediate review
 * interview scheduled at ASEEES (email)
 * When were you contacted? (11/15)

Davidson College - Visiting Assistant Professor

 * 2 year position w/ possibility for renewal; 20th century; 3/2 teaching load
 * CV, transcript, 3 letters of rec, statement of teaching philosophy, writing sample
 * deadline Nov. 15
 * invitation to interview (12/13 email): (x8)
 * rejection: did not fit their profile: 12/13
 * yep, same as above

Durham University - Professor of Russian and Cultural Theory (3 years)

 * deadline Nov 29

Florida International University - Lecturer/Instructor in German and Russian

 * Review begins Dec 15

Harvard University - Director of the Slavic Language Program

 * Review begins Dec 1

Indiana (Bloomington) - Senior Position in Slavic Lang & Lit

 * area of specialization open; mid-career scholar sought
 * CV, letter of intent, six letters of rec requested
 * deadline Nov 1

McGill University - Assistant Professor of Russian Studies

 * Tenure track position; Russian Romanticism and Realism and one or more of the following areas: Russian media and visual studies, performance, intellectual history, and (cross-) cultural studies.
 * CV, teaching portfolio, writing sample, 3 letters of rec


 * deadline Nov 5
 * Has anyone been contacted? (12/12)
 * not me (12/12) x2
 * still nothing (12/15) x3
 * and more nothing (12/19). Anybody? Anything?
 * nothing here (12/19) x2
 * STILL nothing! (12/29) Help!
 * yeah, nothing here (12/30) x4

Middlebury College - Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Tenure track position; 19th century
 * CV, transcript, 3 letters of rec, statement of teaching philosophy
 * deadline Oct. 15 (extended to Oct. 27)
 * Invitation to interview at ASEEES (phone, Nov. 7) (2)
 * Congrats to the interviewees! Can I ask whether you both received the call on Nov. 7? (trying to figure out if there's any chance of getting an invite at this stage, or not). Also, what is your specialization?
 * Does anyone know what their timeline is like? Have candidates already been invited on campus? A: Yes.
 * Any idea how many people are invited to campus? there was a talk about a "short list" and I am wondering how short the "short list" is...
 * a short list is generally 3, sometimes 4 people.
 * Nicely worded rejection letter (by email) 01/03/12 (x2)

NYU - Clinical Asst Professor/Director Jordan Center

 * Candidates should submit a cover letter, c.v., and three letters of recommendation.
 * Review of applications will begin on September 6, 2011, pending administrative and budgetary approval but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
 * Submitted application in September - haven't heard anything at all. Has anyone else?
 * Same here - and still not a word.
 * Nicely phrased E-mail rejection [11/7].
 * Yup, me too.

University of Ottawa - Assistant Professor in Russian (12 months)

 * Review begins Dec 15
 * Where was this announced? I can't find the original advertisement for the job.
 * AATSEEL job board

University of Pittsburgh - Assistant Professor of Russian

 * The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a specialization in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Russian literature and culture to begin in August 2012, pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment. Native or near-native (or ACTFL superior-level) proficiency in English and Russian required.In addition to undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in Russian literature and culture, the position may require teaching Russian language at all levels (including content-based advanced courses) and general-education literature and culture courses in English (both large lecture-based courses and smaller discussion-oriented ones).Applicants must demonstrate promise of significant scholarly achievement and a strong interest and experience in teaching. Expertise in a second Slavic language and literature, especially Polish or BCS, is desirable.Candidates should arrange to submit a letter of application, CV, representative student teaching evaluations, representative syllabi, samples of scholarly writing (the length of one or two journal articles), and the names and contact information for three persons able to provide confidential professional letters of recommendation (we do not need the letters themselves at this time, but we do need the names of the recommenders) by surface mail to:

Russian Assistant Professor Search Committee Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures 1417 Cathedral of Learning University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260
 * Posted on AATSEEL

Deadline: Review begins immediately

Acknowledgment received: 11/2 (but I imagine these will be sent out on a rolling basis)

Interview scheduled for ASEEES (e-mail) -- 11/14

--> Has anyone heard from them since then? Will they be doing more interviews at AATSEEL? (12/19)

Request for additional materials:

Rejection (no interview):

MLA Interview scheduled:

Rejection (after interview):

Campus interview scheduled:</li>

Rejection (after campus interview):</li>

Offer made:</li>

Offer accepted:</li>

NOTES:</li>

Purdue University - Assistant Professor in Modern Russian Literature & Culture (tenure track)

 * Review begins Dec 5
 * Confirmed receipt of application Dec 5
 * Phone interview requested for late January (12/16) (x4)
 * How were you contacted?
 * answer to above - by email

Ruhr University (Bochum, Germany) - W2 Professor in Russian Culture

 * The Seminar for Slavic Studies/Lotman-Institute at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has a vacancy starting October 1, 2012 for a W2 professorship in Russian Culture.
 * Scientific and professional CV, certificates, list of publications and teaching experiences by Sept 30, 2011 to The Dean of Philology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitaetsstrasse 150, D 44780 Bochum
 * asked for five most important publications and dissertation to be sent (16.11)

Tufts University - Lecturer in Russian Lang & Lit (1 year)

 * Review begins Jan 10

Vassar College - Visiting Asst Prof/Instructor of Russian (1 year)

 * Review begins Dec 15
 * request for an interview at AATSEEL (12/22) x3

University of Waterloo - Lecturer in Russian

 * Review begins Nov 30
 * Request for on-campus interview for Feb. (12/16)
 * oddly phrased rejection by email (12/23) x3

Wellesley College - Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Review begins Nov 22
 * confirmed receipt of application. (12/5)
 * Has anyone heard re. interviews, etc.? (12/19)
 * Nothing as of 12/25.
 * Me either.

Williams College - Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian

 * Send application letter, c.v., and three letters of recommendation postmarked by Feb. 1, 2012