French 2009-2010

What's your Status?
Currently in TT job: 2

PhD in hand, currently in non-TT job: 20
 * VAP: 1
 * Adjunct:
 * Other:

ABD, but looking to defend this year: 27

ABD and probably not going to defend this year:

Francophone: 9

Medieval: 1

Renaissance: 4

17th: 3

18th: 8

19th: 8

20th: 8

SLA/Pedagogy (Language and culture): 1

Other? Define?

depressed (x7) Looking at public benches with a totally new perspective Studying for the law school exam

Native speaker: 7

Non-native speaker: 22

Heritage speaker:

 Interviews Scheduled: 

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

Allegheny C (MLA)

American U (phone)

Barnard C (MLA)

Baylor U (phone)

Bucknell (MLA)

Central C (campus)

Connecticut C (MLA)

Duke University (MLA)

Plymouth State University (phone)

Texas Tech University (phone)

University of Alabama (Phone)

University of Texas- Pan American (Phone)

University of Missouri (phone,skype)

University of West Georgia (phone)

University of Wisconsin La Crosse (phone/skype)

Winthrop University (phone)

Last Update: 12/6

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.'''


 * Updated:12/8 (formatting/content)


 * Allegheny College (VAP with TT possible after two years, 19th)
 * Application acknowledged (x2)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/3)(x5)


 * American University (renewable full-time adjunct)
 * Phone interview scheduled (11/23)


 * Arcadia University
 * Application acknowledged, said interviews will be conducted in Jan/Feb 2010 (x2)


 * 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!


 * Auburn University-Montgomery
 * Augustana College
 * Barnard College (Lecturer)
 * Application acknowledged (11/19) (x5)
 * MLA interview scheduled (12/4) (x2)


 * Bates College (VAP, 19th/21st, Francophone)
 * Baylor University (TT, open)
 * Application acknowledged / AA Card
 * Phone interview 11/16
 * Phone interview 11/18 (x2)
 * Phone interview 11/23
 * Phone interview 11/29
 * Phone interview 11/30 (x3)
 * Q: Anyone heard anything from them after the phone interview?
 * A: Dep. Chair said 'early next week'
 * Q: So, did anyone hear back yet?


 * 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?


 * 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


 * 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)


 * College of St. Scholastica
 * 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 (X6)


 * Cornell College (TT, Post-1700, Francophone/Cinema/Area Studies)
 * Application Acknowledged with letter (x6)


 * Creighton University (TT, 19th or 20th, Francophone a plus)
 * Christopher Newport College (Full-Time Lecturer, Open/19th)
 * Dalhousie University (TT, 16th and/or medieval)
 * Drew University (Non-TT Assistant Professor, Generalist)
 * Application acknowledged by email (12/7) (x2)


 * Duke University (TT, 20th/21st)
 * Application acknowledged (x5)
 * Writing sample requested (11/24) (x4), 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
 * 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. A(2): I had not sent one in either, for the same reason. Still, they seem to be sifting through our dossiers and requesting writing samples as they go. They specified in the email to send in samples that were not available online (ie published). It's possible that if you already have articles online, they will not request another from you. In any case, until they schedule MLA interviews, I think that there is still hope.
 * MLA interview scheduled by telephone (12/8) (x3)


 * Elon University, NC (TT, open)
 * Application acknowledged (x8)


 * Franklin & Marshall College (TT, 20th/21st)
 * Application Acknowledged with letter/AA (x7)


 * 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.
 * http://www.theamericandissident.org/GSU.htm  Thanks for that link. I needed a laugh.


 * Harvard University (Fellowship)
 * A: What is this position? (If it's a postdoctoral fellowship, there's already a posting for it on the postdoc wiki) http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Humanities_and_Social_Science_Postdocs_2009-2010


 * Hillsdale College (Visiting)
 * Ithaca College (TT, open)
 * Application acknowledged (x15)


 * Johns Hopkins (TT, 20th/Francophone)
 * Application acknowledged
 * Rejection via e-mail (11/20) (x3)


 * Kenyon College (Visiting, pre-20th)
 * App acknowledged (early October)


 * Linfield College (TT, Francophone)
 * Lycoming College (VAP, Francophone)
 * Macalester College (Open Rank, History of the Novel)
 * Application acknowledged (x5)


 * Michigan State University
 * Michigan Tech University
 * Application acknowledged/EEO form (11/20) (X4)


 * Middlebury College (TT, 17th and/or 18th)
 * 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)
 * 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


 * Mount Royal College
 * Occidental College
 * Penn State University (Francophone)
 * Application acknowledged 11/08, 11/10
 * Request for further material 11/18
 * Application acknowledged by e-mail 1/12

Application acknowledged
 * Plymouth State University (TT, open; French with Italian a plus)

Phone interview scheduled

Phone interview (12/3)
 * Rice University (Full-Time Lecturer, Language)
 * Roanoke College (19th and 20th century)
 * E-mail request for letters of recommendation and transcripts (11/19) (x3) (11/30) (x2)

Application acknowledged via snail mail (12/08)
 * Saint Lawrence University
 * Southern Methodist University (19th or 20th century French or Francophone)
 * 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...)


 * Stanford University (Fellowship)
 * Stonehilll College (French with Spanish a plus)
 * SUNY, Brockport
 * SUNY, Geneseo
 * Texas Tech University
 * Phone interview scheduled (12/3)


 * Tufts University (Full-Time Lecturer/Language Coordinator)
 * Tulane University (VAP, open)
 * University of Alabama (French and Language program director)
 * Application acknowledged (12/3)
 * Phone interview scheduled (12/7)


 * Univeristy of Alberta
 * Univeristy 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.


 * 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 Cancelled


 * University of Louisiana-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 anounced 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)


 * University of Pittsburgh (TT, Francophone, literature and politics)
 * Application acknowledged / AA Card (X6)


 * University of Pittsburgh (TT, 20th/21st-c, literature and politics)
 * Application acknowledged (x2)


 * 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


 * University of Texas, El Paso (TT, Generalist)
 * Application acknowledged (10/09), AA Card via email (12/2) (x4)
 * Application ack via email and asked whether I had a writing sample if I made the first cut in the future. (11/17), (11/10), (11/11), (11/02) (x4)


 * University of Texas, Pan American
 * Telephone interview scheduled (12/3) (x2)

Note: would contact in January. No interviews will be conducted at the MLA.
 * University of Toronto (TT, French cinema)
 * 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) (x6)
 * No interviews will be conducted at the MLA


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


 * University of Wisconsin-Madison (VAP, 18th-21st)
 * Application ack. by email (12/3) (x2)


 * University of Wisconsin-Superior
 * App ack by mail (11/23) (x2)


 * US Military Academy, West Point (Francophone)
 * Wellesley College (TT, French CInema/Media Studies)
 * Westminster College (TT, open)
 * Application acknowledged / AA card (11/23) (X3)


 * Winthrop University
 * Phone interview scheduled (12/4)


 * Worcester College, Oxford (16th and 17th century)
 * Yale University (TT, 17th)
 * Application acknowledged / AA Card