Film and Media Studies 2009-2010

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Austin College
Assistant Professor, Media Studies, Department of Communication Studies

Review Begins: 15 October 2009. Job description

Request for phone interview 11/05.

Any update after the phone interviews?

Beloit College
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Film and Emerging Media

Deadline: Nov. 1 2009

e-mail ack. rec. 12/2 (no MLA interviews; phone interviews, then campus visits in Jan.) (X5) email also says there were 136 applicants

Phone interview scheduled 12/4

Carleton College
Tenure-track, Media and/or Film Studies, Department of Cinema and Media Studies

''Deadline: November 15. ''Link.

There's an internal candidate. (10/29) That seemed pretty clear from the website and ad, but do you have additional confirmation? What phrases on the website/ad give you this impression? I don't feel any signal there, nor do I know about an internal candidate. The ad describes a candidate with the exact areas of expertise of their current VAP. What does VAP refer to? I'm a novice in the market:) Visiting Assistant Professor. 

There is a VAP here who just won a dissertation award from the Broadcasters Education Association. (11/4)

Is this internal candidate for the Canadian job or the more generalist job? Or they really only hiring one? ''This posting is for Carleton College in Minnesota, not Carleton University. ''Whew, thanks for clearing that up. I can't be the only dummy.

How can a VAP win a dissertation award? Assistant Professors have usually PhinisheD their Ph.D.s? (11/12) Right. The person finished it and that's why he's a VAP. And while he's there, it won an award. Making him far more likely to get hired than you or me.

''Please stop deleting the above information. Its not slanderous or inaccurate--but such behavior can create animosity on this site.''
 * Email acknowledging materials received (11/19). (x3) Timeline: phone interviews in December, campus visits for finalists in January/February.

Carleton University (Ottawa, ON)
Tenure-track, Assistant Professor (two positions)

Deadline: Until filled, review beginning November 15

Position I: Canadian, European, or other National Cinema

Position II: theory, historiography, moving image technologies

email asking if I am a Canadian citizen (11/20) (X5) I believe they are obligated to ask this of all candidates, so  I consider it an ack. really.

Catholic University of America
Assistant Professor, Media Studies (new media)

Deadline: Until position is filled.

Request for additional material 10/23. (x2)
 * Skype interview scheduled 11/4 (x2)
 * rejection letter received by mail (no dossier requested) 12/7 (x2)

Chapman University
Tenure Track, ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR FULL PROFESSOR OF FILM STUDIES (Asian Cinema)

Deadline: Oct. 2009 Job description

Contacted for phone interview 11/11.

Clark University
Associate/Advanced Asst Professor of Screen Studies

Deadline: 5 Oct. 2009

Anyone hear anything from Clark yet?

Email request for more materials, 11/12 (x3)

Denison University
Tenure-track in Media Studies, specializing in international/cross-cultural media, Dept. of Communication

''Deadline: Until filled (review will begin Oct. 12). ''Link.

Phone interviews scheduled as of 10/30.

11/10: Any update after the phone interviews?

Drexel University
Film Studies, Department of Cinema & Television

Deadline: November 2, 2009. Link.

Timeline? Any info on plans for interviews? The MLA is in Philadelphia, but this isn't an English department... ?

Minimal application: any reference contacts or requests for additional materials? I did accidentally send in a packet application via snail mail, only to receive a friendly email back telling me to apply online instead (not sure how I missed that)--so I guess there's someone there checking apps, and looking out for applicants at least.

Duke University (Women's Studies)
Asst. Prof in Visual Culture (popular media, digital technologies, or film)

Deadline: Oct? Nov. 2

Fordham University
Asst. Professor in Film/Television

Deadline Dec. 9th Link

Georgetown University
Asst. Professor of Film and Media Studies

Deadline: 5 Nov. 2009 Link?

Dossier (recommendations, writing sample, syllabi) request: Nov. 19 (x7)

Grambling State University
Assistant/Associate Professor/Program Director, Film Studies, Department of Mass Communication

''Deadline: 1 October 2009. ''

Jacksonville University
Asst Prof of Film (Tenure-Track)

Deadline: open until filled Job Description

Keene State College
Assistant Professor in Film Studies

Deadline: 1 January 2010

Kenyon College
Assistant Professor in Film Studies (Dance & Drama Department)

Deadline: 15 Nov. 2009 

Anyone heard back from Kenyon yet?

Lafayette College
Asst. or Associate Professor, Cinema and/or Media Studies

Deadline: 1 Nov. 2009 (MLA interviews)

received email confirmation of materials (forgot date, sorry)

Any requests for additional materials yet? I would expect these should go out by 12/1, yes?

11/12 - Job materials returned without enclosed letter or explanation. (Classy!) (probably just a mail error, or wrong address)

*Do you mean they actually repackaged and reposted your materials to you without explanation (i.e. it wasn't just the same package returned to sender)? Yes, this is what I mean. - Were your materials late? Any sign of a reason? Seems very strange.

11-24 Request for completed dossier (rec letters, writing sample & portfolio) received (x4)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor, Contemporary Lit and Media

Deadline: 20 Oct. 2009

* 10/29, 11/5 Email acknowledging receipt of application materials and stating that they will be in touch if they want further materials. 11/12- request for writing sample (x9, 11/13)

Messiah College
Asst. Professor, Tenure Track, Film and Media Studies

Did anyone apply to this job? Wondering how many applicants actually met their unusual criteria....

Started to, and then just couldn't stomach all the religious questions. (x4)

Deadline: 15 Oct. 2009

Miami University
Asst. Professor in Comparative Media Studies

Review Begins: Oct. 26 2009
 * Anyone hear anything yet?
 * Based on the previous job announcement on the Meida Anthropologist listserv (posted by the chair of anthropology dept at Miami Univ), this position is more likely to be for anthropologists (which means candidates whose PhD degree is earned in anthropology) than any other field.
 * Actually, from what I have heard (and understood from ads) they are hiring for four different positions to create a new dept. Perhaps Media Anthropologist was one of those positions, but I believe the scope is broader than just that.
 * Has anyone received a receipt/confirmation of submitted materials?
 * received email acknowledgment back on 10/28; request for phone interview 11/18 (x4)
 * phone interviews done, campus invites should go out week of 12/7

Middlebury College
Tenure-track, Comparative Media Studies, Department of Film and Media Culture

''Deadline: 2 November 2009. ''Job description and discussion
 * Q: I've seen "Comparative Media Studies" in a few listings this year, and I'm not sure what "Comparative" refers to. Is this for transnational (as in the sense of "comp lit") media studies, or media studies that especially emphasizes, um, comparing different media? Or is it simply a puffed-up name for media studies?
 * My answer (as the person who drafted the job description) is that we're looking for someone interested in the connections and interactions between media, rather than a singular format. It need not be concerning texts (as in adaptation studies), but could focus on industry, user/viewer practices, technologies, etc. Pragmatically, it also resonates within other academic areas (comp lit, comp politics). - Jason Mittell

Received diversity form via snail mail, Nov 4, postmarked Oct 29. x 3 (dated Nov 3rd)

Received interview request for late-November.
 * Incorrect - no interviews have been scheduled as of mid-November. Some requests for more info have been sent out, but apps are still being reviewed. -JM
 * so nice to have a member of the SC dispel the rumors. Why on earth would someone lie about this?
 * I like to err on the side of good faith, so maybe it was a mistake trying to post on a different job. But the anonymous internet breeds the inexplicable...


 * I just posted an update on this search. -Jason Mittell
 * Received request for additional materials.
 * Email received 12/1, scheduling phone interviews for 1st & 2nd week of Dec. (x 2)

Montana State University-Bozeman
Assistant Professor in Film and Related Media Studies

Deadline: Feb 1st, 2010 Job Post

I'm surprised at how low that salary is: "$40,970 per academic year appointment. Tenure track position."

The New School for General Studies Associate or Full Professor of Media Studies Faculty Deadline: 12/15/09

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New York University
''' === Assistant Professor: Media, Culture, Communications (Media Advocacy)

Deadline: November 17, 2009

Receipt letter postmarked 11/24 (x2)

New York University - Abu Dhabi
Open rank positions in Film and Media History, Theory and Criticism

''Deadline: December 15, 2009. ''

Northwestern University
Asst. Professor in Screen Cultures

Deadline: 20 Oct. 2009

''Q: Has this opening been canceled? I haven't been able to find the ad in recent days. ''A: It's still posted on the NW jobs site. Search for post number 15006.-- Thanks, that was a great help. A. I just received an email asking to fill in a self-identification questionnaire, so my guess is it's still going ahead. (x3)

I heard they may not hire at all and are just fishing. (10/29) ''That would be consistent with information I've received in the past about their general hiring practices. But it doesn't hurt for people to apply I suppose.''

(11/4) Job talks are set for mid November. All are assistant professors elsewhere.''Really? Phone interview scheduled 11/05''

Any update since the job talks?

Asst. Professor in Media Production

Deadline November 1 2009

Has anyone heard anything back from NW re: this job yet? Nothing yet (x1).

Oakland University
Assistant Professor, Cinema Studies / English

Specialization in world cinema, historical periods following World War II

Deadline: January 4, 2010

Randolph College
Assistant or Associate Professor,Communication Studies

Deadline: November 15, 2009, then open until filled Job Description

Rollins College
Assistant Professor, Critical Media and Communications

Deadline: December 10, 2009

St. Olaf College
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Film Studies

Deadline: Nov 7 2009

Stanford University
Assistant Professor, Art History (African American art history, film studies, diasporic studies or visual culture_

Deadline: November 30, 2009

Syracuse University
Assistant Professor, New Media Studies

Deadline: November 16, 2009

Email confirming receipt of application X 4 (most recent 11/18)

Dossier request (writing sample, letters of rec) 11/20 (x5)

Email asking to resubmit application online (11/30) (x4). What's this about (beyond the excuse given)? Did everybody who applied get this? a: I didn't get a dossier request like others above so I imagine it is just a formality they are requesting from everyone. ''a: Ditto other answer—it's probably for EOE record-keeping. ''So they're making everyone resubmit the application, regardless of whether we're still in the running? (I'm another who got this e-mail but not the dossier request.) (x4 - anyone willing to write the search chair and ask whether the search is still open before we actually submit our applications, lol?) Way to salt the wounds.

Texas Christian University
Asst. Prof. in Media Industry Studies

Deadline: 15 Nov. 2009 Job description

Towson University
Asst. Professor, Electronic Media and Film

Deadline: December 01, 2009

University of Arkansas
Assistant Professor of Communication (Film Studies)

Review Begins Dec. 15th Deadline for full review: Jan 1st Job description

Has anyone successfully applied to this job? My emails keep getting rejected.

University of Edinburgh
Lecturer, Persian and Film Studies

''Deadline: 10 September 2009. ''Link.

University of Edinburgh
Teaching Fellow/Programme Organiser, Film Studies

''Deadline: 14 September 2009. ''Link.
 * Q: Has anyone heard anything back in regards to the University of Edinburgh positions? I imagine that they have been flooded with candidates given the shortage of jobs so just trying to gauge...
 * A: They were meant to be holding interviews in October? Have they happened?
 * Job candidate selected. It appears that they have gone with a local. 29/10

University of Hartford
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinema

Deadline: December 1, 2009

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Asst Professor of Media and Cinema Studies

Deadline: November 6 2009

• request for add'l materials, reference letters and writing sample (10/28) (x9) (11/10)

heard that they may have someone in mind, person who was invited to give a lecture earlier in the fall (11/12) -- Q: ''I didn't see any lecture announcements for this fall on their website. Was it an unannounced event? '' WAS IN SEPTEMBER

Campus visit scheduled for post-Thanksgiving. (11/18)

University of Maryland
Assistant or beginning Associate Professorships in Digital Media

Deadline: Dec. 15th 2009 Post

University of Michigan (English)
Assistant or Advanced Assistant Professor - Digital Environments/Digital Humanities Cluster Hire

Deadline: Oct. 30 2009

Hear that they may go another way with this and do a big, full prof hire. (11/9) please clarify--does this mean they may cancel the other two positions as well (in Communications and American Cultures) in favor of one senior "digital environments" position?

The communication studies hire -- not the quantitative job, the visual representation job -- is the cluster hire for "digital environments." They have been courting a very senior person. That is all I have heard. (11/10)

I'm confused about this - are they looking at a senior person for the Communication position or the English position? Neither of these positions seem to have contacted candidates.

I received a letter (I think it was a letter—can't recall the format) in late October stating that calls for this position (the English one) would be made the week of 12/7.

Edit: it was an email (dated 10/26): "Between now and early December, we will be identifying candidates whose work and qualifications seem to us to be particularly well-suited to our departmental needs. Then, pending final approval of the search at the College level, we will interview these candidates at the MLA (Modern Language Association) Convention in Philadelphia at the end of December. Those whom we plan to interview can expect to hear from us during the second week of December (December 7-11)."

University of Michigan (Program in American Culture)
Asst. Professor - Digital Environments/Digital Humanities Cluster Hire

Deadline: Oct 15 2009
 * Phone Interview scheduled week of 11/9
 * 11/21 - Contacted for on-campus interview in January

University of Michigan (Communications)
Asst. Professor - "Visual Representation, Digital Visual Cultures" - Digital Environments/Digital Humanities Cluster Hire

Deadline: Sept 25 2009

University of North Carolina, Wilmington (Dept of Film Studies)
Asst Professor of Film Studies

Deadline: Nov 15, 2009

Phone interview scheduled 12/4

University of Minnesota, CSCL Department
Asst. Professor (Specialization in Visual Cultures and New Media -- Film & TV in Particular

Deadline: Nov. 10th
 * Has anyone heard anything from the SC for this one?

University of Rhode Island
Asst. Prof, Film Media

Deadline: 1 Dec. 2009 Job Description

University of North Dakota
Asst. prof film, new media, digital humanities

University of North Florida
Asst. Professor in Rhetoric/New Media

Deadline: Nov 2 2009

Request for more materials: 11/16 (x4)

University of South Florida
Asst. Professor if Film and Video

This is for a position in an interdisciplinary Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies with B.A. and masters programs in Humanities and in American Studies

Deadline: 2 Dec. 2009 Job Description

Acknowledgment: 11/20 (via email, with EOE form), 12/2

Strange email from HR about online application. Why? 12/4 (x6) It is strange. I wonder if every applicant received this, but it was the first I heard of an online app.

Are people re-applying online? A: I asked the staff person who sent the ack if one should. Will post if she answers.

Response to inquiry about online app: "You do not have to do anything at this point. Since your application was  mailed in, we uploaded it to our online site and the system has automatically  generated an acknowledgment which is what you received." (12/7) Thanks for doing that (x2).

Notes: 

Ack. email says requests for more materials (sample syllabi and writing sample) are slated for early December.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Asst. Professor in Digital Culture

Deadline: Nov. 1st


 * Phone interview scheduled (11/24, see Film, Drama, and New Media page: http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Drama,_Speech,_Film_%26_New_Media)

University of Toronto
Asst. Professor French and francophone Cinema

Deadline: Nov. 1

Phone interview requested - 12/7 (x3)

University of Western Ontario
Assistant/Associate Professor, Film Studies (world cinema specialization)

Deadline: applications will be reviewed from 15 October 2009 until the position is filled. Link.

• request for additional materials (course syllabus) 10/23

• campus interview scheduled - when were you contacted for the campus interview? 11/3

Young Harris College
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies / Mass Media

Deadline: Open until filled Job Description

Wayne State University
Asst. Professor of Film and Media Studies Deadline: 2 Nov. 2009
 * Where was this job listed? I could not find it anywhere, including Wayne State's job web site...


 * It is on SCMS, posted Sept. 19.


 * Application will be available on the Wayne State site in "early October."


 * request for additional materials (writing sample + dossier) 10/14 (x2); 10/21 --even though the deadline's not for another week? yes. Heh, I think that was a rhetorical question, but thanks for keeping us updated! Looks like they are moving fast, maybe there's a feared hiring freeze on the horizon.


 * Request for additional materials 11/2 (x2)


 * Request for additional materials 11/3 (x2)
 * Request for additional materials 11/5
 * Request for additional materials 11/4
 * Request for additional materials 11/6
 * Request for additional materials 11/16 (X3)
 * Okay, got it. Is there anyone they're not requesting additional materials from? (Besides me). (x6) (assume many more since there is more incentive to share good news)--:) 
 * Rejection email 11/23 (x7) (actually two emails in quick succession that said the same thing; thanks for the timeliness, but one would have been enough--I know, I hear you; I felt the same at first. However, while I'm not happy with how WSU handled some things [the whole situation screams either inside candidate or rushed search for $], I think the double email was just HR carelessness and nothing personal.) (I'm sure it was nothing personal; this is the third time I've applied to this Dept, and the third time I've gotten double rejection letters. They used to send two papers ones. Which I guess makes up for some of the schools that never send any.) *** Those who were rejected, did you receive a request for additional materials? Doesn't seem like that mishandled if you didn't make their (seemingly large) short list and then received the notice of rejection--never fun news to get, but it is courteous of them to let you know. Also, with the seeming size of the short list, I doubt it's an inside candidate. But who knows? I agree. Getting things done quickly doesn't seem like hurried search either. Seems slated for MLA interviews (of which it seems none have been offered yet) which puts it on the same time line as everyone else, no? Illinois also requested materials from a lot of people, apparently, despite the rumor now that there was always an inside candidate there.  Also, the specific concerns with WSU mostly I think relate to how they contacted so many people well before the deadline had even arrived, and how the actual window for people to apply online was so small--both of which look fishy to someone on the outside (shades of Fordham from last year).  But of course the school can do whatever its wants ultimately.  And I've heard they are not doing MLA.

Discussion:


 * Yes, I think its amusing that so many people insist on posting the 'good news' long after its been established that WSU is requesting more information from some folks. I figured this wiki was for news, not redundancy. Anyway, good luck to those (quite a few) still in the running.
 * This website is also for sharing detailed information which helps fellow applicants at every stage. As someone who is "still in the running," it is helpful for me to know how many people have been contacted and I appreciate all "redundant" postings.   (x3)--sorry, folks, I wish you the best in the job hunt, but in this particular instance, it was excessive.  Whether from gloating, inattentiveness, or just sloppy layout design, this section looks a little silly--which was the original point.  As someone still in the running elsewhere, I can appreciate the extra information, but I'm also smart enough to know that there's a certain point where, if they haven't even started interviewing yet, then its safe to assume there are still a lot of people in the running.  Keep perspective--be grateful you're still in it, and don't waste energy on dumping on the have-nots who were just jokingly commiserating between themselves in the first place.
 * Yes, I agree with the previous poster. Pls. do not conflate what is the neutral revelation of information, which is the intention of such a site, with gloating, which is neither the intention of the site nor necessarily of the poster.--there is no such thing as 'neutral' information on this site. Whether its the person who keeps (not so) conveniently posting job information right after the deadline has passed, whether its the person who incorrectly stated Middlebury was already interviewing, whether's its the person who keeps deleting information about a certain inside candidate, or whether its the person who claims information here is harmlessly 'neutral,' everyone here has an active investment in what does and does not get posted. Best of luck to everyone.
 * Annoying that people delete things from this page/listing. Really? That petty?

General Discussion
'''Is anyone else nervous yet that there have been so few jobs posted? You can count the number of film and media jobs so far on one hand. This time last year it seemed as though there were three or four times as many film jobs already posted (granted, several were canceled ultimately), with deadlines in Sept. or Oct.'''

Can others confirm this observation? The first week of August is still very early in the cycle. At the very least, though, we can be thankful that stacks of applications won't be trashed due to pulled positions.

'''It was admittedly subjective, that's why I threw it out there, to see if others felt the same. If my observation is wrong, please feel free to correct! To clarify, it seemed like last year places like UW-Milwaukee, Michigan, Ohio State, Ohio, South Carolina, Catholic University, SUNY-Brockport, Minnesota, etc., were already posted (and all had relatively early deadlines). And those were just places in my field. It seems like this year its only Drexel and Grambling, at best (again, for my field). But like I said, happy to be wrong.'''

''Sorry to say, but you are NOT wrong. In fact, all of the unrealistic optimists telling us applicants during the canceled searches last year, that this year would be better, have been proven unequivocally wrong. The week around the labor day "holiday" is the biggest week in terms of positions being released and opened. This week has been relatively dormant, however. August is a bit early, as the person who wrote above correctly stated, but September? Nope, September is *not* early. Perhaps matters will change *a bit* a week from now, but that is not likely either. Here's why ...''

''... it isn't too complicated to figure out what has happened. One only has to understand how the tenure-track cycle works in terms of line approvals and releases. Last year, the economy tanked in September and October, and its recovery has been very slow since. The tanking, however, was too late to result in cancellations across the board as after all, the money had already been budgeted and accounted in the previous academic year (of course, many cancellations did occur, but most searches persisted). The planning for 2010-2011 job openings that are released and announced in the prior 2009-2010 academic year, however, was done in 2008-2009, that is, during the year that the economy went to hell. In other words, tenure-track searches work on a three-year cycle. The first year is the planning and budgeting and proposal year. The second year is the actual search, that is, after all the bureaucracy that requires tons of time for approvals to happen, has finally been completed. The search itself, of course, takes many months (anywhere from four to eight, and that's not accounting for "extended" searches that reject all finalists / on-campus invitees), but generally result in a hire for the following academic year, that is, the third year. Since last year was a HORRIBLE year for planning and budgeting to occur, we are all experiencing the effects of this in this second year. As depressing as it may seem, most of us will have to wait two years from now before we have a realistic shot at beginning tenure-track work. Time to account for plan-B's folks, because this year is going to be way worse than last.''

'''I'm not disputing that there are likely less jobs this year, but do remember that last year, many departments knew that their universities might be facing freezes, so there were internal reasons to speed up a search, and post it early, to get in under the wire. This year, by contrast, many universities (and departments) are being a lot more cautious, and thus approvals for new lines are happening later (Sept)'''

Depressing. Check this out. One of the largest communication departments in the country has NO openings for 2010-2011 (see &lt;http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/aps/adeo/recruitment/socsci.htm#Communication&gt;). That's sad and also a sign of the times.

Is there any chance that this page could be reorganized by institution rather than process (like the Humanities Post-Docs page)? Last year, it took forever to scroll through the entire wiki just to find updates on specific positions.... ''Not a bad idea. . . if someone wants to take the time. I will say that last year, I just went to the history and recent changes page, so that I knew immediately if anything had been added and what that information was. Big time saver.''
 * Consider it done!


 * I am surprised to read all the doom and gloom on this page. If you look on the Film, Drama, and Speech section of the JIL, film jobs FAR outweigh speech or theater!  I am a theater person and I am so envious of all the film openings I see.  It seems to me that several job listings are missing on this page...I will try to update! 
 * I'm surprised how few ads specify whether phone interviews versus conference (not to mention which conference) interviews will be used. 
 * Please post this information with each job, especially if you have information not found in the ad, or if you have to nerve to ask and get a straight answer.