Renaissance 2009

Early Modern/Renaissance
Shall we do a headcount?

Add a number for yourself beside the appropriate category.

ABD (early):

ABD (nearly done - will defend by spring): 10

PhD in hand: 3

Visiting Asst Prof: 4

TT Assistant Prof: 5

Associate Prof: 1

Albion College (Shakespeare and early modern drama)

Deadline: November 14


 * October 20 - Dossier request
 * 11/4 snail-mail request for dossier/syllabi/teaching statement
 * CANCELLED as per letter dated November 18

Alcorn State University (2 positions)

Deadline: review begins November 30


 * 11/3 acknowledgement of application (dated 10/30)

Angelo State University

Deadline: November 3
 * curious about the source of this date. It's not on JIL.

Arizona State (associate or full)

Deadline: September 29 until filled

Bard College (17th and 18th centuries)

Deadline: rolling


 * 10/26: acknowledgment by email

Bloomsburg University (Shakespeare)

Deadline: November 10


 * 10/27 acknowledgment by mail

Carnegie Mellon (open rank)

Deadline: Oct 15


 * 11/7 email request for writing sample and dossier (x6)

Catholic University

Deadline: December 1

Central Michigan University

No Deadline: Screening starts October 20 (until filled)
 * NOTE: Actually, I think there is a deadline (though I didn't see it anywhere in the ad), and it appears to be 10/26. At least, this is what my acknowledgement email indicates: "The hiring committee will begin screening after October 26th, the deadline date."
 * 10/21 acknowledgement by email and link to affirmative action survey

College of Charleston (poetry and prose)

Deadline: November 10


 * 11/17 snail mail acknowledgement and affirmative action survey

Eastern Connecticut SU (17th century non-dramatic)

Deadline: none given
 * 10/24 affirmative action survey received by post (dated 10/20)

Eastern Illinois University

Deadline: November 7
 * 10/21 acknowledgement by mail

Fairfield University (non-Shakespeare)

Deadline: October 15


 * 10/30 letter acknowledging receipt of initial application
 * 11/21 email request for writing sample

11/21 request for writing sample

Florida State University (Open rank, Book History, British 1300-1900, Continental 1100-1800, three positions)

Deadline: October 10


 * One flyback has been scheduled for Oct. 24.
 * Question: did anyone get an acknowledgement of any kind from here?
 * Yes; email questions the day after submission of application.
 * Yes; also, they announced a hiring freeze on Thursday 10/30 (jobs.fsu.edu). May be a soft freeze and may not affect these jobs.

A few questions about this puzzling position: is this a hire for the english or HOTT program, which courses would the hire teach in the broad spectrum indicated (1300-1900) and how would a flyback have been scheduled in October before any conference interviews? Not sure about the HOTT program, but originally they were trying to beat the freeze and make offers before 11/4. Evidently, these jobs were not affected by the freeze and they are now making the decisions more slowly, but flybacks have already occurred.
 * 3 Jobs were crosslisted in several depts, so that's why the SC flew people out rather than have all SC members go to MLA, CAA and AHA.
 * Word is flybacks went badly. Not sure what status of search is. <-- Q: Can you explain a little more? Otherwise, this seems like an unfair (because so unsubstantiated) comment to add.


 * sounds like an inside job to me.
 * rcvd email confirming receipt of my application materials (11/20)
 * I received a similar e-mail from the dept office on 11/18, as well as an auto-reply on 10/31 (the week after my campus visit) saying that someone in the dept had uploaded my resume to PeopleSoft. From the renewed communication this week, it looks like they may have been approved to hire for the jobs. I did not think my flyback went badly; however, there were at least six flybacks for the three jobs, so I can't speak to overall trends. And perhaps mine went worse than I thought? Even if I don't get the job, I'm glad one of these awful hiring freezes may have thawed.

rec'd email ack of of receipt of application 11/21 - link to affirmative action survey gave a posting date for this job of 11/10/2008 (over a month after the originally posted date for the review of applications)

Fordham University (Rose Hill campus)

Deadline: November 1
 * Request for further materials 10/21 (x4)
 * Request for further materials 10/28
 * Email rejection 11/7
 * email rejection 11/8
 * email rejection 11/11 (3)
 * request for further materials 11/11 (x4)
 * email rejection 11/17
 * email request for dossier and writing sample 11/18
 * email rejection 11/19

Grinnell College

Deadline: November 1


 * 11/10 email acknowledging complete application and link to affirmative action survey (x6)
 * 11/12: email requesting further information (writing sample and teaching evaluations)(x4)
 * 11/14: email requesting writing sample/teaching evaluations
 * 11/17 email requesting writing sample and teaching evals (x4)

Harvard (assistant or associate)

Deadline: October 27


 * 11/20: email request for more materials

Lehigh University (17th Cent.)

Deadline: November 1
 * 10/20 email acknowledging receipt of initial application (x2)
 * 10/24 affirmative action survey received by mail (dated 10/20)
 * 10/28 request for more materials (x2)
 * 11/3 email rejection (x7)
 * 11/3 request for more materials
 * 11/12 email rejection
 * 11/12 request for more materials (x3)

Loyola Marymount, CA

Deadline: October 27


 * 10/15 email acknowledging receipt of initial application (x3)
 * 11/17 snail mail affirmative action survey received
 * 11/19 email request for more materials (x2)

Loyola University, New orleans

Deadline: November 10
 * 11/07 email with affirmative action survey

Marymount Manhattan College (medieval/renaissance)

Deadline: November 15
 * 10/28: acknowledgement + affirmative action survey by mail (dated 10/23)
 * 11/6: acknowledgement + affirmative action survey by mail (dated 11/3)
 * 11/20 email requesting dossier

Nazareth College of Rochester

Deadline: November 14


 * 11/14: acknowledgement by mail (x5)

Oberlin College

Deadline: November 30
 * 10/23: acknowledgment by mail
 * 10/27: acknowledgment by email
 * 11/12: acknowledgment + affirmative action survey by mail

Ohio State University, Mansfield

Deadline: review begins November 15


 * 11/3: dossier request by letter (dated 10/30)
 * 11/17: dossier and writing sample request by letter (dated 11/12)

Oklahoma State University

Deadline: November 3

Pacific Lutheran University

Deadline: November 1
 * 10/27 acknowledgement by mail (dated 10/23)(x3)
 * 11/3 affirmative action form by mail(x2)
 * 11/18 affirmative action form received by mail

Penn State - York (literature before 1800, prefer medieval or renaissance)

Deadline: November 10
 * 10/20 acknowledgement by mail
 * 10/27 acknowledgement by mail (dated 10/23) and link to affirmative action survey
 * 11/3 acknowledgement by mail (dated 10/30) and link to affirmative action survey

Providence College (Milton)

Deadline: November 1

Rockford College Deadline: November 7

Saint Joseph College

Deadline: December 1

St. Francis Xavier University

Deadline: December 1

Swarthmore College

Deadline: October 31
 * dossier request 10/22
 * a question about this--since they asked for a full dossier (letters, writing sample, transcript) with completed application, what does "dossier request" mean here? Thx.

Syracuse University (17th Century)

Deadline: November 15


 * 10/23 request for writing sample
 * 10/28 request for writing sample (and dossier) (x2)
 * 11/4 request for writing sample and dossier
 * 11/11 request for writing sample and dossier
 * 11/18 request for writing sample and dossier

Trinity University

Deadline: November 24

Tulane University (early modern transatlantic)

Deadline: October 15


 * dossier request 10/22

University of Alabama (Rennaissance drama)

Deadline: October 31
 * 11/6 email request for writing sample [x2]

11/18 email request for writing sample

University of Arkansas (Little Rock)

Deadline:

University of California, Berkeley (Asst./Assoc.)

Deadline: October 31
 * 10/21 email acknowledging receipt of complete application (x3)
 * 10/23 email acknowledging receipt of complete application
 * 10/28 email acknowledging receipt of complete application
 * 11/3 email acknowledging receipt of complete application
 * 11/4 postcard by mail (x2)

University of California, Santa Barbara (Renaissance Drama)

Deadline: October 24
 * 10/27 mailed acknowledgment and affirmative action survey (x2)

University of Houston, Clear Lake

Deadline: October 31

University of Iowa (Renaissance Lit and Early Modern Culture)

Deadline: November 3
 * 10/20 email acknowledging receipt of initial application (x2)
 * 10/22 email request for writing sample and dossier
 * 10/23 email request for writing sample and dossier (x2)
 * 10/29 email request for writing sample and dossier

University of Louisville

Deadline: November 7
 * 10/29 email request for writing sample and dossier (x2)
 * 11/5 email request for writing sample and dossier
 * 11/12 email request for writing sample and dossier
 * 11/13 email request for writing sample and dossier
 * 11/17 email request for writing sample and dossier (x2)
 * 11/20 email request for writing sample and dossier

University of Mary Washington (early modern non-dramatic)

Deadline: November 3

University of Miami

SEARCH POSTPONED

Deadline: November 3
 * 10/25 acknowledgment by mail
 * 10/31 according to MLA JIL, Search has been cancelled
 * 11/4 letter by post dated 10/29 saying search is postponed until next year (2)

University of Oklahoma

Deadline: review begins November 7
 * 10/27 email request for writing sample
 * 11/3 email request for writing sample (3)
 * 11/14 email request for writing sample

Note: Sorry about originally putting an incorrect deadline here. November 7 is what the MLA JIL has and I must have just written it down wrong.

University of Southern California

Deadline: November 1

University of Texas, Austin (poetry)

Deadline: October 15


 * Request for further materials 11/3 (x7)

University of Texas, Dallas (open rank)

Deadline: November 15


 * 11/11 mailed letter acknowledging application dated 10/29

US Naval Academy (interest in Milton)

Deadline: November 7
 * 10/25 acknowledgment by mail
 * 11/13 dossier and more materials request by email (x2)
 * 11/20 more materials request by snail mail

Vanderbilt

Deadline: October 15


 * 10/17 mailed letter acknowledging receipt of initial application with mail-back affirmative action survey (x4)
 * 10/27 rec'd affirmative action survey
 * 11/14 email request for dossier/writing sample (x3)

Wake Forest University (Shakespeare/drama)

Deadline: October 31
 * Writing Sample/Teaching Philosophy requested 10-21
 * Writing Sample/TP/Dossier requested 11/04
 * writinng sample/ TP/ Dossier requested via email 11/05
 * 11/3 mailed letter of acknowledge and AAE survey
 * Writing Sample/Teaching Philosophy/Dossier requested 11/10
 * Writing Sample, TP, Dossier request (email) 11/11
 * Writing sample, teaching philosophy, dossier request (email), 11/12

Western Kentucky University (prefer Shakespeare)

No Deadline: Review begins Oct 31 (UPDATE: letter of acknowledgment says review begins Nov. 3rd)
 * 10/27 letter of acknowledgment (dated 10/23) and survey to return by mail

Whittier College (prefer Shakespeare)

Deadline: November 1

Winona State University

Deadline: November 14
 * 10/28 acknowledgment by email with attached affirmative action/background check consent forms

Xavier University (Shakespeare/renaissance drama)

Deadline: November 7

SEARCH CANCELLED