20-21 c. American 2010

Demographics:
ABD (early):

ABD (will finish this academic year): 12

Ph.D. in hand (one-year (1), in hand &lt; 1 year (1) VAP (5), Lecturer (1) Postdoc (3)): 11

Assistant Professor: 5

Associate Professor:

Full Professor:

Lurker:

Total: 28


 * QUESTION: I'm trying to add a new job in here--the Manhattanville College position in American Lit.--but I'm not sure how to create a new entry (only know how to edit existing ones). Can someone help? Thanks!
 * A: Added subheading for this position below.
 * Thanks so much!

There's a new posting for a 20c position at Bard. I don't know how to add, but it's listed on the Chronicle site.

Baylor University
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: 10/12


 * request for more materials 11/5 (x3)

Q: snail mail, e-mail, or phone?

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
just curious: did all applicants receive, along with the initial acknowledgement of receipt, the request for a more personal response concerning values, long term goals, church affiliation, etc.?

A. Yes, but I still haven't decided whether/how to fill it out.

can't speak to this, but several years ago had a friend whose job offer here was rescinded by the dean when he learned about some comments my friend made about Jesus and Marxism.

Case Western
Deadline: November 15

Acknowledgment received: 10/28, 11/6

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Coastal Carolina
Deadline: November 15

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Colgate U
Deadline: November 20

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
Q1: Anyone know what "modern fiction" means in this posting? Are they looking for a modernist or just 20c in general?

Q2: Are they strictly looking for an Americanist?

Not-really-an-A-but-an-observation: Based on the faculty interests online, it is a slightly weird, though interesting-looking, department: lots and lots of theater folks (they seem to have an institutional connection to the theater program) but from what i can see, almost no one who specializes in fiction of any period, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. So I'd guess this one is a pretty open search--Brit or American, and with "modern" fairly broadly defined. That's just my guess.

Dickinson College
Deadline: November 6

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Drew University
Deadline: November 17

Acknowledgment received: Oct 22 (email asked for letters of rec from those who applied before Oct 20); email ack. received 10/29 (this one, too, pointing out that the original ad failed to state that we need to send letters of rec.--so if you've applied but haven't sent letters, be aware that you need to do it before the deadline); same notification 11/6; (new user) received notification that they received my materials and my "file is complete." 11/3

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Florida Atlantic University (Assistant Professor of Science Fiction)
Deadline: November 2

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
Has anyone received an application acknowledgment? (11/12)

Manhattan College
Link

Deadline: Nov. 13

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Manhattanville College
Deadline: Nov. 1

Acknowledgment:  (11/11)

MLA Interview:

Campus Interview:

Offer made:

Offer accepted:

Marquette University
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: Acknowledgment and request for additional materials 10/26; May I ask what additional materials they asked for? Thanks! (10/27). I'm not the original poster, but they requested a writing sample of me (10/28) (x5).

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
Q: Those who got a request, when did you send your letter (looked from the listing like they were reading apps as soon as received, but the deadline hasn't passed yet...)

A. I got the request a week or so after I sent in the app. I think you are likely right that they are reading through them as the receive them.

A. I got the request about 5 days later so I agree, they seem to be screening as they come in. (x2)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Deadline: October 20th

Acknowledgment received: 10/30

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Comments: WTF?

WTFWTF? It was on the JIL--gone now (expired 10/30). Listing said: "Assistant Professor Contemporary Literature and Media. The Literature Faculty at MIT is seeking to hire a beginning tenure track assistant professor specializing in contemporary literature and media. Strength in film study strongly desired. The successful applicant will participate extensively in both Literature and MIT’s Comparative Media Studies Program." Dunno why it didn't show up here till now (unless it was erased...??). (10/31)

Well, jobs only appear here if people who are using the wiki choose to put them up. (It's not as though there is some outside source creating these pages--we can't expect it to be comprehensive.) So perhaps someone who applied for the job just stumbled across the wiki and decided to add this entry. (11/1)

Miami University (Ohio):
TT Asst Prof. American Modernism (1900-1950) Link

Deadline: 11/2

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
This is purely gossip; someone can delete it if it seems inappropriate: at a conference that shall not be named I overheard a faculty member from this department mentioning that they received -- I believe I heard -- 380 applicants. I hope I misheard...  Hey, I know that conference--I'm here myself. And I know which faculty member you're talking about--and I would put a lot of faith in what she says. Geez, 380 applications. I guess it could be worse.
 * That is a lot, but not too surprising. Also, keep in mind that a good chunk of those 380 will be set aside b/c the applicants don't really specialize in American Modernism. [You'd be shocked at how many candidates apply for jobs outside their field.] (11/9)

Saint Louis University      LINK
Deadline: Review of applications begins 11/18; open until filled.

Acknowledgment Received: 11/4, 11/11

MLA Interview

Campus Interview

Offer Made

Offer Accepted

Notes and Questions
Late Job Posting: Position authorized in late Oct.

I got a personal email confirmation from the chair of the department the evening i uploaded my app (11-11)--this seems crazy! did anyone else? I assume it was a robo-response of some kind, but i don't recall that kind of confirmation from other electronic app systems.

Texas A&M
Deadline: 1 Nov

Acknowledgment received: 11/9

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
Spoke with a faculty member about what the "English Without Borders" initiative is; essentially, at their most recent external review, the department was told by administrators to "re-brand" to emphasize some kind of specialty. Since they didn't want to claim to specialize in a period, they went for "English Without Borders" because it gave them flexibility in hiring, and because transnational studies are growing so rapidly. I get the sense that they are really looking to hire in the listed fields, and the "English Without Borders" rubric is just how they'll sell their candidates to the dean.

University of Chicago
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: N/A

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

University of Idaho
Deadline:

Acknowledgment received: 11/4 (x4)

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
10/30- Received email that my cv file was corrupted and needed to be re-sent - screening has begun

11/4--nice informational e-mail about the city/school and process--decisions in early December expected

University of Maine, Farmington
Deadline: 11/9

Acknowledgment received: by mail 10/5 (with bonus pamphlet on crime statistics in Farmington!)

--Is it a safe place? Not sure if I'm actually going to apply for this one.

--Crazy safe! I think there was once a robbery there, several years ago. Yeah. Not much to fear in Farmington, besides snow I'd imagine.

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Westminster College (Missouri)
Deadline: Nov. 13

Acknowledgment received: Acknowledgment with diversity survey 11/9 (x2)

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Westminster College (Utah)
Deadline: Review begins Oct. 21

Acknowledgment received: 10/7, 10/17 (x3), 11/6

Request for additional materials (writing sample, teaching statement, recs): 11/11

MLA interview scheduled: N/A

Campus interview scheduled: N/A

Offer made: N/A

Offer accepted: N/A

Notes and Questions
Sounds like they aren't doing MLA interviews - just inviting finalists to campus.

Where did you hear this? Their ad says they are interviewing at MLA.

Acknowledgement of receipt of materials was very nice and included a timeline. It says that "[f]inalists will be invited to campus for interviews." There's no mention of MLA interviews, although I suppose that doesn't necessarily mean there won't be any. But I could see a late budget cut or some such resulting in a sudden decision to forgo MLA.

Their request for additional materials (writing sample, teaching philosophy, recs) states that they will contact applicants "in early December should we wish to request an interview at the MLA Convention in Philadelphia." (11/11) [[Category: Does anyone know anything about the University of Michigan American Cultures Digital Environments Job? I've applied and gotten their EOE survey, but no word on the actual review. Has anyone heard yea or nay?]]