Medieval 2009

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Medievalist wiki-count: 32 [please add yourself if you haven't already]

Primary Specialization: Anglo-Saxon/Old English: 9 Middle English: 16 Anglo-Saxon/Middle English 1 Comparative Medieval (Middle English, Med. Latin, Old French): 6 Med/Ren: 0 Primarily lurker; only applied to a couple jobs: (3)

OFFERS
U of York: November 19 (and accepted Dec 16) Rollins College (Jan 27) Southern Methodist University (offer accepted Feb 6) Sweet Briar (offer accepted Feb 17) Yale University (heard through grapevine -- and that it's been accepted) UC Irvine (heard through grapevine -- and that it's been accepted) This is correct, it has been offered and accepted Winona (accepted Feb 13) University of New Hampshire (accepted Feb. 16) Franklin and Marshall (accepted Feb. 18)

ON-CAMPUS VISITS
Alcorn State: invited to campus 1/16-1/18 Cal State - Long Beach: campus visit set up for early Feb. (1/26) Cal State - Sacramento: visits set up for Jan/Feb (1/9) Columbia invite for January visit (12/30) Fordham U: Two finalists invited to campus November 17, December 9  Search Suspended Franklin and Marshall: phone and email invite on Dec. 30 for visit after Jan. 20 Kennesaw SU: Contacted December 11 for campus visit in January Marymount Manhattan: invited for campus visit 2/16, not yet scheduled Mercer U invite for January visit (1/12) Penn State York invite for January visit (12/31) Rollins College (1/16) Southern Methodist U invite for January visit (12/29) Sweet Briar College invite for Jan/Feb visit (12/30) Saint Xavier University invite for Jan/Feb visit (1/8) x2 for early Feb invite (1/9) UC Irvine invite for January visit (1/8) UCLA - invited two to campus in mid-January Univ. of New Hampshire (1/2), called short list of alternates to say that they were not in the top 3 (for more on this, see discussion top right) Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham (1/14) Univ of Montevallo (2/12) Winona SU (1/23)

See Discussion tab, top right, for general discussion and questions.

MLA INTERVIEWS
Cal State - Long Beach: December 10 (x2), December 11 (x2), December 12 Cal State - Sacramento: November 25 (x5) Claremont McKenna: December 5 (x2), December 7 (x2) Columbia U: December 5 (x5) Franklin and Marshall: December 15 (x5) Mercer U: December 5 (x6) Penn State York: December 12 (x8) St. Xavier U: November 23 (x4) Southern Methodist U: December 3 (x5) Sweet Briar C: December 12 (x4) Richard Stockton College of New Jersey: December 5 (x4) Rhodes College: December 12 (x2) Rollins College: December 10 (x6) U of Alabama at Birmingham: December 5 (x2) UC Irvine: December 3 (x4), December 18 U of Montevallo (AL): December 2 (x6) University of New Hampshire: December 18 (x4) Yeshiva U: November 23 (x2) Yale: December 17 (x2)

PHONE INTERVIEWS
California U of PA: contacted December 5, scheduled for Dec 9 & 10 Kennesaw SU: December 4 University of Houston-Clear Lake: scheduled November 24 Marymount Manhattan: scheduled December 15 Alcorn SU: contacted January 14, scheduled January 21

Alcorn SU (MS)
Deadline: November 30 (review of applications) Received acknowledgment of application: November 19, December 8 Set up phone interview for January 21: January 14

Cal State-Long Beach
Deadline: November 1 (review of applications) Received email with link to EOE form: November 24 (x3), December 9 Emailed letter confirming application was complete: December 8 (x2) MLA Interview: December 10 (x2) MLA Interview: December 11 (x2) MLA Interview: December 12 On-campus interview arranged: Jan. 26

Cal State- Sacramento
Deadline: November 17 Received acknowledgment of application: November 22 Contacted via phone to schedule MLA interview: November 25 (x5) Invite for Jan/Feb campus visit: January 9

California University of Pennsylvania
Deadline: November 21 Received application acknowledgment letter: November 20 (and Affirmative Action data sheet) Received phone call to set up phone interview: December 5 (x2) (scheduled for Dec 9 & 10)

Claremont McKenna C (CA)
Deadline: November 1 Request for writing sample: November 20 (x3), November 26 MLA interview scheduled by phone: December 5 (x2), December 7 (x2) Rejection by mail: December 15 (x5)

Columbia (1200-1500)
Deadline: October 31 Request for writing sample: November 7, November 11, November 18 Request for second writing sample: December 2 (x2), and MLA interview request MLA interview scheduled by phone (no second writing sample request): December 5 (x3) Invite for January campus visit: December 30

Fordham U (Associate Prof.)
Deadline: October 15 Two finalists invited to campus: Date? The first visit is next week, so I imagine the date was over a week ago. A finalist visited November 17 and the visit of the second is December 9 The search has been suspended for budgetary reasons.

Franklin and Marshall College (PA) (Asst or Assc)
Deadline: November 17 Received letter acknowledging application: November 13, November 21, November 22 MLA interview scheduled: December 15 (x5) Phone and email invite for campus visit after January 20: December 30

Georgia Gwinnett C (GA) (Open Rank)
Deadline: No date given

Kennesaw SU (GA) (applied linguistics and medieval)
Deadline: November 1 Phone Interview scheduled for December 4 (x4) Writing Sample request and Campus Visit (for January): Contacted December 11

Marymount Manhattan C (Med. and/or Ren.)
Deadline: November 15 Received letter acknowledging application: November 10 Phone interview scheduled December 15 (x2) Q: Are they only considering candidates who do a combination of medieval AND renaissance? invite for campus visit 2/16

Mercer U (GA) - (Med. & linguistics)
Deadline: November 14 Received phone call to set up MLA interview: December 5 (x6) Rejection via snail mail: December 11 Invite for January campus visit: January 12

Penn State: York
Deadline: November 10 (review of applications) Received letter acknowledging application: November 8, November 11, November 14 MLA interview request via email: December 12 (x8) Invite for January campus visit: December 31

Rhodes C (TN)
Deadline: November 3 Email acknowledging receipt of application: October 28, November 6 Equal opportunity postcard: November 19 (x2) Request for writing sample: November 14, November 19, November 20 MLA interview scheduled by phone: December 12 (x2)

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Deadline: November 14 Received acknowledgment of application: November 17, November 19 MLA Interview request: December 5 (x4)

Rollins C (FL)
Deadline: October 15 (review of applications) Email acknowledging receipt of application: October 15 Request for additional materials: November 3, November 5, November 12 (x2), November 13 MLA interview request: December 11 (x6) Email rejection: December 12 (x9) How many of the 200 applicants are serious contenders? There were 200 applications for this position?! Why do you ask?
 * The email said there were 200 applicants. Are there that many medievalists on the market?  If so, I want to know what people are doing right to get SCs to look at their material.

Wow! I think they're...working with strange statistics. There absolutely are not 200 medievalists out on the market this year - even those trying to move from positions they already hold. A couple of years ago, I got a solid statistic from a very good state school on the number of applications for a medieval position (no sub-specialty specified - just general medieval) - their total? 75. They might be doing multiple searches and tallying all the apps together. The email said 200 applicants for their "tenure-track positions"--they were advertising in more than one field this year. I don't think that it meant 200 medievalists. Yes; they're also seeking an Americanist. Also, I believe they were looking for a VAP in American lit as well as TT candidate in Amer.
 * Greetings from the Americanist (20-21st c.) page. Any word yet?  I ask because one candidate was contacted on 30 December, while others of us expected a later decision (one member of the committee was to be on holiday, etc.).  Quite possibly there are two committees, though that was not my impression.  Best wishes to you all, in and beyond this time of waiting.

St. John's U (MN) (medieval and poetry writing)
Deadline: November 14

St. Xavier U (IL)
Deadline: November 10 Received acknowledgment letter: November 19 MLA Interview request: November 23 (x4) Invite for Jan/Feb campus visit: January 8 Invite for early Feb campus visit: January 9

SUNY: Stony Brook
Deadline: November 1 Email acknowledging application, says search has been suspended because of budget cuts in NY state

Southern Methodist University (TX)
Deadline: October 20 (for full consideration) Email acknowledging receipt of application: October 17 Dossier request: November 4, November 7 MLA Interview request: December 3 (x5) Mass email rejection set out: Date? Invite for January campus visit: December 29 Offer made and accepted

Sweet Briar C (VA)
Deadline: November 15 Email acknowledgement of application: November 3 Email acknowledgement of application: November 11 [overseas applicant] MLA Interview Request by phone: December 12 (x4) Invite for Jan/Feb campus visit: December 30

U of Alabama-Birmingham (Anglo-Saxon)
Deadline: November 1 Dossier and writing sample request: November 10 (x2) Rejection by mail: December 15 MLA interview request: December 5 (x2) Invite for campus visit: January 14

U of Alabama-Huntsville
Deadline: November 15 Announcement on MLA job listing for this school says that university-wide hiring freeze was announced Oct. 2, so they are no longer accepting applications.

U of California-Irvine (Assistant or Associate Prof.)
Deadline: October 24 Email acknowledgment received: October 21 Update (November 3): Position may be frozen, currently under review Any word on this position yet?? (no official word, but I cannot find the job posting on the school's HR page or on the department page) (I got an e-mailed acknowledgment on Nov. 3, so I don't know why they'd freeze the position and not send out another e-mail to the same list) I've heard from a faculty member that the search IS going ahead. So interviewees should receive word in the next week or two... MLA Interview request: December 3 (x4) MLA Interview request: December 18 Invite for January campus visit: January 8 Email rejection: January 20

UCLA (Associate or Full Prof.)
Deadline: November 3 Acknowledgment received: November 6 E-mail rejection: December 16

U of Houston-Clear Lake
Deadline: October 31 Phone interview request: November 24

U of Miami (FL) (Late Medieval)
Deadline: November 3 Writing Sample requested by email: October 15 According to JIL, search has been canceled

U of Montevallo (AL)
Deadline: November 14 Email request for MLA interview: December 2 (x6) Request for on-campus interview, Jan 12

U of New Hampshire
Deadline: November 14 Received acknowledgment letter November 21, November 22 '''Anyone heard from UNH yet? Their letter said that if you don't hear by Dec. 15 you can assume you're not a finalist, but no one seems to have heard anything... ''' You're not the only one; I haven't heard anything yet either. See the Discussion page (top right corner)  Contacted by phone for MLA interview: December 18 (x4)

U of Pittsburgh (Assistant or Associate Prof.)
Deadline: November 1 Notified by mail that application was received: October 31 Email requesting additional materials: November 7, November 10 (x2) Email rejection: November 11 (x7) Email rejection: also November 11 (note: I'm an Assoc. Prof, for whatever that info is worth) Email rejection: November 13 (x4) Search canceled: email notification November 24

U of York (UK) (High Middle Ages)
Deadline: October 24 Offer Made: November 19

Wesleyan U (Assc or Full)
Deadline: November 17 Dec. 23, finalists chosen for campus visits

Winona SU (MN)
Deadline: November 14
 * Does anyone know if they plan on interviewing at MLA? Are they perhaps having budgetary problems?  Any news at all out of frozen Minnesota?
 * 1/27 called the department today and was told that nothing has been canceled.
 * 1/28 they interviewed at MLA and have scheduled campus visits

Yale
Deadline: November 1 Postcard notification of application receipt (stapled to EOE reporting card): October 31 Postcard notification of application receipt (stapled to EOE reporting card): November 3 [overseas applicant] Postcard notification of application receipt (stapled to EOE reporting card): November 14 (x2) Is there any information on this search? Check the Discussion page (top right corner) Phone call for MLA interview: December 17 (x2) Postcard rejection: December 18 (x2)

Yeshiva U (NYC)
Deadline: November 6 Request for writing sample: October 26 (x2) Request for MLA interview: November 23 (x2) Email rejection: December 1 (x4) Email update (neither a rejection nor an interview request): December 2