Rhetoric/Composition 2010

Rhetoric/Composition
And so the nightmare begins anew. ..

How do you all think this September compares to previous years for Comp/Rhet jobs? For sure, we'll know more when the JIL comes out, but colleagues in other departments have been lamenting the dearth of jobs in their field already. Thoughts?

If all of these jobs hold, I think we'll be doing okay. My concern is that funding will fall through and some of these jobs will be withdrawn. Since that is likely, lets hope it's not too many.

See "History" page for date and time last updated.

tis the season: don't forget about the Universities to Fear wiki http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Universities_to_fear

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I'm on the market and I'm...
...ABD:

...ABD but defending this year: 22

...a Ph.D., but still at my degree-granting institution: 2

...a visiting assistant professor or adjunct position: 3

...in a post-doctoral position (ABD or with degree in hand): (with degree in hand) 2

...in a tenure-track position: 7

...in a tenured position: 1

...academic support staff (non-teaching staff): 1

...in a non-academic position:

...primarily working in comp/rhet: 1

...primarily working in a field besides comp/rhet (with strong comp/rhet background): 2

...primarily working in a field besides comp/rhet (without strong comp/rhet background):

...curious who's getting all of these campus visits, because it's CLEARLY not me: 1

...actually the one who's getting all the campus visits:

...possesses the superhero ability to get an interview and immediately freeze all jobs in the immediate vicinity:

...trying to remember why I wanted to be an academic: 2

...ready to give up: 1

...wondering if McDonald's is still hiring: 1

...officially out of the game. Here's to being back on the market in '10-'11! ugh...:

Actually, I'm just lurking
...as a SC member: 2

...as a faculty member (not on SC) in a dept. that is about to release a job ad: 1

...as someone on the market in 2010:


 * Q to SC Lurkers: Are you willing to say what info interests you here?

Tenure-Track Jobs
(ALPHABETICAL)

American University of Kuwait
 * Phone Interview on Oct. 12 2009--Very friendly.

Arizona State University
 * confirmation of application, request EEO info

Auburn University 
 * request for more materials x9

Augusta State University (WC Director)

Augusta State University (Asst. Prof.)


 * confirmation of application, request EEO info

Baylor University 
 * confirmation of application

Birmingham-Southern College 

Boise State (WAC) 

Bluffton (OH) University (TESOL) 
 * requested supplemental application form

Bradley (IL) University 

Bridgewater State 

Brigham Young University 

Buena Vista University 

Confirmation of receipt of application, late October.

Catawba College 

Central Michigan University 
 * confirmation of receipt of application, request for EEO info x 5 

Clemson University 
 * request for more materials x4

Coastal Carolina 

College of Coastal Georgia (Q: Where is this position listed?) 

Eastern Illinois 
 * confirmation of application 

Fayetteville State University

note: do see "universities to fear" and prepare yourself accordingly.

Florida Atlantic University 

Georgia Gwinett College 

Georgia Southern (new media) 

Georgia State 
 * confirmation of application, request EEO info 

Grand Valley State 

Grandview (IA) College 

Harvard (Preceptor- not tenure track) link to job ad
 * e-mail confirmation of receipt of application, mid-October

IUPUI 


 * confirmation of application

Kutztown University of PA 

Lafayette College 

Lebanon Valley College 

Lewis (IL) University (WPA) 

Longwood (VA) University 
 * confirmation of receipt of application, request for EEO info

Loyola University, MD 
 * email requesting phone interview to be set up in 2 weeks 10/26
 * Phone interview set up

Loyola University, MD (Prof./Dir. of Writing Center) 
 * Phone Interview on Oct. 30 2009--planning to bring finalists to campus at end of November/early December.  

Mt. Union (Writing Center) 

Northwest Missouri State University 

Penn State Berks (Writing Center TT) 

Penn State York 

Pepperdine University 

Pitzer College (Writing Center) 

Purdue University 
 * Ack of Application/EEO Card x2 

'Queens College, CUNY ' 
 * Where is this advertised? It's on the MLA JIL (ade.org) 

Regent University 

Rider University (2) 

Roosevelt University 

Rowan University link to job ad 

Simpson College 

St. John Fisher College 

St. Norbert College 

St. Xavier 

Seton Hill University 

Shepherd University 

Soka University

Swarthmore College (3 year renewable position) 

Tarleton State University 

Texas A&M 
 * confirmation of application, request EEO info 

University of Alaska-Fairbanks 

University of Colorado (Denver) 

University of Dayton (ESL) 

University of Florida, Gainesville 
 * FL: Received a letter in response to my app that "after reviewing materials" they will only be inviting "two or three" applicants to campus and "to bear with them during these endeavors". I take this to mean no MLA intvws. x3 
 * Last I heard, about a month ago, the committee was planning to go to MLA. This will be their third search for this position in as many years.

University of Hartford 
 * Ack of Application/EEO Card x3 

University of IIlinois Urbana-Champaign 
 * request for more materials x6 

University of Kansas 

University of Louisville 
 * confirmation receipt of application x3 

University of Maryland 
 * confirmation of application, request EEO info x4 

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth 

University of Michigan (2 positions: 1 Beginning Asst, Advanced Asst, or Assoc. Prof, open specialty; 1 Asst Prof for Digital Culture Cluster) (Q: There's only 1 on MLA. What's the second position?) 
 * confirmation of application, request EEO info x2 
 * very nice confirmation letter that included a timeline for decisions - professional and thoughtful

University of Nebraska 
 * request for more materials x1

University of North Florida 

University of Pittsburgh 
 * Ack of Application/EEO Card x5 

University of South Carolina, Columbia 
 * confirmation of application, request EEO info x3 

University of South Carolina Upstate 

University of South Dakota 


 * confirmation of application, requested EEO info

University of Southern Indiana link 
 * Phone interview scheduled 10/9 -- very nice 
 * Phone interview scheduled 10/13 -- very nice interviewers
 * Contacting my references, 11/02

University of Texas-Arlington 
 * -request for more materials x3 

University of Texas-Brownsville 

University of Texas-Pan American 

University of Utah (2 positions) 
 * -request for more materials x2 

University of Waterloo 

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 

University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Wesleyan College 


 * acknowledgment of application (2)

Western Carolina University 

Winona State (3 positions) 

Xavier University (WPA)
 * Ack of Application/EEO Card x2

Offers Made
List Institution and whether (1) offer has been made and (2) accepted (with date).


 * example

== Hiring Info == If you wish, please feel free to use this section to share information salaries offered. It would be helpful to all current and future seekers. If you're willing to do this, make a note of the kind of job, the level (asst/assoc/full), the region, the kind of university, the salary, and any very significant perks/incentives (if any), male or female, and if you negotiated