Japanese Langugage and Literature 2012-2013

Tenure Track (Modern)

Beloit College 

• Initial interview will be conducted by phone. Application deadline: December 20, 2012
• Acknoweldgment of application received. (1/18/13)
• Skype interview scheduled (posted 2/2/13)
• Notice of not having been selected for an on-campus interview (which seems to imply that on-campus interviews were scheduled) (posted 2/13/13)
• Offer accepted (second-hand notice, mid-March)

Chapman University

• Email confirmation of receipt of application (posted 3/5/13)
• Offer made

Earlham College

• --Any news on Earlham?-->Nope. (1/7/13)

• --Additional materials requested from remaining 20 (approx.) candidates for search committee meeting on 1/09/13.

• --No news (1/11/13)

• --Any candidates who sent additional materials heard anything? (1/12/13)

• --Email stating that search postponed until mid-Feb. Might be two hires. (1/14/13) x2

• -Anything new? Anyone asked for campus visit? (3/5/13)

• --I have not heard anything since I was asked for more materials. (3/6/13)
• One position offered and accepted. Campus visits underway for second (3/25/13)
• Second offer made and accepted (4/09/13)

George Washington U

• received rejection email end of Nov
• Campus visits still ongoing.
• any news?

Grand Valley State University

• Conference interviews at ACTFL/AATJ conference (11/15-18)
• On-campus interviews seem to be in process (posted 1/27/13)
• any news?
• Received email saying that the position has been filled. (3/7/13)

Kennesaw State University

• Phone interviews scheduled. (03/27)

Macalester

• Offer made 12/7/12

• Offer accepted

Middle Tennessee State University

• campus interviews scheduled for February
• offer made (03/01)
• received rejection email stating that the offer has been accepted (4/10)

Ohio State

• Campus visits scheduled.
• Offer made and accepted (3/7).

SUNY - New Paltz

• Request for Skype interview received
• Any news?

• Campus Interviews Scheduled

U of Arizona

• This is a full-time and benefits-eligible position that will begin in fall 2013. Review of applications will begin on December 10, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled.
• Skype interview request (1/11) x 2
• Campus visit request (2/5)
• Campus visits complete (3/2)
• any news?
• Offer made and accepted.

U British Columbia

• Modern, Contemporary culture
• heard second-hand that they've invited candidates for campus visits, but can't confirm. [posted 1/1/13]
• They asked semi-finalists for additional materials due by 1/1/13, so it's highly unlikely they've invited candidates to campus already. (1/4/13)
• Skype interview Jan 14 (posted 1/19/13)
• Anybody hear back?
• Campus visits arranged late Jan thru 1st week of Feb with three or four candidates.
• Any news here?
• Offer made.

UCLA

• Review of applications to begin Oct. 15
• Any news?-->Not for me.
• I heard that campus interview invitations were made sometime ago. (1/13/13)
• any news?
• Offer made.

U Colorado Boulder

• Early Modern (Edo)
• Heard sometime back that interviews were scheduled.
• Offer made

U of Denver

• Notification for Skype interview received
• campus interviews scheduled (posted 1/23/13)
• offer made and accepted.

U Minnesota Twin Cities

• On campus interview in December 2012
• offer made

U New Mexico

• Request for Skype interview received (x4)
• Anyone heard anything after the skype interview? It is almost 3 weeks after the skype interview.
• I, for one, haven't heard anything.
• Neither have I. (UNM told me they would reply in 2-3 weeks.) 
• I also haven't heard back. I just assumed I was off the short-list. (2/1/13) 
• During the Skype interview they appeared very rushed and short on resrouces. (2/2/13)
• Received nice rejection e-mail stating position had been filled. (2/20/13)x3

University of the South, Sewanee

• Posted 12/17
• Campus visits scheduled throughout March.
• Offer made and accepted. (04/03)

Yale

• 4 Visits in November

• Offer made 12/15
• Offer accepted.

Postdocs / Visiting Positions

Boston University

• request for more materials (3/21/13)
• First round interviews completed. Anyone heard anything? 
• Done deal.
• Offer extended and accepted.

Centre College

• Request for phone interview received
• Offer made and accepted

U of Chicago - Early Modern

• posted at Humanities and Social Sciences Postdocs 2012-13

Knox College

• Any news after the Skype interview? 

Lehigh University

• Request for guest lecture received 
• Received rejection mail.

North Central College

• Skype interview scheduled
• Campus interviews scheduled (posted 1/23/13)
• search completed

Wellesley - Mellon Postdoc

• posted at Humanities and Social Sciences Postdocs 2012-13
• Has anyone heard anything? 

Williams College

• offer made