Editing Jewish Studies

=='''2008-2009'''==

For Jewish Studies Jobs advertised in 2009-2010 see:
[[Jewish Studies 2009-2010]]

'''Number of searches canceled due to the economy (and ponzi schemes):''' 4

'''Area of Specialization:'''

'''Medieval''': 2

'''Hebrew Bible''': 5

'''Hellenistic-Second Temple Judaism''': 1 

'''Rabbinic Literature''': 3

'''Ancient''': 1

'''Modern''': 5

==Tenure-Track Jobs ==


*'''Boston College''': Hebrew Bible
**Interviewed at SBL
***''Rejection email received (not so classy)''
*'''Boston University''': Religion and literary arts 
** Updates
***contacted about AAR interview
*'''Boston University''': Modern Jewish History
**Updates
***Contacted about AJS/AHA interview (11/12)
***''Rejection received by mail (12/12)''
***"Rejection (post AJS interview) received by email"
****Hire announced on Dept. website. No name released.
*'''Chicago Theological Seminary''': Filled
*'''Claremont School of Theology''': Hebrew Bible
**Updates
*** Interviews conducted at SBL
*** rejection letter received
*'''Columbia University''': Rabbinic-Medieval Judaism (Senior position)
*'''Columbia University''': Witten professorship
*semi-finalists contacted
*'''George Washington University''': Hebrew Bible

*Search cancelled for financial reasons
*'''Harvard Divinity School Women's Studies in Religion Program''' 
**Has anyone heard from them? Last year, rejection letters had arrived by now.
*<s>'''Hofstra University''': Hebrew and Comparative Literature</s> 
** Updates 
*** '''Search canceled (Madoff related). I believe all Hosftra jobs were frozen. (12/16)'''
*<s>'''Hofstra University''': Pre-modern Judaism </s>
** Updates 
***contacted for SBL interview
***heard they have contacted finalists about on campus interviews
***'''Search canceled due to budget problems (12/16)'''
*'''King's University College at the University of Western Ontario''': Jewish Studies/Hebrew Bible 
**Updates 
***Initial interviews took place at AAR
***oncampus interviews completed
***'''job offer extended (December)'''
***Not accepted; they will try again next year
*'''Princeton University Tikvah Fellowship''': Jewish Thought
*Rejection letter received
*'''Princeton University''': Hebrew Bible 
**has anyone heard anything? I sent application in mid october and haven't even received an acknowledgment letter/email (as of 12/19).
**rejection letter recieved (01/02)
*'''Queens College''': Eastern Europe and Holocaust 
** Has anyone heard anything from them? 
*** Position filled! Congrats to Elissa Bemporad!
*'''Queens College''': Medieval/Pre-Modern (yay!) History/Thought 
**Received confirmation of receipt of application (12/16)
**1/5 - received letter that review of applications will begin in late January 
**2/3 finalists will be chosen before the end of next week--that's right, no preliminary interviews!
**2/8 campus invitations
**3/4 offer extended to somebody deserving, but unfortunately not me
*'''Rhodes College''':Hebrew Bible 
**Phone interview scheduled (1/7/09) 
***Campus interview scheduled (1/27/09)
***Offer made and accepted
*'''San Francisco State University''': Israel Studies 
**October 31 application deadline
**Received confirmation of receipt of application (mid-November)
**Has anyone heard anything else on this one?
*'''Santa Clara:''' Modern Judaism: 
** Updates 
*** On-campus visits scheduled for January. Heard it was filled.
*'''St. Thomas More College''': 
**  offer extended and accepted (3/10)  
*'''Swarthmore College''': Open specialization 
** Updates 
***contacted about AAR interview
***contacted for campus interview
***job offer made and accepted
*'''Temple University''': Jewish History
*'''University of Buffalo''': Rabbinics (Senior position) 
**Updates 
***Interviewed at AJS
*** Rejection received.
***'''Offer extended and accepted (02/13)'''
*'''Univ. of California - Davis''': Pre-modern Judaism 
** Updates 
***contacted about AAR interview
***contacted about AJS interview
***contacted for additional materials, including dissertation to date (12/24)
***contacted about campus interview 1/13 
***RE:question about fields that was posted earlier: I'm also going there and also not in Hebrew Bible.
***rejection received by phone after campus interview (2/4)
*'''University of Chicago Divinity School''': Hebrew Bible
*'''University of Colorado''': Jewish Literature (Yiddish, German, Slavic languages) 
** Updates 
***contacted for AJS interview 
**** contacted for campus interview (1/5)
**** '''offer extended''' (2/2)
*'''University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign''': Israeli Cultural Studies 
*<s>'''University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign''': Rabbinics </s>


**contacted about preliminary interview
**'''Search canceled 12/15''' 

*'''University of Maryland - College Park''': Israel Studies* 
**flying out finalists in February
*'''University of Memphis''': Judaic Studies, 1-yr position with possibility of renewal for up to 2 additional years. 
**Updates 
***Contacted regarding phone interview (01/22)
*'''University of Michigan''': Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture 
** 3 flyouts scheduled, Jan. 14-23rd.
*<s>'''University of Minnesota''': Israelite religion</s> 
**Updates 
***contacted about SBL interview
***''cancelled for budgetary reasons'' [http://www.mndaily.com/2009/01/18/hiring-pause-creates-ripples-education]

*<s>'''Univ. of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill''': Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History </s>


**interviews to take place at AHA
**''cancelled for budgetary reasons'' 

*'''Univ. of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill''': Hebrew Bible 
**Updates 
***preliminary interviews took place at SBL
***received notice that they are now conducting on-campus interviews
*'''Univ. of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill''': Rabbinics 


**contacted (by phone) about AJS interview (12/2)
**contacted for campus interview (ph, 1/20) 

*'''University of North Carolina -- Wilmington (Bloch Distinguished Professor)''' 
**Updates 
***Contacted about on-campus interview in January
*'''Univ. of Pittsburgh''': Classical Judaism (Perlow Lectureship) 
**Updates 
***Interviewed at AJS
***offer extended 4/6
*'''University of San Diego:''' Contemporary Judaism: 
**Updates 
***Conference interviews took place at AAR.
***On-campus visits took place in December.
***'''Received rejection letter via email (1/14); position filled'''
*'''Univ. of Southern California''': Ruth Ziegler Chair in Culture and Faith (11/15) 
**Updates 
***Has anyone heard any news about this?
***Not a word: Jan/18
***I've heard the committee is looking at a short list.
*'''University of Texas Austin''': Jewish Studies/Rabbinics 
**Updates 
***contacted about AJS interview
***''rejection email received (classy!) 12/11''
***''rejection received; short list determined''
*'''University of Washington''': Hazel D. Cole Fellowship 
**Updates 
***rejection email received (1/12)
*'''University of Wisconsin - Madison''': Israeli Literature & Culture 
**Position filled
*'''Vanderbilt University: Rabbinics''' 
**Updates 
***contacted about AJS interview (11/21)
***rejection received, did not interview (something in the works?) (1/13)
***contacted for campus interview 
***offer extended 3/2
***'''''offer accepted 3/10'''''
*'''Wellesley''': Hebrew Bible 
**Updates 
***First round interviews took place at SBL
***On-campus invitation 12/17
***offer made and accepted
*'''Wesleyan University''' 
**Updates 
***contacted about interview
***phone interview 12/10 in lieu of AAR interview
***Campus invitation, 1/12 (ph)
*'''Yale''': Intellectual and Cultural History, 1800-present (1/15)
*campus interviews scheduled
*offer made and accepted 4/20

==Visiting Positions==








*'''American University '''- Schusterman Teaching Fellowship/Visiting Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies
*'''Miami University - '''Visiting Instructor or Visiting Assistant Professor, Ancient Judaism / Rabbinics, job posted 3/1 
**Telephone interview scheduled 4/6
**Offer made
**Offer declined, interviews are ongoing
**Offer made and accepted

* '''Georgetown University'''-Visiting Assistant Professor, Jewish Civilization, posted 1/16

==Format guidelines==
'''For new position announcements''', please add the relevant information: School, specialty, due date, and link to job description, if available.

'''As job search progress indicators become available''', add the type of information and date ''preceded by a two asterisks'' on the next line after the position announcement. The link to a job description can be deleted after the application due date.

For example:
Midwest Dreamland U, 16/17th c., due 11/1/08
* Updates:
** writing sample requested by e-mail 11/5
** phone interview scheduled 11/20
** MLA interview scheduled 12/3
** on-campus interview invitation 1/12
** <s>'''Search Canceled'''</s>
** '''offer extended''' 3/11
** '''offer accepted''' 3/25
** ''rejection letter received'' 4/1   (Rejection letters received after the on-campus visits.)
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