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Updated: 30 December 2007 with latest info from old wiki. Old site will soon be deleted as a result.

WIKI EARLY MODERN EUROPE Applicant Counter: Yes, I'm on the market = 15 persons
 * 12/15 I'm on the market - but only for one job in this area since my major field is related.
 * 12/15 - Note: Based on U of NH's rejection letter stating there were over 135 applicants, about 9% of applicants are participating in this forum.
 * 12/15 - Congratulations and a Request. Congratulations to all of those that secured AHA interviews!  I did not get one -- but there is always next year.  For those that do go on interviews, for the benefit of others, please do consider posting your thoughts about the interview process. Please know I am not asking anyone to reveal anything that would hurt their candidacy.  Just general observations about the types of questions asked, what the interviewers consider important, etc.  Lastly, thank you to everyone who is helping with this collegial endeavor. Best, R.
 * To R: Sorry you did not get interviews this year; that was my position last year, so you have my empathy as well as sympathy. Will be happy to report back, as I'm sure others will.
 * 12/30 - Good luck to all at the AHA!
 * 1/6- Please use the Discussion Page to post any thoughts or comments about your AHA interview experience here. Share the good, the bad, and the bizarre! Thanks.

Appalachian State (1648-1848)


 * acknowledged application by snail mail (11/26)
 * AHA interviews scheduled 12/6 by phone. They were very friendly!
 * 12/7: AHA interview scheduled.

Baylor University


 * 12/14 AHA interviews scheduled

Brown University (Full professorship, Early Mod Europe)

Cal State Fullerton (Early Mod Britain)


 * 12/1: AHA interview scheduled.

Charleston Southern University

Concordia University, Montreal


 * 11/15, Campus visit scheduled (Q: Congrats! Is this for Early Modern, 19th Cen. Ireland, or 19th Cen. Quebec/Canada? Concordia has multiple postings this year, so just hoping to clarify. Thanks!) A: EME
 * 01/04: Offer made
 * 01/05: Congratulations! Did you take it or do you have any competing offers?

Duke University (British Isles/British Empire (1500-1800))


 * Q: has anybody received an acknowledgment of their application? I have not, so am wondering if I should be worried (11/26)
 * A: Yes, received ack. letter 11/24 (11/26)
 * Thank you for replying. Was it was by snail mail, then?
 * Yes, by snailmail and I sent my application to them 11/9
 * requested additional materials (12/3)
 * note on last year's wiki (I guess people hadn't realized it had rolled over?) that other writing sample requests happened 11/09 and 11/15. I guess they're doing requests on a rolling basis?  It seems very spread out
 * I'm a bit confused about the above posting. Just checked last year's wiki and it looks to me like the Duke posting in question is actually for this year, 2007-2008. Could you clarify?
 * Yes, I know, the postings are for this year. That's what I meant when I said someone hadn't realized the wiki had rolled over...I was just relaying info from the other board that should have gone on this one, and commenting that I thought it was odd the requests were so spread out.
 * Ah, I see what you mean. Some universities seem to do their reviews in batches.  See, for example, UC Riverside (mod. Br) which has also put out WS requests at two different dates.  They do it, no doubt, just to add to our anxiety!
 * Requested (via email) writing sample (2 chapters/articles) 12/8)
 * 12/8: Requested writing sample.
 * Anyone know if they do AHA? (12/14)
 * No idea (and I'm one of the ones who posted the bit about a writing sample)
 * 12/18 any further word anyone?
 * Reply: As of 12/18 pm, nope, not a peep, and I'm one of the folks who sent in writing sample back on 12/8
 * As of 12/19 pm PST still nothing. Strange.
 * 12/20: Request for additional materials + AHA Interview scheduled.
 * Congratulations. Thanks for letting us know.

East Tennessee State University


 * 12/7 AHA interview scheduled via email (They said they were going to interview nine.)

Glendon College - York University, Canada (must be bilingual in English and French)

Johns Hopkins University (E.M. Science or Technology)

Lehman College (early modern Europe and/or modern Germany)
 * 1/2 Since there was no information about this position, I decided to contact the chair of the search (e-mail on 1/1). He informed me (e-mail, same day) that I was not among the candidates the department was going to interview at the AHA.

Luther Seminary (Church History/16th century Reformation Europe)


 * 11/10: I received a rejection letter, so they probably have a shortlist.

London School of Economics (International History)

Metropolitan State University


 * 11/5 AND 11/7 - received acknowledgements of application via regular mail (yes, I received the same letter twice)
 * 12/14 so what's going on here, they should've made AHA appointments by now?
 * 12/18 They scheduled phone interviews for this week
 * 12/20 interview went well, i think?; did anyone catch when on-campus interviews were going to be? anyone get one?
 * 12/22 They said they didn't know when they would get back to interviewees re: on-campus interviews.
 * 01/02 Scheduled on-campus interview.

Providence College


 * 11/24 - received notice of receipt and question if I would be at the AHA conference.
 * Q: Was this by email or by regular mail?(A: regular mail)
 * 11/29: Letter dated 11/20 indicates that the committee is reviewing applications and will be back in contact with applicants by mid-December to schedule AHA interviews.
 * 12/14 - Any news here?
 * 12/16 - Scheduled AHA interview

Reed College (1-yr visiting appt in history/Western humanities)


 * 11/13: acknowledged receipt of app.
 * 11/29: AHA interview scheduled

Rutgers (Early Modern European Atlantic World)


 * 11/28: Acknowledged receipt of application by email.
 * 12/10 requested dissertation and AHA interview via email
 * any idea how many?
 * Reply: on the cached version of our old wiki site one Rutgers poster (and AHA interviewee) stated that there will be 13 candidates interviewed at the AHA.

Saint Francis University


 * 12/11: AHA interview scheduled (10 to be interviewed)

Simon Fraser Univ. (Late Medieval/Early Modern History of Science)

From hist-sci-tech-med board:
 * 11/10: acknowledged receipt of app.
 * 12/4 - Received letter (dated 11/27) - Search has been canceled due to budget cuts. May be run again next year.

Stonehill College (Early Mod/Modern)


 * scheduled AHA interviews 12/12

Texas Tech University


 * scheduled AHA interviews and asked for dissertation on 12/15.

Trinity Univ., San Antonio, Texas


 * 12/14 AHA interviews scheduled

University of Alabama (Atlantic World)

Univ. of Colorado - Boulder


 * 11/16: Received email notice of receipt
 * 11/29: Requested further writing sample
 * 12/14 so what's going on here, they should've made AHA appointments by now?
 * 12/14 AHA interviews scheduled

Univ. of Mass - Boston (Atlantic History)

Univ. of Miami


 * 10/29: acknowledged receipt of application
 * 11/13: Asked for dissertation (Q: Any sense how many people they are contacting?)(A:I got the sense a number of people. They want all the material as soon as possible and then will make AHA decisions by mid December, so fairly late)
 * 12/9: Set up AHA interview (7 people total)

Univ. of New Hampshire


 * 11/7: Acknowledged receipt of application (paper mail)
 * 12/5: shortlist of 12 (How did they contact you? Are they interviewing at the AHA?)(A: yes, they are interviewing 12 at the AHA)
 * 12/15: received rejection letter (nice letter though)
 * 12/15: Rejection letter also received. "over 135 applications". Yes, I thought it was very thoughtful too.
 * 12/17: I have to admit, I thought their rejection letter was really nice...almost made me feel like I wasn't too big of a loser.
 * 12/24: I finally rcvd the rejection, nice, but odd that they write that they may want to contact (go back to pool of strong applicants) later in the search, is this normal? Asking because it is my first year on the market. Thanks,
 * That is an odd thing for them to say, but I just can't see this happening. They would have to go through everyone in their AHA pool without landing a candidate, and given that this is one of the best jobs out there, it ain't going to happen. Sorry to rain on your parade.
 * 1/3: I just thought it was an odd letter, a little too 'keeping all the options on the table" for a such a job. Though, job searches fail year after year, so i suppose it doesn't hurt to keep those options open. No parade to rain on here.

Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Early Modern German Studies)


 * 11/19: requested further writing sample
 * 12/8: requested MLA interview.

Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte


 * 11/7: have a shortened, but not short list.  asked for writing sample, official transcripts and indication candidate would be at the AHA.  (as if we wouldn't...)
 * received rejection letter via email
 * 11/30 Q: Sorry to hear about the rejection letter; don't worry I'm sure there is the right job out there for you. BTW, when did you receive the email?
 * 11/30 also received rejection letter via email
 * 11/30: A: I just got the answer to my question above. Another nicely worded rejection letter.
 * while the rejection was nicely worded, and timely (rather than waiting, say, until May....), couldn't they at least have added the names of search committee people? It would have been a bit nicer, rather than being rejected by the "History (COAS) Assistant Professor/Early Modern Europe Search Committee".  Maybe I'm just bitter.
 * 11/30: Response, yes, it was rather impersonal. But, I think we can blame that impersonality on their Human Resources Dept.  If I remember correctly, this was an electronic submission application through the HR Dept.  So, after the committee decided some of us didn't make the cut, an automated email rejection response was generated by some indifferent HR staffer.  As opposed to a signed email from the chair of the committee. Clearly, this is the downside of electronic submissions.  We should remember that when we serve on job hiring committees in the future.
 * 11/30 I'm the "rejection letter" poster who forgot to put the date...sorry ...my rejection email was also today 11/30. And yes, it was a somewhat impersonal "form" e-letter. But at least they let us know.
 * 12/2: Can I ask if those who received rejections were asked for a writing sample?
 * Answer: No, I received only an ack. of application, then this recent rejection e-letter.
 * Answer: No, Same as above.
 * 12/4 scheduled AHA interviews

Univ. of Virginia (except Britain, France, Russia)


 * 10/31: acknowledged receipt of application
 * 12/14 so what's going on here, they should've made AHA appointments by now?
 * 12/14 AHA interview scheduled

Univ. of West Georgia (would prefer France)

Univ. of Wisconsin - Green Bay


 * 10/30: Set up telephone interviews, they're down to a shortlist of 12.
 * Down to a shorlist of 3

Washington and Lee (Early Modern or Modern France)


 * 11/13: Received email receipt of materials.
 * 12/12: AHA interview scheduled.

Whitman College (one -year, Africa or Europe, "with a preference for candidates who can teach courses that cover the Atlantic World within a comparative framework.")

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