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2008-2009 Film & Media Studies Jobs
Amherst College Open Position - Film and Media Studies

Deadline: November 1

Arcadia University Asst. Prof of Communications- Media Studies

Deadline: November 1

Babson College Asst. Prof of Critical Media Studies

Deadline: November 7

Butler University Asst. Prof. of Comm.- Film/Critical Media

Deadline: November 5

Carleton University Assistant Professor of Film Studies

Deadline: November 1

Catholic University of America Assistant- Media Studies (Film/TV)

Deadline: October 1

College of Charleston Asst. Prof. of English- Film Studies

Deadline: November 10

Colorado State University Assistant Prof. of Communications- Popular Culture

Deadline: November 1

Concordia University (Quebec) Tenure-track faculty in Film Studies

Deadline: November 17

Fordham University Tenure-track position in Film and TV Studies

Deadline: December 1

Franklin Pierce University Asst. Prof of Mass Comm/Media Studies

Deadline: On-going

George Mason University Assistant - Film and Media Studies

Deadline: November 3, Search Canceled, as per MLA listing (11/7)

Harvard University Tenure-Track position in Film Studies

Deadline: October 17

Kenyon College Asst. Prof of Film

Deadline: November 15

Lewis & Clark College Asst. Prof of Media Studies

Deadline: November 1

McGill University Assistant - Cultural Studies

Deadline: November 15

Messiah College Assistant - Film

Deadline: September 15

Michigan Technological University Assistant - Media/Cultural Studies

Deadline: October 20

Montclair State University Assistant - Cinema Studies

Deadline: November 1

New York University Assistant/Mid-level Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies

Deadline: October 31

Northern Illinois University Assistant Professor of Film and Literature

Deadline: November 20

Ohio University Assistant - Film

Deadline: October 3

Ohio State University Assistant Professor in the History and Criticism of Film

Deadline: October 15

Pomona College Assistant Professor of Film Studies

Deadline: November 1

SUNY Brockport Assistant - Film Studies

Deadline: October 31

Texas State University, San Marcos Assistant - English and Film Studies

Deadline: November 1

Texas Tech University Assistant - Film Studies

Deadline: November 1

Towson University Assistant - New Media Deadline: November 15

Trinity College Assistant - Film Studies

Deadline: November 1

Union College Assistant Prof. of English- Film Studies

Deadline: Ongoing-11/3

University of California, Santa Barbara (literature and media technologies or cultures between 1800 and c. 1980)

Deadline: October 24

University of Chicago Tenure-Track, Chinese-language Cinema

Deadline: Review begins October 20

University of Houston-Downtown (2 positions) Assistant--Global Cinema, New Media, or post-Renaissance Drama

Deadline: November 9

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Deadline: November 14

University of Massachusetts, Boston (2 positions)

Deadline: November 1

University of Memphis Assistant/Associate- Media/etc

Deadline: October 20

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2 positions)

Deadline: November 7

University of North Carolina Wilmington Assistant Professor of Film Studies (2 positions: 1 in World Cinema, 1 in World or Avant-Garde)

Deadline: November 3

University of North Texas Asst. - Feminist/Critical Communications/Media

Deadline: November 7

University of South Carolina Assistant - Popular Contemporary Media Studies/Film

Deadline: October 3

University of Texas, Austin

Deadline: October 15

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Deadline: November 3

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Assistant Professor in the History and Criticism of Film

Deadline: October 15

Western New England College Asst. Prof English/Writing/Reading with specialty in film possible

Deadline: November 15

Whitman College

Deadline: October 10

Receipt of Materials
Amherst College email 10/ 24

Arcadia University Asst. Prof of Communications- Media Studies Letter of Rcpt of Materials, 10/30

Babson college''' Assistant professor of Media Studies Email confirmation of materials, 11/7

Boston University Assistant professor of TV Studies Email confirmation of CV, 11/3

Colorado State University E-mail response of materials, 10/29

Fordham University Asst. Professor Film/TV

Email response of materials, 11/11

Harvard University Tenure-track Position in Film Studies

Email Response of Receipt of Materials 10/10

Kenyon College Tenure-track Position in Film

Email Response of Receipt 11/10

Michigan Technological University Assistant - Media/Cultural Studies

Letter indicating Receipt of Materials 10/27

Pomona College Letter indicating receipt of materials 11/10 (2)

Union College e-mail confirmation of materials, 11/7

University of Michigan Open-Rank - Film and Media Studies

Letter indicating Receipt of Materials Late Sept.

University of North Carolina Wilmington Asst. Professor of Film Studies

Email indicating receipt of material, 11/11

University of South Carolina Assistant - Media Studies

Letter indicating Receipt of Materials Late Sept.

Texas State University, San Marcos Assistant - English and Film Studies

Card Response of Receipt of Materials 10/25

Trinity College

Email Response of Receipt of Materials 10/27

University of Massachusetts Boston Assistant - Film Studies

Card Response of Receipt of Materials 11/07

Whitman College

Letter indicating Receipt of Materials 10/25

Requests for Further Materials
Catholic University of America Assistant- Media Studies (Film/TV)

E-mail request for further materials: October 8th (x6)

Texas Tech University Asst. Prof- English/Film

E-mail request for dossier: 11/13

Phone Interviews
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Email request on 11/3 for preliminary phone interview to be held same week. Email request on 11/7 for preliminary phone interview to be held week of 11/10.

On-Campus Interviews
Messiah College Phone call to schedule 10/24, Interview scheduled for late Nov/early Dec.

Ohio University Campus visits scheduled for early/mid November.

Whitman College Campus visits scheduled for November

General Discussion
Just seen that the tenure-track post at Harvard was advertised this year - anybody know where? Did I just miss it or was it not advertised widely?? Any links to archived sites on details of the post?

It was a joint English/Film position that was canceled early in the process (before interviews) and postponed to this year.

Darn it, that means I missed the deadline - was keeping an eye out for it but must have just missed it coming up on the CHE. How long was it advertised for?

Just a correction: The Harvard position was not English/Film. It's in their Visual and Environmental Studies Dept.

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Anybody receive receipt confirmations from Ohio U, Ohio St. U, or U Wisconsin Milwaukee yet? It looks like Ohio U already has scheduled interviews? No, but UWM and OSU were planning to phone candidates by the end of Oct./First week in Nov.

Any news on U of Michigan's media positions? I received an acknowledgement, but have heard no more. They've delayed the junior search till later, so I'm told (though still this academic year)

Has anyone heard anything about the SUNY Stony Brook job? Letter rec'd saying it was canceled for fiscal reasons 11/1

Has anyone heard anything about the Ohio State job? I heard they said late October to begin contacting candidates, but I've yet to see confirmation of this.

U. of Virginia assistant professor job in Media Studies has been canceled b/c of budgetary issues. Received email on 11/5

George Mason also canceled, as per MLA listing (11/7)

Can't find any mention of that UMASS Amherst Job. Not even on their HR site or chronicle, so I am wondering if its a mistake or if anyone has any info, like what department, app due date, or where you found the listing.

No, it was not a mistake. I had the job linked at both Chronicle and their HR site, but they have been taken down in the last 3-4 weeks. I'm fairly certain that it was eliminated with the hiring freeze that they have going on.

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Have anyone heard things from some of the earlier jobs beyond EEO/AA cards or receipt of materials? Say from: CUA, University of South Carolina, Whitman College, or University of Iowa? -- CUA requested addt'l materials, but haven't heard since then (early Oct.) (3) -- Whitman is interviewing

Has anyone heard from The Catholic University of America? I received a request for additional materials on October 8th and haven't heard anything since then. Thank you!

-I called today, and the chair has been out for a few days. The administrative assistant knew that they had met a couple times about it but said to call back Monday or e-mail the chair.

Does anyone actually expect to receive a job offer this year? -I'm hopeful that a decent number of people will get TT gigs and that the rest of us will also get good visiting lectureship positions.