Early Modern/Renaissance

Updated Friday Dec. 14 6:07 pm EST

Renaissance Wiki-Counter  How many of us are there?: 21 I am looking for a dramatic job: 8 Non-dramatic: 5 Any job!: 8 I refuse to answer on the grounds it may incriminate: 1

Link to Main Page (English Literature Jobs AY 2008-2009) http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/EnglishLiterature

Link to Individual "Stats" Page (Interviews, Campus Visits, etc.) http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/New_Page:_Individual_%22Stats%22_%28Interviews%2C_Campus_Visits%2C_etc.%29

Q: For those of you who have lost the link to the original wiki page this should be it: http://wikihost.org/wikis/academe/wiki/early_modern_renaissance As for the ongoing discussion now about where to post, OriginalWiki or Scratchpad. Problem with OrigWiki: very vulnerable to sabotage. Problem with Scratchpad: not everyone can update because of image blocking the save button. The sensible if annoying way around this is to post in BOTH places if you can. If you can't, hopefully someone will fill in the details on the Scratchpad. If any of you have a more sensible solution, please post! More generally, I hope we can maintain the spirit of good humor and mutual support that I've seen so far on these pages (by contrast with some others, e.g. 20th-c. Am hist pages). Anonymous aggression on these pages can be contagious. Antidote: more gentle wit, I say. ''The link above is no longer working. Looks like this is it, folks.'' A: the page is just a bit hinky at this point; sometimes you get a kind of blank error page; just try it again, usually returns second time around For Internet Explorer users having trouble with the image-blocking (as I was), I found that switching to Netscape Navigator (which I happened to have installed already) eliminated the problem, FWIW.

Allegheny C (PA) (Ren/WS) Deadline: November 1 ack email 10-23 Request for more materials: 11-22, 11/29

Alma C (MI) Deadline: 11/1 Ack. email rec'd 11/7 Request for more materials: (3)11/28 Rejection after dossier request: 12/10

Appalachian SU Did they schedule an interview without asking for a writing sample? MLA interview scheduled and writing sample requested 11/30 A: See "Discussion"

Assumption C (MA) Deadline: November 30 Ack rec'd 10/30; 12/3 Rejection letter 12/10 (dtd. 12/4) MLA interview requested (along with additional materials)12/11 

Bard C (17th-18th centuries, asst./assoc.) Deadline: November 15 FYI: By all means apply, but I recommend taking a job at Bard only as a completely LAST resort... To keep the list readable, long discussion has been moved here: http://wikihost.org/wikis/academe/wiki/black_listed_universities_and_colleges See also posting at restoration_and_18th_century_british. Dossier and writing sample request (12/5). I work in the Renaissance, so it would appear that they are open to candidates with areas of interest prior to the Restoration and Enlightenment.

Boise State U Deadline: November01 '''Phone Interview Scheduled, 11/16 (2) Campus Visit scheduled 12/10 '''

Boston U Deadline: November 1 More materials request: 10/18 More mat. (dossier/sample/transcr) req'd in snail mail: 11/8 (date, arrived 11/13) Ack. snail mail rec'd 11/13 Formal Letter of Rejection Sent 10/20, 11/9, 11/13, 11/15, 12/1 (3), 12/3, 12/5, 12/6

Brown U (Ren/CompLit) Deadline: November 5 ack rec'd 11/9 Also posted at comp_lit_2007-2008 Q: Does anyone know if they're planning to interview at MLA? Yea, I was wondering the same thing. ..

Bucknell U Deadline: November 1 Email ack. rec'd 11/1 (says SC expects to finish app review early Dec; will interview at MLA)

Canisius College (Buffalo, NY) Deadline: December 1st. Ack by letter Ack by letter 13 Dec MLA Interview request 12/14

Case Western Reserve Deadline: 11/15 More materials request (3): (10/29) MLA interview scheduled 12/8  Rejection by email 12/9 (4); 12/10 (4) I had a request for more materials, but have not had a rejection or an interview as of monday morning. I'm not sure if this is completely bad news or just mostly bad. Is anyone else in the same boat? I'd give at least two business days (Monday thru Friday) before writing any school off. I'm in the exact same position as of 12/11-received extra materials request but no interview or rejection I'm the guy who wrote the monday morning entry above, and I'm still no interview/rejection. It's so tempting to hold out hope, but I just don't know what it means. The fact that rejections seem to have gone out on two different days suggest some kind of "rolling practice," but I can't imagine rolling interview offers, though. Maybe our applications have been relegated to a "maybe pile"-they're deciding whether to interview us or no?

Colorado State U, Pueblo Assistant Professor of English specializing in English Literature before 1800

Concord U Deadline 11/1 MLA interview scheduled 12/12 (2) 

The Citadel Deadline: November 7 More materials request: (11/1)(11/28) MLA Interview Request (12/8)  Word has it they're looking specifically for dramatic.

DePauw U Now posted at generalist_and_open MLA interview scheduled 12/13 (I guess they're looking for renaissance folks after all...)

Dickinson C Deadline: November 15 Ack by email 10-26; will call for interviews week of Dec 17 More materials request via email: 12/04, 12/06 '''MLA Interview Request: 12/14 ''' Eastern U (PA) Deadline: Nov 20

Fairleigh Dickinson U. Deadline 12/10 MLA Interview Request: 12/12 (3) 

Framingham State C November 30 Ack. letter rec'd 12/5 (2) per last year's wiki, they got as far as campus visits. What happened? Notification of semifinalist status rec'd by email: 12/14 (writing sample and teaching video requested by 2/12/08).

Franklin & Marshall College (VAP) Deadline: Nov 16 Ack by mail: 11-13 MLA Interview request 12/04 (2) 

Harvard U Deadline: October 29 More materials request: 11/21 Has anyone received the postcard acknowledgement they promised in the job posting? No, but I did receive via email 11/28 a link to their Affirmative Action survey. So did I. Email link to AA form 12/9 MLA interview request: 12/14 MLA Interview Scheduled: 12/14

High Point U (Shakespeare, Renaissance, or Victorian) Ack rec'd 10/30 MLA interview scheduled: See the Victorian wiki [I guess they were looking for a Victorianist, after all)

Hobart and William Smith C Deadline: November 16 Ack. by mail 11-10

Hunter C, CUNY (2 positions; one early modern; one Shakespeare and Ren. Drama) Deadline: November 1 Ack rec'd 10/30 or thereabouts

Indiana University (Comp. Lit.) Deadline: Nov. 15 Ack. by mail 11/13 MLA interview request 12/02  Also posted at comp_lit_2007-2008

Jamestown C (ND) Review begins Nov. 1 Phone Interview Scheduled 

Louisiana State U More materials request (11/7) MLA interview request (12/11) 

Lynchburg College No Deadline Given MLA interview request (12/14)

Mercer U (GA) Deadline: November 2 Ack. letter rec'd 11/5 (dtd. 11/1) Interview request 12/4 

Mercyhurst C Deadline: November 1 Ack by postcard 10-29 (2) MLA interview request: 12/11 (2) 

Missouri Southern State U Deadline: November 1 '''Phone interviews scheduled. (12/10) '''

Murray State U (KY) Deadline: November 9 MLA interview request: 12/4 

North Carolina State U Deadline: October 31 MLA interview request: 12/06 

North Dakota SU More materials request: 11/28

Oregon State U Deadline: November 9 More Materials Request (3): Writing Sample plus dossier (letters)11/15 MLA interview request: 12/06 (2) 

Randolph-Macon C Deadline: November 20 MLA Interview Request: 12/11 (2) 

Saint Francis Xavier U Deadline: 12/1

Saint Joseph's U Deadline: November 2 has anyone received a confirmation from SJU? I mailed my app 10-22 and haven't heard a thing... Mailed? It was an online application. Deadline was only last week: give them time. Email rejection (5): 11/20 Neither rejection nor request: 12/1 [note that the medieval section lists materials requests etc]

Saginaw Valley State U Deadline: Open until filled (announcement posted 9/5/07) Writing Sample request: 11/1 Writing Sample/Teaching Philosophy req. (2): 11/16 MLA interview request: 12/11 

Slippery Rock U Deadline: review begins 11/30 Ack. rec'd 11/23

Southern Methodist U Deadline: October 19 Ack rec'd 10/30 More materials req 11/7 (3) MLA Interview Scheduled 12/11 (2) 

Spring Hill College MLA Request for Interview: 12/4 

Sweet Briar C Deadline: 11/2 Email ack. rec'd 11/2 MLA Interview scheduled 12/14

SUNY-Buffalo (2 positions, 1 Assoc., 1 Asst.) Deadline: November 1 More materials request: 10/31 (2) 11/10 (3) Second writing sample request: 11/16 Email rejection: 11/26; 11/27 (7) Email rejection from SC Chair: 12/10 Is it too much to ask that this rejection be signed by a the chair of the search committee rather than "Human Resources"? Does courtesy not require this minimal gesture? Very weak and unprofessional. What, are you collecting autographs or something? I think the point is that poor communication might point to a flaw in the department as a whole. Previously on the market about 1/3 of schools never sent rejections. What does that say? Surely there are many answers to that. And what about schools that send out mass acknowledgment of application emails with the names of 20+ candidates attached? But it's not any of those problems; simply a rejection from HR rather than professor so-and-so. Perfectly professional. If that upsets you, none of the SUNY schools are for you. I agree as writer of above: it's not any of those problems I outlined, so the person does have to realize that an HR rejection is at least a notice of rejection. Feelings can't be hurt. But what about what I outlined? I beg your pardon, but I am the person who objected to the impersonal nature of the rejection from SUNY Buffalo. My feelings were not hurt, nor was I casting aspersions on the culture of the English Department there. All that I meant to say is this: In my opinion, it is both unfeeling and unnecessary to announce rejections so impersonally. The effort that goes into making these applications itself deserves a courteous, human response from the people who are conducting the search, and it would be easier to be on the job market if minimal courtesies, such as the one that I am describing, were observed. I do apologize if in expressing my frustration about SUNY Buffalo's rude behavior, I have made anyone else's feelings harder to bear. Good luck to you all! [At some schools, Human Resources manages all the job search correspondence. It's a university policy and NOT the choice of the department. You shouldn't assume that the department is cold or impersonal.] MLA interview request for Assistant level: 12/5 (4)  Q: Would it be possible for those receiving interview requests to specify whether they've applied at the Associate or Assistant level? Many thanks. BTW: looks like Buffalo is doing several searches this year, which means that just a couple of administrative staff may be responsible for 300+ application files, correspondence etc. For their sanity, I can see why HR might cover some of this work.

SUNY-Oswego Deadline: 10-29 Q: Given all the action at Buffalo, can it really be that Oswego is this quiet? Any news? I don't see how these two searches would be related in any way. A: See posting at restoration_and_18th_century_british: looks likes they're scheduling MLA interviews as of 12/1.

Steven Austin State C (TX) Deadline: Nov 15

Temple U Deadline: October 15 Ack. rec'd by email 10/26 Writing sample request 11/9 (4) MLA interview scheduled 12/6 (2) 

Texas Christian U Deadline 11/19 Writing sample/dossier request: 10/26 Writing sample/dossier request: 11/9 MLA interview request: 12/7 (4) 

Texas Tech U (non-dramatic) Deadline 11/1 Writing sample/dossier request: 11/10 MLA interview request: 12/7

Thiel College (PA) "Review of applications will begin immediately." (11/30)

Tulane U Deadline: Oct 15 EOP form request 10-18 Dossier request 11/28 (3) Note: there's only one job now due to funding insufficiencies: the first one (Eliz-Jacobean drama) remains, but the "unspecified other" position has been eliminated MLA Interview Scheduled (12/10) (3)

U of Alabama-Tuscaloosa (non-dramatic) Deadline: October 31 more materials requested (writing sample): 11/4 Writing sample/dossier request: 11/9

U of California, Irvine Deadline: 11/1 MLA Interview Scheduled (12/13)  By phone or email? (Just so I know which one to stare at all day...)

U of Central Arkansas Deadline: Nov. 15

U of Cincinnati Deadline: 11-8 Ack. by email 10-26 More materials req 11/20, 11/27 (2)

U of Cyprus Postmark Deadline: 30 November Acknowledgment rec'd by mail, 13 December (2)

U of Georgia Deadline: 12/21 Any opinions on whether this is a "real" search? A: I'm told it is. And I've heard they'd like to see applications ASAP. Ack. e-mail rec'd 11/25 (2) More materials req: 12/4 (5) Rejection letter: 12/8 (2) MLA Interview Scheduled (12/13) (2) I am at UGA; YES, this is emphatically a "real" search, and YES, we would like applications asap, and YES, we do plan to interview at MLA (we will be calling a few candidates this week). The search was announced late because our Provost didn't authorize any hires until the end of November and then it had to go through Human Resources etc. We are asking for materials piecemeal because a very scrupulous committee member wanted to follow MLA Guidelines to the letter, and those say that committees ought not to request writing samples and dossiers right away. Word to the wise: please send your writing sample and rec letters along with your cover letter anyway, unless it really is a financial hardship for you to do so (the concern of our scrupulous colleague). Q: Does this mean that, if we have not yet been rejected but also have not yet received a request for more materials, we should send a writing sample anyway?

U of Houston, Clear Lake (Shakespeare and Mythology) 11/9  Interview request 11/29 (2)  Just a heads up: They currently have a lecturer who teaches...you guessed it...Shakespeare and Mythology.

U of Houston, Downtown Deadline 11/5

U of Iowa Deadline: November 2 Ack. letter rec'd 10/29 (dtd. 10/25) Request for more materials (11/3); (11/9, snail mail); (11/13) MLA Interview scheduled (12/14)

U of Kentucky Deadline: November 2 UK had an early modern search last year? Did it fail? The last notice on the 07-08 wiki says campus visits were scheduled, but nothing beyond that. Anyone know the story? A: They failed to hire in 06-07, so the search remains open. A bid went to #1 who went elsewhere, and they were too late w/ their #2 to put another one on the table. Ack. letter rec'd (11/27) MLA Interview Request: (12/7)(3)

U of Louisville Deadline: Nov. 5 Ack. email rec'd 10/26 More materials req 11/14 (3) MLA Interview scheduled 12/10

U of Missouri- St. Louis Deadline: November 2 Ack rec'd 10/30 or thereabouts Writing Sample req 12/11 (2)

U of Mobile Deadline: December 7

U of New England (any aspect of British literature and culture prior to 1800)

U of North Carolina at Greensboro Deadline: November 2 ack by mail 10-29 Phone Interview request(3): (11/19) MLA Interview Request: 12/4

U of North Texas More materials request: 11/13 (3) MLA Interview request: 11/30 (2)

U of Oklahoma Deadline: Nov. 10 More Materials Requested (writing sample): 11/5, 11/8 MLA interview request, 11/27 (2)

U of Oregon Deadline: November 9 UO early modern search last year failed, per 07-08 wiki, FYI Ack. received by mail 11/14 MLA interview request: 12/13

U. of Oregon (Comp. Lit) Deadline: Nov. 5 Ack. received by mail 11/14 Q: Has anyone heard anything from them post-acknowledgement?

U of South Dakota Deadline: Nov. 1 Ack. rec'd by mail 11/19 (dtd. 11/12) Phone Interview Scheduled: 11/21  See also posting at medieval

U of Texas, San Antonio Deadline: November 30 Ack. rec'd by email 11/27 MLA interview scheduled 12/10 

U of Toronto, Scarborough Deadline: November 15 Ack. rec'd by email 11/19

U of Tulsa (in a British literary field after 1500 and before 1800 who specializes in print culture, history of the book, and/or history of drama) More materials request: 11/12 MLA Interview request: 12/4 

U of Virginia Deadline: October 17 Ack. rec'd by email 10/19 See interview postings at medieval and restoration/18th century pages MLA Interview scheduled 12/6 

U of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Deadline: November 16 MLA Interview Scheduled 12/11 

U of Wisconsin-Madison (rank open) Deadline: November 1 More materials req 11/9; 11/20; 11/20 MLA Interview Scheduled 12/14

U of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Deadline: November 12

Virginia Polytechnic Inst & SU Deadline: 10/22 MLA Interviews Scheduled (11/30)

Wayne State U Deadline: November 9 More materials request: 10/29 (3); 11/10; 11/13 Rejection Email: 11/20 (3) See also posting at restoration_and_18th_century_british

Willamette U (OR) Deadline: November 5 Ack rec'd 10/30 Request for writing sample, dossier, syllabi: 11/15 (4) MLA interview scheduled 12/10 (5)

Wright State Deadline: Nov. 26 Request for Writing Sample, dossier, etc: 11-9 MLA interviews scheduled (12/4)

Xavier U of Louisiana (open rank) Deadline: Nov 15 (for interviews at SCMLA: Oct 15) Well, did they interview at the SCMLA? MLA interview request: 11/8 (2) [hmm, they arranged interviews before the deadline] [Yes, they contacted me for an interview less than 24 hours after I e-mailed them my application; I guess they review apps as they receive them.][Good luck on the interview.] [Thanks.]

Yale U Deadline: Nov. 1 Ack rec'd 10/30; 12/6 Request for more materials (11/7) Writing Sample request (11/26, 12/10) Anyone know if/how this changes things? http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000537963-01&pg=e I don't know. But it seems to me that either it means nothing or nothing good. This search is unrelated to the junior searches advertised on the MLA JIL; it's due to a recent faculty retirement.