Rhetoric/Composition 2009

Rhetoric/Composition
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I'm on the market and I'm...

...ABD: 5

...ABD but defending this year: 27

...a Ph.D., but still at my degree-granting institution: 4

...a visiting assistant professor or adjunct position: 2

...in a post-doctoral position (ABD or with degree in hand): 2 (with degree in hand)

...in a tenure-track position: 10

...in a tenured position: 2

...in a non-academic position:

...primarily working in comp/rhet: 7

...primarily working in a field besides comp/rhet (with strong comp/rhet background): 5

...primarily working in a field besides comp/rhet (without strong comp/rhet background): 1

Actually, I'm just lurking: ... 1 as a SC member: 3

Tenure-Track Jobs
Alma College:
 * MLA Interview scheduled 11/21
 * received acknowledgment of application . . . a while back. nothin' since. :(

Auburn University
 * Deadline: Nov. 3
 * more info requested 10/03,
 * more info requested 10/29, (X2 RC)
 * more info requested 11/06 (X6) (X4 RC)
 * Are each of the eight above credentials requests for the rhetoric and composition (RC) position or for the professional writing position?
 * Rhetoric and composition. Tech comm is on campus visits already.
 * MLA interview 12/10 (x3)

Augusta State University

Avila U.
 * Deadline: 11/10
 * phone interview 12/3

Ball State U.
 * More info requested 11/19 (X2)

Barry University

Bates College
 * Has anyone heard anything about the Director of Writing position there? deadline was 11/1. Soon after that I received ack of app and notice that the committee would take through November to select candidates. Nothing since then.
 * Phone interview scheduled 11/20

Bentley
 * Deadline 12/1
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/8 (x3)

Bloomsburg University in PA:
 * Deadline 10/25
 * WS/comp syllabus requested 11/14 (x2)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/1 (x2)

Boston College (three-year lectureships, FT, non-TT)
 * Rejection letter (claimed 150 total applicants) (12/12)

Brigham Young University
 * More info requested 11/15ish
 * Ack of app, 11/29
 * Inside info strongly suggests they may not hire in rhetoric this cycle

Buena Vista University
 * phone interview scheduled 11/18
 * campus visits scheduled 12/1 - 12/9

Butler Univ. (Director of Peer Tutoring)
 * Ack. of app. 11/3

California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fullerton
 * Deadline 11/7
 * Ack of app 11/20 (x6)

California State University, Los Angeles
 * request for more info 11/10
 * phone interview scheduled 12/12

California University of Pennsylvania
 * Honors Composition/Assistant Director of University Honors Program
 * deadline 12/15

Central Connecticut SU
 * deadline 12/16

Cleveland State University
 * request for more info 11/14
 * interview scheduled 12/11

Coastal Carolina University:

College of Staten Island, CUNY
 * request for more info 11/24 (x2)

Colorado State University, Pueblo
 * ack of app 11/22
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/10 (x2)

Columbia College

Daemen College
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/10

Drew University
 * Writing Across the Curriculum
 * Post-Doc Fellowship

Eastern Illinois University:
 * Deadline 11/7

Eastern Michigan University:
 * Deadline (11/01),
 * Phone Interview Scheduled (11/06)x2

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania:

Eckerd College:
 * Deadline: Nov. 21
 * more info requested 11/3

Edgewood College:
 * Deadline 11/15

Emporia State University (KS)
 * Deadline, 12/1
 * Ack. of app. via USPS 12/8 (x2)
 * Phone interviews scheduled 12/9 (x2)

Fayetteville State University
 * Phone interview scheduled (x4)

Florida Atlantic University
 * app rec'd notice 11/22

Florida State University
 * more info requested 10/28

Fontbonne University

Fort Lewis College:
 * Deadline: 12/1

Georgetown University
 * More materials requested 11/18 (x3)
 * ack of app 11/28 (X 4)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/10

Grand Valley SU:
 * Deadline: 11/3,
 * MLA interview scheduled 11/21 (x3)

Harvard University (Expo College)
 * News here anyone? I received email confirm of materials received back in November (11/15ish)
 * Was asked to send additional materials (syllabi, writing sample, recommendation letters, etc.) and did so on 11/20; no word since
 * Keep in mind, the Expo College interviews local candidates Jan/Feb and uses MLA for geo-distant candidates

Hamline University (St. Paul)
 * more info requested 11/28 (X4)
 * rejection letter 12/13 (x2)

High Point University
 * ack. of app 11/15

Illinois State-- WPA position.
 * Deadline Nov. 5
 * rejection letter received 12/11 via snail mail

Illinois Institute of Technology -- digital rhetoric position
 * phone interview 12/3

Kent State University, Stark Campus
 * Deadline 12/5

Kutztown University
 * Deadline 11/14
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/1 (x2)

Lamar University
 * ack of app (12/2)

Lassell

Louisiana State University, Shreveport
 * Ack. of app. 11/17

Loyola College, MD. Writing Center Director
 * Ack. of app. 10/27
 * Has started phone interviews

Maryville University

Miami University :
 * Candidates lined up. 11/21

Middlebury College (VT)
 * Visiting Asst. Prof. Writing, 3-year term, Deadline 11/15

Michigan State University
 * deadline 11/20

Missouri Southern University
 * Ack of app (11/29)

Monmouth University
 * deadline 12/1

Mount Vernon College
 * ack of app. 12/1

New Jersey City University
 * Ack of app. 12/2

New Mexico Tech
 * phone interview mid-November
 * campus visit late November

Niagara University
 * phone interview scheduled 12/8 (x3)

North Carolina Central University
 * scheduled phone interview 11/14 (x1), 12/4 (x1)
 * received letter (that mentioned MLA interviews?) and EEOC 11/24
 * MLA interview 12/8 (x2)

North Georgia College & State University

Northern Kentucky University

Northwest Missouri University
 * MLA Interview, 12/2

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

'''Nova Southeastern
 * Phone Interview Scheduled, 12/8

Oakland University
 * ack and EEOC 11/21(x5), 12/5

Applied for:
 * Position #993899 -- First Year Writing (x3)
 * Position #992666 -- Writing and New Media (x2)
 * Video interview (FYW) 12/9 (x3)

Occidental College

Ohio University, Lancaster

Oklahoma State University
 * ack and EEOC 11/22 (x2),
 * Phone Interview Scheduled for 12/5
 * Rejection letter via email 12/13

Oregon State U
 * request for more info (11/11)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/3 (x2)

Penn State University:
 * Deadline 11/15.

Penn State University- DuBois
 * MLA interview scheduled 11/26 (x2)

Pennsylvania College of Technology:

Pitzer College (CA)
 * Asst. Prof./Writing Center Director, Deadline 11/1

Queens College
 * Deadline: Nov. 20 (or Dec. 15/ listed differently)
 * Ack. of application, 12/1
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/4 (x3)

Radford University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rockford University

Roger Williams Univ. (RI)
 * deadline 12/15
 * telephone interview requested 12/11 (x3)

Roosevelt
 * Deadline Nov. 3
 * More info requested 11/24 (x4)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/12
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/13

Rowan University
 * phone interview scheduled 12/3, 12/5
 * campus interview scheduled for end of jan/beg. of feb

Saginaw Valley State University
 * phone interview scheduled 12/9 (x3)

Samford University

Sam Houston State

Stanford University
 * Q. Does anyone know if the senior lectureship positions have been frozen?'''
 * R1. Applied for the position, but have not gotten any response yet. Anyone else hear anything (yes, no, or otherwise)?'''

St. Edward's University:
 * Posted: 09/30/08

St. John Fisher:
 * Deadline 11/12.
 * More info. requested 11/18 (x7).
 * MLA interview request 12/10 (x3)

St. Mary's University

Seton Hill University
 * ack application 12/5

Stephen F. Austin University

Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville
 * TT in English Education, Deadline: Oct. 30,
 * more info requested 10/7

Southwest Oklahoma State University

SUNY Buffalo:
 * Dossier request, 11/18 (x3).
 * MLA interview req. 12/9

Susquehanna U

Syracuse:
 * Deadline 11/15,
 * dossier request 11/25 (x3)
 * snail mail rejection 12/13 (x3)

Temple University
 * writing sample request 10/22
 * Rejection letter in mail 12/5 (x3)
 * MLA interview 12/2

Tennessee State University

Texas A&M, Commerce
 * Writing Center Director, Assistant Professor
 * Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Composition

Texas A&M, Corpus Christi:
 * Deadline Oct. 31.
 * Phone interview scheduled 11/21
 * Decision to bring candidates to campus happens after Thanksgiving

Texas Tech:
 * More info requested 11/04

Towson University

U of Alaska at Fairbanks
 * phone interview scheduled 12/1 (X2)

U of British Columbia
 * Email to arrange phone interview 11/20
 * rejection via email 11/20

U of California, Santa Barbara (two-year lectureships):

U of California, Davis:
 * Deadline 10/20,
 * phone interview scheduled 11/11 (X3)

U of Cincinnati:
 * Deadline Nov. 3.
 * more info requested 11/5
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/5 (x2)
 * email rejection 12/15 (x2)

U of Colorado Denver:
 * more info requested 10/29
 * phone interview scheduled for 12/18 (x2)

U of Dayton:
 * WPA position. Deadline Nov. 6.
 * More info requested 11/12 (x2)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/9

U of Delaware

U of Florida:
 * More materials requested 11/3

U of Houston, Downtown:
 * Deadline Nov. 9.
 * More materials requested 11/12 (x3).
 * MLA Interview scheduled 12/13

U of Louisville:
 * more info requested 11/11 (x2)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/8

U of Massachusetts, Boston (English Ed)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/1

U of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (Tech comm)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/12 (x2)

U of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (Rhet comp)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/12 (x2)

U of Michigan:
 * Deadline 11/10
 * MLA Interview Scheduled 12/9

U of Minn-Duluth:
 * deadline 11/3
 * MLA Interview 11/26 (x2)

U of North Texas
 * more info requested 10/3 (x2)
 * MLA interview 12/4

U of Nebraska-Omaha::
 * MLA interview 11/22 (x5)

U of Notre Dame
 * Assoc. Director of Writing Center, open deadline
 * No ack. of app. 11/20
 * Has started scheduling MLA interviews 11/11

U of North Carolina, Greensboro:
 * Snail mail receipt, more info requested 11/20 (x3)
 * rejection letter 11/24 (x3) and 11/25
 * request for more info AND rejection letter (11/24)
 * (dated same day, different envelopes, signed by same person)(x2)
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/09 (x2)

U of North Carolina, Pembroke
 * phone interview request 12/6 (x2)

U of North Carolina, Wilmington
 * MLA interview request 12/8 (x4)<--which positions?
 * Professional Writing Position MLA interview 12/8

U of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
 * MLA interview scheduled 12/11

U of Scranton:
 * more info requested 11/12 (x3)
 * MLA Interview scheduled 12/4 (x2)
 * Polite snail-mail rejection 12/10

U of Southern California
 * (full-time, non-TT lecturer)
 * Deadline November 24

U of Southern Indiana
 * Ack of app., 12/2
 * Telephone Interview scheduled for 12/12

U of Southern Maine:
 * more info requested 11/25 (x2)
 * more info requested 12/1

U of Southern Mississippi
 * Deadline: 12/1

U of Tampa
 * MLA Interview Scheduled 11/25 (x2)

U of Texas at Austin
 * Deadline Oct 31
 * Rhetoric & Writing with specialization in emerging communication technologies and digital media
 * more info requested 10/29 (X3)
 * MLA interview requested 12/7 (x2)
 * Email rejection 12/8
 * Snail mail rejection 12/15 (x2)

U of Texas, Brownsville
 * ack of app. 12/8

U of Texas, San Antonio
 * phone interview request 12/08
 * MLA interview request 12/15

U of Texas, Tyler
 * Writing Center Director/Assistant Professor of Rhet./Comp. Deadline Dec. 1
 * Ack of app received 10/31
 * phone interview scheduled 12/9 (x2)

'''U of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
 * Phone interviews were before Thanksgiving
 * Has anyone heard about campus visits?

U of Wisconsin, LaCrosse
 * 10ENG01 Position: Notice Application was complete, EEOC 12/6
 * 10ENG02 Position: Notice Application was complete, EEOC 12/6
 * 12/10--MLA interview Scheduled (x1)
 * 12/11: MLA interview scheduled for new media position 10ENG02 (x4)

U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
 * Phone Interview Scheduled for 12/1 (professional/technical writing)(x3)

U of Wisconsin, Stout
 * Phone interviews 11/26
 * On-campus 12/10

Washington College (MD)
 * First-Year Writing, Deadline: Nov. 1,
 * more info requested 10/8,
 * dossier requested via email 11/10
 * dossier requested via email 11/15 (x3)
 * request for an MLA interview (11/20)(x3)

Washington State University (Tri-cities)
 * request for more info (11/24)

Wayne State U:
 * Deadline 11/03,
 * more materials requested 11/10

Westfield State College:
 * MLA Interview scheduled 11/25 (x2)

Winston-Salem State University:
 * Deadline ?

Wittenberg Univ. (OH):
 * Deadline 11/15 (Writing Center Director)
 * Ack. of app. 12/9
 * MLA Interview Scheduled (12/7)

Suspended Searches
Colby College: Deadline 11/15, More info requested 11/3. Search suspended until next year due to curriculum reevaluation--11/12; 11/15.

Hofstra University--All Searches Suspended for financial reasons.

Long Island University Brooklyn TT search suspended for financial reasons

Mount Union Search suspended. Notified by snail mail 12/10.

Rider U TT search suspended for financial reasons

Rutgers U TT search suspended for financial reasons; may resume search in January

U of Kansas Search suspended. Hiring freeze; they may search again next year

U of Pittsburgh Search suspended. The TT line is not lost; they may search again next year.

U of San Francisco Deadline 11/31 Rec'd notice of search aborted due to lack of funding 11/24

U of South Carolina Specialization in Rhetoric. Search suspended. Notified by postal mail.

Washington State U (Pullman) TT search suspended for financial reasons

Washington State Tacoma Canceled due to budget cuts per email from search committee 12/5

Western New England College

Xavier U TTsearch suspended for financial reasons