World History

World History 2008-2009

Here is the link to last year's World History page:

http://wikihost.org/wikis/academe/wiki/world_2007-2008

When posting a query or an update, please DATE YOUR ENTRY. (did you get that phone call today? 2 weeks ago?)

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'''How many people are here? (add 1 to the count): 13'''

World

 * Bridgewater College
 * Request for AHA interview via email. (12/6)
 * Received letter that I am no longer a candidate for position. (1/16)


 * Brigham Young University
 * Location: Provo, Utah
 * application deadline is 15 Sept 2008
 * student/faculty ratio - 21:1
 * median SAT score: 1235 to 1240


 * Colby-Sawyer College
 * Deadline is 1 November 2008
 * Anyone heard anything? (11/27)
 * Still no word? Are they interviewing at AHA? (12/1)
 * Any progress? (12/6)
 * haven't heard anything since submitting application (12/7)
 * ditto (12/10)
 * still nothing (12/17) x3
 * The school got hit hard by the ice storm; offices only reopened on the 17th. Technically the school is closed until the new year, so maybe they're postponing?
 * Who knows? The original ad didn't give any timeline info, or indicate whether they would interview at AHA. Anyone heard anything further? (12/22)
 * Still nothing? I got no answer when I telephoned HR before Christmas (12/29)
 * I have heard nothing, the college offices are closed until January 5, and nobody from the college is registered to attend AHA, so I assume no interviews there. On the other wiki, they conducted phone interviews for an MLA field job, so maybe they'll do the same here. (12/31)
 * Any news? (1/14)
 * Reply to an inquiry today (1/22) said they soon will be screening candidates and inviting for on-campus interviews next month.
 * Thanks for the update! I assume screening means telephone interviews (?). How many people here applied for this? (me and the previous 1/22 poster, add to the count if there are others!)= 6x
 * I agree -- thanks for the update. Could you please clarify what "screening candidates" means?  Do you know if they are still reviewing applications or have they already moved on to preliminary interviews (i.e., phone interviews)? (1/22)
 * Sorry - wish I could be more helpful. Their reply email only said "screening candidates", but not how they were going about it. (1/26)


 * Emerson University
 * Location: Boston
 * Deadline is 15 December 2008
 * request writing sample by phone (1/13)


 * Gainesville State
 * Deadline is 15 December 2008
 * Survived the first round of cuts; notified by committee member via telephone (1/22)


 * George Washington-Elliott School
 * Deadline 12/1.
 * Any word on this?
 * Candidates for AHA called (12/18)


 * Georgia State
 * Location: Atlanta
 * Deadline 11/14.
 * Hiring freeze rumor?
 * Email acknowledgement of application, 11/19. No mention of hiring freeze (yet).
 * request writing sample (11/21)
 * A friend there says they are interviewing at AHA with no mention of hiring freeze (12/1).


 * AHA interview scheduled (12/9) x2
 * How rude, to schedule interviews without acknowledging receipt of a complete app sent! if these guys were in the corporate world, they'd all be sued!
 * I received an acknowledgment & it seems someone else did too above, so maybe it was an oversight. In any case, we are trying to restrict complaints to the discussion section.
 * thanks for the info...will vent in discussion sec


 * all AHA interviews set up, 12/17
 * On-campus invite (01/14)


 * Huron University College
 * Application is due November 30.
 * Email acknowledgment of receipt of application materials. (11/28)


 * Lakehead University
 * Application is due December 10.
 * Email acknowledgment of receipt of application materials. (12/9)


 * Roosevelt University (World Transnational)
 * deadline Nov 1
 * ack. by e-mail
 * phone call to arrange for interview at AHA
 * currently arranging on-campus interviews for February
 * received rejection letter (1/22)


 * Saint Bonaventure
 * 11/25 AHA interview request
 * 12/8 Apparently they will also be collecting CVs at the AHA


 * Saint Xavier University
 * has anyone heard from them yet?


 * Shawnee State University
 * Application due January 15.
 * Received acknowledgment and Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action form via mail (1/12)


 * Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
 * application deadline is 7 Nov 2008
 * Interviewed at AHA


 * University of Arkansas at Monticello
 * Application is due October 30.
 * Phone interview (12/13)


 * University of Calgary
 * Deadline is 10 November 2008
 * Search canceled due to budgetary concerns at University (12/23)


 * University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters College
 * Open until filled but reference letters and transcripts requested by Dec. 1
 * acknowledgment of application materials (postmarked 11/7)
 * Has anybody received any news beyond acknowledgment of application receipt? (12/7)
 * nothing since the acknowledgment (12/7)
 * Does anybody know if this search is going through? (12/15)
 * Hello?!


 * University of Hawai'i at Hilo
 * deadline: Nov 20 2008
 * Any news here? There are rumors of a hiring freeze (11/19)
 * Don't know about a hiring freeze, but the ad was re-posted on higheredjobs on 11/19/2008...same deadline
 * Yes...it is also posted on the University of Hawai'i employment website (12/7)
 * they've been running this search for several years...they offer a position and then funding doesn't go through..beware
 * Any information here? Has the university contacted anybody? (12/15)
 * Received letter that my application file is complete (12/22) Did anyone else get the same letter?
 * I can't know because I'm traveling. I don't have access to my mail now. Thanks for the update! What about others?
 * Request via email to fill out online Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action form (12/24)
 * Same here (12/24). (2)
 * Also received letter regarding completeness of application. (12/29)


 * University of Maine, Farmington
 * Deadline Nov 15
 * see discussion on European History page.
 * Cancelled due to budget crisis (12/5)


 * University of Pittsburgh
 * application deadline is 1 Oct 2008
 * received letter saying I would not be asked for further materials, i.e. didn't make the first cut (11/20) x2
 * sent addtl materials in early Nov -haven't heard anything since.
 * This position has been cancelled.
 * Position is not cancelled. Finalists selected.


 * University of Scranton
 * application deadline is 1 Dec 2008
 * They emailed asking me for further materials and the next day I got a letter of rejection!


 * University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (Global History)
 * deadline Nov 15, 2008
 * phone interviews conducted
 * 12/9--Any updates post phone interview? AHA interviews scheduled?
 * 12/12 AHA interview scheduled (x3)
 * Any call for on campus interview?

Discussion

Is there another page that people are using for the 2008-2009 search?

-There must be. There are no updates here at all. Does anybody know? (11/13) -I don't think so -- I'm applying to a number of world positions, but haven't heard a peep. Let's update as we begin to hear responses? I understand information will start to roll in in the next couple of weeks. -(12/2) I don't think there is another page this year. The wikihost.org academic job sites seem to be closed down this year.
 * so far, it's a strange year, info has been hard to get -haven't received rejections nor invites -why is it so hard to send out an email to all applicants saying we're still considering your file and give a date when to expect info on whether one is in the top 10/15 or top 20? don't these people have any common sense?

Any idea how much an assistant professor makes in a private college in VA??
 * Look at the Chronicle's Faculty Salary Survey; history professors typically make about 85-90% of the average. If you have info on a particular search, please update the Wiki.