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Please note: this is the page for _last year's_ search. Please do not add any new content, unless it pertains to last year's search.
And PLEASE do not delete the content from last year! Some of us are interested in knowing what searches took place last year, when the universities got back to their candidates, etc.
Thank-you.

*SOMEONE PUT THE 2007-8 POSITION ELSEWHERE AND IT SEEMS TO BE MORE UPDATED. SEE THAT PAGE AT
http://wikihost.org/wikis/academe/wiki/europe_2007-2008

So, when do we roll this sucker into 2007-8?

NB: MODERN EUROPE PAGE NOW UPDATED!!!!

NB: Modern Britain updated

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHANGE DATE WHEN YOU EDIT


Last updated: 2 dECEMBER 2007, 12 p.m. EDT

For those of us still on the market, can we please post info about late announcements for short-term positions etc.?

Ancient

Claremont McKenna College - interview scheduled (12/13) rumor that offer accepted
University of Toronto-Mississauga - Still no news...
Auburn University - campus visits scheduled (12/11); offer made week of 1/22
Illinois state - has anyone heard anything?? Were they at AHA? I heard from a friend that he had a phone interview with them prior to the APA, but hasn't been offered an on-campus UPDATE Feb 7: They have invited at least one person to campus. Campus interview January 2007; offer in late February; offer accepted
U Tenn Chattanooga - did they cancel the search? Were they at the AHA? I only received the application received mailing, but no indication where they were interviewing.
James Madison University - Has anybody heard anything from JMU?? Offer made and accepted 3/24

Medieval

Why did someone delete Mount Union from the list? 1/20 Mount Union snail mail notice received; applications are now being reviewed. No timetable given. Heard from source at Kalamazoo that search was declared an unofficial failure.


Where in the world does Touro College keep going to?

University of Arizona - campus interview scheduled 3 candidates invited and 1 withdrew. Semi-finalist received rejection letter mid-February, saying search complete.
Carroll College (MT) (pre-modern) - phone interview scheduled (2/7) campus visit scheduled (3/1)
Central Connecticut State AHA interview scheduled (12/23)- campus visits, late January early February; heard offer accepted
Clemson University - AHA interview scheduled - campus visit scheduled (1/18) I believe that they have made an offer. (3/6) Presumably the offer was refused, since I heard that they are scheduling a second set of campus interviews. offer made and accepted. Q: was this offer accepted by one of the first three campus visitors, or one of the second-round interviewees?
Columbia - requests for more material, scheduling interviews in January-February; email rejection (12/18)heard through grapevine campus interviews scheduled 1/19/ target date for decision 3/2 Offer made (not to me!) but not yet accepted
Dominican University (Ancient and Medieval)- campus interview scheduled Decision supposedly due around 3/2 or 3/12. Offer was allegedly made around first week of March. offer accepted.
Duke (open-rank Mediterranean) - Has anybody heard anything on this one? A: They held interviews at the AHA, mostly with medievalists. No idea if they've invited candidates to campus. Q: Were you interviewed or is that a rumor? A: a friend told me about his interview at the AHA, so it is one step up from rumor Q: Was it was a senior or junior hire ultimately? Campus visits are starting up (2/22) rejection (3/25)
Fitchburg State College - phone interviews scheduled (12/14)
George Washington UniversityAHA interview scheduled - campus interviews scheduled (1/8) OFFER ACCEPTED to Someone from Stanford (3-7)
Manhattan College (Ancient and Medieval) - campus interview scheduled Q - When? Thought early Feb. was the target date...1/24 campus visit scheduled
Queensborough Community College - Ad reposted on HigherEdJobs phone interviews week of 2/26 snail mail rejection 3/26
Reed College (Medieval/western Humanities) - AHA interview scheduledcampus visits scheduled. Did this search fail? The current occupant of the position is a visiting prof...
Rutgers University (Medieval Jewish History) - they extended an offer and it was accepted (3/1)
Syracuse University (late Antiquity/early Medieval) - asked for chapters - AHA interview scheduled - campus visit scheduled (1/19/07); Offer extended late Feb,accepted (by guy from Utrecht)
UC-Irvine (early Mediterranean) - request for writing sample, seconded (12/15) ODD: I wasn't asked for writing sample until 1/5/07Campus interviews early March
University of Maryland - campus interview scheduled Offer made (3/8) Offer accepted (I was notified by letter of this today).
University of Massachusetts-Amherst AHA interview scheduled (12/11) - snailmail rejection (1/3) campus visit scheduled 1/24/07 offer made 3/12/07, accepted; lateral hire from Notre Dame (medieval Latinist)
University of San Francisco (late Medieval/early modern) - AHA interview scheduled (12/22) Has anybody heard from them post-AHA?

     **Any news on this one?  I emailed to find out status of the search and never received a response.  Was anybody invited to campus?**
     Offer made and accepted, 3/22

University of Texas-Arlington This search is complete; offer accepted 2/22
University of Nebraska-Kearney (Ancient or medieval) - AHA interview scheduled - campus visit scheduled (1/29) offer accepted
University of Victoria - 4/16 snailmail rejection
Western Michigan University - VAP - I just received an EEO form from them TODAY! (5/10) - Rejection Letter received - short list established (5/14). Hired Luigi Berto (Venice Ph. D. 2001).
York College of Pennsylvania (Medieval/Early Modern) - search cancelled in October due to delayed retirement; Reposted as VAP

Early Modern

Duke University (early modern Britain) asked for writing sample on November 9

Grinnell College (medieval early modern)

Lehman College (early modern or modern German)

Oberlin College (medieval/early modern)

Providence College

Trinity University (medieval/early modern)

University of Miami

University of New Hampshire (Early Modern)

UNC-Chapel Hill (early modern Germanic studies)

University of Virginia (early modern)

York College of Pennsylvania

Modern

2007-2008

Appalachian State (Europe, 1648-1848)

California State, Fullerton (Modern continental Europe)

Carleton College (19th-20th c. Europe)

Connecticut College (19th-20th c. Europe)

Loyola University Chicago (Modern Eastern Europe)

North Central College (Modern Europe)

Presbyterian College (Modern Europe)

Salem College (Modern Europe)

Stonehill College (Early Modern/Modern Europe)

SUNY Oswego (MOdern Europe and World)

University of San Diego (Modern Europe)

University of South Carolina (Eastern Europe Since 1815)

University of Ottawa (19th-/20th-Century France)

Washington & Lee (Modern/Early Modern France)

Weber State (Modern continental Europe)

Wellesley (Modern Europe)

Britain

Cal State Fullerton

University of Virginia

University of Texas, Austin

Furman University

University of California, Riverside

Simon Fraser University CANCELLED


2006-2007

Someone has been deleting text below on a regular basis. Why is this? Who is in a position to delete text from this site? Please clarify or else!

Arkansas Tech
Armstrong Atlantic State University - AHA interview scheduled (12/6) - campus interviews scheduled (1/12) another interview request, 2/6 - did someone turn the position down? A: Yes. I believe an interview was cancelled. The position was not offered and "turned down." Be careful what you believe here. A lot of gossip floating around. Q: Sounds interesting. Let's spice this place up. Care to elaborate? there is nothing to elaborate. I was just making the point that whoever answered the earlier question as "Yes" is actually uninformed, thus there is likely to be other gossip on this site. Offer Made and Accepted early March
Assumption College - AHA interview scheduled (12/7); campus interview scheduled; Question: When?; Answer - 1/22 offer accepted Is it Russian history position? yes
Auburn (Revolutionary Era, 1750-1850) - anything known here? offer made and accepted, early Feb.
Bates College - AHA interview scheduled (12/7) - campus interview scheduled (1/16) - Reject letter received ["sniff"] (1/25); Offer extended and accepted 2/24
Bethany College - Rejection email stating that job has been filled (4/10)
Bryn Mawr AHA interview scheduled (12/18) - snailmail rejection (12/29) - campus interviews scheduled (1/10); Offer made, early Feb / Question - how is that possible if campus visits were scheduled through the the second week of Feb.? More info please...Accepted? snailmail rejection (2/28) Offer made and accepted (2/19)
Brooklyn College (Eastern Europe/Soviet) - AHA interviews scheduled (12/18)
Buffalo State College (Eastern Europe)
Cal State Dominguez Hills - Has anyone heard anything at all? This is not a modern position. See below, under "Other."
Cal State Polytechnic (San Luis Obispo) - per dept. admin. assistant: Cal Poly will be reviewing files in Jan. (12/5) - phone interview scheduled (1/10) campus interviews through February, waiting for decision.
Cal State Northridge (Russian/Eastern Europe) - AHA interview scheduled (12/12) - campus interview scheduled (1/10) told by one candidate that offer made and accepted late February.
Chadron State College (General European) Campus visit (4/26)
Chicago State University - phone interviews scheduled 4/06
Colby College (one-year position) - phone interviews scheduled (12/21)(feb) on-campus interview scheduled.
Colorado State University (Modern Russian) - AHA interview scheduled (12/5) - Q: What about U of Colorado's Modern Germany job? A: Add new UCB German search info under Other. - email rejection (1/18) - email rejection (1/29)
Cornell (Intellectual History) - more writing requested (10/20) - campus visits scheduled - rejection, Cornell has made offer (12/6) - Q: Is this search complete?Answer: Have heard that offer not yet accepted. - Candidate has rejected offer! what a twist. New message: Yet somehow not surprising. It will be interesting to see if this has ripple effects on other searches. Anyone know what's happening now? 2/9 - apparently they've gone to their second choice, who has accepted. / clarification: why not surprising? "ripple effects" on other Cornell searches? Was there another one this year? I'm confused.../Not sure what was meant by "not surprising," though I did hear the job was first offered to a candidate who was already well established elsewhere..
CUNY Brooklyn (Russia/Eastern Europe) - AHA interview scheduled (12/15) Search cancelled
Davidson College - AHA interview scheduled (12/15) - email rejection (1/2) - campus interview scheduled - OFFER MADE: Not accepted (2/20). Q: What's going on? Have they offered the job to their second choice? Brought in more candidates for interviews? Called off the search? /reply - 3/19 emailed notice saying an offer has been accepted
Davidson College One year (France/Britain)
Eckerd College - AHA interviews scheduled (12/19) - 2 people received email 1/6 saying that search may be continued despite AHA interviews. To paraphrase the email, "We were only able to interview a limited number of candidates at the AHA. Even if you were not invited for an AHA interview, you might well still be in the running." Q: did they send a mass e-mail to all candidates not selected for interviews or a personal message?campus visit scheduled week of 1/15 Interesting. After my AHA interview they said no decision would be made until February. Odd little search they're running. is this from the rumor mill or do you have first-hand information? campus interview not a rumor if that is what you're asking Did anyone else get an on-campus at Eckerd? offer made and accepted.
Delaware State University - snailmail rejection (4/30)
Evergreen State College - phone interview scheduled (11/4) - campus interview scheduled (12/12)
Flagler College - Phone interviews scheduled (2/9)
Framingham State College - snailmail rejection received (11/9) Called for a phone interview, but know that they began campus interviews in November (2/5)
Francis Marion - letter received early February saying search cancelled
Furman U - AHA interview scheduled (12/4) - snailmail rejection received (12/12)
George Washington (Jewish Hist) - more info requested (12/6) - campus visits scheduled (not interviewing at AHA) (12/26) - offer made, accepted, search complete.
Harvard - more writing requested (last week of November)
Illinois State University AHA interview scheduled - campus interview scheduled (1/12) search complete
Immaculata College -
Indiana University Bloomington - Did Indiana make an offer?
Indiana University Northwest - phone interview scheduled (2/26)I have a phone interview scheduled 3/1. Anyone else have a phone interview? First phone interviews today (3/1) 4 interviewers - speaker phone - general questions Anyone know their timetable? Any news whatsoever? Offer extended and accepted (3/13) Whoever took this job is welcome to it...the SC was a contemptible lot
Indiana University Kokomo - Prefunctory snailmail rejection (4/8)
Johns Hopkins (French / Francophone History) - Not interviewing at AHA. Finalists invited to campus Q: has an offer been made yet? A: Still interviewing as of 2/27. rejection letter (March 14); does anyone know if they've finally picked someone? A: Nope, still interviewing. Last candidate is visiting campus on April 2.
Offer made 19 April what a long search the applications were due in October!
Offer accepted 9 May
Juniata College - AHA interview scheduled (12/5) Anyone know what's going on here? Has anyone received an on-campus...or anything? Snailmail rejection letter of the "Dear applicant" variety, courtesy of the Human Resources department...all that liberal arts college stuff about developing the whole person and close contact doesn't apply, apparently, to disposable job candidates....(not that I'm bitter or anything :-) ) (3/1, or whatever)/ Offer accepted.
Kean University - campus interview scheduled 3/6 - for which Kean job? answer - modern Europe
Lamar University (continental modern Europe) -
Lewis and Clark - AHA interview scheduled (12/18) Campus visit scheduled (1/26) Offer made and accepted.
Long Island University - C.W. Post Campus - AHA interview scheduled (12/17)
Louisiana State University - more writing requested (last week of November)
Marymount Manhattan College - AHA interviews scheduled Question: when? - invitations for campus interview (1/11) offer accepted (5/2)
Marywood University - AHA interview scheduled (12/13)
McGill University (Eastern Europe) - additional materials requested (12/3) - snailmail rejection (12/21) Q: Any word from McGill? They said they would contact candidates the third week of January.offer made and accepted (3/23) snail mail rejection.
Miami University - more writing requested (early November) - AHA interviews scheduled (12/11) campus visit scheduled (1/17)
Offer made and accepted 2/20
Missouri State - AHA interview scheduled (12/12) writing samples requested 1/30
North Carolina State - more writing requested - email rejection (12/7) - AHA interviews scheduled - email rejection (12/21). Campus visits scheduled. Offer made (1/26) Q: Has it been accepted? Yes. Q: What subfield/specialty of modern European history did they go with? A: 20th Century East-Central Europe
Northeastern University -
Oglethorpe - AHA interview scheduled (12/20) Rejection letter received 1/10 / snailmail letter saying search cancelled due to "reasons beyond our control," will reopen search next year (3/16)
Ohio State Columbus (Eastern Europe) - interviews at AAASS (11/10) - 2 campus visits scheduled (12/14) Campus interviews held in January offer made and accepted
Ohio State Lima - AHA interview requested (12/5)
Old Dominion University (economic/environmental & maritime history) - AHA interview scheduled (11/30)
Oxford (Eastern Europe, Central Asia, or Islamic)
Park University - references requested (11/6) - campus interviews scheduled
Presbyterian College - AHA interview scheduled (12/8) campus interviews scheduled / rejection (1/23) / Cancelled Campus Interview (2/6)
Roosevelt University - more materials requested (11/29) - AHA interview scheduled (12/5) - Campus interivew scheduled 1/17 Has an offer been made? / Received an email indicating that they had made an offer and it was accepted (2/27) Q: Did you (the previous poster) make it to the AHA or the on-campus stage? Neither, just a mere applicant. I assumed they sent the email out to all of their applicants in lieu of a letter. (3/1) I got my rejection letter in the mail today. A little bit of research strongly suggests that they went with an internal candidate. There may well never have been any serious competition to begin with.
Saginaw Valley State - more materials requested (11/9) - AHA interview requested (12/4) / Offered and Declined Position (2/6) more interview requests (2/7) more interview requests (2/23)
San Francisco State - AHA interview scheduled (11/30) - snailmail rejection 12/13 Campus interviews scheduled 1/22 - Q: Have they made an offer yet? Offer made and accepted (3/5)
Saint Peter's College - Campus interview scheduled (3/27)
Singapore National University - short list of 6 candidates has been decided upon (11/16) - campus visits scheduled (12/7)
Slippery Rock University held 'informational interviews' at AHA / Had AHA interview, then request for phone interview last week (1/29) Had phone interview 2/6. Campus interview scheduled 2/28 Any word on this search? (5/17) Department website notes they hired Lia Paradis. Department never bothered to notify finalists of the search status after granting them campus interviews. Truly unprofessional department. (8/15)
HStonehill College - AHA interviews scheduled Q: when?
SUNY Albany - more writing requested (11/3) - SUNY has apparently scheduled on-campus interviews (12/6)- Rejection received (1/27)
SUNY Oneonta - phone interview scheduled (beginning of December)
SUNY Plattsburgh (post-1815) - (1/3) - SUNY Plattsburgh conducted interviews for Modern position at the AHA. Early modern search cancelled (see above). snailmail rej. (3/7)
Sweet Briar College - AHA interviews scheduled on-campus interviews scheduledoffer made and accepted (3/5)
Texas A&M - interview scheduled (11/12) - campus interview scheduled - OFFER - OFFER ACCEPTED
UBC - campus-wide hiring freeze; funding for all hires likely assessed on case-by-case basis likely no money for hires in History this year
U California Davis -
U California Los Angeles (Early Modern/Modern Mediterranean) - writing samples requested (11/16) - email rejection (1/3)
Univeristy College of Fraser Valley -
University College London (SSEES) - any word? Shortlist candidates invited for Feb 2 interviews.
University of Hawaii at Manoa (Russia/Central/Eastern Europe) - AHA interview scheduled (12/6) - writing requested (1/19) any news from Hawaii? rejection letter received 3/27
University of Missouri-Columbia - writing samples requested (11/9) - AHA interview requested (12/12) - campus interview scheduled Search is complete, according to department website
University of North Texas AHA interview request (12/11) rejection letter saying search complete 3/19
University of Oklahoma (18th/19th c. France) - Any news? AHA interview (called in Dec) no news since (2/2) campus visits scheduled (circa 1/15) Offer made to candidate 02/23. Q: Who? A: Not sure, someone who has been finished and out on the market for a few years at least. I just got an e-mail (03/13) indicating that the first choice candidate has accepted this position. They chose someone who had been out for a while, but with a TT job at a SLAC.
University of Southern Mississippi - AHA interview request (12/18) / Cancelled Campus Interview (2/6) - Anyone know what is going on with this search? Why were campus interviews cancelled? A: I think what the poster meant was that they received an invitation to interview and cancelled it. Presumably, other invitations were accepted. The SC informed me at the AHA that they would be in contact by the end of January, but of course I haven't heard a thing from them(2/27) SC's are like dates - sometimes they never call you back .../ USM chose/contacted 3 candidates in Jan. and scheduled campus interviews for Feb. (2/27) Any word on how the campus interviews went? Did USM make any offers?Had on-campus for 2/14, cancelled due to weather (blizzard in midwest and east). Rescheduled. SC indicated decision would be made before USM spring break. / / Notified by SC that position is filled (impersonal email w/o salutation - bleah)(4/5)At least you received an e-mail, I've heard nothing from THESE people. I guess flying to Atlanta to interview with Andrew Wiest, Curtis Austin and Deanne Nuwer was a waste of time I have to say, this email rejecion may have been the best of the season - no salutation, and then "we regret to inform you that you were not selected for the position." Really? Gee whiz, Search Committee people, I know I didn't get an AHA interview, but I seriously thought I was still in the running. I mean, it's only April. That is unconscionable behavior...Who do they think they are? I am sick of bowing and scraping to these terribly unprofessional people. Maybe they need to be reminded that they are not all-powerful. (4/8) Perhaps, the USM administration would like to hear about how these people are representing their university to the profession. Dr. Darrell Jay Grimes, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost, 118 College Drive, #5002, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406-5002
University of Washington more writing requested (11/13) - phone interview (12/12) - campus interview scheduled (12/13)
Vanderbilt (Jewish History) - held 'informational interviews' at AJS; promised to determine campus invites by mid-January Q: any word yet?) campus interview scheduled 1/24 Any word if an offer has been made/accepted?
Warwick University, UK (Modern France) - search completed (12/8)
Weber State University - AHA interviews - campus interviews scheduled snailmail rejection (1/22) Job reposted in July - Weber State rides the failboat /not bitter
Wesleyan College - AHA interview request (12/5) - campus visit scheduled (1/19) - Offer extended (2/11) / Offer declined (2/21) / Offer accepted (3/10)
Whitman College (one year visiting, european imperialism) - AHA interview request (12/19) on-campus interviews scheduled
Williams College - AHA interview scheduled (12/13) campus interview scheduled search completed
Winona State University - Has anyone heard about the Winona State European job?
Worcester State College - no AHA interviews phone interview request 1/23 campus interviews scheduled offer made; declined
Wright State University - interview scheduled (12/18) - campus interview scheduled (1/18) - additional campus interview request (3/3) I assume that one or more people turned down this job or canceled campus visits.
York College - AHA interview request (12/8) If this is the World job, candidates invited to campus (2/1)


Duke- asked for writing sample November 15 or so;

Auburn University - 3 finalists selected (10/25); offer made late November Who got this job? I thought Auburn hired a Brit Atlantic person in Aug 2006?
Cal State Chico - AHA interview scheduled (12/13) Heard campus interviews scheduled a few weeks ago (2/09) 4/5 snail rejection indicating offer accepted
Case Western Reserve University - AHA interview scheduled (12/13) - campus interview scheduled (1/16) snailmail rejection, 1/22); Offer extended, not yet accepted 2/24. Offer accepted 3/5. New hire is now listed on department website at http://www.case.edu/artsci/hsty/broich.html
Duquesne University (Empire) - AHA interview scheduled (12/7) - snailmail rejection (12/7, 12/13) - campus visit scheduled (1/17)Offer made and accepted 3/5
Harvard University - interviewed at the NACBS; offer made early January
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - candidate selected (12/4) - snailmail rejection (12/9)
Louisiana, Lafayette - phone interview scheduled (12/14)rejection letter indicating another candidate selected for position (3/20)
Niagara University - interview scheduled (12/11)
North Carolina State (Britain, British Empire, British Atlantic) - asked for chapters (11/6) - email rejection (12/4) - AHA interview scheduled (12/11) - additional interview (12/19) - email rejection (1/29) - offer made (2/15) and accepted
Northwestern - short-list created & candidates notified (no AHA interviews) - they will later choose candidates for jobtalks Offer made & accepted
Saint Francis Xavier (Nova Scotia) -
San Jose State - appear to have interviewed at AHA
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - AHA interview request (12/18) - Anyone know anything about the status of this search?
University of Chicago - email rejection (12/6) - phone interview scheduled (12/6); campus visit scheduled week of 1/15 Offer made; they have listed their new hire on the web at http://history.uchicago.edu/people/index.html
University of South Alabama (Empire) -

Other (Geographically specific, multiple eras, etc.)

Alabama (military/diplomatic): AHA interview requested (12/8); campus visit scheduled (1/22); offer accepted; Rejection letter (3/13) (a really kind one, too)
Arizona State, East College (field open): Rejection letter (2/13)
Aurora: anyone know what is going on here? / Position Accepted (2/5) What is the story here? Did they do AHA interviews or just on-campus? Phone Interviews in December and Campus Int. in January. I'm not sure if they did any AHA interviews (2/12)
Brewton-Parker College (European AND non-Western):
Cal State Dominguez Hills (European history, period open): Q: Anyone know what's going on here? - Reply: The chair informed me (e-mail)that they are still reviewing files and hope to invite candidates to campus by the end of Feb.; snailmail confirmation of complete application, 1/22; Invitation for campus interview received 2/2 campus interviews completed and notification by mid-march according to the dean. mail rejection received (5/15)
Claremont Graduate University (Modern European History/Cultural Studies): anyone know anything? rejection letter (1/29) - on-campus visit scheduled 1/29 / any news?
College of Charleston (Europe/Western Civ) - had phone interview 4/30, which was literally set up the day before - about 18 hours notice, and committee said it could be 2 weeks before they knew anything. Since it's now 5/17, I'm assuming this means someone else was hired, and they can't find the time to simply email me a rejection. BTW, did anyone else with an interview find it very awkward and very hard to hear, even for a phone interview? (5/17)
Columbia College, MO: Phone interview (1/10) / Cancelled Campus Visit (2/5) / Campus visit scheduled (2/7) / Offer accepted (2/20)
CUNY Brooklyn (environmental, urban): AHA interview notice via email (12/19)
Dordt College (Western Civilization):
Eastern Kentucky (Women): phone interviews scheduled; on-campus interviews scheduled; offer made and accepted (c 2/2)
Gustavus Adolphus (Scandinavia/Russia): phone interview requested (12/5); interviews took place week of 12/11; email rejection (1/23); have invited 2 campus finalists
Henderson State University:
Hope College: Search closed for lack of funding
Indiana University Kokomo:rejection 4/10 "position filled"
Iowa State (European rural history): Offer Made
Johnson State College (European history, period open): Email stating interview will be scheduled in March
Marietta (Religion and History): Rejection received saying offer accepted
Marist (Europe): AHA interview scheduled (12/16) - On campus interview scheduled (1/17) - Q: I know pre-modern got a campus visit; did any modernists? Reply: Modernist visit scheduled (1/18). offer accepted
Murray State (Germany): Applicants contacted to arrange interviews during AHA (12/21); doesn't appear to be a traditional "short list" This job was reposted on the Chronicle on 1/21. Anyone know anything about this?Saw that reposted ad still has 1/12 application deadline, so it doesn't seem as if they're re-opening search. Search failed last year after offering to three (maybe four) people, who all turned it down. They might be waiting to see who gets hired off their list. I was told during my interview at the AHA that they hoped to have finalists chosen by end of January, and campus invitiations issued by early February. mail rejection received 3/5 - I see that MSU has two openings without geographical limits. Did their German search go belly up once again?
NYU Center for European Studies (Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in European Studies)Q: Anyone heard any gossip about this job?

      **rcvd snail mail rejection 3/2**

Pratt Institute: AHA interview scheduled Campus Interview Scheduled
Purdue-Calumet (pre-20th century): phone interview scheduled 2/6
St. Joseph's College: AHA interview scheduled (12/26)
St. Xavier University: Rejection Letter Stating Search Complete (2/5)
UC Davis (environmental) : AHA interview scheduled (12/7)
U of Colorado-Boulder (modern German history): AHA interviews scheduled and first-round rejection letters mailed On-campus interviews scheduled (2/1) offer made and accepted (mid-March)
UMass-Boston (History/Archives): phone interviews scheduled (March 12/13); on-campus interviews scheduled for mid-April
Wheelock College: On-campus interview scheduled (12/11); email rejection (1/24)
Wilkes Univ: Asked for chapters Wilkes will select and notify applicants about phone interviews in mid-JanuaryCampus visit scheduled (2/21), offer made (2/28), offer declined. Rejection received 3/27
Wittenberg Univ (Eurasian visiting): AHA interviews scheduled (12/13) - Campus visit scheduledOffer made What the hell does "Eurasian" history mean? Hmm, boy, that is a toughie. Let me think. East Asian? No, probably not, unless "Eur" is a typo for "East". Maybe it's Europe? That sounds right, but then how to you explain the "asian" bit at the end. Maybe they wanted someone whose interests bridged Europe and Asia, but not necessarily a Russian historian. Just a wild guess. I mean Eurasian really could mean anything. Latin America, Af-Am...good question, though.

Debate on website

Is it appropriate to ask people to post when the position has been filled?
don't you think that asking people to post that info will make them feel like they are being asked to identify themselves? Q: Why? There are no actual names being inserted in this list. Please explain your reasoning.
Because when it becomes public knowledge who got which job (departmental websites, announcements in the Medieval Academy Newsletter, etc) you'll know that we were here bragging about getting the job. You see, I got one of the jobs listed below, and I am loathe to tell you which one lest it seem like I'm gloating
I don't think people consider it gloating - it's more like a public service - faced with the alternative of long
silences and suspense, I would rather know where I stand. If we see "offer accepted," we
feel glum but at least begin to reconcile ourselves to reality. Please post!

ok Also, it seems very likely to me that people who hear gossip about jobs being accepted might post that a position has been filled. It should not be assumed that the person who got the job would post it hear. It could be anyone in the know.
Hmmm. This whole conversation seems premised on the notion that bragging is frowned upon in the academy. What about those sentences that we all have our dissertations/books/articles: "My [dissertation, etc.] explores the heretofore unimagined claim that...." Are those being excised?
I think people should post whatever they hear, as long as it is not mere rumor. these schools choose to keep candidates in the dark as long as they like. This is our only means of keep informed. So please post!
Guys, this only works if you specify phone, AHA, or campus interview, and give the date!!
The political scientists even write the names of the candidates. In some ways it's better because you'll find out who it is eventually. Maybe we should do this on this site?
I don't think that is a good idea. Imagine if your chair or colleagues found out you recieved an offer before you could announce it yourself. I suggest we all be patient. If you really care to know who got the job, look on the website next year.
True, that makes sense. Why be so civilized in what is essentially a degrading process. If you were treated honorably by the search committee I would refrain from possibly embarrassing them. Otherwise, you owe them nothing but disdain
Because the civility we owe, and the civility under discussion, is to each other, not to the committee. AMEN You've got that right! (5/4)