Good luck to all!


For new position announcements, please add the relevant information: School, specialty, due date, and link to job description, if available.

As job search progress indicators become available, add the type of information and date preceded by a hyphen on the next line after the position announcement. The link to a job description can be deleted after the application due date.

After an offer has been accepted, please underline the name of the institution so that we can easily see which positions have already been filled.

For example:


- writing sample requested by e-mail 12/1
- phone interview scheduled 12/15
- MLA interview scheduled 12/20
- on-campus interview invitation 1/15
- offer extended 3/15
- offer accepted 3/25
- rejection letter received 4/1

1. Agnes Scott C, due 3/1/10 -
   - rejection letter received indicated offer made 4/5
   Austin College, due 12/1/09
   - phone interview scheduled 12/7/09
   - email stating first round of campus visits has begun 1/13/10
   - did they ever make an offer? was it accepted? 4/2/10
   - was position transformed into NTT? 4/2/10
   - VAP listed w/ Austin College - MLA job list - 4/2/10
   Butler U, contemporary lit./film/culture, due 11/15/09
   - MLA interview scheduled 12/4
   - Search suspended 1/13/10
   - position has been transformed into a 1-yr. instructor position, 1/29
   
2. California Polytechnic State U, due 12/4/09 -
   - not interviewing at MLA, but search is continuing via phone interviews
   - phone interview scheduled, 12/23/09
   - on-campus visit scheduled, 1/14/10
   - rejection e-mail received 3/15/10
   
3. Central Michigan U, 19th c./SLA, due 8/24/10 Link
4. Dalhousie U (Halifax, Nova Scotia), due 10/15/09 -
   - phone interview scheduled 12/8
   - on-campus visit scheduled, 1/6/10
   - offer made and accepted 3/24/10
   
5. Furman U, due 6/15/10 - phone interview 7/20/10
   - rejection letter received 8/9/10, stating that the position has been filled
   
6. Gettysburg C, no due date listed via AATG job list
7. Hillsdale C, due 12/15/09 -
   - MLA interview scheduled 12/14/09
   - on-campus interview invitation 1/8/10
   - rejection letter received: position has been filled 3/12
   
8. Knox C, asst. prof. of modern languages/German, open until filled -
   - rejection letter received: "position has been offered to another candidate", 3/1/10
   
9. Northwestern U, Asst., Assoc. (tenured) or full Professor (tenured), due 11/15/09 -
   - on-campus visit scheduled, 1/6/10
   
10. Purdue U, due 11/3/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled 11/26/09
    - rejection letter received 3/19/10: offer has been made and accepted
    
11. Rhodes C, 18/19th c., due 11/1/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/5/09
    - on-campus visit scheduled, 1/6/10
    - offer accepted, 2/10
    - rejection letter received, 2/13
    
12. Rutgers U, due 11/9/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/9/09
    - on-campus visit scheduled 1/6/10
    - offer made and accepted
    
13. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, due 1/4/10 -
    - Rejection letter received: position filled 3/12/10
    
14. Texas Tech U, open rank, open until filled -
    - phone interview scheduled 12/14/09
    - offer accepted
    
15. U of Arkansas Little Rock, no due date listed -
    - Rejection email received: position filled 1/20/10
    
16. U of British Columbia (Vancouver), due 11/2/09 -
    - rejection email received 12/22, 1/6/10
    - on-campus visit 12/16/09
    - offer extended and accepted 12/22/09
    
17. U of Memphis, 19/20th c., due 12/4/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/14
    - on-campus visit scheduled 1/8/10
    - email received: position filled 3/23/10
    
18. U of Minnesota Twin Cities, Asst. (TT) or Assoc. Prof. (tenured) of German, due 11/2/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/14/09
    - on-campus interview scheduled 1/13/10
    - rejection letter received 1/19/10
    - position accepted, 3/22/10
    U of Southern Indiana, Asst. Prof. of German, due 11/1/09
    - phone interview scheduled 11/30/09
    - search suspended by dean, 1/21/10
    - search has been transformed into a one-year NTT position, 2/5/10
    
19. U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, due 4/8/2010, -
    - phone interview scheduled 4/16/10
    - email received: position filled 5/11/10
    
20. Vanderbilt U, 18th-cent. to present, due 11/1/09 -
    - writing sample requested 12/1/09
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/16/09
    - on-campus visit scheduled 1/11/10
    - rejection letter received 4/23
    
21. Wake Forest U, Business German and linguistics, due 12/1/09 -
    - on-campus interview invitation 12/10/09
    - Rejection letter received: position filled 3/1/10
    
22. Wake Forest U, medieval/early modern or 21st c., due 12/4/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/10/09
    - offer extended and accepted 03/03/10
    

1. St. Olaf C, Norwegian, due 10/19/09 -
   - offer extended and accepted 11/22/09
   
2. Columbia U, Finnish lecturer, open until filled (I know it's not Germanic, but we have to take what we can get, OK?)

1. Acadia University (Wolfville, Nova Scotia), TT Lecturer or Asst. Prof of German and Spanish, due 02/15/10 -
   Augustana C (South Dakota), Asst. Prof. of French OR German (teach both languages), due 10/26/09
   - email saying that position will not be filled (12/22)
   
2. Carson-Newman C, TT Asst. or Assoc. Prof of German AND Linguistics, no due date listed, open until filled -
   - application moved to the next step in the search process, 1/26 (request to familiarize oneself with the college's mission and to submit additional application form)
   - offer made and accepted 4/22/10
   
3. Carthage College, Visiting Asst. Prof. of French and German or Spanish (3 yr renewal), due 11/30/09
4. Central College, Asst. or Assoc. Prof of French/German, due 11/2/09, open until filled -
   - position has been filled, according to GER-JOBS-L listserve
   
5. C of St. Scholastica, asst. prof. of German AND Russian, no due date listed via AATG job list Chronicle ad: Link
6. Georgia Southern U, non-tenure track lecture of German and Spanish PDF link -
   Hastings College, German plus additional language, due 10/5/09
   - search suspended
   
7. McGill University (Montreal, Quebec), Asst. Prof. (TT), joint appt. in Linguistics and German, Italian, Spanish or Russian, due 11/15/09
8. Schreiner U, English composition and introductory German instructor, due 2/15/10, open until filled Link
9. Southern Illinois U Edwardsville, instructor in French OR German and an additional language, renewable, due 4/15/10
10. U Wisconsin-Milwaukee, German translation plus Spanish or French, due 11/15/09 -
    - offer extended and accepted 1/22/10.
    

1. Johns Hopkins University, Associate/Full Professor of German, due 11/1/09 -
   - on-campus visit scheduled 12/10/09
   - offer accepted
   

1. American U, instructor, possibility of renewal (beginning spring 2010), due 10/15/09 -
   - position has been filled (so I heard)
   - classes have begun there, so must have been filled
   
2. Arizona SU, senior lecturer in German, 1-year renewable, due 4/15/10 -
   -Skype interview scheduled 04/28/10
   
3. Austin C, VAP, 2-year position with possibility of 3rd year, due 4/20/10 -
   - rejection letter received, indicating position had been filled, 7/2/10
   
4. Bradley U, temporary assistant professor or temporary instructor, open until filled Link
5. Butler U, contemporary lit./film/culture, due 11/15/09 -
   - MLA interview scheduled 12/4
   - Search suspended 1/13/10
   - position has been transformed into a 1-yr. instructor position, 1/29/10
   - departmental interview held 4/21. Dean's interview held 4/22.
   
6. Case Western Reserve U, 1-year lecturer (possibility of renewal for two more years), due 2/28/10
7. Casper C, instructor, due 3/23/10
8. Catholic University of America, Washington DC, lecturer fall 2010 and possibly spring 2011, advertised since 6/28/10, open until filled
9. Christopher Newport University, lecturer, due 12/15/09 -
   - MLA interview scheduled 12/17
   - Position filled 3/29/10
   
10. Coastal Carolina U, lecturer, 1-year renewable, teach 5/5, due 12/1/09 -
    - phone interview scheduled 1/27
    - on-campus interview invitation 2/9 (x3)
    - withdrew one of the three invitations to campus due to budget reasons 2/15
    
11. Colby C, 1-year faculty fellow, due 3/12/10 -
    - phone interview scheduled 3/16/10
    - on-campus interview scheduled 3/22/10
    
12. Concordia U (Montreal), lecturer/VAP renewable to 3 years, open until filled
13. Connecticut College, VAP, 1-year, review begins 7/9/10
14. Earlham C, 2-year term asst prof., due 11/15/09 -
    - on-campus interview scheduled 3/8/10
    - letter received: search completed 4/19/10
    
15. Elon U, part-time fall/full-time spring, no due date given via AATG jobs list
16. Fordham U, 1-year lecturer with possibility of renewal, due 11/15/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled (12/17)
    - offer extended and accepted (1/25)
    
17. George Mason U, 1-year renewable, due 4/23/10 -
    - requested reference letters be sent 5/6/10
    - Skype interview scheduled 5/18/10
    - offer accepted 5/27/10
    
18. Hamilton C, 2-year VAP, due 12/1/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/18/09
    - on-campus visit scheduled 1/19/10
    - rejection e-mail received 1/20/10 (x2)
    
19. Henderson SU, 1-year instructor, due 7/23/2010 Link
20. Kenyon C, 1-year VAP, due 3/26/10 -
    - phone interview scheduled 3/30/10
    
21. Lawrence U, 1-year renewable VAP with TT conversion possibility, 20th c./film, due 2/15/10 -
    - rejection email received 6/3/10
    
22. New York U, 3-year Asst. Prof. ("Faculty Fellow"), due 2/15/10 -
    - rejection email received, stating candidate has accepted offer 6/21/10
    
23. Pacific University, 1-year sabbatical replacement -
    - interview scheduled 5/25/10
    - offer made and accepted 6/14/10
    
24. Penn SU Erie, The Behrend College, 1-year sabbatical replacement, due 3/1/2010 -
    - phone interview scheduled 3/22/10
    - rejection letter received stating that position has been filled
    
25. Princeton U, 1-year lecturer, due 11/9/09 -
    - writing sample requested 11/24/09
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/11
    - offer extended and accepted 2/15
    
26. Saint Anselm C, 1-year VAP (renewal up to 3 yrs.), due 2/15/10 -
    - skype interview scheduled 3/9/10 (x3)
    - contacted for on-campus interview 3/26/10
    
27. Southwestern U, 1-year VAP, no due date listed via AATG jobs list -
    - rejection letter received, saying position had been filled, 7/2/10
    
28. SUNY New Paltz, lecturer, due 11/1/09 -
    - phone interview scheduled (11/20/09)
    - campus interview scheduled (12/09/09)
    - offer accepted 3/22
    
29. Susquehanna University, 1-year VAP, due 2/15/10 -
    - phone interview scheduled 2/19/10
    - campus interview scheduled 2/26/10
    - offer accepted 3/30/10
    
30. Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1-year contract AP (possible TT conversion), due 5/15/10, requires Spanish ability Link
31. U Arkansas, Fayetteville, VAP, due 1/30/10 -
    - phone interview scheduled 2/17/10
    - offer extended + accepted, 3/2/10
    
32. U Georgia, 1-year VAP in German Film, due 6/17/2010 -
    - interview scheduled 6/18/10
    
33. U Houston, full-time renewable, open until filled via AATG jobs list -
    - contacted for phone interview 4/29/10 (x2)
    - reject letter received stating position has been filled 5/26/10
    
34. U Kentucky, lecturer, annually renewable, due 12/1/09 -
    - MLA interview scheduled 12/15 (x5)
    - campus interview scheduled (01/13/10) (x3)
    - offer extended + accepted, 2/19
    
35. U of Minnesota, Morris, instructor (part time spring 2010 and/or full time 2010-2011), due 12/15/09 but open until filled -
    - contacted for phone interview 4/1
    
36. U of Missouri, Columbia, lecturer, no due date listed -
    - rejection letter received 7/22, stating that a hire had been made
    
37. U of North Texas, lecturer, due 7/12/10
38. U of Notre Dame, 1-year VAP, due 3/31/10 -
    - phone interview scheduled 4/19
    - rejection letter received 4/21
    - offer extended & accepted 5/1
    
39. U of Pennsylvania, lecturer (business German), open until filled (preferred by 2/15/10) Link -
    - Heard that campus interviews have been scheduled
    
40. U of Pittsburgh, 1-year VAP, due 3/26/10 -
    - Skype interview scheduled 4/2 (x2)
    - offer extended and accepted 4/30
    
41. U of Southern Indiana, 1-year renewable instructor/contract assistant professor, due 2/15/10 -
    - phone interview scheduled 3/23/10 (x2)
    - on-campus interview scheduled 4/13/10
    - offer accepted 4/19/10
    
42. Western Kentucky U, 1-year VAP or instructor, due 5/28/10 Link -
    - rejection email received 7/12
    
43. C of William and Mary, instructor, renewable to 5 years, due 3/1/10 -
    - phone/Skype interview scheduled 3/12
    - offer extended and accepted 4/16
    

Based on ALL German jobs advertised on the ADFL list:

• For the 2005/6 to 2008/9 cycles, 56-59% of all tenure-track jobs (assistant or open rank) that would ever appear on the ADFL list were posted on opening day. In 2009/10, the percentage declined to 53%. On September 16, 2010, count the number of assistant or open-rank German positions and multiply by 2: this will give you a fairly accurate predictor of the total number of tenure-track jobs in German that will be advertised in 2010-11.
  
• For the 2005/6 to 2009/10 cycles, only 50% of the VAP positions that would eventually be advertised had appeared 6 months (23-26 weeks) after the job list opened.
• The opening-day number of tenure-track jobs this year (8) is down significantly from the last year (23) and from the previous two years (2007: 34; 2006: 38).
• Up to 38 tenure-track hires were made in 2008-2009, down significantly from the last three years (2007-2008: 51; 2006-2007: 64).
• The portion of tenure-track assistant or open-rank positions compared to all first-day jobs dropped in 2008-2009 compared to previous years, from 60-70% to just over 50% of all positions: 23 of 43 (2008-2009), 34 of 54 (2007-2008), 38 of 55 (2006-2007), 32 of 52 (2004-2005), 33 of 50 (2003-2004).
  
• For the 2006-2007 cycle, 65 U.S. universities made tenure-track hires in German and at least 47 made visiting or non-tenure-track hires.
• For the 2007-2008 cycle, 54 U.S. universities made tenure-track hires in German and at least 44 made visiting or non-tenure-track hires.
• For the 2008-2009 cycle, 30 U.S. universities made tenure-track hires in German and at least 27 made visiting or non-tenure track hires.
• For the 2009-2010 cycle, 21 U.S. universities made tenure-track hires in German and at least 40 made visiting or non-tenure track hires.
• For the last five years, between 62 and 69% of all eventual tenure-track job ads appeared on the first day.
• Around a third of all jobs that eventually appear on the ADFL list appear on the first day. Last year, 54 of 178 total jobs (30%) showed up on the first day. For 2006, it was 55 of 154 (36%), and for 2005, it was 44 of 135 jobs (33%).
• Previously, half of the jobs appeared after five weeks, and 70% by 12 weeks.
• In 2007-2008, the last German tenure-track job ad was posted on February 15, 2008.
• In 2007-2008, the last job ads appeared in late May, and ads have appeared even later in other years.
• According to the 2007-2008 Wiki, only two departments contacted candidates for MLA interviews before November 29, and the latest contact came on December 21.
• These figures are based on last year's wiki and one person's files and not the official MLA reports, so treat with the appropriate degree of skepticism.

Right click and select "view image" to view at full size. The usual caveats apply: ADFL list only, canceled and failed searches included, only full-time German positions.

And so the German job market of 2009-2010 sputters to a close.