World History 2007-2008

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Alabama State University

(job description)

Baylor University

(Deadline: 12/1/2007, job description)

Bowling Green State University

(Deadline: 2/14/2008, job description)

• 4/17: Had phone interview.

Cal State University, Channel Islands

(Deadline: 11/2/2007, job description)
- has anybody received any correspondence from CSUCI?
- nothing yet (as of 12/3)! The department only has four f/t faculty members, so I wonder if the dean is conducting the search directly. Let us know if you hear anything.
- Nothing here either. They probably won't do AHA (12/21)
- email rejection (1/4)
- Same. email rejection (1/4)
- Have they made an offer? Anyone knows? (4/9)

Cal State University, Long Beach

(Deadline: 10/1/2007, job description)

• 9/21: acknowledged receipt of application via snail mail

Cal State University, San Marcos

(Deadline: 12/1/2007), job description)

• 10/31: acknowledged receipt of application via snail mail
• 12/18: anyone know if they're doing AHA?
• 12/19: conducted phone interview
• 12/22: invitation for on-campus visit
• Any updates on this one? Did they make an offer yet?

College of St. Scholastica

(Deadline: 11/5/2007, job description)

College of Charleston

VAP Post
4/2: acknowledgement received by post, no info given on timeline
5/6: any news here?
5/16: according to European history wiki (where this was also listed), someone had a phone interview on the 9th.

Elizabeth City State University

(Deadline: 1/3/2008, job description)
2/19: Anyone heard anything from them?

Gainesville State College

(Deadline: 1/25/2008, job description)
11/26 - Received acknowledgment email
1/31 - Contacted about a campus visit (phone)
2/25 - Heard through the vine that an offer has been made
2/27 offer accepted

Geneva College

(Deadline: 11/15/2007, job description)
11/20 - Posted to AHA Job Board after application deadline

Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

Extra-European History
(Deadline 2 May)

Holy Names University

(Deadline: 11/1/2007)

Anyone heard anything about this?

Campus interviews underway (had mine earlier this month), offer to be made in early March (2/18)

Indiana University, Bloomington

(Deadline: 11/1/2007, job description)
11/8 Received acknowledgment letter
11/21 AHA interview (Congratulations! Question: how did they contact you about an interview? Was it email, phone or snail mail? Thanks!)
(contacted by e-mail)
1/18 Campus interview scheduled

La Salle University

(Deadline: 1/1/2008, job description)

Lenoir-Rhyne College

(Deadline: 11/25/2007, job description)

Macalester College

(Deadline: 10/22/2007, job description)

Manhattan College

(Deadline: 12/7/2007, job description)
11/15 - Received postcard acknowledgement saying they will only contact those who are shortlisted.
Interviewed at AHA
1/28 - Email of 'Sit tight, you'll hear from us again in a few weeks' (reserve list??)
3/6 - Any more news here?
5/16 - Heard offer made some time ago

Menlo College

(job description)

Millersville University

(Deadline: 10/22/2007, job description)

Mount Saint Vincent University

(Deadline: 1/2/2008, job description)

Murray State University

(Deadline: 11/2/2007, job description)
2/19: This place is a mess!!!!! I was rejected for this position and I didn't even apply for it. They appear to have serious problems with professionalism.

Nassau Community College

(job description)

New York University

(Deadline: 10/1/2007, job description)
- advertised 04/07, scheduled phone interview 06/07, search suspended 06/07, search relaunched 08/07, deadline 10/07.
- Has anyone heard anything from NYU?
- Nothing at all. Are they serious?
- Still nothing??? Have they cancelled the search?
- There is a new search! See http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=36141
- 5/6: Anyone have any idea on their timeline?

Northern Arizona University

(job description)
- Received acknowledgement by email and snaill mail. They hope to shortlist by Dec. 15.
- This job is updated on the Modern Europe page. They held AHA interviews and invited 3 candidates to campus in Jan/Feb.
- Offer made and accepted, early March.

Nicholls State University

(Deadline: 3/15/2008, job description)

Oberlin College

(Deadline: 12/15/2007, job description)
12/28 received email requesting informal AHA interview and writing sample.

Pennsylvania State University, Altoona

(Deadline: 11/1/2007, job description)
10/31 Received acknowledgment email
12/19 AHA interview invitation (phone)
1/25 campus visit scheduled

Pennsylvania State University, Erie

(Deadline: 10/8/2007 1/28/2008, job description)

• Finalists will be invited to campus in November or early December [email dated 10/22/07]
• Scheduling phone interviews for the week of 10/29-11/02
• Campus (11/12)
• Search 'temporarily put on hold,' campus interview canceled (11/20).
• Search re-advertised with late January deadline.
• 1/10 Asian, African, or Middle Eastern History
• Any word on interview arrangements?

Shippensburg University - Comparative World

(Deadline: 11/15/2007, job description)

St. Francis University

(Deadline: 11/30/2007)

St. John's University

(Deadline: 12/1/2007, job description)
12/20 Rejection e-mail

Stanford University

(Deadline: 10/31/2007, job description)
- Has anyone heard anything from Stanford?
- according to the US wiki, they've scheduled AHA interviews (though not with me!), 12/12
- email rejection (1/14)
- Campus interviews scheduled (4 candidates) for late Jan through Feb. (1/20)

Stonehill College

(Deadline: 11/15/2007, job description)
- Has anyone received an acknowledgement? I'm worrying that they didn't receive my app.
- They seem to be doing a new/similar search which is less specific. Deadline 3/3/08
- Yes. They are back on the market with a broader focus.
- Any news on the latest round?

University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters College

(Deadline: 1/30/2008, job description)

University of Kansas

(Deadline: 11/1/2007, job description)

University of Maine, Farmington

1 year VAP position

• received application acknowledgment (snail mail)
• 4/2 phone interview scheduled (by phone)
• 4/17 offer accepted

University of Richmond

(Deadline: 11/15/2007)

• 10/10: acknowledged receipt of application via email
• 12/11: campus invite
• 12/26: snail mail rejection
• Early Feb.: Offer declined

NEW SEARCH: 1 YEAR VAP (Lat Am/World)

• Advertised May 2008, no deadline specified, presumably ASAP
• Anyone heard anything?
• Not yet...anybody else?

University of Tampa

(Deadline: 11/30/2007, job description)

• 12/6: rejection notice from human resources (email)

University of Texas at Austin

(Deadline: 11/15/2007, job description)

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

- Lecturer Position in World History http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=36161
- The salary is 30K, can you believe it?
- What?! I was hoping to get interviewed...but at that salary, I don't think so...
- Did they hire anybody?

University of Vermont

(Deadline: 10/15/2007, job description)
Just rec'd email from UVM Employment that the job was canceled Oct. 10.
I'm furious - what a waste of my time and postage! I had wondered, though, why I couldn't apply online but didn't want to be that annoying person who emailed them to find out.
10/22 Received a letter via snail mail from SC chair confirming that the search has been canceled and will take place next year.
10/25 Announced search for Department Chair

University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

(Deadline: 11/9/2007, job description)
-Received AA and ack. letter on nov. 2 (11/2)
-Letter indicated that preliminary interviews will take place at the AHA
-AHA interview scheduled by email 11/27 - also gave a list of questions to prepare for to boot!
-How did it go?
-1/10: Campus interviews scheduled
-Any offers?
-Any word on this position? (3/23)
-Part-time lecturer position listed (4/17) http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=36274
-Apparently position has been filled (5/8)

Virginia Tech

(Deadline: 11/20/2007, job description)
- 11/30: email notification of receipt of application
- 12/6: rejection notice (email)
- 12/6: email to schedule AHA interview
- 1/10: rec'd rejection email, after AHA interview
- 1/10: Ditto.
- Any offers?
- 2/7: I'm a Europeanist, so I don't visit this page very often. But, I believe a job offer has been extended and accepted for this position.

Western Governors University (Social Science = US/World/Economics/Geography/Political Science; online university)

(Deadline unspecified, process complete late fall/early winter; announcement circulated by email, not on web)
- I was phone interviewed a couple weeks ago, then never got the promised follow-up email. Does anyone know if the position's been offered? (10/29)
- Email rejection 11/16; hiring is complete (posted 11/17, post deleted; reposted 11/19)

Widener University

(Deadline: 11/15/2007, job description)
11/12 received email acknowledging receipt of completed application. "You will hear from us as the search progresses."
12/6 AHA interview scheduled (email)
12/6: AHA interview scheduled (email)
1/22: Post-AHA rejection (email); This is a classy department though... congratulations to whomever gets the job.
1/28: Offer made and accepted. email notifications sent out to interviewees.

Wilson College

(Deadline: 12/1/2007, job description)

York College of Pennsylvania

(Deadline: 11/16/2007, job description)
10/26 - acknowledged application by email. Email says they will contact shortlist in early December.
11/8 - Received acknowledgment via snail-mail. Letter says they will contact AHA interviewees in early
December. Final interviews will take place in January and February 2008.
11/30 - Scheduled AHA Interview via telephone
1/9 - Scheduled Campus Interview