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Please Indicate: (Subfield), ABD if relevant, # of applications you have submitted for tenure-track jobs, # of requests for additional materials, # of phone interviews, # of MLA interviews, # of campus visits, # of offers (date updated)
If you have applied for postdocs or temporary positions identify this on a separate line
Medieval
(Medieval British) (ABD): 42 apps; 8 requests; too many rejections; 3 phone interviews; 5 MLA interviews; 5 campus interviews; 1 offer (03/11)
(Medieval British): 36 apps; 7 requests; 5 interviews (2/9)
(Medieval British): 38 apps; 5 requests; 2 rejections; 3 interviews (12/12)
(Medieval British) (ABDx): 25 apps; 9 requests; 2 phone interviews; 7 MLA interviews; 2 campus interviews; 1 offer; 1 job
(Medieval British): 10 apps; 3 requests; 3 interviews (12/13)
(Medieval British): (TT elsewhere) 3 apps; 1 request; 0 interviews; 1 rejection (11/20)
(Medieval British): 55 apps; 10 requests; 1 MLA interview; 1 rejection (11/28)
(Medieval British): 48 apps; 12 requests; 3 rejections; 8 MLA interviews (12/17)
(Medieval British) (ABD): 47 apps; 12 requests; a good number of rejections; 3 phone interviews; 11 MLA interviews; 7 campus visits; 3 offers; 1 job (3/18)
(Medieval British): (TT elsewhere) 41 apps; 8 requests; 6 rejections; 2 phone interviews; 7 MLA interviews; 3 campus visits, 2 offers (2/23)
(Medieval British): 14 apps; 6 requests; 3 MLA interviews (12/11)
(Medieval British) (ABD): 30 apps; 2 requests; 0 MLA interviews; 1 campus visit; 1 offer; 1 job (3/20)
Q: For those who applied for 45+ jobs, congrats on all the interest. I am quite interested in how you applied for so many positions - did you submit for all the open calls as well? A: (sent 48) Of my appls, I count 44 medieval Eng. jobs, 2 of which were more or less open calls. Some others may have applied for jobs that were looking for Early Mod. + Medieval My extra appls. were all for Med.Latin jobs Q: Is anyone applying for medieval positions that are not British? Q: Are some of these many apps for generalist positions?
Early Modern/Renaissance
(early mod, PhD in hand) 47 apps; 9 requests; 10 MLA interviews; 1 phone interview; ∞ rejections; 2 great campus visits; 4 applications outstanding; 1 R1 tt job offer(3/21) (early mod, ABD) 27 apps; 7 requests; 3 rejections; 8 MLA interviews; 5 Campus visits scheduled (1/9)
(early mod, PhD in hand) 51 apps; 11 requests; 8 MLA interviews; 2 rejections; 1 campus interview (12/10)
(early mod and womst, ABD) 36 apps; 7 requests; 7 MLA interviews; no longer counting rejections;5 campus visits; 2 offers; 1 job!!! (2/29)
(early mod, ABD, limited search) 12 apps; 2 requests; 4 MLA interviews; 4 rejections; 1 campus visit; 1 offer (1/26)
(early mod, ABD) 35 apps; 10 requests; 7 MLA interviews; 5 rejections (12/19)
(early mod, PhD in hand) 37 apps; 11 requests; 4 MLA interviews; rejections...many! 1 campus visit (2 invitations); 1 offer; 1 job. . . and a partridge in a pear tree (3/1)
(early modern, ABD) 26 apps; 6 requests; 2 MLA interview; 3 rejections (12/10)
(early modern, ABD) 37 apps; 13 requests; 9 MLA interviews; 1 phone interview; 6 rejections and counting; 4 campus visits (6 campus visit requests); 2 offers; 1 job!! (2/23)
(early mod, non-Ivy PhD) 50 apps; 14 MLA interviews; 4 phone interviews; 7 campus visits; 3 offers; 1 job--hooray! (2/22)
(early mod eng & comp lit, ABD) 36 apps; 5 requests; 0 MLA interviews; 5 rejections (12/15)
(early mod, PhD in hand) 42 apps; 6 requests; 4 MLA interviews; 6 rejections (12/19)
(early mod, PhD in hand, limited geographical search) 4 apps; 2 requests; 2 MLA interviews; 2 campus visits; 1 app. outstanding; 1 rejection (1/15)
(early mod & ws, PhD in hand) 53 TT & VAP apps; 11 requests; 2 MLA interviews; 1 phone interview; 1 campus visit (2 campus invitations); 1 TT job offer (3/20)
Restoration & 18th Century
(18th Century, ABD) 47 apps (not counting postdocs); 5 requests; 6 rejections; 1 phone interview; 2 MLA interviews (12/12)
(18th Century, v. limited search): 5 apps; 3 requests; 0 interviews; 1 rejection (11/30)
(18th Century, TT w PHD, limited search): 13 apps, 6 requests, 1 rejection, 4 MLA interviews (12/15)
(18th Century, TT w/ PhD): 13 apps, 4 requests, 2 written rejections, 4 MLA interviews (12/19)
(18th Century, ABD) 40 apps, 1 VAP; 3 requests, 6 rejections, 3 MLA interviews (12/4)
(18th Century, ABD) 8 apps; 3 requests; 2 rejections; 1 MLA interview (12/18)
(18th Century, w PhD, limited search): 11 apps; 4 requests; 3 MLA interviews; 1 campus visit; 1 offer (2/9)
(18th Century, w PhD): 52 apps; 6 requests; 5 MLA interviews (1/8)
(18th C, w PhD): 30 apps; 11 MLA interviews; 1 phone interview; 5 rejections (2/8).
19th Century/Romantic/Victorian (Victorian, General, PhD) 25+ apps, 1 campus interview (1/12)
(19th c/Victorian) 30 apps; 6 requests; 2 rejections; 3 MLA interviews, 1 campus interview (12/13)
(19th c/Victorian, Novel, & Generalist, ABD) 14 apps; 2 requests; multiple rejections; 3 MLA interviews (2/5)
(Victorian/Children's, ABD): 43 apps; 6 requests; lost count of rejections; 2 phone interviews; 7 MLA interviews; 4 campus visits (1/11)
(19th c/Victorian, ABD): 29 apps; 4 requests; 1 rejection, 1 MLA interview (12/5)
(19th c/Victorian & History and theory of Novel, ABD) 54 apps; 5 requests; multiple rejections; 1 MLA interview; 1 phone interview; 1 campus visit; 1 offer (3/3)
(Romantic/19th C, ABD) 36 apps; 5 requests; multiple; 4 MLA interviews (12/13)
(19th c/Victorian, ABD) 40 apps; 6 requests; 1 rejection; 0 MLA interviews (11/22)
(19th c/Victorian & Generalist, ABD) 50 apps; 3 requests; multiple rejections; 2 phone interviews; 1 MLA interviews; 2 campus interviews (3/12)
(19th c/Victorian) 43 apps; 6 requests; multiple rejections; 1 phone interview; 1 MLA interview (12/18)
(19th c/Victorian) 35 apps (incl. 9 postdocs); 6 requests; 2 rejections; 0 MLA interviews (11/26)
(19th c/Victorian & Generalist "PhD in hand") 15 apps; 0 requests; 1 MLA interviews (12/19)
(19th c/Victorian & Generalist, ABD) 30 apps; 6 requests; 2 rejections; 1 MLA interview (12/04)
(19th c/Victorian & Novel, ABD) 15 apps; 2 requests, 3 rejections, 4 MLA interviews, 1 campus visit (1/15)
(19th c/Victorian, ABD) 30 apps; 2 requests; 5 rejections; 1 phone interview; 2 MLA interviews; 1 campus interview; 1 offer (12/20)
(Romantic/19th, ABD) 16 apps; 2 requests; 3 rejections; 4 MLA interviews; 2 campus visits (1/3)
(19th Victorian) 30 apps; 3 MLA interviews, 3 campus visits, 1 offer (2/11)
Early/19th Century American
(Early/19th c. American) 8 apps; 2 requests; 2 rejections; 0 MLA interviews (12/03)
(Early/19th c. American) (ABD) 30 apps; 5 requests; 4 rejections; 3 MLA interviews (12/21)
(Early/19th c. American) (ABD) 20ish apps; 5 requests; 5 rejections; 2 MLA interviews (12/18)
(Early/19th c. American) (ABD) 13 apps; 4 requests; 1 rejection; 4 MLA interviews (12/13)
(Early/19th c. American) (ABD) 40+ apps; 12 requests; 10 rejections; 10 MLA interviews; 1 visit; 1 offer (3/1)
(Early/19th c. American) 27 apps; 7 requests; 3 rejections; 2 MLA interviews (12/18)
(Early/19th c. American) 14 apps; 4 requests; 0 rejections; 2 MLA interviews (12/19)
20th/21st Century British & American
(20/21stc Am/Film) (TT w/PhD): 30apps; 6 requests; 6 MLA interviews; 2 phone interviews; 4 rejections (12/19)
(20/21st C Am and Ethnic American) (ABD): 60 apps; 6 requests; 1 phone interview, 13 MLA interviews, 7 rejections (12/16)
(20th/21st C Am) (ABD): 35 apps; 3 requests; 3 MLA interviews, 2 rejections (12/13)
(20th C. Brit/ Contemp. Drama) (ABD): 29 apps; 7 requests; 8 MLA interviews; 4 rejections; 2 campus visits (1/9)
(Postcolonial/20thC British)(ABD) 51 apps; 1 request; 5 MLA interviews; 7 phone interviews; 7 campus visit requests; 2 offers; 1 job accepted (02/27)
(20th C Am) (ABD): 66+ apps; 1 request; 0 MLA interviews; 4 rejections (12/4)
(20th C Am) (ABD): 35+ apps; 4 requests; 4 MLA interviews, 2 outside interviews, 1 campus visit (1/10)
(20th C Am & CompLit): 45 apps; 1 request; 1 MLA interviews; 1 phone interview; 8 rejections (12/21)
(20thC Am/Brit) (ABD) 22 apps; 3 requests; 1 MLA interview; 3 rejections (12/13) Q: How different are your letters for Brit. and Am. jobs? A: Not very - I focus on transatlantic modernism. Changed teaching texts for Brit v. Am jobs, though. You? A: (From original questioner) very much the same as you. Thanks.
(20th C. Brit/Am): 11 apps, 2 requests, 0 interview, 5 rejection (12/14)
(20th C. Brit/Am/Film): 70+ apps, 10 requests, 12 interviews, 5 campus visits, 2 offers, 1 job. (4/4)
(20th C Am) [multicult.] (ABD): 15 apps.; 1 request; 0 interviews; 0 rejections (12/8)
(20th C Brit) (ABD): 3 apps; 3 requests; 0 MLA interviews; 1 rejection (12/17)
(20th C. Brit/Postcolonial) : 11 apps; 2 request, 1 rejection, 0 MLA interviews (11/23)
(20th C. Brit/modernism) (PhD): 30 apps, 5 requests, 3 MLA interviews, 4 rejection (12/12)
(20th C. Brit/modernism) (ABD): 10 apps, 5 requests, 2 MLA interviews, 2 rejections (12/18)
(20th C. Am) (Ph.D.): 19 apps, 1 request, 0 MLA interviews, 1 rejection (12/9) (20th C. Am) (PhD): 48 apps., 3 requests, 2 MLA interviews, 6 rejections
(20th c Am) (PhD): 12 apps, 0 requests, 1 MLA interview, 1 rejection (12/14)
(20th c Brit/Am) (ABD): 12 apps, 4 requests, 5 MLA interviews, 2 rejections (12/14)
(20th C. Am./Transnational) (ABD): 17 apps, 2 requests, 2 MLA interviews (12/17), 2 campus visits (1/8, 2/9).
(20th C. Am./Af.Am.) (PhD): 80+ apps, 6 requests, many rejections, 2 MLA interviews (12/20), 1 campus visit (1/7).
(20th C Brit/mod) (new PhD): 25-30 apps, 2 reqs, 5-6 rejections, 2 MLA interviews (12/17)
(Postcolonial/Contemp.British) (ABD): 40+ apps, 3 WS requests, 11 rejections, 6 MLA interviews, 3 campus visitd (1/17)
(20th C Am) (PhD): 40+ apps, 3 reqs, 5 MLA, 1 Campus Visit (1/14)
(20th C Am) (PhD): 41 apps, 3 MLA interviews, 0 campus visits (2/12)
ETHNIC AMERICAN
(African-American): 30 app; 4 requests, 0 MLA interviews (12/03)
(African-American) (ABD): 55+ apps; 11 requests; 2 phone interviews; 11 MLA interviews; 12 campus visit invitations; 6 job offers; 1 offer accepted (2/23)
Q: Since there aren't very many campus visits listed on the regular Wiki pages for Af Am and American, would you mind sharing which schools have already scheduled with you? A: I feel a little paranoid about listing them all here. Instead, I'll update the regular wiki to show the invitations I have received. Original Questioner: Thanks! It's much appreciated! A: No problem. I should have done it a while ago.
(African American) (ABD): 40 apps; 17 requests; 3 MLA interviews (12/7)
(African American & Ethnic American) (PhD): 49 apps; 6 MLA interviews; 2 phone interviews; 2 campus visits (2/12)
(Ethnic American) (ABD) 60+ apps; 5 requests; 1 MLA interview (12/14)
(Ethnic American): 40 apps, 8 requests, 2 phone interviews, 4 MLA interviews (12/14)
(Ethnic American) (ABD): 21 apps; 3 requests; 1 phone interview, 4 MLA interviews (12/13)
(Ethnic American) (ABD): 60 apps; 6 requests; 1 phone interview, 13 MLA interviews (12/17)
(Ethnic American) (ABD): 12 apps; 5 requests; 3 MLA interviews; 1 campus visit; no offers (2/2)
(Comparative ethnic studies; applying to positions both in English and American Studies) (PhD in hand): 22 apps; 3 phone interviews; 2 MLA interviews; 1 offer as of 12/23.
(Latino/a Lit and Ethnic American): 42 apps; 3 phone interviews; 10 MLA interviews; 3 Campus Visits
(Latino/a Lit and Ethnic American) (ABD): 24 apps; 1 phone interview; 8 MLA interviews; 4 Campus Visits
(Latino/a Lit and Ethnic American) (ABD): 25 apps; 6 MLA interviews; 3 Campus Visits; 2 offers
Theory
(Theory): 2 app; 0 requests; 0 MLA interviews (11/18)
Children's Literature
10+ apps, 2 requests, 4 MLA interviews, 2 phone interviews, 5 campus visits. 2 offers. (5/15)
Film
(Film)(ABD): 25 apps; 2 requests; 1 MLA interview; 4 rejections (12/07)
(Film/20th c. American lit): 16 apps; 0 requests; 1 MLA interview (12/11)
(American/Film) [ABD]: 7 apps.; 0 requests; 0 interviews; 1 rejection (12/8)
Comparative Literature
(CompLit) (ABD): 68 apps; 1 request; 0 phone interviews; 0 MLA interviews; 0 rejections (11/25) Applied for 66 TT jobs; 1 non-TT job; 1 postdoc Q: Just curious, I'm guessing these mainly are not complit jobs, I could only find 3 or 4, have you found others? what fields are you applying in? (Assis Prof) 10 apps to world lit and comp lit; 1 request; o phone interviews; 2 MLA interviews; 1 rejection (1/14)
Enviromental Literature
(Environment/Lit; ABD): 3 app; 0 requests; 1 rejection; 0 MLA interviews (11/18)
(Environment/Lit; ABD): 3 app; 1 request; 1 rejection; 0 MLA Interviews (11/29)
(Environment/Lit; ABD): 4 app; 1 request; 1 rejection; 0 MLA Interviews (12/12)
(Environment/Lit; ABD): 5 app; 2 requests; 2 rejections; 1 MLA interview (12/13)
(Environment/Lit; ABD): 4 apps.; 1 request; 1 rejection; 3 MLA interviews (12/14); 3 campus visits (1/10, 2/9)
Creative Writing
(Fiction): 23 apps; 4 requests; 2 interviews; 0 rejections (12/13)
(Poetry): 33 apps; 3 requests; 1 interview (11/26)
(Fiction and Poetry): 27 apps; 2 requests; 3 interviews, 3 rejections (12/11)
(Poetry): 32 apps; 8 requests; 7 interviews (12/7)
(Nonfiction/Fiction): 55 apps; 10 requests; 8 rejections; 12 interviews, 3 campus interviews (1/15)
(Fiction): 29 apps; 7 requests; 7 interviews; 4 rejections; 3 campus interviews (1/23)
(Nonfiction): 15 apps; 2 requests; 4 interviews; 3 rejections; 1 campus interview (1/10)
(Poetry): 32 apps; 2 requests; 2 MLA interviews; 2 phone interviews; 2 campus interviews, 1 job offer (4/18)
(Poetry): 33 apps; 4 requests; 1 MLA interview; 1 job offer (accepted) (2/24)
