Spanish and Portuguese 2014-2015

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Offers

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Campus Interviews

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• Ohio U (12/19) x3
• Rice U (12/18) Q: Which position, lecturer or Golden Age? Golden Age 
• Sewanee (12/18)
• University of Pittsburgh. Lecturer/Language Coordinator (12/12)
• Cal State Fullerton 12/8 
• University of Chicago [from WORD ON THE STREET: "They picked their short list for campus visits (I got a rejection via email saying this - 12/8)."] x2
• University of Nevada, Reno (11/25)
• Buena Vista University (11/17)
• Carroll Community College (request sent, 11/25)
• Villanova University (11/19)

Skype/Phone Interviews

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• University of Montana (12-16, e-mail)
• Soka University (12/12 email request for conference call)
• Wake Forest University (Mexicanist position; 12/18, email request for conference call) x2
• SUNY Binghamton (12/16, interview conducted) (for the Early Modern position? A: Ling)
• Eureka College (12/16, interview conducted)
• Northern Illinois University (12/15, email)
• University of Tennessee (12/15, via email)
• University of Iowa (12/2 ?)
• Emporia State University (12/15, phone request) (x2)
• Worcester State U (12/15, email request for phone interview)
• University at Albany (12/12, email request for Skype) (x2) -- which position? A: Spanish Linguistics
• Salisbury U (12/12, email request for skype)
• Rockford University (12/11, email request for phone interview) x2
• Eastern Connecticut State University (12/11, phone request for Skype interview) x5 Q: Did anyone get a timetable for decisions regarding campus visits in their interview? A: No. B:No.
• Richmond University (12/11) (x2)
• Shenandoah University (12/11) (x1) 
• Roger Williams University (12/11, request for phone interview) (x1)
• Catholic University of America (12/9, email request for Skype interview, additional docs) (x2)
• Rice (12/9, Skype per "Word on the Street") -- Which position? TT GA? A: Yes. Info posted days ago.
• Wesleyan (12/9, email request for Skype interview)"hi, is this Wesleyan in Middletown CT? for Assistant Professor Latin American? Thanks.
• UC Davis (12/9 Skype interview)
• Iowa State (12/9, email request for Skype interview) (x 4)
• NW Missouri U. (? for Skype interview) 
• Cabrini College (12/7, email request for Skype interview)
• Armstrong Atlantic State University. Phone call. (12/7). (x2) I was contacted by a member of the search commitee last Sunday asking whether I was still interested in the job and if I was planning to go to Vancouver. After answering yes to both questions he told me he would contact me with the schedule... and I am still waiting. Am I the only one or...? A: The same happened to me. I emailed them this week to make sure they had received my voicemail, and they confirmed that they would be sending out the schedules later. I got the impression that it would be this coming week.  A2: I have nothing to do with this search and did not apply, but my guess would be that they arranging the Skype interviews first (possibly conducting them sooner?) and that they are still working on the MLA schedule. But who knows. Good luck!
• University of Pittsburgh (12/6, email request for Skype interview) Lecturer/Language Coordinator position (x4).
• University of Alabama Q: When and how the contac you? Thanks!
• Georgia Southern (12/5, email request for phone interview) (x 4)
• UPDATED: VMI (12/06, email request for Skype interview) 
• SUNY-Buffalo (11/29, email request for Skype interview) (x2) Still haven't heard about campus interviews.  Any news?
• Kansas State (12/3, email request for Skype interview) (x 2)
• CSU-Fresno (12/3, email request for Skype interview) (x5)
• Doane College (12/2, email request for phone interview)
• Grinnell College (12-3)
• Christopher Newport University (12-2) x3
• Indiana University-World Languages (12-2, email request for Skype interview)
• College of Charleston (12/1, email request for Skype interview) Spanish Theater and Transatlantic Studies, Linguistics (SLA), Andean generalist x3
• Cal State Chico (11/29, email request for video teleconference)
• Blackburn College (11/26 email request for a phone interview) x2
• Stephen F. Austin State (11/29 email request for a Skype interview) x2
• McGill University (11/26, email request for video teleconference) 
• Carnegie Mellon (11/25, email request for Skype) Applied Lingustics 
• Pepperdine University (11/25, email request for phone or Skype interview)
• Elon U. (11/24, email request for Skype interview) (x5)
• Emerson C (11/22, email request for Skype interview) (x3)
• Sewanee (11/21) x2
• Utah State University (11/19, email request for Skype interview)
• Hope College (11/20, email request for Skype interview) x2 (Q: Ling or Lit? A: Lit) A2: Linguistics, as well it seems! A3: Yes
• University of Nevada, Reno (11/19, Skype) x3
• Ohio U (11/19, Skype) Early Modernist x5
• East Carolina University (11/19, email request for Skype interview) x2
• College of Idaho -- phone request for Skype interview (11/18)
• University of West Georgia (11/18, phone) (x2)
• New Mexico State University (11/17, E-mail request for Skype interview) Generalist/Hispanic Linguistics? x2 
• University of South Carolina (11/14, Skype) (x5)
• Miami University of Ohio (11/13, Skype) x3
• UC Riverside (11/12, Skype) Has anyone heard about this one? 
• Villanova U -- email request for Skype interview (11/11) (x3)
• Marquette U -- e-mail request for Skype interview (11/6) Any news about campus visits?
• Australian National U (10/29 - Skype)
• Buena Vista U (10/27, Phone) (x3)

MLA Interviews

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• Columbia University (12/20) x3 Q: For the Lecturer position?
• Wellesley College (12/18)
• Colby, 1 yr language position (12/17, invitation by phone)
• Skidmore (12/16, invitation by email) X2
• UCLA (12/15, invitation by email)
• University of Miami (12/15, invitation by email) (x2)
• Colby (12/15) Invitation by phone or email? (phone) Q: Which position? (X3, Latino Studies)
• University of Minnesota Morris (12/15, invitation by phone) (x2)
• Univesity of Arizona (12/12) Invitation by phone or email? A: Phone Q: For Spanish Lingusitics Asst. Prof?
• San Diego State (12/12, email)
• St. Thomas (12/12, email) --  Ling. or Lit. position? A: Ling. (x 2). A: And Lit. (12/15)
• SUNY Binghamton (12/12, email) Q.Ling or Lit? Lit. Early Modern
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County (12/12, phone)
• Hofstra (12/12, email) (x2)
• Hampden-Sydney College (12/11, phone) x2
• Swarthmore (12/11)X3
• UC Berkeley (12/11, email) Congrats! 
• Scripps College (12/11, email)X2
• University of Portland (12/11, phone) x2
• Middlebury College (12/10) (x2)
• North Central College (12/10, e-mail) x6
• University of Michigan (12/8, email) x1
• University of Baltimore-Maryland (12/8, phone) They also offered a Skype interview. Q: Hello, could you say for what position was this interview with Baltimore?
• Centre College (12/8, email) For which position is the interview? A: poetry/film/indigenous studies
• Saint Anselm College (12/7, email)
• Dickinson College (12/5, phone) x2
• San Francisco State U (12/5, phone)
• Saint Louis (12/5, email) Applied Linguistics x2
• Whitworth University (12/4, email) x3
• Reed College (VAP) (12/4, email)
• Whitman College (12/2, email) (x4)
• Furman (12/2, email) X2
• U Mass - Amherst (11/26, email) (x2)
• Grand Valley State University (11-25, e-mail) (x3)
• UC Santa Barbara (11/24, phone) (x2)
• University of North Carolina Wilmington (11/25, email) (x2)
• Duke (11/24, email) Congrats! Only one person? (x2)
• American University (11/24, email) (x 2, literature)
• Brown University (11/23, email)19thC LatAm x2
• Providence College (11/21, email) x5
• Oberlin (11/20, email) x3
• Millikin University 11/14 (x3)
• Salve Regina University Request for MLA Interview 11/12  x2

Additional Materials Requested

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• My earlier edit got deleted. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't additional materials requested only of those whose candidacies might advance? The way I see it, if one of the universities in this section that I applied to asks other candidates for additional materials, I should expect to get a rejection letter. One or two posters in this section seem to think that "additional materials" = missing materials. A: Actually, it is a little bit of both. Relax.
  • I'm fine and quite pleased with myself. It sounds like you can't handle the truth. Anyways, I've only ever been asked for items that weren't listed on the job ad when the committee is considering advancing my candidacy. If someone forgot to send in certain materials or the files were corrupted, that information does not belong here.
• U of Dallas (12/17) E-mail request for writing sample & response to mission statement
• Scripps C (12/08) Letters of rec --> Q: is this in addition to the letters of rec requested as part of the original application? A: I don't think so; am now guessing my application was incomplete. --> Okay, thank you! Nice of them to follow up and request the missing materials!
• University of Richmond (12/04) Letters of rec
• University of Pittsburgh (11/25) Letters of rec., teaching philosophy and evaluations requested by email to be uploaded to Interfolio. Coordinator position. (x6)
• CSU-Fresno (11/19) Letters of rec., transcripts, sample course syllabi, course evals. (x7)
• Furman U (11/17) Teaching evals, letters of rec, transcripts (x4)
• CSU Northridge (11/13) Teaching evals (x7)
• College of Idaho (11/6) Teaching Philosophy
• The University of Alabama (11/7) letters of recommendation
• Emerson College (11/5) writing sample, teaching statement, and sample literature syllabus (x3). Oh! My application is incomplete then, glad I look here, these documents were not required in the original one.

Rejections

• College of Charleston (12/19, email) Andean x2
• College of Charleston (12/19, email) Ling x 4 (received rejection for the ling position, had applied for the lit position)
• College of Charleston (12/19, email) Theater x3
  • Did anyone who got a C of Charleston rejection have an interview first?
• New Mexico State (12/19, email) Q: After Skype interview? A: I just got a rejection as well and did not have a Skype interview. Was wondering why I missed the first round of rejections.
• Hope College (12/19, email) x 2 Q. After the interview? A: No in my case, they asked me to write two more paragraph in relation to my Christian/ religious involment and I decided I was not a good fit. 
• Rice University via e-mail (12/18) x12 Q: any of you did the Skype interview? A: Not me
• University of Nevada, Reno (via email) 12/18 x7
• Providence College (via e-mail) 12/17 Follow-up: It's interesting that they're dishing out rejections in small increments. I got my letter a few days after the other people who posted news of their rejection and now they've switched to email rejections! Comment: I still haven't gotten a rejection, but haven't heard about an interview either. Second Follow-up: I'm the person who wrote the original follow-up. It probably means that they're employing a more nuanced ranking system. Last year I was in the same position as you (not having heard anything from several schools while some people had had interviews and others received rejections) and they all turned out to be rejections in the end. Hopefully your situation will be diferent this year!
• Metro State University of Denver (via e-mail) 12/16
• UCLA (via email) 12/15 x5
• San Diego State University (via Interfolio) 12/12 x4
• Kansas State University by email (12/12) x4
• UCSB - Rejection by letter (12/8)x2
• Armstrong State U via e-mail (12/8) x3
• Providence College- Rejection by letter (12/8) x3 (x4--received my letter 12/10)
• Miami University - Rejection by e-mail (after Skype interview) 12/7 (x3)
• Whitworth University - Rejection by email 12/05 x2
• Rice University - Rejection via Interfolio (12/4) X 2 Anyone else?
  • Which position was this? Lecturer or Assistant Professor?
  • Me too, for Lecturer Position, 12/4
  • For Lecturer position
• CUNY Queensborough CC via e-mail 12/4 - was told that the position is closed--"We are writing to inform you that we have decided not to fill this position at this time" (x2) -- if you look at the document that was attached, it says they are re-posting it with revised requirements
• Elon U- via e-mail 12/4 (x10)
• U of Virginia 12/04 x5
• Duke - Rejection by email 12/04 (x6)
• Furman U - Rejection via Interfolio on 11/17 x4
• U of Chicago - Rejection by email on 11/4/14 x2
• U of Sydney - Rejection by email on 11/10/14 X4
• U of Virginia - Rejection by email on 11/10/14 x4, rejection by email on 12/4
• University of Queensland - Rejection by email on 12/01/14 (x3)
• New Mexico State University - Rejection by email on 11/14/14 x2
  • Q: Was this for the Asst. Prof. of Spanish linguistics position? I haven't heard anything from them other than an email confirming that they had my materials. 

Acknowledgements

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• Shawnee State University (12/18) email
• Hampden-Sydney C (12/11) email.(x2)
• Swarthmore College (11/30) email.
• San Francisco State U (11/25) email.
• The Catholic University of America (11/24) Interfolio.
• Southern Connecticut (11/18) Interfolio (x2)
• SOKA University of America (11/18) email (x2). (11/25) email
• Albion College (11/12) email
• CSU Northridge (11/12) email (x2)
• Southern Connecticut (11/11) email (x3)
• North Central (11/11) email (x3)
• Hartwick College (11/10) e-mail
• Grinnell College (11/10) e-mail (x2)
• U of Alabama (11/10) mail
• U of Massachussetts Amherst (11/7) e-mail
• Rice (11/6) e-mail
• Hope College (10/30) e-mail
• Eastern Connecticut (11/6) e-mail (x2)
• Rice (11/1) e-mail (x3)
• Earlham College (11/5) e-mail (x3)
• Chapman University (11/4) e-mail
• Oberlin College (11/4)- mail (x3)
• Colby College (11/3) - e-mail (x2)
• Elon University (11/3) - e-mail (x3)
• SOKA University of America (10/28) - e-mail (x3)
• U of West Georgia (11/01) - mail

Word on the Street

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KIND REQUEST: Please refrain from inquiring here about positions whose deadlines have not even passed yet (or whose deadline just passed very recently). I know everyone is anxious, but this feed doesn't work as well if it gets clogged up with a lot of people asking about specific positions just because they're anxious to hear back and not because they have a particular reason to ask. Thanks, and good luck to everyone! The waiting game is terrible!

Any word on Earlham College (MLA interviews)?

SPECIAL NOTE ON SO-CALLED INSIDE CANDIDATES: Hi there! Before feeling discouraged upon seeing people offer their information and opinions on such positions, I wanted to tell you: in a national search there is no such thing as a true inside candidate. The people who believe otherwise have probably not served on a search committee or have done so in a very idiosyncratic place. This is so for a host of reasons; but even in the case of a spouse that people hope to hire in order to retain a colleague, things can go wrong (other offers, hater-colleagues, sometimes no one intended to hire that person in the first place, etc) and in the case of a current VAP this is even more the case. So apply, take it seriously, and do your best. Even if everyone wants to hire a particular insider, things happen and they will want to have a fantastic second choice to hire. The rest is utter speculation and I think very unhelpful to our new potential colleagues.//Thank you for adding this. Good, sage words to keep in mind. // Really, though, listen to this—especially if this is your first time on the market. Use your energy to prepare (for interviews, for your defense, for anything productive or positive).//Thank you so much for writing this...I am one of those who can be considered as an "inside candidate" and I could't agree with you more. Again, thanks!

Inside candidate, Rice TT GA (someone's spouse, second hand reliable) (Someone deleted this, perhaps intentionally. Here it is again.) What is TT? Tenure Track

• Wrong information: there are no inside candidates for this position (second hand, reliable.)  

Any news from the U of Delaware (Golden Age)?

• Nada.

for reasons unknown to me my question about Michigan got deleted so I will ask again. Can anybody share his/her info about Michigan? Someone kindly posted reliable second hand info stating they have already scheduled their interviews. Thanks. RE: Please let there be a chance that this information is wrong....

• I guess we just didn't make the cut. I am afraid.  
• I thought there were more than one position. Are all positions accounted for? Thanks!
• Good question.  I had no idea there were other positions listed.  I was asking about the LA from 19c onwards.  I, sadly, don't know anyone who has gotten an interview scheduled with them. 
• Is the other position you're referring to the joint appointment with art history? Also, yes, Michigan has already scheduled their MLA interviews. They did so on or around 12/8 or 12/9 (second hand, reliable).
• Ok, Thank You.

Anyone heard from Soka University of America? A1: Nothing here (12/15)(x3) A2: And nothing. Position looks fantastic. (12/19)

No interviews for UVA still despite multiple waves of rejections? Is anyone else in limbo? A1: Nothing here (12/15) A2: Still nothing. Wonder if position geared toward senior scholar (hence no wiki noise) (12/19). Very possible, but why have a handful of us not received rejections? Possible second position? (12/20)

Any news from Wellesley? A1: Nothing here (12/15) (x2). Nothing here either. The deadline for submissions was end of October, but no comments here yet. A2: (crickets still chirping on 12/19)

Any news on campus visits at Marquette? (x1)

Any news from University of Miami (TT position)?

The position at Salisbury University is not mentioned anywhere on this page as of 12/11. Does anyone have any information on that position?

Any news from Bucknell? Still nothing (12/19)?

Any news about the Lecturer position at UMD?

Any information at all from Biminghamton?

Inside candidate at U. of Massachussetts, Amherst. Second hand, but reliable

• I'm pretty certain they have an inside candidate as well who does precisely what the job description calls for.
• There is an inside candidate but it is not even remotely a given that person will receive it. The person below was intelligent enough to state this. I once thought insiders were given preference but it has proven to be wrong with several people.
• About the inside candidates... I was once the inside candidate at Prestigious U. In fact, there were two of us. I was disqualified right away (thus, the search continues). The other candidate was particularly talented and made it to the short list, but still had to go back to his home country as he did not quite fit the profile they were looking for. Who got it at the end? A newly minted PhD. You just never know.
• Well, let's see

Any word on UC Berkeley?

Any word on Mount Mary?

• Re: I just submitted my application to SM the other day and it seemed like the review process is stil ongoing.

Short list @ Duke???

• I haven't seen anyone indicate an invitation for interview yet, so I'm kinda dubious that they'd have a short list already.

• Seems like a limited amount of Duke candidates being interviewed at Vancouver, are they playing a long game? i.e. ABDs @ MLA, Assistants & Associates in the new year? Wise move if they're determined to find a good fit.
• How do you know this? How many candidates are being interviewed at Vancouver for this position?

• Only know what's been posted here (1 declared MLA invu,& w/ that the assumption that the person is ABD b/c active Assts & Assocs might not be in the position to drop everything & fly to Vancouver during busy end of term-ad didn't specify MLA invus), the rest is conjecture. But if anyone knows of others, hopefuls would most certainly be interested!
• This is quite presumptuous. Many positions didn't mention specifics as to where they're interviewing. People with MLA interviews might also be presenters. Also, didn't the job ad mention they were hiring at the advanced assistant level?

Inside candidate at Oberlin? Their VAP is a well-rounded GA specialist...

• I wondered the same. Strange indeed.
• What's a GA specialist? Anyways, look at how long he's been there. His publications seem kind of on the light side. I imagine he's on his way out.
• GA=Golden Age
• FYI, SLACs rarely have inside candidates unless they are superstar academics. Too small, too risky. 
• And SLACs seldom go for superstars, either. They want scholar-teachers and can usually tell the difference.

Free advice (especially for colleagues new to the market)

1. Quick tip for MLA members: You can get your Interfolio account fee waived. See the MLA website for details: http://www.mla.org/jil_interfolio

General Discussion, Questions, and Inquiries

Question About Degree Conferrals and Summer Defenses: In order to graduate in May, most PhD candidates must defend in April in order to have time to make any necessary revisions and deposit their dissertation before spring graduation. However, if one defends in, say, late May because they need a bit more time to finalize their dissertation (therefore missing spring grad), and then deposits his/her dissertation in late May or June, is one still eligible to take TT Assistant Professorships that require a "PhD in-hand by term of appointment" (normally Aug. 1)? Where I study, one can officially graduate in May, which might be too early for me, or in September, which would technically be too late to take up a job that requires a PhD as of August. However, given that all of my degree requirements will have been fulfilled in late spring/early summer, despite not having had the "official" conferral and diploma yet, would I not be able to begin an appointment in August that requires a completed PhD? If anyone has experience with this and could clarify, that would be great.

I have also heard of people asking for letters from their registrar stating that they have completed program requirements, even if they have not yet offically graduated---Is this enough to take up the job?

I'm Hispanic, born and raised in the U.S., and I resent that there are many Spanish jobs that ask for "outreach to the local Hispanic community." One reason I resent this is because my guess is (I haven't checked) that English lit. jobs in places such as Scranton, PA or Portsmouth, OH probably don't require "service to the community." I'm sure some people would love doing that and would get a lot out of it. I, however, don't feel like I need to be a social worker (love what they do, though) to teach language or literature. How do you feel about having to teach "service-learning courses?"

• I hear you. But I don't think anyone is really trying to add a social-work component to your job. It's more a question of the type of institution and its mission. SLACs, especially religious ones or sometimes smaller public schools with a focus on teaching and/or a service mission will often include an outreach function. They'll want to hire someone who is on board with the way they do things, obviously, regardless of whether they're filling a Spanish or English position. And outreach is not necessarily the same thing as "service learning". Sometimes it means the institution is concerned about enrollment, especially minority enrollment and would like their faculty to help boost the numbers. Finally, it's just a theory, but I think it's possible humanities departments increasingly have to justify their new faculty lines to administration by emphasizing what they can do in service-learning or community engagement. It's a way to counter the old argument that humanists are irrelevant or lost in the academic clouds.

A: I teach a Service Learning course at my institution and absolutely love it. Depending on how the institution does it, it provides excellent opportunities for practical learning and community engagement. Are those undesirable? And, by the way, our English, Psychology, Business, Mass Communications, and many other departments engage in Service Lerning classes. This need not be a massive burden for you...you can set up the assignments so that the students have the responsibility to set up, justify, undertake, and verify the service portion. The most important thing to remember is that Service Learning (at least in the context we view it) is a PEDAGOGY. It implies integrating the service into the learning that's happening in the classroom. It's not just community service. This does not imply you, as faculty member, becoming a social worker. There are social workers for that. What it does imply is working with community partners to address community-identified needs in ways that allow students to gain practical experience in a community-based setting. I have seen this lead to internships and jobs for students in many cases, and program successes lead to a better, more productive relationship between the insititution and the community. Documentable success also looks great in your tenure file, depending on tenure evaluation priorities. 

SURVEY - How much is #MLA15 costing you?

• Anonymously share details here: HERE (google form).

Who else got a rejection from Metropolitan State University of Denver on 12/16 for not meeting the "minimum qualifications" (highly insulting, considering the minimum in their ad is a PhD, which I have), then another email on 12/19 saying that you have the minimum qualifications and they may be in contact? Both me and a friend got both emails, wondering if everybody did.

A: I've gotten correspondence like this from other insitutions. It IS insulting, and may indicate that an untrained HR person is pre-screening and eliminating those applications that they, in their infinite wisdom, do not perceive as being in compliance with the position description. 

• A2: I wouldn't take it so personally. The fact that two of you got the same contradictory notices tells me it definitely was some kind of clerical error. If that's the case, it's absolutely no reflection on you and probably no reflection on the department, either. Maybe the person assigned to respond--whether from HR or not--is mystified by newfangled technology like e-mail. It's also possible there was no human intervention at all and you got one or both of those messages from a badly-programmed machine. I would contact the search committee, explain and gently ask for clarification.

I just saw that Hampden-Sydney sent acknowledgment letters to some of us and MLA invitations to others on the same day. I don't know what to make of it. Does it mean that those who have gotten acknowledgments will not get an interview? I mean, otherwise they would have been invited to MLA too, right? 

• My guess is that they're holding all of those not invited for MLA interviews in reserve in case they hate all of the people they interview. But the chances of getting an interview at some point, in my opinion, are rather slim (sorry, I don't mean to make you feel disappointed). This is the reason why many colleges and universities don't send rejection letters until after they have hired someone. I'm actually surprised there have been so many rejections this year because usually you don't know anything from them (you only know where you stand because of kind contributors here).

Hi! This is my first time on the job market and I just got an email asking for a phone interview. I am currently outside US for the next couple of days. Would it be appropriate if I explain my situation and ask them to change the phone interview for a Skype one? I don't want to hurt my chances..

• Personally, I can't imagine it hurting your situation at all. It is entirely appropriate to explain your situation. You may complete a Skype audio call, or they may insist on calling you. Either way, it is highly unlikely that it will affect your candidacy.
• Thank you! I was a little freaked out.

I was a bit surprised recently when an interview I had was conducted entirely in Spanish. It had me wondering -- Do you think it's appropriate to ask what language the interview will be in? I feel like, if it's fair game to ask who is on the interview committee, this should also be a reasonable request. But I can totally see that going the other way.

• Not to be snarky, but shouldn't it just be assumed? Search committee formation varies across schools, and knowing their particular interests can help conversation. Linguistically, however, one should be 100% competent in one's area in any language listed on the CV--and have materials prepared in all of them. I would want to make sure that the person I hired was competent both in the language of the institution and in the language s/he was supposed to teach and research. I've never had interviews that were not in both languages, usually 50/50 which seems rational, but sometimes more one than the other. 
• Of course I am competent in both, it was just the first time I've interviewed that it was 100% in Spanish. So no, I don't think it should be assumed. I would never ask for a billion reasons, but I just wondered if, hypothetically speaking, anyone would consider it.
• An interview that was 100% in Spanish is definitely out of the ordinary. The interviews that I have had are generally in 75% one language and 25% in the other. And, like you, I have always wanted to inquire. I have never done so because it could do damage to your candidacy if you come off as insecure. Normally I look at the composition of the committee and I have found that that is a good indicator of what I can expect. My guess is that your committee was entirely composed of native speakers of Spanish and that at most, one person was a native speaker of English (or another language).

Any idea what's up with the wiki? Some recent edits have disappeared, including interview requests and responses to questions. (12/8)

• Looks like accidental deletions, tried to clean-up and replace erased material as much as possible. People, please try to edit the specific sections when adding to page AND use PREVIEW before hitting PUBLISH - it cuts back on the accidental deletion problem. [12/08]

OK, so I saw this job call for a 5/5, expected research, service etc... and for $45k/year.

Are people actually applying to these jobs, are most of us that desperate?

http://job.pressofatlanticcity.com/jobs/assistant-professor-foreign-languages-natchitoches-la-69867347-d?networkView=national&utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed

• A: This ad says "full-time assistant professor" but doesn't mention the possibility of tenure, so I take it that its a glorified lecturer gig and the pay scale is therefore basically in the expected range. As for desperation, I know plenty of folks who teach 5/5 or more as adjuncts for less pay, no benefits, no job security, and still try to keep on top of their research. We all want better working conditions but humility is essential for any job searcher. I'd bet that this opening will receive at least 100 applications....There are literatlly thousands of forums for discussion about the state of the academic job market so I'm not sure if you were just throwing this out there or what.

If an ad for an assistant professor position doesn't specify "tenure-track", can it really be a non-tenured position or the title of "assistant professor" implies a tenure-track? Thanks. 

• Unfortunately, the designation "assistant professor" does not always mean it is a tenure-track position. Usually institutions will distinguish between entry-level, tenure-stream positions and non-tenure-stream positions by calling them "assistant professors" and "visiting assistant professors", respectively. However, in recent years some schools have been blurring the distinction by posting "assistant professor" positions that are non-tenure without making it clear what they really mean. If the job announcement does not clearly state if the position is tenure-stream or not, you should contact the institution to make sure.
• Thanks.

Tracking IP numbers for additions to sections defeats the purpose of an anonymous board.

Have you not been paying attention for the last 20 years? There is no such thing as internet anonymity.

!HA! this got weird, fast.

What's weird is that someone put the module--since eliminated--here on the top of the wiki to begin with. It listed the IP address for modifications and the section modified. Unless a poster uses a VPN or other similar technology, any person (search committees, for example) could enter the IP into a site to determine the geographical location of the poster.

• Honestly, there is nothing sinister about it, it's how wikia works. If you don't want your ip address to show in relation to your edits, make a user name or don't use the service hosted here. Check out all the other pages, which have the same feature: http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Comparative_2015 (for instance). And, anyway, you aren't really removing the information, since it still exists under the major edit button on the title of the page: http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Spanish_and_Portuguese_2014-2015?action=history
• Thank you above for explaining how the wiki works. IP addresses have always been recorded on this site and are always available in the Page History. The RSS feed does make them more visible, but it was not added to the top of the page to enable cyber-stalking; it was added to help users track when updates are made to the page (because people had been requesting something like this for awhile). Please refrain from removing the feed, as many other users find it helpful. Again, if you are concerned about the remote possibility of revealing your identity through an IP address, please create a Wikia User Log In. Thanks - Una74 (talk) 21:48, December 6, 2014 (UTC)

Finally, I doubt search committee members are stalking job candidates this way.

• I certainly hope not, coming from this work-at-home spouse tracking/posting on behalf of my over-worked, dedicated, early/mid-career scholar partner. Surely search committees realize that it's not necessarily the candidate him/herself tracking/posting. In addition to supportive romantic partners, who are directly affected by the results of job searches, there are supportive parents, friends, and colleagues. At any rate, it would be a shame to see a chill fall over this forum as it's a valuable tool in an otherwise arbitrary and somewhat brutal process.

Wikipedia has the exact same system.

• I can't imagine why anybody on a search committee would be bothered by posting interviews on this site. Nasty comments, sure, but certainly not news about interviews.
• Honestly, most people just use this as a really handy tool to tell when there has been an update and in what section. I sincerely doubt that cyber-stalking is happening here.
• I agree search committees are way too busy to stalk ip addresses on the wiki, but if anyone is truly worried about this, you can always creater a user login to mask your IP address: http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Special:UserSignup

Those of you in the know: Do search committees send out rejections and interview requests in batches or all at once? I cross schools off my list, essentially, if I see here that others have had interviews scheduled. I figure the school won't be getting in contact with me until someone gets around to sending a rejection. On the flip side, I just saw that a place I'm interested sent out some rejections. I'm hopeful I'll get a call.

• I suppose that some universities send out bulk rejections (e.g., see the recent rejection blast from Duke), but it doesn't always happen like that. Some places don't send out anything, even after the job offer has been accepted. Interview requests can be sent out in bulk, but that's not always the case, either. Something to take into account as you're reading the wiki is that not everyone posts their interviews/rejections on here. I know from a position that I interviewed with that I'm the only one (of 8) who posted that interview on the wiki. Regardless, a cynical attitude will take us nowhere; I hope that things work out for you.

Would you send a thank you e-mail to the hiring committee after a skype/phone interview? If yes, would you send a note to all of them or just the chair? Thanks!

• I would highly recommend sending a brief note of thanks to the search committee chair (or department chair, perhaps; it really depends on dynamics of the search committee). I don't think, however, it's necessary (or a good idea) to write the entire committee. Save those emails for the campus visit.
• Less is more.

What does it mean when you don't receive an acknowledgment letter? I have applied to jobs and I see that other people have received an acknowledge letter, but not me. Any meaning? Should I expect the worst or not really?

• That happened to me as well and I was wondering the exact same thing. Was it UWG? Maybe they didn't send a letter out to all applicants...
• No, it was basically all the others. :(
• It means very little. Some institutions take forever to dispatch them, while others never send them. If you are incredibly worried, you might consider reaching out to departmental staff.
• Generally it doesn't mean much, but in this case (since others have received acknowledgement) it could mean your application is incomplete or has been misplaced. It is not a bad idea to call the department just to verify they have your materials, so long as they've had a reasonable amount of time to receive and process them.
• Agree with above. Check that your application is complete. It's truly astounding how many candidates are missing something. But also, acknowledgment letters are often sent out by overworked office administrators who might do some batches and wait months before getting to the rest. With interfolio, only the "manager" (usually search committee chair) can send out acknowledgment emails, and this is a lot of messy, busy work that the chair might simply give up on doing.

When a job ad says something along the lines of "must be able to teach courses in translation," what do search committees mean by that? Do they mean teaching courses on the process of translation or teaching Latin American/Spanish literature that has been translated to English? I could easily do the latter but not the former, and I'm never quite sure which they're referring to. Can anyone clarify? Thanks! (Nov. 6)

• Quite simply, the mean the practice of translating (and, I would imagine, interpreting).
• You should ask the search committee whether they are talking about translation theory, practice, or literature in translation. If it is a liberal arts college with no grad program, most likely they are asking about translation in practice or literature in translation. But you should ask. 
• I wondered this during my last job search.   There are a lot of job ads that seem to require this, and it's very frustrating for the average Hispanic Lit or Linguistics applicant.  Who can they possibly be targeting with this criteria? Are there actually PhDs in translation out there, or at least programs where people minor in this "discipline" that they might be reaching out to (For the life of me, I've never seen such a program myself)?. Same thing for the positions that seek a PhD in Professional Spanish.  There's no such thing, to my knowledge...are they just looking for a literature person who can "fake it"?
• Actually, translation studies is a growing subfield across the languages and literatures. I don't know of any official doctoral programs in it either, but a number of universities are finding there's cash to be had in MA certifications in translation studies and want faculty who can help build out such a program.
• ^Thanks.  That's interesting.  Though it seems like a cart before the horse situation, the way that the job ads are being phrased (as if there are people with doctorates in the field).
• Professional Spanish? My instinct would be they want someone to teach Spanish for the Professions but they also need to hire someone with a terminal degree for accreditation, even though our terminal degrees aren't that.

• Thanks for asking this question. I applied for a job with "translation in literature". And to be honest, I don't have the faintest idea what this means.I am a translator and studied literatures but It is not clear to me what combination of these two the department is asking. Thanks for all the answers, very helpful.

I am going on the market for the second time but haven't made much progress on my dissertation since last year. About half way through. Since there isn't much to discuss in terms of my progress, should I still ask for new letters from my recommenders or could I use the ones from last year? I'm curious if anyone else has faced this dilemma before and/or is currently in the same situation. Thank you!  (10 September)

• A: I would always ask for new letters, even if nothing is added but a new date. Otherwise you're commmunicating to search committees either that your recommenders don't know your current progress, or that there is some problem that is keeping you from asking, or them from being willing to update their letters.

• A2: I agree with the above. Search committees do pay attention to the date. If they are really interested in you they might ask for an updated letter but better to avoid complications. 
• A3: If last year was unsuccessful, you might also consider that you different materials. While you may have not made TONS of progress, you surely have made some.  Also, these recommenders may speak to other things that you have done in the interim, papers that you have delivered/published, classes you have taught, service to the department you have carried out, etc. That's why it is always important to furnish them with an updated cv and signal to them what they may want to address.
• The above is all good advice. Always get new letters. In my expeirence, recommenders do not speak on your year-to-year progress. They usually say something like: "This dissertation is the best; defense is this spring!" In fact, this could be a chance to come up with a plan of action with your advisor both to help you advance and also to give your writers something concrete to say on the dissertation and its inevitable/imminentconclusion. Remember: the best dissertation is a finished dissertation. Also: a dissertation is just a dissertation, even the best one. But sometimes they make fine books. Finish this up and look forward to that instead. 

I am thinking about applying for a job in an institution. I have several letters of recommendation to send them. However, one of my best letters of recommendation has been written by a professor who will be a member of the search committee for the position in that university. I got my Ph D somewhere else but the professor is teaching at this place at this moment. Should I send this letter or should I send others with less prestige? Could it be a bit compromising for the professor? Has this case ever happened to anyone else?

• A: My personal opinion would be to always send your strongest letter. How could it ever make you look bad to have a referee on the search committee? If you are really that concerned about it, you could also send your referee a quick email to get his/her opinion/advice.
• Depending on the relation between you, this person might need to recuse him or herself from discussing your case anyway (though again, this is not always certain and will have to do with aspects of the departmental culture). If the professor will not need to recuse, then I would not send the letter because then you once more enter into doubt and the letter will be redundant anyway, as you will already have that person as an advocate; if the professor will need to recuse, then I suppose it can't hurt, but then again, it depends on the place (for example, this reference is most definitely well known to the sc, so they will read it in a quite specific way and in light of their perhaps longstanding relation with that individual).

JOB POSTINGS: Spanish & Portuguese for 2014 (Tenure Track & Full Time)

Guidelines for posting to keep it orderly and easy to read

• Please keep entries in alphabetical order according to university.
• Please include the University, Position Info, Deadline, and Posting link for all positions (see already-posted positions for examples).

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American University (DC)

TT Assistant Professor Spanish and Latin American Studies

DEADLINE: November 1, 2014

LINK: http://apply.interfolio.com/25809

Armstrong State University (GA)

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish in Peninsular Literature to begin August 2015.

DEADLINE: November 18, 2014

LINK: InsideHigherEd

Binghamton University (SUNY)

TT Asst. Comparative Literature & Spanish-Spanish speaking Atlantic world during the early Modern period

DEADLINE: November 15, 2014

LINK: HigherEdJobs.com

Brooklyn College, CUNY (NY)

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish position beginning Fall 2015 (Qualifications: Ph.D. in Latin American literature and culture with expertise on Colonial Literature and the Caribbean and Central America regions)

DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on October 30, 2014

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26028

Bucknell University (PA)

TT Asst. Professor, Spanish Golden Age literature

DEADLINE: November 15, 2014

LINK: InsideHigherEd

Colby College (ME)

TT Asst. Professor or Instructor of Spanish: U.S. Latin/a literature and culture

DEADLINE: review of applications begins 14 November 2014

LINK: Colby HR

Published 12 September 2014 on MLA

Doane College (NE)

Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Spanish position (specialization open)

DEADLINE: review of applications begins on Dec. 5th

LINK: https://doane.applicantpro.com/jobs/161042.html

Duke University

TT/T Asst. or Assoc., Golden Age Peninsular

DEADLINE: October 15, 2014

LINK: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4256

Elon University (NC)

Tenure Track Assistant Professor position (Cultural Studies and/or Border Studies)

DEADLINE: October 31, 2014

LINK: Higher Ed Jobs

Emerson College (MA)

Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Latin American/U.S. Latino literature

DEADLINE: November 1, 2014

LINK: https://emerson.peopleadmin.com/postings/8353

Georgia Southern University (GA)

TT Asst. Professor of Spanish (Linguistics, SLA (emph. in Spanish), or Foreign Language Pedagogy (emph. in Spanish))

DEADLINE: Screening of applications begins November 1, 2014

LINK: Inside Higher Ed

Grand Valley State University (MI)

Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures (Spanish)

DEADLINE: Nov. 20

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26674

Grinell College (IA)

TT Asst. Professor of Spanish - Specialty in Contemporary Peninsular Literatures and Cultures (Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Film Studies, Gender Studies, and Transatlantic Studies)

DEADLINE: November 15, 2014

LINK: Higher Ed Jobs

Hope College (MI)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish: Spanish Applied Linguistics

DEADLINE: Application materials will be accepted until November 1, 2014.

LINK: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35959397

Hope College (MI)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish, Medieval and Golden Age literature

DEADLINE: Nov. 1

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26673

John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York (NY) Assistant Professor of Spanish - Specialist in Translation & Interpreting

DEADLINE: November 7, 2014. Review of applications will begin on October 5, 2014.

LINK: InsideHigherEd

Kansas State University (KS)

Assistant Professor of Spanish, tenure-track, beginning August 2015. Specialist in second language (L2) literacies desired, or related fields in applied linguistics or second language acquisition.

DEADLINE: Nov. 1

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26682

Middlebury College (VT)

Tenure-track position in Spanish, beginning September 2015. Candidates should specialize in either (a) Hispanic Visual Culture with an Emphasis on Media Studies or in (b) Cultural Criticism and Analysis.

DEADLINE: November 15, 2014

LINK: http://apply.interfolio.com/25483

New Mexico State University (NM)

Assistant Professor of Spanish (Generalist, esp. Spanish Linguistics)

Link: InsideHigherEd

Deadline: Formal screening will begin October 31, 2014; applications received after this date may be considered.

Pepperdine University (CA)

TT Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies

LINK: http://apply.interfolio.com/26499

DEADLINE: Nov. 1

Queensborough Community College/CUNY (NY)

Instructor or Assistant Professor Spanish

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26666

DEADLINE: ?

Rice University (TX)

TT Assistant Professor or Spanish Peninsular Literature and Culture (pref. Golden Age)

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26660

DEADLINE: Nov. 1

San Diego State University (CA)

TT Assistant Professor: Hispanic Linguistics

DEADLINE: November 17, 2014

LINK: http://apply.interfolio.com/26477

Scripps College (CA)

TT Asst. Professor, Hispanic Studies (Caribbean/Andean specialty)

Link to Apply: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3934

Deadline: Nov. 15 (review begins)

• Also posted at Comparative 2015

Sewanee: The University of the South (TN)

TT Asst. Professor, Spanish (Southern Cone)

Link: http://hr.sewanee.edu/job_postings/assistant-professor-of-spanish

Deadline: Oct. 31

Soka University of America (CA)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish Language and Culture

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26680

DEADLINE: Nov. 15

Stephen F. Austin State University (TX)

Assistant Professor (TT), Spanish and Portuguese

DEADLINE: Open until filled

LINK: Higher Ed Jobs

Universidad de Chile (Santiago Chile)

Jornada completa, carrera ordinaria, recent Spanish (Peninsular) literature

DEADLINE: December 12

Link: Concurso Académico

University at Buffalo, SUNY (NY)

Assistant Professor (TT), Colonial Latin American Literature and Culture, 1500s-1700s

DEADLINE: Nov. 15, 2014

LINK: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000838121-01

University of California, Berkeley (CA)

Assistant or Associate professor in the field of Hispanic linguistics (start-date: July 1, 2015)

DEADLINE: November 5, 2014

LINK: HigherEdJobs.com

University of California, Davis (CA)

Tenure-track Director of First Year Language Program at the Assistant/ Associate Professor level, in Spanish Applied Linguistics

DEADLINE: October 25th, 2014

LINK: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF00338

University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)

Assistant Professor (TT), Pre-1975 Spanish literature 

DEADLINE: November 03, 2014

LINK: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000843461-01

University of Chicago (IL)

Assistant Professor (TT), Brazilian Literature

DEADLINE: October 15, 2014

LINK: https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp

University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)

TT Assistant Professor or Instructor of Spanish (Required: demonstrable expertise in Latin American literature and culture of the 20th-21st centuries)

DEADLINE: Nov. 17

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26683

University of Montevallo, Alabama (AL)

Spanish instructor (Non-TT),

START DATE: January 2015, 9 month contract, $40,000

DEADLINE: Open until filled

LINK: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000843431-01

University of Nevada, Reno (NV)

Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies

DEADLINE: November 10, 2014

LINK: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000847424-01#sthash.PJiZaOmJ.dpuf

University of New Hampshire (NH)

TT Assistant Professor in Hispanic Studies (U.S. Latino specialty, Caribbean a plus)

Apply at: https://jobs.usnh.edu/ (Posting Number/Job Order #: 0902426)

Deadline: Dec. 15

• Also posted at Comparative 2015

University North Dakota (ND)

Two tenure-track assistant professor positions

DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on 31 October 2014

LINK: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000847291-01#sthash.xZmueLw4.dpuf

University of Pennsylvania (PA)

Tenured level appointment in the literatures and cultures of modern and contemporary Latin America with the sub-field open (e.g., Mexico, South Cone, Brazil, etc.)

DEADLINE: ?

LINK: https://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/222

University of St. Thomas (MN)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish - Peninsular Literature and Cultures

DEADLINE: Priority will be given to applications received by December 1.

LINK: InsideHigherEd

University of St. Thomas (MN)

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish - Linguistics

DEADLINE: Dec. 1

LINK: InsideHigherEd

University of Southern California (CA)

Open Rank, Non-Tenure Track - Director Language Programs

DEADLINE: N/A

LINK:  https://jobs.usc.edu/postings/31850

University of Sydney (AUS)

LECTURER IN SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

DEADLINE:  12 October 2014

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26671

University of Virginia (VA)

Open Rank in Spanish (Field of specialization is 20th and 21st -century Latin American Literature and Culture, subfield of specialization open.)

DEADLINE:  Nov. 1

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26675

Villanova University (PA)

TT Assistant Professor. Specialization in Mexican and Caribbean Literatures of the 19th -21st Centuries.

DEADLINE: Nov. 1

LINK: https://apply.interfolio.com/26677

Whitworth University (WA)

Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track, renewable). Open specialization; preferred in Caribbean, Central America, or Linguistics.

DEADLINE: position open until filled (posted 10/27)

LINK: PDF Job announcement Whitworth HR Application

Wesleyan University

TT Assistant Professor of spanish

DEADLINE: November 30th

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

TT Assistant Professor of Spanish. Language courses; Mexican and/or Border Studies preferred. (Search #15-85)

DEADLINE: February 6, 2015

LINK: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wcupa/default.cfm

Demographics

Are you a (an)...?

ABD (will finish this academic year): 20

ABD and currently in a one-year, VAP, PhD Completion Fellowship, visiting instructor, lecturer or adjunct position: 2 (was on the market last year as well)

Ph.D. in hand (one-year, VAP, Lecturer, post-doc, adjunct): 12

Ph.D. in hand (unable to find academic employment at the moment):

Ph.D. in hand (currently working outside of academia):

Assistant Professor: 9

Associate Professor: 5

Full Professor:

Literature Job-Seeker: 16

Linguistics Job-Seeker: 5

How many applications do you plan on sending this year?

Between 1 and 10: 1

Between 10 and 20: 2

Between 20 and 30: 3

Between 30 and 40: 3

Over 40: 7