Page for Academic Positions in English Literature (and related fields) that start in Fall 2016.
Last year's page: English Literature 2014-2015
NEW PAGE for 2017 jobs: English Literature 2016-2017
In addition to the MLA JIL, jobs may be posted at The Chronicle of Higher Education, HigherEdJobs.com, Inside Higher Ed, H-Net, Academic Careers Online and HERC.
- Rhetoric and Composition Jobs are also posted at the WPA Job Board.
- NOTE RE: MLA JIL - "The JIL will not be updated with new listings after 9 July, and the database will be closed to searching beginning 31 July. The JIL will reopen for searching on 11 September."
- UPDATE: MLA JIL is up, as of Sept. 10 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Central.
OFFER MADE? OFFER ACCEPTED? Post information at English Lit Salaries for AY 2016-2017. Salary information from last year's job season available at English Lit Salaries for AY 2015-2016 .
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