Page for Academic Positions in English Literature (and related fields) that start in Fall 2017.
Last year's page: English Literature 2015-2016
New Page for 2018 positions: English Literature 2017-2018
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.
Salary information from past job seasons available at English Lit Salaries for AY 2016-2017 and English Lit Salaries for AY 2015-2016.
You can add / view information about publishing in literary studies journals at Literary Studies Journals.
NOTE: MLA JIL is up and open to search, as of Friday evening - Sept. 9 2016.
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