French and Francophone Studies 2024-2025

Wiki page for Academic Jobs in French and Francophone Studies advertised during the 2024-2025 hiring season. This page is for jobs that start in 2025.

Last year's page: French and Francophone Studies 2023-2024

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Please add jobs with the following format:

Name of college/university, title/rank, preferred area(s) of specialization, application due date, link to job ad.

Follow alphabetical order for school names. As job search progress indicators become available, add the type of information and date. The link to a job description can be deleted after the application due date. After an offer has been accepted, please underline the name of the institution so that we can easily see which positions have already been filled.

For example:

Midwest Dreamland C, asst. prof., 20th C, due 2024-11-17, link
- writing sample requested by email, 2024-12-05 (x5)
- phone interview scheduled, 2024-12-15 (x4)
- MLA interview scheduled, 2024-12-20 (x3) is that
- on-campus interview invitation, 2025-1-2
- offer extended, 2025-3-2
- offer accepted, 2025-3-3
- rejection letter received, 2025-6-3

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Jobs for 2025[]

Senior Faculty/Tenured[]

Amherst College (Amherst, MA). Open rank, TT. Sub-Saharan Africa, the Maghreb, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and/or Asia. Welcomed: interdisciplinary approach with research interests in any combination of the following: colonial and post-colonial history, environmental humanities, medical humanities, gender and sexuality studies, and visual studies. DUE 09/16/2024. LINK
- zoom interview request 2024-10-01 (x3)
- rejection email received (no interview), 2024-10-06 (x2) 10-08 (x3), 12-4
- zoom interview conducted 2024-10-14
- campus visit invitation, 2024-10-21
- offer extended, 2024-12-12
- offer signed and accepted, 12-12-2024 Congrats!
Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München. (Munich, GRMN). Full Professorship (W3) of French and General Literature. Able to teach all periods of French literature as well as being able to offer cross-lingual teaching and supervision within the context of the Romance Languages. DUE 02/27/2025. LINK
Trinity College Dublin. (Dublin, IRELAND). Associate Professor in Applied Intercultural Communication and Francophone African Studies. DUE 01/09/2025. LINK
- Did anyone apply to this/hear back?
- Zoom interview and presentation requested (for April) 02/20/2025
Universität Wuppertal (Wuppertal, GRMN). W2. Professorship in French Literature and Cultural Studies. DUE 10/07/2024. LINK

Tenure-Track[]

Baylor University (Waco, TX). TT. Assistant Professor of French. Specialization open. DUE 10/15/2024 LINK
- Zoom interview request
Bellevue College (Bellevue, WA). TT. Assistant Professor of French. Specialization open and desire to teach an additional language. DUE: Applications received by 02/24/2025 will receive full consideration. LINK.

Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA). TT. Assistant Professor in Francophone African Studies. Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa or the Maghreb. DUE 10/21/2024 LINK
- Zoom Interview request 2024-10-28
- Rejection email received (no interview), 12-20-2024
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA). TT. Assistant Professor in Critical Race Theory, Migration, Languages. DUE 11/01/2024
- Zoom Interview request 2024-11-26 (x3)
- Rejection e-mail received (no interview), 01-06-2024 [x1]
Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska). TT. Assistant Professor of French and Spanish. Specialization open. Review begins January 2025 LINK
- Invitation to 1/14 or 1/16 Zoom interview sent on 1/9, additional materials requested (x 2 but on other dates of that same week)
- Invitation to a campus visit (via a 1/22 phone call) scheduled for the first full week of March (x2!)
- Position filled by 3.18. Learned the news via a rejection email. (+ 1)
Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA). TT. Assistant Prof. preferred (ABD and Assoc. possible). Francophone Caribbean Studies. Welcomed: ecocriticism, film and media studies, gender and sexuality studies, or theatre and performance studies, reading or speaking creole. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
- Zoom Interview Requested (Nov. 18) [x2]
- Campus visits, Jan 2025
- Offer extended, 05-02-2025
- "Position filled", rejection received (no interview), Feb. 21, 2025
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA). TT. Professor in African literature and cultural studies. Specialization in any of the major language traditions for African literature is welcome (Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone, Hispanophone, Afrophone). DUE 09/16/2024*. LINK
Lehman College CUNY (New York City, NY). Assistant Professor of French (with specialization in Sub-Saharan Francophone African Literature) (TT). Preference will be given to candidates who are familiar with teaching approaches and perspectives that address the needs of minorities and very diverse populations, especially heritage language speakers from African countries and the Caribbean regions. DUE 11/18/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request 2024-12-22 (x1)
- Campus visit invitation 2025-01-17
- Offer extended and accepted 2025-03-19
Marshall University (Huntington, WV). TT. Assistant Prof. of French. "The search is open to any period and specialty, though we are especially interested in applicants with demonstrated interest in 20th and 21st century literature, film studies, and/or theater." NO DUE DATE LISTED. LINK.
- Zoom interview request 2024-12-07 (x3)
- post remote interview rejection 2025-01-30
- Rejection email received after Zoom interview, 2025-02-03, saying the committee has invited finalists to campus but my application will be kept active for now.
- Email sent saying the position was now filled, 2025-03-03.
Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John's, NL, CAN). Poste menant à la permanence de professeur ou professeure adjoint(e) en études québécoises, avec une spécialisation secondaire en études franco-canadiennes. DUE 03/20/2025. LINK
Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT). TT. Assistant Prof. of French and francophone studies. 20th and 21st c. including Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, North Africa and the Indian Ocean. Highly desirable: film, new media, digital humanities, theater and performance, gender and sexuality studies, and race. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request 2024-11-01 [x2]
- Campus visits scheduled
North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC). TT. Assistant Professor of French and/or Francophone Literary and Cultural Studies. Open specialization but preference for "[e]xpertise in one or more of the following fields: film, media, visual culture, literature and culture of the Maghreb, ecocriticism/environmental humanities, gender and sexuality, and fashion." APPLICATION REVIEW STARTS 11/23/24. LINK
- Zoom interview request 2024-12-4 (x2)
- My application status says: No Longer Under Consideration :/ 2024-12-7 (x2)
- 2024-12-18. Rejection after Zoom interview. Bon courage aux finalistes !
- Campus visit invitation (December 18)
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Assistant or Assoc. Professor of Sub-Saharan Francophone African Literatures and Cultures (TT). Country/region and period of specialization are open, but we seek candidates with a background in literary studies enhanced by interdisciplinary strengths in, for example, cinema and media studies; critical approaches to race; cultural studies; environmental humanities; gender and sexuality studies; performance studies; or world literature. DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request 2024-11-22 (x2)
- Rejection email received after Zoom interview
Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH). TT. Assistant Professor of French. "[I]ncumbent will teach the standard teaching load (4.5 courses per year) in the general area of French language (2 courses per year), as well as literatures and cultures from French-speaking countries except France (ie. countries in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, the Caribbean, Haiti, Québec, etc.). Candidates are invited to propose Francophone courses that offer wide undergraduate appeal and intersect with one of the following new integrative concentrations/majors at Oberlin: business, global health, public humanities, journalism, peace and conflict studies, public humanities." DUE 10/7/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request 2024-10-24
- Friend was invited for a campus visit (sorry don't know the exact date).
- Offer extended and accepted.
The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH). TT. Assistant Professor of Global French, including France. "We are interested in candidates whose work centers on Francophone, colonial, and/or post-colonial studies... Focus on research in areas such as African studies, Afro-European studies, Caribbean studies, French Pacific studies, Middle East and North African studies, comparative colonial or postcolonial studies, diaspora studies, environmental studies, screen media/popular culture studies, gender and sexuality studies, the digital humanities, disability studies, or performance studies." DUE 11/15/2024. LINK.
- Zoom interview request 26-11-2024 [x3]
- Campus visit invitation (12-12-2024)
- Offer extended, (05-02-2025)
- position filled
Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA). TT. Assistant Prof of French Studies. Specialization in French/Francophone literature, film, or cultural studies. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK.
- Rejection email received (November 7) (x2)
- Zoom interview request (November 7) [x2]
- Friend got inquired about their availability for campus visit (December 10).
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). Assistant Professor of Francophone/Global Black Studies & Creative Writing. Francophone African/African Diaspora literature, cinema, and popular culture from the colonial, post-colonial, and de-colonial periods; candidates should be prepared to teach Creative Writing both in English and across languages and have experience in engaging with multiple forms of media, including poetry, visual arts, performance, or digital technologies. Experience in teaching and designing innovative courses in Translation Studies that will contribute to the growth of a new interdisciplinary Minor in Translation studies is also highly desirable. DUE 10/18/2024. LINK
Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY). TT. Assistant Professor of Francophone Studies. "This position calls for an interdisciplinary scholar of French and Francophone Studies. Research interests may include postcolonial and decolonial studies, transnational studies, migration and diaspora studies, social and cultural history, literary and cultural studies, translation studies, linguistic and cultural diversity in the Francophone world, and/or sociolinguistic approaches to the study of the Francophone world." DUE 12/2/2024. LINK
- Zoom Interview Request (Jan. 8)
- Rejection email received (no interview), 2025-03-23
Texas A&M University (College Station, TX). TT. Assistant Professor in Global Studies. "Applicants should demonstrate evidence of a strong research program, a record of successful independent teaching, and be credentialed to teach culture and language courses at all undergraduate levels in at least one of the language programs in the Department [French is included]. Commitment to developing new courses in Global Studies and teaching existing Global Studies and advanced language courses while maintaining a high-level research program is essential." DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview invitation (November 18)
- Campus visit invitation (December 10)
University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ). TT. Assistant Professor to serve as Director of Basic Language Program (BLP), with a Ph.D. (in hand at time of appointment) in French, French linguistics, Applied linguistics, second language acquisition, or a closely related field. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: integrating French for Professional Purposes, technology in language education, online second language education. DUE 11/15/2024. LINK
- Campus visits have been scheduled.
Université Catholique de Louvain (Brussels, BE). Maître de conférences à plein temps. Histoire de la littérature française. Spécialisation en littérature française du XVIIIe ou du XIXe constitue un atout. DUE 11/12/2024. LINK
- Rejection email received (December 21)
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC). TT. Assistant prof. of French Education. DUE 09/05/2024. LINK
- Zoom Interview Request (Oct 15)
- 12-13-2024. Zoom Interview Request for Romance Languages position (UBC is hiring 3 people in French--1 in French education, 1 French lecturer, and 1 French and Romance languages lecturer; this request is for the last one)
- R2. I added these 2 non-TT jobs down below so folks can add more info.
University of California, Los Angeles. (Los Angeles, CA). Assistant or Associate Professor of Transcultural Digital Humanities. Deadline: Jan 1, 2025

University of Georgia (Athens, GA). TT. Assistant professor of French. We are seeking an innovative and versatile colleague whose research and teaching interests complement those of our current faculty. We particularly welcome candidates whose work engages a range of disciplines within a wide understanding of cultural studies. DUE 11/15/2024. LINK
- Recommendation letters requested (Nov 26)X3
- Zoom interview request (Dec 4)
- Post-zoom interview rejection, campus invites sent out (Dec. 16)
- Rejection email received on 2025-02-20 (no interview), saying the search has concluded.

University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS). TT. Assistant Professor in French. Open search/specialization. DUE 10/30/2024 LINK
- Zoom interview request (Dec 3)
- Rejection email received (no interview), 12-19-2024 [x4]
- Rejection received after Zoom interview (x2)
- Offer extended.

University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, NB). TT. Professeur•e adjoint•e en études françaises. Littérature francophone du Canada avec spécialisation en au moins deux des domaines suivants : littérature québécoise, littérature francophone du Canada hors-Québec, littérature autochtone de langue française, postcolonialisme, écriture féministe, éco-littérature, littérature de personnes de couleur et littérature LGBTQIA2S+. DUE 10/30/2024. LINK
University of New Brunswick Saint John (Saint John, NB). TT. Assistant Professor in French. Linguistics, sociolinguistics, or French as an additional language (FLE). Familiarity with Acadian literature will be considered an asset. REVIEW BEGINS 03/26/2025. LINK
University of Ostrava (Ostrava, Czechia). Assistant professor / Associate professor of French Literature. Open. DUE 03/16/2025. LINK
University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX). TT. Assistant prof. of French and Francophone Studies. Open field, but particularly interested in people working on the Caribbean, Africa, the Americas, and beyond. DUE 09/30/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request (November 7)
- Friend was invited for a campus visit (sorry don't know the exact date).
- Offer extended.
- Offer accepted.
Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT). Assistant prof. of French. 20th- and 21st-century France and women's lit. DUE 10/7/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview requested (Oct 10) [x3]
- Zoom interview conducted 2024-10-17 [x1]
- Campus visit invitation, 2024-10-29 [x1]
- Rejection email received Nov. 8. [x2]
- Rejection after campus visit, 12-17-2024 [x1]
- Position filled as of 12-17-2024
Yale University (New Haven, CT). Assistant prof (TT) Early Modern French Theater and Performance (1500-1800). DUE 11/15/2024. LINK
- zoom interview request received 2024-12-13
- search suspended 2025-01-30

Full-time, non-tenure-track[]

Allegheny College (Meadville, Pennsylvania. Visiting Assistant Professor of French (two year position, fall 2025 start). REVIEW ONGOING, NO DUE DATE. LINK. "[W]e seek a dynamic teacher-scholar with experience teaching French at all undergraduate levels. The successful candidate will support and sustain our French minor program and collaborate closely with a native-language assistant to develop engaging co-curricular programming. Area of specialization is open."
Australian National University (Canberra, ACT, Australia). Associate Lecturer of French. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK Australia doesn't have the specific tenure process, but this is a permanent, ongoing role.
- Zoom Interview Requested (Oct 24)
- Rejection email post Zoom interview rsent
Boston College (Boston, MA). Assistant Professor of the Practice in French/Coordinator of French Language Program (3 yr. renewable post). DUE 11/01/2024. Link.
- Zoom Interview Requested (Nov. 11)
- Campus Visit Invitation (Dec. 19)
- Offer accepted (2/17)
Georgetown University (Washington, DC). Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of French and Francophone Studies, hiring 2 people (3 yr with possible promotion within the non-tenure line). DUE 11/15/2024. LINK
- Invitation for 12/16-12/18 Zoom interview sent on 12/3 (x4)
- A friend of mine on the inside told me Georgetown has already scheduled five finalists for campus visits. I had a Zoom interview and was not a finalist, nor was I notified officially by the department (Jan. 8)
- rejection after Zoom interview 2/25
- Offer accepted for one of the two positions (2/25)
- Rejection after Zoom interview 2/26
- Notified offer accepted for both positions. 2/26
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA). Lecturer in Pre-1800 French and Francophone Studies. DUE 02/05/2025. LINK
Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW–Madison, (Madison, WI). Kingdon Fellowships and Solmsen Fellowships (1 yr. fellowship). DUE 10/24/2024. LINK.
Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS). Teaching Assistant Professor of French and German. DUE 02/07/2025. LINK
Mercer University (Macon, GA). Visiting Assistant Professor of French. 1 year with possibility of renewal. REVIEW BEGINS IMMEDIATELY. ZOOM INTERVIEWS START 5/19/25. LINK.
New York University (NYC, NY). Clinical Assistant Professor of Haitian Creole (Kreyòl) Language. DUE 02/21/2025. LINK
Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK). Instructor/Assistant Professor in French (Open Rank). DUE ?. LINK
Purdue University. French and African American Studies Assistant Clinical/Teaching Professor. REVIEW BEGINS 11/25/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request 12/11/2024.
SUNY Binghamton. (Binghamton, NY). Lecturer in French. OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, PA). NTT. Visiting Assistant Professor of French, 1 year. REVIEW BEGINS 03/10/2025. LINK
- Zoom interview requested (March 12) [x1]
- Campus visits scheduled
Trinity University (San Antonio, TX). NTT. Visiting Assistant Professor of French, 1 year with possibility of renewal. Field closely related to French Studies. Interdisciplinary approaches to French Studies (examples include, but are not limited to, Francophone culture and literature, diaspora studies, gender and sexuality, media studies, corporeality studies, environmental studies, etc.) are strongly encouraged. REVIEW BEGINS 03/10/2025. LINK
- - Zoom interview request 03-18-2025
Truman State University (Kirksville, MO). NTT. Faculty, French & SLA/Applied Linguistics. REVIEW BEGINS 11/22/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request 12/10/24
- Campus Visit invitation 1/10/24
- Email sent saying the position was filled, 2025-03-03.
United States Military Academy (West Point, NY). Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor of French (3yr; Fall 2025-Spring 2028). DUE 10/11/2024. Link.
- Zoom interview request 2025-01-21
Universiteit Gent (Ghent, Belgium). Chargé.e de cours / Maitre.sse de conférence / Professeur en français. Domaines: linguistique du français (appliquée), études en traduction (littéraire ou autre) et interprétation, acquisition du français, communication en français, technologie du langage. DUE 03/10/2025. LINK
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL). Instructor/Assistant Professor of French, non-tenure. 4/4 teaching load at all levels. "Experience/interest in teaching French for Specific Purposes is highly desirable." REVIEW BEGINS 11/22/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request 2024-12-04 (x2)
- Campus visit invite, 2024-12-19 (x2)
- Rejection received, saying the position was filled: 2025-03-20
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR). Instructor of French NTT. REVIEW BEGINS 5/31/2025. LINK
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC). 2 Lecturer positions: 1 in French and 1 in French and Romance Languages. DUE 10/15/2024.
- Zoom Interview request, 2024-12-13: for French only
- Zoom Interview request, 2024-12-13: for French and Romance Languages
- Camps visite invite for French-only position, 2025-01-24
- post-zoom interview rejection French with Romance, 2025-01-25.
- Rejection email received after campus interview, 2025-04-16 (seems like both positions have been filled).

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL), Senior Instructional Professor and French Language Program Director (3 yr renewable), REVIEW BEGINS 11/11/2024, LINK
- Rejection email received 2024-12-12
University of Oklahoma. (Norman, OK) Full-time Lecturer of French. DUE ?. LINK
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA). Teaching Assistant Professor of French (non-TT; Aug. 2025 start). REVIEW BEGINS 10/07/2024. LINK
- Zoom interview request 2024-11-18 x 2
- Request for campus visit 2024-12-11
- Received and accepted offer 2025-03-06
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA). Visiting Assistant Professor, Non-TT. August 25 start, Medieval or Renaissance studies. LINK
University of Rochester. (Rochester, NY)Visiting Assistant Professor, NTT, 2 year term, Fall 2025 start. Renaissance thru 18th c. DUE 03/01/2025. LINK

Invitation to interview on Zoom (3/23); offer extended last week and accepted today (4/14)!

University of South Carolina. (Columbia, SC) Instructor of French. LINK
Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, VA). Lecturer of French (3 yr; Jan 2025 OR Aug. 2025 start). OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
- Zoom interview request 2024-10-03
- Campus visit invite, 2024-10-11
- Rejection email received after campus interview on 2024-12-18, saying the position was filled (no idea if it's been filled for January or August).
Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN). Postdoctoral Fellow in French (1 year position with possibility of renewal. Fall 2025 start). Review begins 03-10-25. Link.
- Zoom interview request, 3/28/2025
Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC). Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of French Studies (2 year renewable). "The position of Assistant Teaching Professor offers a clear promotion track toward Full Teaching Professor, providing opportunities for recognition of excellence in teaching and service. We seek a dynamic teacher with relevant experience and / or interest in directing study abroad. " DUE 1/10/2025. LINK.
- Additional materials requested (2/4) (x3)
- Rejection email received (no interview), 2-4-2025 [x1]
- Rejection email after additional materials review 28/2.
- Zoom interview request 2025-2-28 [x3]
- Campus visit invite, 2025-03-31 [x3]
- 4/15: I think somebody pulled out of the campus visit right? Congrats if it was for another offer. (invited to campus interview)
- 4/24. Chair emailed me saying search has concluded/position has been filled. R1. I also received this email on the same day.
Washington College (Chestertown, MD). Visiting Assistant Professor of French (1 semester - Spring 2025 - with possibility of ongoing appointment). OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK.
Williams College (Williamstown, MA). Visiting Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies (1 year). DUE 2/15/2025. Link.
- offer extended, 03-24-2025
- offer signed and accepted, 03-24-2025

Part-time[]

Word on the Street[]

5/13. Towson lecturer search concluded; position filled, in case anybody was waiting on them.

5/10. A VAP position was posted yesterday for 2025-2026 at Mercer U. Bon courage!

5/6. I also wanted to draw eyes to the Allegheny VAP position, posted this morning. Courage à tous et à toutes !

5/1. As we get closer to the end of this season, I wanted to draw the attention of people still on the market to the University of Oklahoma's full time lecturer search. Best wishes everyone.

4/24: did anybody ever hear back from Bellevue College or University of North GA? Also, does anybody know if Towson concluded the Zoom interview stage?

R1. Nothing on my side for Bellevue and North GA, but I'm an international candidate and I was aware I may simply be disregarded for requiring sponsorship (the Bellevue ad was very contradictory about that, so I applied anyway). Still curious to know if these searches are still ongoing, or maybe got stopped at some point.
R1 again. North Georgia sent an email saying the position was filled on 05-14-2025.

4/23: Any news from Wake Forest since campus visits?

R1: I was the last finalist concluding my visit yesterday; I was told a couple hours ago that they've selected the candidate already (if it is you, I am assuming you know already, congrats). I was a last-minute addition, I was originally rejected after the Zoom interview. As a former candidate, I am so relieved at least that the search is over. Best wishes to the candidate.
R2: I interviewed 2 weeks ago and was also rejected on 04/23.

4/11. Did UWisconsin Whitewater get back to anybody? / update, position filled as of 4/24

4/4. Is it me, or are VAP offers really scarce this year?

R1. Yes, very few VAPs. The folks in the Hispanic & Portuguese job page said this as well. Must mean that fewer faculty have the option or are taking the option to do a sabbatical. Really, the market in general is really, really dire; which is not surprising but compared to last year it is especially a stark decline. I imagine current events in politics in the US aren't helping us in the humanities much. Take care everyone.

R2. Every year our definition of "bad" gets that much worse. While the US administration is certainly driving the abysmal market this year, it was already looking shockingly small in the Fall, before the election. There's also a longterm trend at play. In my dept. I've seen several profs leave and not be replaced. Then we expanded the grad program to fill in for their teaching load -- grad students studying/working to get what jobs exactly? They're basically neglected the whole time they're here and maybe 1/10 finds a continuing position afterwards -- My dept. has tried to get approval to hire VAP's numerous times (given up on TT), but to no avail... It's a viscous cycle.

4/1. Maybe a bit early, but has anybody heard from Sam Houston?

3/29. Just received Texas Christian rejection for the instructor position, in case anybody applied to that and would appreciate the intel.

3/24. Anybody has heard from Williams College after the interview?

offer signed and accepted, 03-24-2025
R1. May I ask what is your specialization?

3/21. Reached out to a couple of places with January or February due dates that haven't gotten back to people here, and I will let you know of any updates. One that I am curious about is UC Santa Barbara, did anybody ever hear from them? My file was missing a letter so that explains why I never did, but did anybody who submitted all materials on time ever hear back?

R1. I submitted a complete application to UCSB (on time) and haven't heard back either.
R2. I've heard they have an internal candidate for this position.
OP. Contacted Bellevue and still no response. I am unsure just how active that search might be, given that it has been a minute since review of materials allegedly started.

3/21 I am closing the KU conversation as it became too distracting. I would like to remind everyone that we need this page to share information first and foremost. There are many other jobs and people who want to share information. Please keep this page readable.

KU/fake search discussion has been moved to the Talk page
Thank you so much for this! SO silly to complain about not getting a job at the university in Kansas... come on. Who cares
Hi, I agree that the conversation about KU got distracting, but I wanted to just respond to the person above. Please don't pass judgement on what schools other people should care about. I went to KU for my Bachelors, and my whole family lives in KS so just...maybe...don't entirely dismiss any school for someone else on here. You don't know what other people are weighing. And many are hoping for A job. Somewhere. Which is a problem of the system. (x5)

3/13. Anybody has heard anything from Bellevue, Simon's Rock, or Towson? Also IDK if anybody else here applied for UW Whitewater but they've sent remote interview invites already.

R1. I would love to hear from Bellevue, but nothing so far (as of 03/13). I haven't applied to the other jobs mentioned.
OP: as of 3/20, anything from Bellevue? (Or the others?)
R1. Nope, still nothing from Bellevue on 3/21...
3/21. Towson interviews being scheduled for mid-April.
3/22 I would try and move on from the Simon's Rock application if I were you.
3/23 ^ Why do you say this? I am just awaiting a response of any sort, I don't think it'll be devastating if it ends with rejection, they are far from my only option.
3/24 Wonderful that you have options. I'm assuming that Simon's Rock is giving priority to current faculty members for some of their openings.

3/13. Are there any Wake insiders? Do they plan on having campus visits at all? Seems like it'd be difficult with their timeline?

R1: I was wondering the same thing. They reached out to people for Zoom interviews in late February but didn't schedule them until the end of March. If they wanted to do campus visits afterwards, I feel like the Zoom ones would have happened earlier. Hope someone with insider knowledge replies.
R2. I am not an insider but an interviewee, and the timeline we were given would set campus visit during the first half of April. It's a tight schedule, the calendar has obviously changed but they are expected to conduct campus visits.
OP: R2, do you know if campus interview invites have been sent? I am an interviewee as well and I know they said they'd get back to me next week, but I don't recall them mentioning campus visits at all in my remote interview.
R1 (again): I was told at the end of the interview that they would get back to me early next week about "next steps," but they did not specify what these next steps would be nor did they mention on campus interviews.

3.12: Has anyone heard from Creighton University regarding the French-Spanish position following the campus interviews that concluded last week (i.e., 3.6)? Creighton hinted that they would make an offer about now, but this wiki suggests that no one has heard from them yet. OP: Positioned filled by 3.18. Learned the news via a rejection email.

3/11: Any updates on Charleston campus visit?

R1. Not yet, I sent all materials by the required deadline but haven't heard anything for now (same day, 03/11).
R1 again. Got an email from Charleston on 03/14, stating they have already scheduled the first round of finalists on campus, and will go down the list if the search is not completed this month.
R2. I got the exact same email.

3/10: Early days, but wondering if anyone's heard from Rochester yet (VAP position).

2/28 Congrats on the University of Kansas offer! I'm curious to know your field if you don't mind, since the search was open specialty. I didn't apply, so it's mostly to gather data about what's hot.

2/28. Did any of the other finalists hear back from UAB (NTT Teaching Assistant prof.) after in-person interviews?

2/27. Anyone hear back from HighPoint after Zoom interviews?

2/26 Did candidates who had Zoom interviews with Bucknell and Oberlin in the fall receive a rejection email? I have a feeling both positions have already been filled. It’s incredibly disrespectful that they haven’t informed other candidates who interviewed with them—even with a simple automated email! R1: Asides from straight up ghosting, I've received emails 18 months past when I first applied, and probably 6 months after they chose the hire. I know part of this process is in the hands of HR, and that the volume of apps is quite large sometimes, but I do agree with you that they should keep in mind that people spent considerable time to submit the materials, prepare for the zoom interview, and for the interview itself. Sending emails asking the status of an app can be quite awkward too, we shouldn't have to do that! R2: I got an email from Oberlin (after a zoom interview this Fall) a couple of days ago letting me know the search was closed.

2/26, did Wake Forest ever get back to anybody they requested materials from? Also, anybody heard from Towson or UW Whitewater?

R1. No news from Wake Forest yet, as of 02/26.
R2: I also have not received any news from Wake Forest yet as of 2/26. That said, things do seem to be moving a bit slowly on their end.
R3: Also no news, 2/27
R4: Received a zoom interview request on 2/28 (x3)
R5: Rejection emailed received. Would be curious to hear specialization of interview request
R6: ^21st century here for interview request

2/23 Does anyone know if the Ohio State position was accepted?

2/20 Does anyone have any insights on what it would be like working at an all-male institution like Wabash College, especially in more a conservative place like Indiana?

R1: This came up in last year's thread (linked at the top), so I'd look there.

2/18 For the VAP at Williams College, it's early but has anyone heard from them?

R1: As of 2/20, nope
R2: Interview request. 3/6

2/18 Any news from Oberlin after the campus visits?

2/18 Has anyone heard from West Point after Zoom interviews?

2/17 Has anyone heard from Carnegie Melon, or know of anyone that has heard from them after the Zoom interview?

Yes, three campus visits happened in late January, and offer was made in early February. The candidate already accepted. Good luck!

2/17. Any news from University of Pittsburgh Assistant Teaching Professor position? Have they made an offer yet?

2/14. I know Bellevue's position is a tenure-track, but Bellevue is more of a community/technical college that grants some BAs, right? Does tenure here just mean permanent employment? (as opposed to research, teaching upper level language and cultural studies?)

R1 I was wondering the same thing. They also ask you to teach another language as well. 2/14.

2/12. Any news from the UC Santa Barbara position (TAP/French program coordinator)?

R1. Nothing here as of 02/13.
R2. Nothing here, 2/14.

2/12. a bit early, but has anybody heard from Simon's Rock at Barnard?

2/12: Has anyone had an offer from Middlebury after the campus visits or a clear sense of their timeline?

I am surprised you are asking this question. It is highly probably that this search is going to end up as a spousal hire. A TT prof is married to a VAP in the department, who does Francophone studies. He will get the job.
Just went on a rabbit hole about this, it is indeed likely a spousal hire. They have coauthored an article, and they work in the same department…. I think that’s so interesting, and somewhat unfair but I don’t blame people who get lucky like this. I just wish this was more explicitly stated somehow in the ad. It takes effort and time to send in these applications.
It was NOT a spousal hire.

2/10: anyone know why the Yale search was suspended? The job description was pretty narrow...

If I had to guess, likely not enough suitable candidates. They are trying to hire in 17th-century French theater, which is a very narrow field. They would have better luck looking for early modern scholars in general.
Those schools can afford to be really selective. I imagine it's easy for them to keep re-running searches. A bunch of elite schools had failed searches last year.
^Exactly, I know that Columbia and Berkeley have had failed searches lately. Still, one must wonder if there are truly no outstanding candidates, I personally doubt it.
This 17th-century—well, now 1500–1800—position has been a tricky one for a while. They have let go/pushed out many assistant professors with all kinds of profile in the last decades, even though they’ve recently tenured all their other assistant professors. So maybe they have decided they don't want this position filled after all? Or maybe they are going for a senior scholar they have in mind this time?

2/6. Does anybody remember U of North Georgia's French-German that became just German TT search last year? I just saw they announced a new search in French (alone, no German). Does anybody know if something is happening in that department? I feel like three searches in two years is odd.

02/03- News from Wake Forest? I know there's discussion about this below but wanted to bump this up as they said they would reach out to folks in late January...

2/4. None here, but I was not selected for a remote interview, and I think for those of us in that boat they said they wouldn't let us know til the search was completed.

2/4. Did they send Zoom interview invite?

2/4. I just received a request for additional application materials, with Zoom interviews now planned for March. (x6)

OP (2/4): Yes that's my question, did anyone receive a Zoom invite? Or maybe they're running a bit behind their projected schedule?

2/7. Sorry I am 2nd poster, I assumed remote interviews had been scheduled based on the timeline I was sent but they won't happen until March, like the other five colleagues here I've received a submit extra materials invite...this Wake search timeline is longer than they originally told folks, I think.

02/02 - Has anyone heard back from Stony Brook after Zoom interviews?

01/29/ - Any updates from NCUS?

01/25. Advice for US colleagues interviewing for Canada positions--I strongly suggest familiarizing yourself with DEI as it works in Canada, which has more of an emphasis on First Nations/justice for Indigenous peoples. Your US responses for these questions may not translate entirely to a Canadian context.

01/24 - Anyone heard from Wake Forest?

R1: I was wondering the same thing. I received an email on 1/15 that looked like it went out to all applicants saying they would review applications throughout January and contact people in late January for Zoom interviews. It also said they would then do campus visits in February. I'm not sure what exactly late January means, but I assume it'd be hard to finish your campus visits in February if you wait until Jan. 31st to contact people to schedule first round Zoom interviews. Did you (the original poster) receive the same email outlining their timeline?

R2: Weird I didn't even receive the email outlining their timeline, just an email from HR the day I submitted confirming Job application received. It probably means that they have contacted people who are not posting here.

R3: I also received the e-mail on Jan. 15.

R4. I received the "timeline" email today, so that's 01/24...

R5. To the person who received the "timeline" email on 1/24, did they still give the end of January as the timeline of when they'd get back to people? Did you not get one on 1/15? Mine on 1/15 said "Dear applicant" so definitely generic. R4. Sorry for the confusion, I meant it was sent directly to my email address, not from a platform, but yes it also starts with "Dear applicant". The message seems to be the same that other people got here on the 15th...

R6. I got a generic timeline update email back in October, but not the 15th. This email said app review started in December and Zoom interviews would be early January, so if that happened I am assuming they should be scheduling campus interviews by now. Rejections-wise, this October email said: "Our department sends official notification only at the conclusion of the search process, when a candidate has been offered and has accepted the position. We will keep you informed by sending email updates at key stages of the process." Very strange of them to send the timeline email at such different times to multiple applicants though. R4. In the email I received (on Jan. 24), the language is exactly the same but they are saying "late January" for Zoom/video interviews. Which makes sense, since the deadline was technically January 10. As much as I have experienced very quick interview timelines before, this is the first time I witness such an emailing process too.

01/18 - Anyone heard from Baylor (I had a Zoom interview with them on 11/08)?

R1: Nope. (I also had a Zoom interview.)

01/17 - Anyone heard from College of Charleston?

R1: No news as of 01/18,
R2: Nada here either - on 1/20
R3: Zoom Interview invitation received on 02/03 (x1)

01/14- Anybody heard from High Point?

R1: I had a Zoom interview with them on 01/14. Have not heard back as of yet (writing this on 01/17).

01/13- Does anyone have advice on what is an acceptable amount to negotiate? I've heard up to 10% more than what's offered, but I'm not too sure.

R1: I confirm, you can't go above 10% more of what's offered, especially if you're ABD or have graduated recently! Also, might be worth checking AAUP's Faculty Compensation survey to get an idea, although us littéraires tend to be at the bottom of la fourchette.
R2: For a job in a state that listed a salary range, I negotiated for the top end of the range after being offered around the middle of the range. They met me in between. I think it's always worth a try as long as you stay within 'reason.'
R3: I think that 10% is generally good advice, but I see no harm in asking for a little more to reach a round number or to match your current salary. For my current job, as an Assistant Professor at a rural regional public university in a solidly red state, they offered me 58K, and I asked for 65K. In the end, I got 60K. In my fifth year there, I now make 64-65K. The past few years, I have been applying for jobs in locations that better suit me as a single, queer, city-loving person, and I would not hesitate to ask my new school to match my current salary. It never hurts to ask!

01/04 Any new on the UC Santa Barbara position ? It was listed on the MLA, but not above.

R1: Nothing as of 01/06, but I am keeping an eye on my application as we exit the holiday season.
R2: Seconding R1 above as of 01/07.

01/09. Just realized that Creighton's French & Spanish faculty ad said that "First interviews will be conducted via zoom in the late Early January of 2025," which confuses me, but, anyways, has anybody heard from them? Merci.

Creighton posted another job ad for an Assistant Professor of Spanish (only) Linguistics earlier in the season. That job ad read very similarly to this one, so I imagine that they copied and pasted much of the first ad and missed this error. I received an invitation to a Zoom interview for the newer French & Spanish job yesterday (1/9). The interview will happen on Tuesday, 1/14.

01/07 Any news on Stony Brook?

R1: Nothing here yet. It seems their start date is Jan. 27 (!), so may be a minute. [Edit: Received Zoom interview request on 1/8]

12/24 Has anyone experienced being in the unusual position of neither being rejected nor hearing back after a Zoom interview? People have mentioned that they’ve either received rejection emails or invitations already, which makes my situation even more perplexing. Could you share how you handled a similar experience and what the outcome was? I’m unsure whether I might be on a "secondary" shortlist, but it feels odd that they've already scheduled campus visits. If you have any insights, please share.

R1: I'm in the same boat and not really sure what to make of it either.
R2: In my experience, this could be that all longlist candidates (zoom interview/first interview) are on hold until the process has concluded; this is in case the committee has to invite a 4th or 5th candidate in the event that a top choice chooses to go elsewhere, or if the invited candidates are not offered the position.
R3: It's my second round on the market and this happened to me several times. Only once, I was called much later for a campus visit (TT job) last spring which means I was probably a 4th/5th choice (I did not get the job). The problem was the extremely short delay I was given to prepare, so it was stressful and really not ideal. But overall in this type of situation, I just try to move on and focus on my next apps/interviews.
R4: Until you are explicitly told "no" or "you are hired," you are still in the running! Do not devote all your energies to maybe's though, it will mess your mental health (as it did mine last year).
R5: Pitt sent email they would like to "keep my candidacy active"--I'm assuming it's in case none of the campus visits are successful.
OP (again): Thank you everyone for the input. I was confirmed that they want to keep my application active (same situation as R5).
R5: It's happened to me. Usually it's to keep the others as a back-up.

12/23 For NTT folks on the market: as someone who's currently weighing their options and possibly applying to VAP and Lecturer positions this spring given the lack of tenure-track openings in my subfield, one of the frustrations is universities not indicating a salary range in job postings. For anyone willing to share: obviously it will depend on the institution, but what does the salary generally look like for 1-year NTT/visiting positions?

R1: 3-year NTT contract at 65k, signed in 2022, made 83k w/state raises and summer teaching this year. This is last year of the contract and first year back on market. Will likely come back through reappt. unless one of my campus visits ends with a great offer.
R2: I am in a 1 year VAP, and it is ~50k for a (somewhat) affordable metro area, plus a small moving allowance (but I suppose some universities do not give moving allowances at all!). I would imagine that schools in the West coast or the Northeast would pay in alignment with the cost of living in the area. I will say that something that is not ideal is how non-negotiable the salaries for such positions feel sometimes, because the applicant pool is so large that you should be grateful to have found anything at all. Obviously, this should not be the case, and in an ideal situation we would be able to do something about this, but sometimes you have no choice but to compromise.
R3 : Duke offers 48K no moving allowance.
- What's teaching load?
- R5: If this is a full-time position this is unbelievable...this is one of the country's wealthiest universities paying full-time faculty barely above what somewhere like Stanford pays graduate students! The Durham area is not that cheap either! I suppose at least having that school in your CV comes with certain benefits for future opportunities, but still, they should be ashamed of this.
- R6: I agree with R5. It is insulting.
- -as of 2020 William & Mary was paying VAPs $40,000 with $1,000 (before taxes) to relocate; Colby was paying VAPs $45,000. Profoundly exploitative. They probably can't get away with this anymore (I don't have more recent info) but this is all to say that offers can vary widely, so it is best for everyone to have a plan B (and C, and D) in mind.
R4: 1-yr NTT (VAP) in the NE w/ relatively low cost of living: ~$60k + relocation; 1-y NTT (VAP) in coastal area w/ high cost of living: ~75k w/o relocation. The first wasn't negotiated, but the second was.
R7: I am tenured, NE SLAC, but have seen and written offer letters: at my institution a first year VAP would make ~$100k and a first year lecturer would make ~$65k.
R8: Harvard and Yale pay in the 70s for lecturers, and Princeton high 70s/low 80s. NYU is at low 70s as well. So salaries aren't really that high anywhere. Somewhere like Chicago also has depressed salaries (they even pay their assistant professors 79k, so you can imagine what they pay "assistant teaching professors"). Just because a school is wealthy or famous does not mean that they pay high salaries.
R9 In my experience, an R1 offers in the high 60s generally as a starting for lecturers.

12/20 Has anyone received campus visit invitation from NCSU?

12/20. Anyone heard anything from U. Arizona?

R1: They mentioned that they would give news at the beginning of the week, so several days ago. If we didn't hear about it, it means that they already chose their candidates for campus visits. Would have been nice to receive an email from them saying they chose other candidates, but hey, this is academia.
- OP (again) - Oh, so they already did Zoom interviews?
- R1: Yes, they did Zoom interviews last week.
- R3: A former colleague has been invited for a campus interview shortly after Zoom, so it seems like they've already scheduled the finalists.
R2: That department is really nice (interviewed on campus w/them last year), and I think the slow communication might be HR hurdles rather than them ghosting you, but yes, it may take a minute for updates unfortunately, esp. cos we are in holiday time already.
- R1: Thanks for the additional info. Let's hope they can officially notify the rejected candidates soon!

12/20 If you have any updates about Oberlin and Bucknell post zoom interview, it would be very helpful to share them. Thanks.

Heard from a source that campus visit invites have gone out from Oberlin.

12/19 Could we keep further discussions about application responses here in this section instead of under individual schools? I find it easier and cleaner when up there is only brief, factual info about the process.

R1: Agreed, and done.

12/18. Questions about rejection after Zoom interview (NC State)

R1: When was this?

R2: I think they meant rejection from NCSU, not from Oberlin. I think it became confusing because of the question on Oberlin under NCSU position.
R3: I am OP and yes I meant NC State, not Oberlin.
R1 (again): Sorry for the confusion! I meant NCSU. I had assumed you received the email yesterday. If you don't mind sharing, could you share when your interview was? I asked because I haven't heard anything from them...
R3: Zoom interview was 12/12; the rejection email was yesterday, and it seemed mass-sent, which is odd given how nice and personal the interview felt. Usually finalists are contacted by phone call so I'd stay alert to that!
R1: Thank you for the information! I wasn't sure if they process it round by round. That would seem a bit odd, though. En tout cas, merci beaucoup!
R4: Looks like someone also got campus visit invitation on the same day. I didn't get neither rejection email nor campus visit invitation...not sure what to make out of it.

12/17 Hoping the break offers you all rest and relaxation. I know many would love to have a sustainable job in the field, but there are too few jobs and too many talented people. You are not the problem. You are brilliant and deserve to shine. May you find your path and happiness! Sending good thoughts everyone's way. In solidarity as someone who is thinking more and more about non-academic jobs after a few years on the academic job market!

R1: thanks for this!! It’s crazy how we have to apply to two job markets simultaneously. Academia is such an incomprehensible beast. Good rest to you!
R2: I’ve been working in a private sector but trying to get back into academia, which hasn’t been easy—especially with even fewer positions open this year than last. There are definitely pros and cons to my current job: it offers better chances for raises (pro), but vacation and time off aren’t as flexible as in academia (con), thanks to the whole capitalist grind. While I can still do academic research here, I’m not a fan of the office environment, which is why I’m trying to go back. That said, with the ambiguity of hiring process and internal politics in academia, I’m not sure if it’s the right move or if I should just stay put. Non-academic jobs are an option, but they do take a lot of adjustment.
R1 again: private sector using your PhD in French? The "flexible time off" in Academia feels a bit like a fallacy sometimes. I'm traveling for Christmas but I'm still grading/editing some writing at the same time, I'm pretty bitter.
R3. I have worked in other sectors prior to academia/education (not in the US) and feel about the same as R2. I know that "time off" can be weirdly defined in academia, including when we travel, but at least we have the option not be locked in an office or at a specific post during certain times of the year. Of course, this varies depending on which type of position we have but right now, I appreciate two things in academia: the flexibility of scheduling certain tasks during "breaks" (which, at least, can be several weeks long), and the autonomy I have. The corporate world can definitely crush creativity and independence sometimes. I finished grad school only recently and while I was there, I regularly met with a career counselor who helped me formulate which transferrable skills I got from my academic experience so far. It was very helpful, even for the academic job search! I am sure there are people like this available for us out there.

12/11 Are any of the ones who have a Zoom interview with NCSU and who are posting here willing to share what their field/subfield is (as much as anonymity will allow)? I'm curious if you are in the Francophonie and interdisciplinary realms. Thanks!

R1: contemporary France/gender, race, and ethnicity studies here OP: Thank you for stepping out and enlightening me!

12/10. Application still under consideration for NC State?

R1: Mine still says "Review Underway" as of 12/10 and I just received an Academia.edu notification saying someone from North Carolina viewed my profile, so I don't know what to make of it. Maybe they aren't done sending invites and are still considering some folks?

R2: Usually a school sends out everybody at once, unless folks begin to drop out. My theory: staggered interview requests typically start happening around this time because candidates start getting and accepting the earlier jobs around December. Top candidates at Amherst, Wesleyan, Middlebury, or Oberlin are probably in the running at many other schools as well, so we may start seeing more staggered interview requests when they drop out because they got a job/a ton of finalist interviews, so their spots go to other folks on the list.

R3: Are you aware by chance of Oberlin moving to campus visits? I'm only asking because that seemed like a possible implication of your comment, but it hasn't been updated as such below.

R2 (again): I am not! I just named the early applications off of the top of my head to paint my theory, not sure about school specifics. This said, a lot of people don't post on the Wiki, so a lot of jobs don't get updated.

12/10. any Stony Brook updates? I'd imagine they'd want to contact folks before winter break...

R1 I am waiting to hear from them too :/

12/7. College of Charleston repeating 3 year VAP search from last year. Anybody knows exactly what happened with that last year?

R1 No real knowledge of it, but VAP searches often fail. Just b/c the ad says 3 years doesn't mean that's guaranteed, and a continuing NTT is usually more attractive to candidates. Also, offers for VAPs are usually extended later in the job season when candidates may have already chosen other positions. They may find as they go down the list of candidates, no one's interested.
R2 It was a trickle down effect of another tenure track position opening up again. One of the two candidates who accepted the Charleston position then turned it down to accept the tenure-track position that opened up. It looks like the second position from last year was never filled. Unfortunately in this job market, VAPs and NTT positions are low on the food chain and can fail for reasons like R1 listed. This case was similar, Charleston couldn't offer a TT position and they were hiring two people last year because a NTT already in the department was leaving for a tenure-track position elsewhere and school enrollment is growing. It's a good sign they're still hiring a second position, it means there's still growth in the department, something not so common in language programs at the moment.

12/6. Has anybody heard from either High Point or Marshall? Btw, though the official title of these positions is "Assistant Professor," the postings seem to be describing a lecturer position, no?-- eg 4/4 load for Marshall and teaching lower levels for High Point. I suppose both being public schools serving smaller communities they would require much more than a position at an R1 teaching-wise, but 4/4 still seems a bit excessive.

OP. thinking back about this, it might've been a budget issue because I am not sure they even hired anybody for 24-25; last year some folx here said that they received and accepted the offers, but I suppose they either lied or things changed last minute.
R1. I applied to Marshall and have not heard anything, I was also wondering about it. I personally interviewed several times for TT Assistant Prof. positions with a 3/3, 3/4 and 4/4 teaching load: in that case, it's relevant to inquire about exact scholarship and service expectations during a campus interview. I would not ask the specifics before reaching that step, personally. I guess we're in a field that potentially gets hit very quickly in case of budget issues, so the heavier teaching load and the versatility are also part of this picture.
R1 again. Marshall sent out (at least some of the) Zoom interview requests on Dec. 7, scheduled for late January.

12/05 Dang, my heart is broken over NCSU. I had such high hopes for this particular application. I'm guessing that departments usually send out all their invitations to interview on the same day? :(

R1 Sorry, same here. Yes, Zoom invitations usually go out all at once, but they are allowed to return to the applicant pool as needed. Bon courage!
R2 Same here. Zero interviews from six apps for me this year, where in the previous two years I had zoom interviews for about half the jobs I applied to. A bit tough to swallow. Just one app still left up in the air for me.
R3. R2, I am in the exact same boat. Insane how the French market in North America just changed like this in one year.
R2. Glad to commiserate together at least. What is your sense of how the market has changed? I'm not sure I understand why this year has gone quite the way it has, or what the search committees on the generalist searches may be looking for - the lack of positions in my field, modern French, is one factor (just the Wesleyan position iirc, which also had other specifics). Obviously there's been a general tendency for a while towards Francophone jobs being the vast majority of positions advertised.
R4. It's my first year on the market, but my advisors and I were chatting about how humanities departments are getting hit pretty hard at flagship state institutions. If you look at the past few years in comparison, there is a stark decline in "The University of _______" positions. Those big schools also tend to draw more generalists to teach bigger survey courses, which is why there are less generalist modernist/early modern jobs. That could explain why this year has trended towards small liberal arts colleges/R2s, and the SLACs (which are all quite elite this year) are going to be more specific in their wants.
R3. I think post-pandemic there was a recovery bubble in French that started bursting this year. That, and humanities programs do not really train for the jobs being created now, which are less and less language and area-based and more and more interdisciplinary and transnational emergent fields like the "digital/environmental/health humanities." Recent political developments in the US have me concerned for the fate of all humanities over here too.

12/05 - Were NCSU's Zoom interview requests sent from an individual faculty member's email or through the application portal? Thanks! [+1]

R1. They were sent from an individual faculty.

12/05-Any news from Middlebury?

R1. Nothing as of 12/06, after getting the Zoom interview in November.
OP. Same here. I am holding out hope that they have not contacted about campus visits yet (maybe Thanksgiving slowed things?) Good luck!
R1. Remember the interviews were recorded and had to be watched by a committee member who was not in the U.S. at the time of Zoom interviews. Between that, Thanksgiving break, and the end of the semester, it can take some time. Hopefully we will hear back soon!
R2. Campus invites have been sent out (heard from a reliable source).
R3. Do you know when campus invites were sent out?

12/02 - Any news from Amherst since campus visits?

An offer was extended and accepted by my colleague (12-12-2024). Hiree wanted to give the school time to communicate with other candidates, but the informal offer happened a few weeks back.

11/29 For those who reported Georgia requesting letters, What do you mean by this? UGA requested my letters as soon as I applied. Was there an additional request?

R1 I didn't apply but I'm procrastinating so I checked out the link. The original ad says to give contact of three references, meaning that they'd ask for the actual letters dans un deuxième temps.
R2 Actually recommenders did get notified as soon as applications were submitted - I got notifications that two of my recommenders had submitted their letters right after I put in my application. But it’s true that the ad description made it seem that they’d only ask for letters later. All of which is to say I don’t think those of us who didn’t get this request on the 26th need to take it as a sign of rejection at this stage, at least if we know that at least some of our letters did go in at the time of application.
R1: Argh! It's happened to me almost systematically with posts that say "we will ask for letters later" and then they actually ask for them immediately. I hate it, because some of my letter writers like to know all application deadlines well ahead of time, so it's a shock when they receive a request out of the blue. And then I'm either scrambling to email them about it after the fact, or ignorant that they received a request.
R3 Apologies that detail added stress! I'm one of the people who said they received a request-what I meant was that I received a suite of emails from Georgia saying my recommendation letters had been received (1.5 weeks after I submitted my app.). I was assuming this meant they'd asked for letters after reviewing applications, but that was just an assumption.
R4: If your university will pay for you to get the Interfolio Dossier Delivery service ($59.99 for one year), I highly recommend it for the job market. I was able to submit my LoRs directly to Georgia (and all other schools that did not use Interfolio for their application process) without going through my recommenders themselves. All schools had the letters on file by the next day.
R5: I second interfolio, but while we're on the topic, how much do these letters actually matter? Like does the committee really read them at the zoom interview stage? I've just been using the exact same interfolio LORs since I graduated and have really noticed no difference in the amount of interviews I get each cycle. Obviously, if you had Spivak or Kristeva as your recommender things may be different.
R6: Do you have your recommenders update the letters though? And do you still get interviews with older letters? One of the faculty at my school who is also on my diss committee told me that letters of rec matter the most after the cover letter. Basically they have to portray you as a genius in their recommendations. I don't know if it's also like that at R2/R3 schools, but mine is an R1 and he said that they look for a star. So... Edited to add: one of my recommenders is a super star in my field and she really believes in my work, and I barely got anything in my two years on the market. So... (bis)
R5 (again): I had them update every year when I was in grad school. Now I just ask them to update when I've published something new... I mean what else are they going to say? I'm honestly afraid of annoying them too much lol. But the profs at my public R1 program all told me they don't read LORs seriously when hiring until maybe the campus visit stage; however, I've always wondered if that's totally true... I do think they matter more when you're still writing your diss since they speak to whether you can actually finish. I also had one interview where someone knew my advisor personally, but I didn't get the sense the content of the letter made any difference. I'm a few years beyond my degree and typically get 1-2 TT interviews a year (though none this year smh), gotten a campus visit off older letters, yes, but not that illustrious offer, so idk ymmv. I will also say, my advisor, while by no means a "super star" was a full professor who was pretty established in their subfield, but they gave the absolute worst most out-of-date advice on the job market imaginable--so always take what they say with a grain of salt and ask newer hires for advice as well.
R7: Definitely update your letters, please! I know it feels like a pain to ask for updates but as someone who has now sat on a half dozen search committees, the letters are key. I know it differs school to school, but we look at them closely even before making Zoom interview requests.
R8: Looks like Zoom interview requests have been sent to out.

11/28 For non-citizens/non-permanent residents: when there's a question on the application asking if you are "legally eligible to work in the United States," does one answer "no"? I'm not currently eligible, but would obviously hope to attain a visa if offered the job. The wording of the question feels very absolute and it always freaks me out to answer "no" and fear that my application is immediately thrown out because of it.

R1. Yes, you have to answer "no". This will not automatically eliminate your application if the university is willing to sponsor the visa, which is pretty much the case of most every TT and a lot of other shorter term positions too except for those at the smallest private schools sometimes - at least that I've seen. Just make sure you read the fine print at the bottom of the ad closely. The rare schools that outright say they can't sponsor a visa will usually put it there.
R2. There is technically a legal difference between "authorized to work" and "eligible to work" but most employers would not know it. Even HR services do not know it sometimes. They usually defer to a lawyer working for the university to sort out visa details anyway. All of this to say that I agree with R1, you would not get disqualified even if you accidentally answered "yes" instead of "no" to that eligibility question: I am an international applicant who got confused about that before too, and made that mistake, and it never prevented me from getting interviews. The important thing is to make sure you answer "yes" to the following question, which asks you about needing sponsorship in the future. I was always given time to clarify all the details and ask questions about all of this during campus interviews, and was never told that I made a big mistake or lied. H1B sponsorship is much, much easier in higher ed than in other sectors. So try not to worry too much about it! (I know the stress is real though, and I think that graduate schools should really tell us what we are supposed to answer here, and not let us find out on our own.)

11/22 Does it feel like this year's application process is moving more slowly than last year's?

R1. I've been interviewing at a few places and have been privy to hires happening at my institution (not in French specifically). At all of the places, it seems to have been a pretty intense academic year, and the election was destabilizing both emotionally and clerically (students panicking > later submissions of their work > more pedagogical flexibility > extra office hours > and so on.) I also had a friend whose faculty meetings got uprooted and rescheduled on election week because of the madness. Besides that, apps are also due earlier and earlier each year, so I theorize that the duration feels longer as the earlier fall centric timelines are complicated by multiple fall breaks and general first semester chaos. Lastly, less jobs in general make us feel like we're sitting on our hands a bit more than usual.
R2. Yes and no for me. It's totally understandable to feel impatient/anxious about the pace of certain committees and the job market in general, especially when there are fewer jobs around, as pointed out above. I think it's apparent from the vibe of the last few questions/threads on here that there's a good bit of nail-biting going on.
R3. Absolutely yes for me. I just received my first Zoom interview request, and last year my first was November 11th. I think the market in French studies has shrunk in half this year so it is partly because of that.

11/21 I feel like Bucknell conducted interviews a while ago, and they said they will have campus visits during Fall semester. Did anyone hear back from them after the zoom interview?

R1. I just want to say that last year, they called at least one person for an on-campus visit very late in the process (in March 2024). So I am not sure about how many hoops they have to get through, or what is happening behind the scenes, but this happened last spring. It may be relevant to send a follow-up email?
Any news from Bucknell? It has been too long since the zoom interview. R2. Campus visit were conducted before Thanksgiving (second hand, reliable).

11/21 I've been hesitant to post because the Rutgers ad was so obviously an internal hire, but in case anyone needs to hear this confirmation: "candidate" gave a talk yesterday which was not framed as a job talk in the emails, but so evidently was one. It might have been announced in person (I couldn't attend).

11/21 Has anyone heard from KU?

R1: Nothing here. (As of 11/21)
R2: Nothing here either as of 11/21 [x4]
R3: Still nothing as of 11/29 [x2]
R4: no news as of 12/5 but some say they've been contacted already.

11/20 I noticed that many universities have extended their deadlines on the MLA job list. Could this indicate challenges in their search process?

R1: I am curious, do you mean for TT positions? I just went and looked and I didn't see extension indicated in the post descriptions. Could you describe where you're seeing that?
R2: I thought it was a glitch. For instance, NC State University was due on November 23, 2024 then the Close Date on the listing changed to Dec 21, 2024.
R1: Ah, I wonder. I would definitely advise ignoring the "Close date" listed for a job on MLA, because they seem to rarely match the deadline listed in the description.
R3: I thought the same for Yale, which I received an email about on Nov 15, but they hadn’t changed the date in the posting. I think it’s just a paid MLA ad thing that plays with people’s hearts (in good and bad ways), because we’re not already tortured enough.
R4: I actually do think it means that the committee wants to solicit a larger pool of applicants to consider. MLA joblist doesn't automatically update or change deadlines - and the original ad says to submit by Nov. 15 for "full consideration," which implies that review may continue beyond that date if deemed necessary.

11/18 Has anyone heard from Oberlin yet, after first interviews? Thanks! Edit: Anyone now? (12/2)

11/15 - Just curious to know, if people feel like sharing, how long you've been on the market for and if you have any contingency plans (particularly in wake of the recent election). This is my third year on the market (final year PhD + 2 years of visiting appointments), and at the moment I'm thinking I'll give it a go at TT positions for another year or two before considering other options (e.g., teaching language abroad or settling for a lecturer/other NTT position).

R2: It's my second round, but last year was more for experience because I was only half way done with my dissertation. So I was a much weaker candidate. I haven't had VAP or other non NTT experience yet, but probably headed that way. I'll probably keep trying for TT, like you. Honestly many people who already have a TT position keep applying too, so don't push pressure on yourself by feeling like you've been "trying too hard," if that's the root of your question.
R3: This is my third year post-PhD, I had a VAP position directly out of the PhD and am now on a postdoc which ends this summer. Have had phases of thinking about leaving academia unless something ideal materialises this year, not worth the uncertainty and the pressure that moving around puts on personal life. Then have other moments of remembering why I love this work, that I'm doing well all told and have a good shot of making it work if I commit and stick it out a while longer, and that I'll be way happier if I pull of a good TT job than if I quit and pursue another career. It's hard, and I don't know how to set a definite boundary around it. Am also applying to locations that I feel some uncertainty about, with the idea that I'll figure out how I feel about that if I get a campus visit / an offer. It's a bit of a strange life we've embarked on.
R4: I am a recent graduate and a VAP, got this position right before graduation. So this is my second round. Because of my legal situation (international applicant), I'm applying everywhere I can as soon as it is stable. I do not discriminate based on location or TT/NTT for now. The upside of this situation is I got many interviews (Zoom and in person) last year, so this year I am way more prepared. I have worked in other sectors before and the uncertainty was big too, with absolutely no time-off and much more micro-management, so that's also one of the reasons I'm sticking to academia right now.
R5: I am in my third 1-year VAP since the PhD. I've really liked my positions, and also have felt pretty thinly spread the whole time. Applying and interviewing has gotten easier, so I feel motivated in that way to keep trying for a TT. But, I don't feel very motivated to hop around a lot moving forward, for personal reasons. So, still have some reflection to do as this year moves forward and I see how the search goes.
R6: I think as long as you have the enthusiastic support of 3 colleagues for letters, it’s worth continuing to apply. I’ve been an assistant professor for 3 years now, but I’ve applied during 3 out of the last 4 cycles (skipped one during my second year). Always looking for something closer to home or just a better fit overall. That said, I’m starting to feel some recommender fatigue and thinking it might be time to focus more on where I am, even though it’s far from home. It’s definitely a tough balance.
R7: Only you can decide how often and where you're willing to move. Why not apply for all kinds of jobs--or at least all kinds of stable jobs in acceptable locations--and decide when you get the job offers? Personally, I would rather a stable NTT (i.e., Assistant Professor of Instruction, lecturer) job in a location that fits my personal needs than a TT job in a location that doesn't. I say this as a fifth-year TT Asst. Prof. at a financially unstable regional public university whose location does not fit my personal needs (i.e., isolated small town a whole day's indirect flight/three days' drive from my family). I got this job right out of grad school, but I have been applying for new jobs for the past three years.
OP: Thanks everyone for sharing. I think anyone would agree that it's tough to keep moving around year to year without job security/stability. Best of luck to everyone this year and in the future.

11/11 How many folks would you estimate apply to the NC State U offer? I recently spoke to someone on the hiring commitee last year at a U in the Boston area, and it was less than I thought. 200 something.

R1: 200 sounds like plenty to me!
R2: 200 is a lot! If it's the job I'm thinking of from last year, it was a pretty open call, so it makes sense they would get so many. NC is a bit more specific in their posting and while they're in a very cool part of a red state, that factor may still inhibit some apps. We can't guess what the number would be, but it would likely be a good bit lower than the Boston area job.
R3: Two years ago, I was told by the committee at UMass-Boston that they received something like 400 apps, and that was a francophone position IIRC.
R4: To my knowledge a TT tends to receive from 100 to 200. 400 sounds more like a postdoc. And even if it's "just" 200, it means in raw statistic, anybody chance is less than 1%... so yeah, plenty application.
OP: thanks for your feedback! I'm always curious about extra info. 200 something didn't sound that many to me, especially with an open call, as I was expecting 400+/500 like the Amherst example. I hadn't thought about the red state affecting the stats that much, since a lot of applicants tend to "apply first, think later." Wow R5, that's a shocker. You're rekindling my hopes of getting noticed.
R5: When the University of Michigan did an open-field search last year, they only got about 130 apps. Yale's open rank search in early modern a few years ago got 90 apps. We are in a really small field, friends. Specific jobs like SubSaharan African probably get 30-60, depending on location, prestige, etc. East Carolina University was hiring in "Africa or African diaspora" last year and got about 80 apps. The UMass-Boston job two years ago was for ALL LANGUAGES, and they chose to hire a French PhD. They were replacing an Italian professor who left for Rutgers. The 400-500 range is for jobs like at Duke's literature program, esp. when they do open searches. I'm sure Amherst did not get more than a 100 apps. PhD fields in the humanities have really, really shrunk down. There was a time a decade or so ago when a job in American literature would get 700-800 apps. Not anymore.
R6: 200 is definitely on the higher end for French, I think. I heard of an R1 search in Hispanic studies (open field) and they got 200 qualified apps.

11/9 - Did everyone who didn't get Pepperdine interview request receive a rejection email? I haven't gotten anything from them.

11/8 - Position already filled for Wesleyan (according to the rejection emails sent around today) seems very fast? Wonder if that was just said out of politeness, or if someone actually has already received (and accepted?) an offer?

R1: Not sure, but I'm taking their word. I didn't visit Wesleyan, but some schools really do just move that fast, so it's not impossible. If they requested interviews three days after app submission (which was already super fast), ran interviews a week after, and started visits two weeks after that, it makes sense that an offer could have gone out and been submitted a day after (or on the day of) the last visitor.
R2: I would add that considering how incredibly few jobs there are this year in the specialty they were looking for (metropolitan France), it seems very possible that their top candidate would have accepted quickly due to lack of other potential offers.
R3: I didn't receive a rejection email and was a "semi-finalist" , i.e. I was invited for a zoom interview. They said they would invite finalist for campus visit quickly, but my guess is that they have not made an offer yet - campus visit are probably happening this week and next.
R4: I happen to know that visits are currently underway. So no one has been chosen yet but they are down to finalists. [x2]
^ how come the conflicting information? Empathetic or misunderstood email? Outdated insider tip?
R5: I imagine that, since they're already at the campus visit stage, they're (reasonably) confident that one of the finalists will accept their offer and that the position will be filled quickly. In HR terminology, this situation seems to mean more or less the same thing as “position already filled”. At the very least, it has the merit of allowing other candidates to move on rather than just sit there and wait anxiously.

11/7 - Anyone else get a response from Pepperdine? I'd be curious to have a sense of how much the Christian thing factors - I didn't pretend to be Christian in the statement I had to write, but did give honest expression of my respect for communities of faith and some involvement I've had with them. But maybe I'm trying to flatter my ego by thinking that's the reason I didn't get an interview...

R1: I'm also curious as someone who didn't apply because my understanding is that Pepperdine is pretty hardcore. Who knows what might have happened if you had pretended, but I'm guessing they aim to interview people who offer up a pretty explicit expression of their faith.
R2: I am one of the candidates who got a Zoom interview, and full disclosure: I am Christian and mentioned it explicitly in the response to the mission statement. I consider that my statement clearly contained very progressive and DEI-oriented ideas and examples though.
OP: Thanks for your reply! That's interesting to know. Good luck for your interview!
R3: From my experience, if you did not express your Christian faith convincingly, or if you are not Christian (of Christian or Jewish faith in the case of Baylor btw), you will not get a (Zoom or campus) interview. It is what it is.
R4: Squeezing into the conversation here to say that I also got an interview, and I also professed my faith. Like R2, I have a very progressive profile, and I spent a lot of the statement talking about community/students and the way it all fits my work. This said, I know someone (years back) in a different department who wasn't Christian anymore (but was raised in the church and understood the mission) who got an interview at Pepperdine, so ymmv. It's fair to wonder, though, with religious schools. There are also some religious schools where declaring faith but having too progressive a profile will block you. There are some schools where a focus on divinity/post-Enlightenment research will get you through, even if you're not religious. In my experience, the mission statements/faith statements of each school are very telling! Hope this helped. Best of luck to all!
R5: Curious to this for Baylor as well.

10/29 Outside of Fabula, where do you folks find ads for jobs outside of the US ? Interested in all parts of the world, including Canada.

R1: I use jobs.ac.uk for UK positions and I've also seen some cool stuff on academicpositions.com. Good luck!
R2: EURAXESS has professorship ads in the EU, Aus-NZ, and East Asia.

10/24 - Austin reposted their ad on HigherEd & Chronicles. Did they just dislike current applicants that bad?

R1: This very likely not the case. In many cases, schools need to show the dean that they received X amount of applications at this round and, if not, they'll have to extend the deadline until they hit that number, or the search will fail. Or, they need to invite a certain number to interviews, and they don't have a sufficient enough pool yet. At every round, some quota needs to be hit to show that they've sent out applications widely, that the pool is competitive, and that the candidates are likely to stick around. Schools in Texas and Florida have been particularly hit by brain drain, so it makes sense that those schools will probably have to re-run the ad a few times. (Edit: Another possibility is the publicity package they bought with HigherEd, where the ad gets re-posted after X amount of time.)

10/24 - Did someone delete Baylor or was it never posted?

R1. I don't think it was ever posted. Please feel free to add it! It takes a village to keep track of all the postings.

10/24. Anyone heard from Weyselan for campus visit invite? I imagine invites should have been sent by now.

R1: I haven't heard anything either yet (10.24)
R2: Same. But they did say they were running everything by their colleagues first and since some of them are in Paris and on sabbatical.

10/22. Does anyone have any experience working at a military academy like West Point? Any insight on the teaching culture or academic culture there vs. a more traditional (civilian) university?

R1: Not firsthand experience, but I know someone who taught at West Point for a couple years (which would have been about 10 years ago) who said that the professors were expected to be physically in their office from 9-5 pm M-F to show that they were working... take that with a grain of salt, but it was clear from their description that the environment was pretty different from a typical university setting. That being said, they also said they really liked living in that area, so I'm sure there are pros and cons.

10/20. Teaching load for Marshall's TT position is 4/3, I think that's a lot if one is expected to continue doing research, no?

R1: Yes it would be massive. I'm doing a 3/3 and finding time to do research is quite tight. A 4/3 would be a crunch.
R2: I interviewed for a TT position with a 4/4 load last year...
R3: It says "four courses per semester," which would be 4/4, no? I find it hard to get research done during the semester even if teaching 2-3 classes, so I can't imagine how tough 4/4 must be...
R2: During an interview, just ask details about the course load (if the recruiter didn't give them before) to see how many preps that represents, because it could be 2 preps "only" even with 4 courses. I mentioned interviewing for a TT position with a 4/4 load last year and was not given that information even after asking: that felt like a red flag. They were also very unclear about scholarship expectations, considering that heavy teaching load. In other interviews, I received all of that information very clearly at the beginning of the Zoom call, I appreciated that.

10/20. Does anyone have information about the Ohio State job? Is the position a retirement replacement, and if so, who is retiring? I'll also take in info you have about department climate?

R1: They had hired someone a few years back that moved to another institution last year. So new hire to fill their seat.

10/15. Posted Rutgers, but due date makes me wonder whether it may be an internal hire. Do your own research if interested.

R1: I'm curious, how did you hear about it? I'm at Rutgers and had 0 idea that they were going to hire. ~~I also have 0 idea who the internal candidate could be.~~ I guess if I hear anything not confidential, I'll post. Edit: Nevermind, I know who it likely is.
R2: This is OP, it showed up on an online search, on Indeed! I don't know about other industries but Indeed is actually good for scanning for academic job ads that haven't been posted yet on the major sites like Chronicle or HigherEdJobs.

10/14 Anyone heard yet from UBC (Vancouver)? Just wondering when they plan to start Zoom interviews since their deadline was so early (9/5)...

R1: No word from them here. I'd like to think I am a strong applicant, but I am a US citizen (not Canadian) and I believe Canada citizens get priority.
R2: Someone here wrote they got a Zoom interview request on Oct. 15. Canadian federal law does state that citizens and permanent residents get priority, but if the school really wants a strong international candidate it's absolutely possible to get an offer. Also, UBC is hiring for Lecturer positions in French and Romance Languages right now, so they're probably very busy with all the different recruitments going on.

10/14 Anyone else applied for Amherst College and didn't hear anything? I wonder if there's a problem with my contact information or a waiting list

10/10. Anybody knows if the Stony Brook TT just announced could be an internal hire, or if there is something else going on? Asking because the profile they are looking for seems the exact same as the search they ran last year, and they only request 2 recommendations

R1: I don't think so, personally. Wondering if last year's search just didn't pan out, and I've had some apps in other fields that only need 2 letters.
R2: Second hand, but reliable: for the last search, salary negotiations failed with their chosen candidate. That could explain why...
R3: Could someone shed light on the TT conditions here? I see three year renewable contract in the job ad.
R: It's not uncommon for there to be a review at some point before you go up for tenure. Pre-tenure, institutions may hire you on renewable contracts as you meet various requirements/get evaluated on your progress.
R: I would add, however, that at least in my experience it IS unusual for an ad for a tenure-track position to specify a 3-year, renewable contract. It is absolutely the case that a pre-tenure/mid-tenure review on or after year 3 is the most typical structure of evaluation (I don't know of any institutions that don't do a formal review pre-tenure), but it did strike me as odd to emphasize the 3-year period in the ad, and it makes me wonder if they don't have a high success rate of retention to tenure. I would recommend that anyone who gets an interview ask about their tenure and review process to clarify. (I thought the same thing when I saw the 4 year term specified in the Oberlin ad - unusual detail for a TT job listing).

10/7. Such a good year for Sub-Saharan Africa, best wishes to those of you working on these wonderful regions.

09/30. Didn't Bucknell do a Francophone Africa search last year? Did the search fail or is this a new search?

R1: Yes, they did. From the language that was used by recruiters in final rejections, I assume that the search failed. I could still be wrong though.

09/26 - If "French is excluded" why the hell is the Texas A/M add on here, on the French/Francophone page? It's enough that all jobs are Francophone, now they have to ban or exclude France completely. Enough of this!

R1: Wut? It reads 'French is Included'?
R: I moved this thread up because I want to avoid last year's mini hell that was scrolling all the way to bottom of the page to get updated on discussions. Anyway, if you read the Interfolio page for the job posting there's nothing that says French is excluded. It's a big job search.
R: Deleted chain of unnecessary and inappropriate comments. This is a job wiki and those answers did not help resolve the parent thread comment. There are other platforms for arguing about unrelated topics.
R: no one wants to read an exchange of inflammatory insults, that's not what this page is for. This is not a good year for the market, it is a shockingly small number of available jobs and many of us will be struggling with that. There is a lot of randomness in what jobs become available (often depending on when a tenured prof. retires or dies, let's be honest) so I don't think we can speculate that one specialization is "replacing" another so much as simply growing, while posts available for more "traditional" specializations are probably just occupied by mid-career or late-career professors. In any case this page becomes difficult to use and navigate when comments devolve like this. solidarité à tous et toutes (x74)
R: Agree with comment directly above. I don't want to take up too much space, but I wanted to add on to that sentiment and ask that we refrain from doxx'ing candidates and very specific search-related information this year, which was a huge issue last year. Moreover, let's stop arguing if certain candidates "earned it" or not, which has happened in recent years re: publication amounts, training, etc. Departments are diverse with department-specific wants and needs. We're not in the faculty meetings. We can't get too into the weeds of why and how certain searches go the way they do (which is already happening in the Yale thread below). We can only do our best in this roulette wheel of a market. Comme dit, solidarité à tous et à toutes !

9/29 I responded to the original 9/15 speculations about the Yale post in an attempt to reassure applicants and diffuse anxiety and speculation. Since it appears that my words had the opposite effect, I deleted them. RE from Yale speculation OP: I appreciated your answer about it. I don't think you needed to delete it. I don't see how it was misinterpreted (although I didn't seek to put it in connection with above rife).

Commenter from 9/27: I also appreciated your answer! No shame to you or anybody who spoke in the Yale dialogue--I understand the anxieties, but it will very often devolve, especially if we look at years past. Your response was helpful in quelling the fears.

09/18. *Harvard's African lit TT was due last week but they just reposted the ad so they might've extended the due date. I would ask them personally.

09/15 Anybody else feel like the Yale posting is so incredibly specific and dense, it seems to be targeting someone in particular?

R1: not really - personally I didn't get that impression from it at all, I think they just have a specific idea of what they consider to be excellence and what they perceive to be the intellectual culture of their department. trust me if Yale had someone specific in mind they wanted to hire they would just do it, they wouldn't go to the trouble of posting a job ad soliciting applications

09/12 - Are there any Amherst insiders here? Any clue why they keep reposting the ad and extending the due date? I was tempted to apply but I don't really do the regions they ask for, and I seriously doubt they won't get enough applicants who do work in those.

R1: Not an insider, but my only guess was that they wanted to get more applicants. For me, they were the first application due by ~3 weeks (with their initial deadline).
R2: As of 10/08, Amherst has already sent rejection emails to people who did not make it to the Zoom interview stage.