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Salaries / Start-up Funds[]

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TYPE OF INSTITUTION - REGION - TT or NTT - AMOUNT
Average TT salary from 2023-2024: 54k, median 67. Only 5 salaries reported.
Average NTT salary from 2023-2024: 54k. Only 2 salaries reported.
(Offer for Position Starting FA2025) Regional Campus, Midwest - NTT, full time renewable - $ 45,000
R1 - Midwest - NTT - 60k
SLAC - Midwest with a COL 20% less than national average - TT - $57,000
SLAC - Midwest TT - $57,500

Offers[]

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Bethany College - offer made and accepted
Pitzer College - offer made and accepted (second-hand, reliable)
Rutgers University - offer made and accepted (second-hand reliable)
Texas Woman's University - offer made and accepted
Ohio University - offer made and accepted
Angelo State University - offer made and accepted (salary: $53.500)
McNeese State University -offer made and accepted (salary: 49,200). This position was initially offered as a tenure-track (TT) role but was later changed to a lecturer position. The individual hired for this role has been upgraded to a tenure-track position beginning in 2025.

Eastern Kentucky University - offer made and accepted (second-hand)

Washington University St. Louis (Latinx studies position) - offer made and accepted (second-hand reliable)
Occidental College - offer made & accepted second-hand. (Lat Am position)
Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) Bilingual Writing and Cultural Studies (TT) - offer accepted
Wartburg College (cultural position) - offer accepted
Montana State University, Billings - offer accepted
University of Iowa (MFA position) - offer accepted (second hand very realiable)
Rollins College (postdoc)- offer accepted (second-hand reliable)
University of Pittsburgh -offer accepted!
Tarleton State University -offer accepted
University of Nevada, Reno - offer accepted R1: felicidades, máquina!
University of Central Florida- offer made, OP: offer rejected 3/20 R1: why?
Vanderbilt University (Mellon Assistant Professor) - offer made (second hand reliable).
University of Michigan (LSA Fellow/ TT)- offer accepted
Binghamton- offer accepted (TT) (second hand reliable)
Western Carolina University (WCU) / TT Spanish - offer accepted (first-hand)
Millikin University - offer made
Bowdoin College - offer accepted (second-hand reliable)
Northwestern University - offer accepted (second-hand reliable)
Occidental College - offer accepted (Peninsularista) (first-hand reliable)
Wellesley College - offer made
Middlebury College - offer accepted (second-hand reliable)
Santa Clara University - offer accepted (second-hand reliable)
University of Georgia - offer accepted (second-hand reliable)
University of Pennsylvania -offer made r1: when was this?
CSU-Pueblo - offer made and accepted by internal candidate. R1: When was the offer made?
Hampden-Sydney College - offer made
University of Southern California - offer accepted.
Southern Illinois University - offer made
Loyola Maryland (sociolinguistics) - offer accepted per email sent to department 2/4/25.
Framingham State University - Internal candidate hired
University of Florida - offer accepted (second-hand reliable) R1: When was this? Congrats! R2: communication sent Wed Feb 12
Trinity College (CT) - offer made and accepted (second-hand reliable)
UT Austin – offer accepted R1: congrats!!! R2: congratulations! R3: ¡Bravo!
UMSL - offer in December but I couldn´t accept! I was waiting for others to respond :(: Update: offer accepted (12/18), Salary 47.5k, moving expenses included).
Villanova - offer made mid- December (second-hand reliable). R1: Offered has been accepted (second-hand very reliable)

Campus Interviews[]

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05/08 Catawba College
4/17 Bethany College
4/11 Eastern New Mexico University
4/03 Kenyon College. R1: are they doing campus visits for a VAP? OP: Yes!
3/26 Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU)
3/20 Lower Columbia College
03/04 Pitzer College. R1: Probably 04/03? R2: I think OP meant they received the invitation on Mar 4? OP: Yes. Invitation received on March 04
03/10 Occidental College. R1: Which position? They finished Zoom interviews last week R2: Sí, se movieron rápido: la posición para latinoamericanista; la oferta para peninsularista ya está hecha, y ya fue aceptada.
3/8 Georgetown (Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish)
3/4 Wichita State University 2x R1: Salary $60-64 K DOE. R2: The current chair of the department and an associate professor of Spanish earns $64K. Salaries in the Department of MCLL remain largely unchanged regardless of seniority. R3: Thanks for posting this information. It is a bit disheartening to read this when you have a campus visit and have planned a research talk and teaching demo. I find it rude that the search committee has to do all this show to hire the VAP who is currently working there and who is not even on penisularist. Meh! R4:Hi R3, I would appreciate it if you could share the source of your information.
!ington University in St. Louis R1: Is this for the Afro-Hispanic studies position? OP: yes.
2/24 Texas Woman’s University
2/24 Eastern Kentucky University
2/14 Rollins College
2/17 Barnard College
2/10 SUNY Brockport
2/10 Montana State University, Billings
2/05 University of Delaware
2/5 University of Pittsburgh*
2/4 UCLA
1/31 University of Central Florida
1/30 - Otterbein University
1/29 - Vassar College R1: Was this an invite for a campus visit? OP: Yes, I received the invitation via email for a campus visit being scheduled for early February.
1/27 Ole Miss
1/27 University of Rochester (second hand, reliable)
1/26 Stony Brook (second hand, reliable)
1/24 Wesleyan University (second hand, reliable)
01/15 Brown University (mid. Feb)
01/22 University of Nevada, Reno (mid February)
01/22: Creighton--invitation to an early March campus visit (Spanish & French position)
01/22: UNC Chapel Hill (Gussenhoven Fellowship) - anyone invited for campus visit after December Zoom interviews?
1/21: Vanderbilt University VAP LatinX Studies- Campus visit scheduled on Jan, received call from chair. R1: I emailed the chair yesterday (01/23) and he said they are still on deliberations..weird. Has anyone heard the same? R2: I haven't heard anything back, one way or the other.
1/20 - Christopher Newport University (begining of February) x2 (middle February)
Mid/Jan - USAFA
1/13 - U Georgia Peninsular- R2: PLEASE PLASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS DEPT!! They are incredible toxic and unethical. R1: ¿Qué pasa, pues? R2: Gracias por la advertencia, queridx. Un trabajo es un trabajo a como está la situación actual. Siempre hay fieras en las universidades, aunque en el campus visit hayan puesto caritas de ángel y mostrado hermandad entre ellos. Todo es una bonita actuación.
Mid/Jan - Grand Valley State University
1/10 - UNC Chapel Hill (Hispanic Linguistics/Sociolinguistics)
12/? - Hope College. R1: Anyone got campus interviews? there is no comment on zoom interviews. R2: Nah. I got the extra email about religious beliefs but then didn't hear anything, so I emailed to ask about what was going on. That's how I found out that they were already on campus visits. Oh well.
12/? - Texas A&M. When I reached out to ask about my application after interviews, I was told they had scheduled campus visits.
12/30 - University of Iowa (R1: for the MFA program or the Sociolinguistics position? R2: Sociolinguistics). R2: Has anyone received an offer for the Sociolinguistics position after the campus visit? (2/19)
12/28 - George Washington University
12/23 - Wellesley College
12/22 - Skidmore College
12/21 - Texas Tech (Asst. Prof)
12/20- Millikin University x2
12/20- Washington University in St. Louis (Latinx Studies)
12/20-University of Southern California
12/19 - UC Berkeley
12/19- Bard College
12/19 -Smith College
12/19 – Santa Clara University
12/17 - Southern Illinois University
12/17 – Grand Valley x2
12/17 - Stanford
12/16 - Northwestern: phone call from chair, invited to campus interview in January
12/12/24- Transylvania U R1: How is this possible? They said they would notify candidates early January! R2: It can be difficult to predict with precision when campus invites will be sent out. Depending on the university, there can be a lot of administrative hurdles to jump through. They might have given a broad range to avoid getting people's hopes up about hearing early.
12/11/24 - Cornell (Early Modern)
12/5/24 - Binghamton University: invited to campus interview (in Jan/Feb 2025)
12/2/24 – University of San Diego
11/22/24 - George Fox Oregon
11/22/24 - St. Olaf College
11/14/24 - Trinity College (CT)
11/8/24 – Appalachian State University
11/7/24 - University of Florida
11/02/24 - Villanova University (second-hand, very reliable.)
10/?/24 – UIUC TT visit. I did not receive one, but in the interviews section below, it says visits were scheduled.
10/31/24 - Mount Holyoke College
10/25/24 – UT Austin (first-hand)
10/13/24 - Virginia Military Institute (second-hand, very reliable.)

Zoom / Skype / Phone Interview[]

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5/30 Dickinson College
5/5 Appalachian State University
5/1 Coastal Carolina University X2
4/26 Shepherd University
4/8 Hostos CC, CUNY
4/1 Bethany College
3/28: Eastern New Mexico University.
3/19: Kenyon College. x3 R1: was this for the VAP position? OP: sí
3/14: Bakersfield College - (Spanish Instructor TT) - In-person / zoom interview email received.
3/4: Wartburg College (Spanish linguistics) - Zoom interview.
2/?: Grinnell University R1: Por qué el signo de interrogación? R2 a R1: Yo no fui, al parecer quedé bochado, pero generalmente se pone cuando alguien se entera pero no sabe bien la fecha.
2/26: University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus x3. Base starting salary is $57,000. This position cannot sponsor any Visas at this time due to a budget and salary threshold.
2/24: Sparkhire interview from Lower Columbia College
2/22: Benedictine College (KS): I got an email with an invitation for a zoom interview.
2/20: Occidental College: They sent me a peculiar email asking which days I was available for an interview. However, the email stressed that it was not an interview invitation yet, which is unprofessional if you ask me. They can wait to send that when they have the effective shortlist. Any thoughts? R1: I also found it extremely awkward. I’ve never seen anything like that before on the job market. I’m not sure what to think, really, but it definitely reflects something unusual on their part. R2: lo hicieron también en el search para el puesto de Peninsular. R3: Well, I got the invitation after the peculiar email (2/21). R4: bush league, really. I once got an interview invitation addressed to someone who was not me, which is classy compared to this.
2/18: Arizona State University
2/18: Northeastern Illinois University x2
2/14: Pitzer College (via a phone call) x3
2/12: Wichita State University x6
2/11: Wartburg College R1: Do you mind sharing if this is this for the culture or linguistics position? R2: If this relates to the cultural position, they already have a VAP, and it appears to me that this position is intended for the VAP. Therefore, it would be wise not to get too excited about this opportunity. R3: I remember interviewing last July of all months for that VAP position so the path seems to have definitely been paved. OP: Cultural. Don't worry--this is my fourth year on the market, I don't get excited for anything. It is what it is.
2/10: Angelo State
2/7: UC Blue Ash College
2/6: Georgetown X2 R1: May I know what this position is? R2: Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish
2/2: St Bonaventure; R1: Was this the actual invitation or a request for LORs? R2: Zoom invite after request for LORs came through 2/8
1/31: Rollins College (Hanna Postdoc) virtual interview first week of Feb. R1: any news after interview?
1/24: Ball State University (phone interview 1st week of February)
1/23: Washington University in St. Louis (Afro-Hispanic Studies TT)
1/22: Barnard College: invitation to an interview between 1/24 and 1/29/ today? x2 OP: Yes, I received the invitation by email today (1/22). I wouldn't lose hope, though--they might email people in rounds to aid in scheduling. ;) R1: OP, what makes you think that could be the case? (Also, good luck on interview) OP: I have no specific knowledge of the Barnard case because I don't know anyone there. However, I have seen other schools send out interview invitations in rounds, including my current school during their last search process. Any updates on this position?
1/21 UCLA (Latino/a Literature) x2
1/17: University of Central Florida
1/14: Eastern Kentucky University. TT Assistant Professor of Spanish/Generalist x3
1/10: Invitation to UDel/UD interview the week of Jan. 20, additional materials requested.
1/09: Invitation to Creighton Asst. Prof. of Spanish & French interview for week of Jan. 13, additional materials requested
1/14-17 - Hampden-Sydney
1/3/25 - Mississippi State (interview will be mid-January) x3
12/21- Otterbein University x2
12/21 - UNC Chapel Hill (Hispanic Linguistics/Sociolinguistics) x3
12/20 - Stony Brook Indigenous Studies (second-hand reliable) x3
12/20- Christopher Newport University (Lecture). Schedule interview for January
12/18 - University of Georgia R1: Did you receive an email from the search committee? Were letters requested as well? R2: Yes and yes.
12/19 Wesleyan University x2
12/18 Vassar College x3
12/13 Ole Miss x 3 (I originally posted this below but the schedule for the interview was given today)
12/11 Framingham State University R1: I received an interview message this week. (12/9) I wonder if they are going to waste our time. I agree with the discussion (down below) in this post that this position seems to be for a VAP. It's just unethical to give us false hope and waste our time when we all know how this is going to end. R2: They sent me an invite for this week. Any ideas on how to politely bring this up during the interview? I don’t want to waste time going on a campus visit and missing classes just for them to go through the motions. OP: I posted on this forum earlier about how I used to work in MA and that there are union restrictions that require the job be posted publicly, but in the experience I had with this, interviews did not go out to anyone since we already had the candidate. It's hard to read. One thing you could say is "I was wondering if you foresee collaboration with XXX person because I envision we could collaborate in XXX way" in the Q&A section, but I'm not sure it would be the most natural thing to do. A final note: while I really resent that we have to go through the motions of applying for something we can't be sure actually exists, I definitely wanted to show a little love to the VAP. This is not their fault and this process is stressful for them too. The unions in MA are fantastic, but this is one of the drawbacks, and we pay the price for it. Good luck everyone with the interviews! R3: Internal candidate was "Selected"
12/10-11 - UC Berkeley
12/10 Wellesley College
12/9 Illinois College x3
12/9 Brown University R1: for what position is this? R2: Really? This search has turned out to be quite a mystery. R3: lecturer hispanic studies. first hand confirmed, let you know after the interview.
12/9 Millikin x3
12/8 Bowdoin x3 R1: did you receive an email invite? R2: on a Sunday?? R3: Many invitations are sent on Sundays. R4: confirming email invite, via search chair R5: although happy to receive an invite, I still can't ignore the fact that this position might just be created for the VAP. I guess we will just do our best and find out. R6: Second hand (reliable) the VAP is taking a job elsewhere
12/6 UNC Charlotte X3
12/5 Loyola University Maryland x 3
12/5 University of Iowa (first two weeks of December)
12/5 University of Pittsburgh x3
12/5 Clemson (couple of days ago - second-hand very reliable)
12/5 Texas Tech Lecturer position Heritage Speakers
12/4 University of Nevada, Reno x2
12/4 George Washington University
12/4 Northwestern x3
12/2 Southern Illinois University x2
Late Nov (can’t remember date off the top of my head) Bentley University R2: TT position? OP: Yes TT; Interview was Dec 6; Rejection email 12/12
12/3 Cornell lecturer position
12/2 Stanford x2 R2: Was this an automatic request? R1: No, personalized email from the search committee.
12/2 Vanderbilt VAP x2 (second-hand reliable) -Is this the LIT or the SLA one? R2: the Lit one, "Latinx cultural studies" R3: SLA interview requested. R3: Had Zoom interview. Does anyone know if they are doing campus visits for the Mellon Assistant Professor of Spanish, specializing in Latinx Cultural Studies? They didn't mention it at the interview. R4: also curious about this. They didn’t mention it, nor gave a sense of timeline/selection process
12/01 UNC Chapel Hill [Gussehovefellowship) - Zoom interviews scheduled for first and second week of December.
11/27 University of Nebraska Omaha x2. Second zoom interview on 12/16
11/27 University of Southern California
11/27 USC Dornsife
11/25 Western Carolina University
11/22 University of Iowa (Linguistics)
11/22 Rochester (second-hand reliable)
11/22 WashU Latinx x2
11/22 Smith x5
11/21 Creighton
11/20 Utah Tech University x2
11/20 Cornell (second-hand reliable)
11/20 University of Pennsylvania R2 Did they ask for the supplementary materials beforehand (research statement etc), as announced in the posting, or are they moving straight to interviews? R3 Both R4 Any word about campus visits? R1 Not yet, didn't they just get our extra materials? Does anyone know anything about timeline? R5 Campus visit invites have been sent (second hand reliable) R6 anyone know how this is going?
11/19 Middlebury College R1 is this for the Luso-hispanic position? R2 Yes.
11/18 Texas A&M Global Studies
11/17 University of Mississippi. After emailing to follow up, I was offered an interview.
11/16 Santa Clara University x2 (contacted 11/26 for interview)
11/13/24 The Citadel
11/12/24 Grand Valley State University x2
11/11/24 Bard College (zoom interview requested, exact date tbd) x2 R1: Anyone heard back after the interview? R2: nothing here :( R3: I wonder if they've contacted people for campus visit already :( R2: Hey, I reached out to ask for an update and was told they’re still in the decision-making process. Fingers crossed for everyone! R3: Thank you for sharing this! :) R4: decision-making as in post-zoom interview or post-campus visit? I assume the invites for campus visit are out now? R5: still nothing here. R6: Nothing here either. (12/19)
11/8/24 George Fox University
11/8/24 - Transylvania University x2
11/7/24 – University of San Diego
11/6/24 - Kalamazoo College x2
11/6/24 – Binghamton University x3 (zoom interview was 11/20)
11/5/24 - St. Olaf College
10/26/24 - Trinity College (CT) x3
10/24/24 - Appalachian State University x3
10/23/24 - University of Minnesota Duluth
10/23/24 - Mount Holyoke College
10/23/24 - Villanova University, TT x3
10/21/24 - Occidental College - Assistant Professor (Peninsular) - Zoom interview requested (x4)o
10/?/24 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, TT (second-hand, very reliable) X2. R1: Any news on campus interviews here? R2: Campus interviews have been scheduled and invites sent.
10/?/24 - Virginia Military Institute, TT (second-hand, very reliable)
10/16/24: University of Florida Assistant Teaching Professor - Zoom interview x2 / campus interview scheduled
10/9/24: UT Austin applied linguistics – Zoom interview requested

MLA Interviews[]

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Just to confirm, this section is here more for nostalgia, right? :)

Anyone going to MLA this week?

Additional Materials Requested[]

NEW information at top. Please post "Have you heard?" questions below, under Word on the Street 2/26- North Park University – Pre-Recorded Interview: I’m not sure if this is a stage that all candidates go through or if it means you have advanced in the process.

2/26- North Park University – Pre-Recorded Interview: I’m not sure if this is a stage that all candidates go through or if it means you have advanced in the process.

2/15 - Pitzer College - Written suggestions of two upper-level courses (max. 1 page for each) and a sample lesson plan on a subject appropriate for a advanced-low language class. Due Feb 18. I think it's border-line disrespectful for them to ask for so many materials with a very short turnaround time, after reviewing the applications for two and half months and for having asked for so many documents. Obviously we are all gonna do it because how terrible this job market is, but honestly, really? R1: I didn't even apply for that job, so I have no skin in the game, but just wanted to validate what you wrote. I agree that it's borderline--or maybe just flat out--disrespectful. So many search committees are out of touch and have no idea what they're doing, making an already exhausting and demoralizing process even worse for applicants. Ánimos y suerte, OP. R2: With both of you here! This has happened to me so many times where committees request materials "urgently" after reviewing applications for months and having a really disorganized processe and poor communication overall. I get that they are also busy, but the assumption here that we are able to jump up and respond instantly at any moment with whatever they ask for is insane – especially outside of normal work hours (literally have had a committee ask me to send something within a single day over a weekend). Many of us may be experiencing emergencies, or have families or health conditions or other things that make putting something like this together in a short time difficult, beyond the normal expectations of teaching and research. It is absolutely absurd and you are right to be frustrated! R3: I also no skin in the game so here to share my two cents: I think places that do this are indeed out of touch but also looking for people to self-select by either missing the deadlines or producing something so rushed that it's obviously lesser quality, and therefore easier to disqualify, than say, a junior professor elsewhere who may have these materials (=more experience) readily. Solidarity with y'all. R4: didn’t apply for this position, but I heard some of the search committee members were affected by the fires. OP: Thank you, everyone, for the moral support. I had the interview with them last week and...they did not ask any specific questions on the documents requested so hastily, lol. Just questions like "how the classes you proposed relate to language learning." It did catch me off guard, but I guess they wanted to hear me talking about the materials instead of them asking questions about the course descriptions and lesson plan?

2/2 - St. Bonaventure University - three letters of rec requested

01/17/25 - Bowdoin College - two sets of teaching evaluation (according to the email it's an additional item they ask from all candidates). Course evals of literature courses are preferred. x2. R1: Did anyone get any updates on this? R2: I have not. R3: I reached out to the chair last week (about a week after the teaching evals request) to follow up, and he said that they were busy with the first week of semester but will write if there are any new developments. I'd assume they might have been going through the internal chains of approvals, and will contact the finalists by the end of this week if this search's timeline is similar to others. R4: Thank you! Mucha suerte! R5: Second-hand & reliable news that they are on campus visits by now. I truly don't know why they wouldn't inform anyone at this point, it is very annoying. R3/R6: Thank you for the insight. Were you saying that campus visits are already underway, according to your source? I am kind of surprised that nobody who previously reported were invited to Zoom here advanced to the final round, but I guess that can happen. R5: I am saying I know someone who has a campus visit for this position. Hundreds of people apply to these jobs and not everyone is on this wiki, so it is not always a given that news will be reported here. R2: Thanks R5, that’s why this thing exists. It’s worth noting, too, I guess, that these SLACs are often competing for candidates that may take jobs at R1s. I was a VAP at a SLAC a few years ago & their top 2 candidates took jobs at R1s, while the institution decided the other initial finalist wasn’t viable, after the campus visit. The school ended up bringing their 4th ranked candidate (after first-round interviews), & that person got the job. Which is to say if you haven’t received a rejection it’s possible, though unlikely, they might dig deeper in their pool at a later date, if need be. R3: Yes. I understand both R5 and R2's points. I guess I am just a bit bummed since this was my last potential employment opportunity in this cycle. Guess I can start planning for next year. I am just so tired... R2: In solidarity. It's wild to at one point have a few balls up in the air & then to watch them evaporate one by one. One of the worst parts of all of this. Wishing you rest & a better cycle for us all next year. R5: Solidarity with you & everyone, R3. We all deserve better. R3: Thank you, R2 and R5. I am forcing myself to take a break this weekend. I hope you two (if you are on the job market) and everyone else have better luck than mine. Bowdoin is a good school and I hope the finalists do well. In this terrible job cycle and unsettling times, whoever gets the job is a win. Mucha suerte a todxs. R7: I'd like to mention that this college hires for either VAP or TT positions every year. It seems that people only stay for a year before leaving. What could be the reason for this?

Frist week of January: I got an email from the search for the Assistant Professor of the Practice of Spanish position at Vanderbilt. It has been closed, and they won’t be moving forward with campus visits or further steps.

11/24/24 - Hope College - Requested response to faith related questions before interview (X3). R1: Did they contact you to schedule a meeting? R2: no in my case R1: probably they didn’t contact anyone yet R3: This was a required component of the application for every applicant. R1: Yes, but some applicants were contacted to answer faith related questions after the search committee met. I do not know if those that were contacted are going to get an interview or not. OP: Para aclarar: I received a personalized message from the committee asking for two short answers to additional questions. But no he escuchado nada desde entonces. R1: Same as me. R4: No news on this?

11/22/24 - Smith College - Requested writing sample and letters of recommendation. However, the same email states the following "in the coming days, you will also receive an email from us about setting up a Zoom interview with the search committee." R1: Anyone heard anything back about campus visits yet? R2: Nothing on my end. R3: En la entrevista me dijeron que a inicios de semana harían las invitaciones para el Campus, así que creería que ya debieron enviarlas. R2: They told me that they were hoping to reach a decision this week. I wouldn't assume they already sent the invites. R3: It's simply morally wrong to provide us with false hope and squander our time when we are all aware of how this situation will ultimately unfold; this role is intended for the VAP. R4: I have read some similar comments to R3's on this page and am just curious because 1) currently, there's no VAPs in the Span&Port department, but only a postdoc and 2) said postdoc's research interests are not on afro-Latin American nor Indigenous studies. Am I missing something here?

11/19/24 - UC Berkeley - Email requesting the following materials by Wednesday November 27th: 1) All your dissertation chapters; 2) Syllabi (a-an undergraduate survey course in Early Modern Spanish literature and culture, b- an undergraduate course not based on your dissertation/current research project; c- a graduate seminar based on your dissertation/current research project).

11/18/24 - Western Carolina X5 - "Minimally Qualified' email: Thank you for applying for the Assistant Professor - Spanish - #004767 position and for your interest in employment with Western Carolina University. After careful review of your qualifications and credentials, it has been determined that you meet the minimum qualifications as posted for this position. Your application has been forwarded for further review and consideration. Should you be considered for an interview, a representative from the Hiring Department and/or Search Committee will contact you directly. You may check the status of or edit your application (for future job postings), and the status of the position(s) you have applied to, by logging on to the Western Carolina University website at https://jobs.wcu.edu . OP: Has anyone else gotten these? It seems new this cycle. R1: yes, I have received it too! We'll see! R2: me too! R3: and today (19 Nov) I got a rejection from the same place that yesterday mentioned that I had the qualifications for the position.

11/12/24 - Colorado State University Pueblo - "Minimally Qualified" email: Thank you for your interest in employment with Colorado State University Pueblo. We have reviewed your application for Lecturer of Spanish and it demonstrates that you meet the minimum requirements as listed in the job announcement. Once the search committee completes the application review, you will be notified of your status in the selection process.

11/12/24 - Stanford - Writing Sample requested via personalized email from search chair. The email asks for candidate to send writing sample whether they have already uploaded one to the application platform or not. (x5) R1: Anything over here? R2: do we even have a sense of how seriously those who received a sample request are being considered? The language on the posting suggests a "short list," but I assume a much larger pool received requests before moving to first-round interviews. R3: Assuming the numbers listed here are correct (from 5 -> 2), the pool has been narrowed. It's unfortunate that their platform & call for applications had so many issues to begin with. But I don't see why everyone who was invited to submit a writing sample wouldn't have been seriously considered. They narrowed it down that far, after all.

11/03/24 - Northwestern - Letters of Recommendation R1 . Same situation with the discussion regarding Stanford bellow; it seems like the system automatically requests the letters of recommendation. (x2)

11/01/24 - Stanford - Letters of Recommendation (References contacted directly) R1. It seems like the job posting says that they will contact references at a later step, then ask you for the references emails, and then contact them automatically through the system. People that put the interfolio emails in the application said that the system ask for the recommendation automatically the same day they applied. Could you clarify if it was the Search Committee who contacted the references, or it was this automatic thing? OP: Unclear--I just heard from one of my references that they got a specific request this weekend. I don't know if it was automated or not. I submitted my application three weeks ago. R2: I also heard from one of my references that they got a request, but I think it was just an automatic email. OP: FWIW the online portal says that "reference checking has commenced". R3: Did you complete your application through the "Taleo" website or the "PageUpPeople" one? I was told there were two different platforms they were using (which might be why it's a bit confusing). R4: I contacted Stanford just after applying; they confirmed requests were initally sent out automatically, but letters will not be required until the second round. They advised me to let my references know this (i.e. to discard the initial request). I'm not sure how that squares with the weekend requests. R5: I might be wrong, but if you advance to the second round, I believe they will ask for a writing sample and teaching evaluations, not just the letters. Everything else sounds like the platform sending an automatic email to your references. R6: Sorry but some of this is cope. It's quite clear from the above that the automatic requests that came right after the deadline were a glitch. Subsequent letter requests 2-3 weeks later indicate that the pool has been narrowed. Likely they are collecting letters to further narrow the pool before asking for writing samples and teaching evals (which would be a lot of pages per candidate). R7: Lo que plantea R6 suena razonable. ¿Alguien más recibió pedidos de cartas dos o tres semanas después de vencido el período para aplicar? R8: No, but my refence letters were sent shortly after they were automatically requested. Wouldn't know if they are taking those into consideration or how they're dealing with the automatic request.

10/19/24 Mount Holyoke College - Writing Sample

10/9/24 - Mount Holyoke - Letters of Recommendation

10/2/24 - Loyola University Maryland - Letters of Recommendation

9/23/24 - Cornell - Letters of Recommendation x2

Rejections[]

5/29 Rejection email from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Thank you for your application for the position of Assistant Professor of Spanish. We appreciate your desire to join University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty/staff. We were fortunate to receive applications from several highly qualified candidates and regret that we can not extend a job offer to you at this time. We encourage you to explore other opportunities within the University of Arkansas System. Again, thank you and best wishes for your success in your job search.

4/26 Rejection email from Smith College without interview "Hello, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking the time to apply for the Assistant Professor of Spanish position at Smith College. While we were very impressed with your qualifications, we faced difficult decisions on who to interview for this position and invite to campus. I'm sorry to tell you that at this point, we have selected another candidate who more closely matches what we are looking for in the position, and the search is now closed. We'd like to encourage you to consider other positions at Smith as they become available. Thank you again for your interest, and good luck in all your future endeavors! María Helena Rueda

4/23 Rejection email for an Environmental Studies position from Pitzer College, in which the person who wrthe email cc'd everyone who applied both to that job and the Spanish job with the email addresses visible. Thank you Pitzer <3. R1. I received the same email yesterday!

4/9 Rejection email from University of New Mexico (no interview). Your application for Assistant Professor of Spanish at UNM-Valencia with Valencia Branch has been reviewed and you were not selected for this opportunity. We encourage you to continue to apply for positions that interest you. Our employment opportunities can be found at UNMJobs.

4/4 Vassar (after zoom interview, didn't advance to the campus visit stage)- The reason why I wanted to make an update here is because, the rejection from Vassar is one of the nicest letters I have ever received. It was customized with details from both the application materials and the conversations we had during the Zoom interview, and it was not just copying and pasting keywords from the cover letter. Rejections are hard to swallow, but I wish there 're more institutions out there to act like the committee members from Vassar. R1: I 100% agree. I got an email rejection after the campus visit and the letter was so thoughtful!

4/2 St. Bonaventure University (after zoom interview on February 13). X3 (no interview): "Thank you for your interest in the Assistant Professor - Spanish position at St. Bonaventure University. After careful consideration, the selection committee has decided to move forward with other qualified candidates. Please continue to check the SBU career page for future opportunities. We would like to wish you all the best in your search for employment. Sincerely, Kyle Leslie"

3/10 Assistant Professor of Spanish at UNM-Valencia (no interview)

3/25 UNC Charlotte - rejection without interview

3/24 University of Cincinatti Blue Ash College / Assistant Teaching Position: "We decided to move forward with another candidate" (after zoom interview on February 13th)

3/11 Northeastern Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor: "We are sorry to inform you that the search has been discontinued." X3

3/10 Rejection email from Occidental College (Lat. position) without interview. X2

3/04: Rejection email from Lower Columbia College: We received many qualified applicants. We regret to inform you that you were not selected for the first-round of interviews for the Spanish Faculty (tenure track).

3/03: Rejection e-mail from Illinois College stating that the committee had finalized the search (after Zoom interview done in late November) R1: Same but without interview.

3/03: Rejection from Skidmore College (after campus visit)

2/28: Rejection from Wellesley College (after campus visit)

2/26: Rejection from Mississippi State University (Spanish Applied Linguistics) after interview. The notification email says that another candidate has accepted the offer. If it's you, congratulations!

2/25: Cancellation of Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Position Search for Spanish- Utah Tech University. " We hope this message finds you well. It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that the search for the tenure-track position in Spanish associated with the Bridge Program has been canceled. Unfortunately, due to recent legislative changes, our funding for this position has been withdrawn. As a result, we are unable to continue with the hiring process for this role. This decision was not made lightly, and we deeply regret any disappointment this may cause. We want to express our sincere appreciation for the time and effort you invested in your application. We understand the impact of this news and are truly grateful for your interest in the position." R1: It’s not surprising to see this message—the search failed in November, and now this happens in the second search. I think they’re afraid of losing Spanish students due to our wonderful political situation and the increasingly progressive changes we’re witnessing every day. Yikes!

2/25/25: Rejection from Princeton PLAS Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship X4 :(

2/20/25: Rejection from University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College (no interview)

2/20/25: Rejection from Bentley University. "Thank you for the interest you have expressed in the Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor, Spanish position at Bentley University. After carefully reviewing your qualifications, we have decided not to further pursue your candidacy for this role. We did have several highly qualified candidates for the position and it was a difficult decision to make." x2

2/19/25: Rejection from University of Central Florida without interview. "We appreciate your interest in the University of Central Florida and the position of Assistant Professor, Spanish. Your application materials have been reviewed. At this time, you have not been selected to move forward in the selection process.

02/17/25: Rejection from Aarhus Universitet, Assistant Professor of Culture, Society and History in the Spanish-speaking World x2

02/14/25: Rejection from Grand Valley State University. I did not make it to the interview or campus visit stages. x2 R2: Rejection after campus visit :( x2

02/12/25: Rejection from Transylvania after interview. No campus visit. x3. R1: ainssss, en fin, tampoco quería ser la comidilla de mis amigos, me iban a llamar vampiresa.

02/12/25: UMass Dartmouth Assistant/Associate Professor of Comparative Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies

02/02/25: Rejection from Lecturer In Spanish - 497076 at SUNY Brockport without interview. X2

01/24/2025: Assistant Professor of Hispanic Language and Cultures position at the University of Findlay. "At this time, the position is closed or the job search is suspended."

01/22/2025: Rejection from Villanova University. Thank you very much for your interest in employment at Villanova University. We have carefully considered your qualifications for the Tenure-track Assistant Professor – Spanish position; however, we have selected a candidate we believe more closely matches what we are looking for in the position. Please feel free to visit our website at jobs.villanova.edu to apply for other opportunities that may be of interest to you. Again, thank you for considering Villanova University. We wish you the best of luck in your job search!

1/22/2025: Rejection from Tarleton State University. R1; This was for the position of Assistant Professor of Spanish? R2: Yes, it was one of the generic emails from HR that wasn't from the search committee "Based on your responses to the questions and the information provided on your application, you do not meet the minimum qualifications for this position."

1/19/2025: Rejection from VMI (after campus visit) R1: I am sorry for this!

1/15/2025: Rejection from Western Carolina (Spanish position) after the Zoom interview

1/15/2025: Rejection from Cornell (Lecturer) without an interview.

1/06/2025: Rejection from Trinity College, Hartford (CT), without an interview. The position has been filled.

1/06/2025: Carnegie Mellon University (no interview) x2

1/06/2025: Rejection from Western Carolina University (no interview) x2

"The initial review of applicants has been completed and a list of finalists has been identified for further consideration."

12/17/2024: Rejection from Colorado-Pueblo without interview

12/16/2024: Rejection from Stanford without an interview x3

12/16/2024: Rejection from Mount Holyoke ("Thank you for applying for the Assistant Professor of Spanish position at Mount Holyoke College. The search has concluded and we have made the decision to offer the position to another candidate." It seems that an offer has been made?) R1: After the Campus Visit? R2: No, just an automatic response. Without campus visit, without interview. x2

12/10/2024: Rejection from Penn after interview (those of you w/ campus visits should be hearing now or soon, boa sorte!)

12/10/2024: Rejection from Occidental College (Modern Spain Lit) after the interview.

12/02/2024: Rejection from Rutgers without an interview.

12/02/2024: Rejection from Occidental College (Modern Spain Lit.) received some weeks ago. Forgot to update her. R1: Would you mind clarifying if this was after a Zoom interview or with no interview? R2: I recieved a general rejection too, without an interview.

12/02/2024: Rejection from University of San Diego R1: Was this after the interview? x2

12/02/2024: Rejection from Princeton (Posdoc Fellowship). R1: Is this the PLAS fellowship that had its deadline yesterday?

12/02/2024: Rejection from Cornell (Early Modern Iberian/Ibero-American). x4

12/02/2024: Rejection from NYU (Clinical Visiting Assistant Professor in Latin American Cultures).

11/25/2024: Rejection from University of Michigan LSA Fellowship, generic email :( X5

11/22/2024: College of the Redwoods. Generic email (pre zoom interview stage). x4

11/19/2024: Rejection from Western Carolina University. x4 R1: Why are they sending rejections if the application is still open? R2: You should be happy that they are sending rejections if they are not considering a candidate, better than hoping for an interview that you will never get. This should be something all search committees should do. R3 to R1: I realized that there are at least two positions at Western Carolina University. I personally received a rejection for the position in Spanish (PhD in Spanish, Spanish Linguistics, Romance Languages (w/ Spanish concentration), Latin American Studies, Latinx Studies, Applied Linguistics, or closely related field required, review started around October 25, 2024), not the one for Assistant Professor & Director of Latina/o Studies Minor.

11/15/2024 Rejection email from Otterbein University R1: I did not know that they could reject you before the application deadline, which is December 1. R2 to R1: I was thinking exactly the same! R3: FYI The institution does not have a dedicated language department; There are no other full-time faculty positions in languages; Previous full-time language faculty members transitioned to adjunct roles elsewhere or left academia entirely; The department chair does not have a background in languages; This position would be housed in history and political science, so colleagues in languages should not be expected. R4: I got an email right after application letting me know review of applications wouldn't start for several weeks. Maybe this is their minimum qualification screening?

11/12/2024 Rejection email from St Olaf x8

11/11/2024 Rejection email from Occidental College - R1: Did you receive it after the Zoom interview? R2: No, without interview invite.

11/11/2024 Rejection email from The Citadel

10/31/24 - Rejection email from University of San Diego. x4

VAP - St. Mary's University in San Antonio. No response when asking questions about the position. My guess is that they already had someone in mind. R1. Radio silence is rather typical since many committees have rules about responding to applicants while the search is in progress. I'm not saying you're wrong, but just know that you may not hear for many months and it's not personal. Sometimes they don't respond and then they interview you least expect it. Hang in there. R2. Lo más probable es que no tengan a nadie en cuenta y sencillamente te hayan ignorado. No es usual contactar al comité durante el proceso de búsqueda, y si no sería lo usual para un TT menos aún para un VAP. Solicita el trabajo, ése y todos los que puedas, pero relaja la paranoia porque de lo contrario la angustia te va a consumir. R3. To R2, I think it is common to ask clarifying questions when you apply to something. Unsure if OP asked one of those or if he just asked about his app's status. R4. No me parece raro el silencio sepulcral, suele ser la norma en este tipo de procesos.

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Word on the street[]

Dickinson College. Any news after Zoom interviews last week for the VAP in Spanish? (6/20)
Appalachian State University. Lecturer or TAP. Any news?
Coastal Carolina University. Any news? R1: I got an email last week saying they offered the position to someone and they accepted. In the email they also offered me a 1 year non renewable position but I rejected it since I got a better offer somewhere else.
College of Idaho VAP in Spanish. Any news? R1: offer made and accepted
University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Any news on campus visits?
College of Wooster. Any word on Zoom interviews? R1: Nothing yet...
Catawba College. Has anyone heard anything? R1: Nothing...
Colgate University. Any news? Have zoom interviews been scheduled? R1. Zoom interviews were held the week of 04/17 (Second-hand reliable) OP: Bummer. Thanks for the update!
Stanford. Posdoct, any news? anyone got interview? R1: nothing over here so far...R2: Received a general email telling that decisions will be released on May 20. R3: Does anyone have more info on this? Have rejections/acceptances been sent?
University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Lecturer position. Any news after the zoom interviews? R1: Next round of interviews are being scheduled (Second-hand reliable)
Barnard College. Any news on the Early Faculty Fellow position? R1: Nothing here (4/10), though does anyone know anything about this? Found it strange they posted it with such a short turnover for applications...R2; nothing here (04/22) anyone knows something?
Trinity University. Any news on VAP position after zoom interviews? R1: Offer was made. R2: Oh, was this today (04/14)? R3; Any idea if this offer was accepted?
Christopher Newport University. Any news after the campus visit?
East Carolina University - NCU Systems - Project Kitty Hawk. Has anyone heard anything about the jobs (3) after the interviews? It has been a month since my interview and I still have not heard anything. A couple of weeks ago they were still doing interviews, but I am starting to think they have offered the jobs to other people. R1: I haven't heard anything. I had assumed they had offered the jobs to someone else by now since it's been so long. But you never know... R2: I received an offer on the week of April 24th, and accepted it a week(ish) later. R3: Congratulations! Do you know if they have hired all 3 people they were planing to? R2: Thank! And yes, I think so.
Occidental College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (Latin Americanist). Any news after campus visit? (4/2).
Ohio University. Assistant Professor of Instruction in Spanish. Any news after zoom interviews? R1: Yeah, they are on campus visits.
Trinity University. VAP of Spanish. Any news? R1: They are doing zoom interviews this week. R2: Are they doing campus visits as well?
St. Bonaventure: Any news after Zoom interviews? R1: 3/29 Nothing here. R2: I got an email like 2 days after my interview saying they really enjoyed the conversation, but that's all they said. Seemed like a rejection without being an explicit rejection. R2: Me again, literally 10 minutes after posting my initial response I got the official rejection from them. Standard thing of the committee decided to move forward with other more qualified candidates.
Grinnell: anything after zoom interviews?
WashU 3/21, Afro Hispanic studies search has been canceled (second-hand from current insider). A shame. I don't know if the Latinx search is still on.
University of Pittsburgh: anyone knows what happened with this search?
Otterbein. Any news after campus visits? R1: I suppose someone got an offer by now?
Wabash College. VAP position in Spanish. News?
Bucknell University. Any news on interviews for the VAP in Latin American Studies?. R1: Rejection email on 03/27. R2: Same, rejection. But I also was under impression from their job description that they weren't really looking for somebody in literature/culture.
Colorado College. Any news on the VAP position in Spanish? R1: Any news on this? R2: Nothing yet. Maybe they contacted finalists at this point? who knows. R3: Oh, so people already had Zoom interviews? R2: No, I don’t know. Just asking because side it’s been a while.
Christopher Newport University. Any news after campus visits?
Westmont College - any news?
Pitzer College - any news? R1: Nada! My interview was on Friday 2/21 and they said they'd have news in 2 weeks :/ (3/11) OP: During my interview they said they expect to schedule the campus visits (or to make a decision on the finalists? Can't remember) for late March - early April. Maybe the will contact the finalists soon.
University of Central Florida. Has anyone heard anything after campus visits? (3/11) R1: Second hand info, at least one candidate has been asked to submit additional documents to HR, don't know if there has been an offer or not
Tarleton State University. Any news on interviews? (3/10) R1: Nothing yet, it's been a while.
Missouri Southern State University. Any news on VAP position in Spanish?
University of Rochester. Any news after campus visits?
Carleton College. Any news about the VAP position in Spanish?
Kenyon College. I know it is kind of early, but anyone has news on the VAP position in Spanish? R1: Por ahora nada de nada (7 de marzo)
Whitman College. Any news on the VAP position in Hispanic Studies? R1: Zoom interviews have been scheduled (second hand reliable).
Yale University (Lecturer). Any news? R1: Zoom interviews scheduled (second hand reliable)
U of Pennsylvania (posdoct). Any news about interviews? R1: Nada por acá... (4 de marzo). R2: emailed announcing that they have a short-list of candidates, no interviews yet (3/7) R3: R2, do you mean they emailed you to tell you are short-listed, and they'll let you know about the interview? Am I interpreting this correctly :)? R2 to R3: They only said I was in a short list and committee will meet in a couple of weeks to decide (no mention of interviews). R3: Thank you for clarifying! R4: Any news? R5: Rejection email on 04/14.
Iowa (Sociolinguistics): Any news after campus visits?
University of Nevada, Reno: Has anyone heard anything after campus visits? (2/27) R1: Offer has been made (second hand reliable) (2/27)
Iowa (Assist Prof Creative Writing): Any news after campus visits? R2: Do you know if they're done with the campus visits? Because I guess they also have the campus visits for the sociolinguistics position. R3: Second hand reliable, they are done with campus visits (for the CW program position). R2: And do you know if the offer has been made?
Stony Brook University: Any news after campus visits? (2/27) R2: Any offer made?
University of Arizona: they just reposted the Portuguese teaching/coordinating and linguistics job. Maybe they didn't get enough apps in the fall?
University of Pennsylvania: Any news after campus visit? (2/25) R1: Offer has been made (second hand reliable)
University of San Diego: Any news after campus visits? (2/24)
Northwestern University: Any news after campus visits? (2/24) R1: Offer has been made (second hand reliable) R2 TO R1 Do you know when the offer was made?
Santa Clara University: Any news after campus visits? (2/24)
Northeastern University. Any news? (2/7). R2: Nada por aquí... R3: Zoom interview during the week of 2/10. R4: I also got an interview with them. Any updates? R5: Cancelado.
Bowdoin: Has anyone heard anything after campus visits? (2/17) R1: Nothing (02/27).
Stanford: any news? (2/17)
Binghamton University: Any news after interviews? R1: nothing yet (02/16) R2: Not to be conspiratorial, but I believe the position is for the internal candidate who graduated from the university. The department has a history of hiring in-house. OP: Any news on this? 2/19 R1: still nothing here (02/19) 3/5: So what happened with this? Any news? R1: still nothing, but it's interesting that they just posted an ad specifically for *two* Lecturers in Spanish. I wonder if one current Lecturer will be hired for this position and they're recruiting to replace them. No idea though, might not be the case at all (03/06).
University of Southern California: Anything?? R1: an offer was made (second-hand reliable)
Pitzer College: Anything?
Occidental College (LatAm): Any news on interviews? R1: nothing here (2/17).
Tarleton State University. Any news?
Barnard College, University of Delaware (aka UD, UDel): Has anyone heard from either of these following the late January Zoom interviews for their lecturer positions? Both led me to believe that they would send campus visit invitations in early February. R1: Invitation to campus visit received.
Florida State University (Post doc): any news after interview? (2/10)
Washington University in St. Louis. Any news on the Afro-Hispanic Studies TT after the Zoom interview? (2/9) R2: I had a zoom interview on 1/31. As of today (2/15), still no news. R1: I heard from a reliable source that the Latinx Studies and Afro-Hispanic Studies searches are both temporarily paused, along with all hiring across WashU, until the University can be assured from the government/courts that the NIH cuts will not happen. They have chosen a candidate to make an offer to for the Latinx Studies position and they have a list of finalists for the Afro-Hispanic Studies job, but they are not allowed to notify anyone yet. (2/24). R3: Any updates on the WashU searches? Have they made an offer for the Latinx Studies position? (3/10) R1: The Afro-Hispanic Studies search was canceled today due to worries about funding and anti-DEI rhetoric from the federal government. I am unsure about the Latinx Studies position but imagine it may have come to the same fate. (03/21)
Middlebury College: Alguien sabe algo? Have campus visits been scheduled and rejections been sent? R1: campus visits happened and the committee made a decision
Wichita State University: ¿Alguien ha oído algo? R2: Nada por aquí (2/7). R3: Zom interview (2/12)
Rutgers University, teaching position Spanish for Healthcare: any news after zoom interview...?
Hostos Community College (CUNY) Assistant Professor of Spanish: posting for updates, deadline was Feb 3. 2/27 Any news?
Otterbein University: any news on campus visits? R1: Not yet. At the Zoom interview (two weeks ago) they told me about two weeks so I expect by the end of this week or sometime next week.R2: Visit in early March.
University of Texas El Paso: Any news on the Assistant Professor of Latino/Latin American Studies and Digital Humanities post? Deadline was 12/15. R2: Interview 1/10. Haven't heard back about campus visits.
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash: Any news? deadline was 1/3. R1: Nothing here yet (1/27).
Montana State - Billings: Any news? deadline was 1/10. R1: Nothing here (1/26) R2: Nothing here either (1/28) R3: Campus visit invitations sent as of 2/10. R4: Offer made and accepted by green candidate (3/31).
Rollins College: (Post doc in Latin American Studies) Any news? deadline was 1/12. R1: Two years ago the deadline for the same postdoc was 1/2 and I received a rejection saying they had hired someone on 2/15, so a six-week timeline. Haven't heard anything yet this year but if it follows the same pattern maybe interview candidates will be hearing back this week. R2: Nothing here (1/28) R3: received email for interview 1/31 for first week in Feb. R4: for R3, did you hear anything else after interview? R3: for R4, the Dean called to provide details of the position before search committee reached out for campus visit.
Arizona State: anyone heard anything for the Assistant Teaching Professor position in Spanish Bilingualism? The deadline was 12/15. R1: Nothing yet (1/26). R2: Interview request received on 2/18
Illinois College: any news? Interviews were in December and I haven't heard about campus visits. R1: Campus interviews were scheduled in late December.
Christopher Newport University: any news after interviews?
Occidental College (Lat Am): The app closed yesterday and, even though I try not to get too conspiratorial about internal candidates, this one didn't request any letters nor contact info for references... Thoughts? R1: they requested too many documents for it to be guaranteed for the internal candidate.
University of Rochester: Any updates after the first round of interviews? R1: Nothing here yet (12/19). R2: Any news? (01/15) R3: No updates (01/15)
Pittsburgh. Any news? R1: Nothing here (11/22) R2: Nothing still? (12/2). R3: Nada (12/3). R4: Zoom interview invitation (12/5). R4: Any news after the Zoom interview? (01/10) R5: nothing here (1/10) R6: Still nothing. They said they would notify mid January, so I guess we'll hear soon (1/15) R4: Still no news? (01/22) R6: nothing here…(01/22) R6: I'm getting very sus with the wait (01/24) R7: Does anyone have any insight on this? Are they in campus visits already? (01/31) R4: I have no insight and have heard no news. From the outside looking in, they appear extraordinarily disorganized--which also might explain why they currently have a nanny department chair whose appointment is in another department and has no expertise in the field. (02/02) R5: Rumor has it that the candidate being courted by Vanderbilt is going to accept the position at Pitt. Only a masochist of the highest order would make such an unwise decision. Rejecting a position in this totally crazy department at Pitt resonates with the words written in this wiki some years ago...it is almost like dodging a bullet. Run for your safety.
Vassar College: After the interview, I sent an email to ask about search timeline since they didn't mention it at the end of the zoom session. The chair responded saying "We are in the initial phase of our semi finalist interviews to be followed by further deliberations regarding finalists which require administrative approvals and authorizations by the Dean's Office and the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity. We will be in touch when we have more definitive findings." Guess it means it might take a while for them to contact the finalists? R1: Someone who has served on a SLAC search committee here. Yea, it sounds like they just started the Zoom interviews. Then, once they are done the search committee will meet to generate a list of finalists for campus visits. Once they have that list, it needs to get approved by the Dean's Office. Once the Dean approves, then they will invite people for on-campus interviews. This is standard practice in SLACS. The time frame to hear back from them depends on how many Zoom interviews they have left. My guess is that you will hear back if you've been invited for a campus visit between 1 to 2 weeks. R1: Any news following campus visits?
Brown Lecturer: Any news? R1: campus visit invitation see above.
Framingham University and its drama with the VAP: any news?. R2: Internal candidate was "Selected"
Princeton PLAS Fellowship. R1: any news? (1/12) Nothing here (1/13). R2: They sent awards for short-term fellows last week. Applications were due 10/13/24, about 6 weeks before the postdoc apps. R3: I did not ask the question, but I was waiting for the PLAS Fellowship that was due on 12/01, not on 10/13. R4: Yes, I think that's a different fellowship. Haven't heard about PLAS yet.
Pitzer College assistant prof of Spanish. R1: any news? (1/12) R2: Nothing here (linguistics)
UGA: Has anyone heard about campus visits? They said they'd be moving fast.
Vanderbilt VAP: Have they really cancelled the search? I got an ambiguous email today R1: Oh?? Could you share more? I haven’t received anything. R2: I received an email saying that the search for the Assistant Professor of the Practice of Spanish position at Vanderbilt has been closed, and they won’t be moving forward with campus visits or further steps. R3: That sucks! Thanks for clarifying though, I was thinking it was the Latinx Cultural Studies position (for which I haven't heard anything).
UCLA (Latina/o Literature): Anyone heard anything?
St. Bonaventure: Anyone heard anything? The deadline was 12/1. R1: Nothing here (1/8). R2: Any news? Does search still exist? (01/25) OP: I emailed them this week and they replied that they are still reviewing applications and candidates will be contacted by/before mid-March.
Georgetown: Has anyone heard anything on the Assistant Teaching Professor position that was due on 12/1? R1: Nothing on my end and this is the first mention of this position on this wiki, so I was thinking that because it wasn't TT, people weren't as interested... Not to mention the salary range given of 57k-63k which would be super tough to pull off in DC, one of the most expensive cities in the USA. R2: Any news on this (1/23)? R3: Nothing here; it's interesting because the TT syntax position at Georgetown is also not being mentioned with updates yet. Maybe they have a similar timeline for interviewing and campus visits? (1/24). R4: Three candidates were invited to do campus visits. Their job talks were announced to all students (1/24).
Eastern Kentucky University: any news? R1: It's simply morally wrong to provide us with false hope and squander our time when we are all aware of how this situation will ultimately unfold; this role is intended for the VAP. R2: Tanto que se estaban peleando por este puesto y creando conspiracy theories que el puesto se volvió a publicar a falta de candidatos interesados.
Barnard College, lecturer, any news? R1: invitation for zoom interview (01/22)
Washington University in St. Louis: any update? R1: Campus invitation received today for the Latinx Studies position (12/20)
Pitzer College: Any news? R1: Nothing, but I think it is early to hear something. Deadline was December 1st. R2: Any luck over here gente? R3: Mortadela por acá, nada de nada (1/7) R4: Any news (1/23)?*R5: I was going to ask the same thing---it seems unusually long, although they probably received hundreds of applications since this was one of the first job posts in the cycle and it opened for four months. (1/23) R2: (2/1) Reached out yesterday and they said the committee is still reviewing applications and should be contacting semi-finalists over the next few weeks.
University of Southern California (USC): Any news after Zoom interviews?
Santa Clara: Any news after interviews? R1: received campus visit invite on 12/19 (second-hand reliable)
Vanderbilt VAP. Any news after interviews or sense of timeline? R1: nothing yet 12/18 R2: still no news...(12/29) R3: no news on my end (01/09)
Creighton. Any news after interviews?
Texas A&M. Any news? R1: When I interviewed with them, I asked about the timeline for moving forward, and they said they didn't have one yet. January, maybe?
Kalamazoo College. Any news after the interview? R1: Nada, pero dijeron que avisarían la semana pasada. Probablemente ya enviaron invitaciones.
Princeton PLAS Fellowship. Any news? R1: Nada, pero me parece demasiado pronto igual para tener noticias (12/14).
Skidmore College: any news after the deadline? R1: Nada, che (12/12). R2: Zoom interview invite came in last Friday (12/6). R3: Campus Invite received (12/22).
Wesleyan U: Any news? R1: Nothing here, but my best bet is that it might take a bit longer since the deadline was dec. 1st. R2: Nothing here either (12/12) R3: It might take a while. They received over 200 applications. R4: Someone reached out to the contact on the job post (administrative assistant) yesterday to inquire about the update, she said both the screening to applications and Zoom interviews have commenced. Guess they are moving really fast.
Holyoke College: any news after campus visit?
Wellesley College: Any news? R1: Todavía nada. R2: Has anyone heard anything from Wellesley? The deadline was over a month ago. R3: In my experience, SLACs wait until the semester is over to send out interview invitations. La espera desespera R2: I guess they didn’t wait that long, according to the report of an interview up there.
UNC-Chapel Hill (Gussenhoven Fellow) Any news? R1: nothing here R2: I reached out to them last week to follow up, and they said they received close to 100 applications (which was actually less than I thought), and the review was still ongoing. R3: Had a Zoom interview first week of December. R4: Any news after December interviews? R3: Nothing. Did you get a Zoom interview in December too? R4: Yes, got the interview in the December, but they did not mention any timeline for answers. Haven't heard a word since then.
Brown University. Has anyone heard anything about the Lecturer in Hispanic Studies position? The deadline for full consideration was 10/15. R1: Same here, I haven't heard anything yet from them. Is this normal? R2 to R1: I don't know what's normal anymore. This job market is ruthless. R3: Still nothing (11/26). R4: Any news? (12/4) R5: Still nothing here! (12/4) R6: Has anyone heard anything from them? (12/9) R7: Interview requested first hand.
Biruté Ciplijauskaité Fellowship for the 2025-2026-the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Has anyone heard anything?
Millikin University. Any news? I am referring to the position of Assistant Professor of Multicultural, International and/or Global Literature and Spanish R1: Nothing here (12-09). R2: Invite for remote interview received today (12/9)
Mississippi State University: Has anyone heard anything? R1: Nothing here (12/9) R2: Nothing here (12/18) R3: Zoom interview invitation 1/3/25
UNC at Chapel Hill: has anyone heard any news about their sociolinguistic/hispanic linguist AP position? R1: Nothing here (12/5) R2: Haven't heard anything as of 12/17. Has anyone? R1: Nothing here (12/17) R3: Nothing here (12/18) R4: Interviews message sent on December 21
St. Olaf College: Has anyone heard any news since the Zoom interviews? R1: Campus invitations were sent out before Thanksgiving, not sure on exact date (second hand, reliable).
Northwestern University: Has anyone heard anything? R1: Nothing yet; only heard they received hundreds of applications for this position and it's taking them long.
Illinois College and Southern Illinois University, any news? It's been a while since the deadline.
University of Iowa (Instructor/Spanish language fiction writer for MFA program): R1: Any news...? R2: Zoom interviews in first and second weeks of December. Haven't heard since then 12/29. R2: Message for campus visit received 12/30
Stony Brook (Afro-Ind): Has anyone heard anything? R1: Nothing here (12/03). R2: Any news? deadline was over a month ago
Bowdoin College: Any word? R1: Nothing here as of 12/3 R2: Nothing here either. These waits are brutal. R3: Same, nada. R4: Nada por acá...R5: still nothing as of 12/8
Vassar College: Has anyone heard anything? R1: Nothing as of 12/4. R2: Vassar's deadline was Nov 15, and there's Thanksgiving break and now end of the semester. I think it'll take them a while to send out invites. R3: Zoom interview invites sent out 12/18 (see above)
Bard College: I was wondering if anyone has received a campus visit invitation from Bard College. They seem to be moving quite fast, so I'm curious if it's their plan to extend campus visit invites before Thanksgiving. R1: Anybody heard anything after the Zoom interviews?
Eastern Kentucky University. Has anyone heard anything? It has been a while since the application deadline. R1: Nothing here (11/29). R2: Todavía no han mandado nada, pero las entrevistas van a tener lugar las dos primeras semanas de enero, según me informaron desde la institución.
Occidental College (20th/21st Century Spain Position): Has anyone heard anything? Zoom interviews were almost a month ago, have they sent out campus visit invitations? Does anyone know what is going on with the search? R1: This is complete speculation on my part, but I saw that they opened a new search for a Latin Americanist about a week and a half ago. It seemed weird to me that they wouldn't publish this listing at the same time as the peninsularist one. Is there any chance that they decided they don't want a peninsularist after all, and are pivoting to the Latin Americanist position? Probably not, but just found it curious. R2: They are running two searches— one for a peninsularist and another for a latin americanist— so the other search was planned and does not impact this one. Has anyone emailed them recently about their timeline? Or to ask if they have sent out campus visit invitations?
University of Southern California Any News? R1: Nothing here, unfortunately. R2: Nada de nada... (11/26). R3: I received an email today to schedule the interview (11/27).
New York University Any news on the Clinical Visiting Assistant Professor in Latin American Cultures call? R1: Nothing here! This entry should be on top though (11/23). OP: done, thank you! (11/24). R2: The interview invitations were sent a week ago.
Northwestern (second-hand). Someone reached out to inquire about the timeline, and they responded saying the committee is still reviewing applications and plans to send out Zoom interview invitations during the first week of December.
Cornell. Do you know if the invitation to interview (see zoom interviews section) is for the position on Iberian lit and culture or for the Lecturer in Spanish position? R1: the Early Modern/Colonial position.
Occidental College (Modern Latam). Do they have an internal candidate (VAP) or is this a legit search? R1: I know searches where there is a VAP in the field are complicated and it's not necessarily true that they won't consider other candidates, but this one seems to ask for quite a lot of materials (including 2 full sets of syllabi!) in case this is internal. Does anyone have any advice on if it's worth applying in these cases? R2 to R1: I think the answer to this question depends a lot on what one considers worth their time. In my (limited) experience, I have seen several VAPs at R1 institutions "lose" the search that was ostensibly created for or around their expertise. My sense is that at SLACs there is more support for retaining VAPs where possible, so long as the campus community is satisfied with their performance. On the other hand, it's worth mentioning that two syllabi are standard requests if you make it to the final stage of any search. If you don't have two full syllabi on hand yet, it may seem like a lot of work now, but you never know how that work may also serve you further down the road, for a different position altogether.
Bentley University. Has anybody heard about their TT AP position? R1: Not yet (11/19) R2: see above
Davidson College. Any news? R1. Zoom interviews here held a couple of weeks ago. Don’t know about campus visit invitations.
Smith College. Any news? R1: Nothing (11/14) R2: Nos están haciendo perder el tiempo, ya que es bastante probable que ese puesto sea otorgado al VAP (11/14).
Illinois College. Any news? R2: Nothing on my end (11/15). R3: Nada (12/03).
Eastern Kentucky University. Any news? R1: Nos están haciendo perder el tiempo, ya que es bastante probable que ese puesto sea otorgado al VAP (11/14). R2: I mean, this happens every year. They are already familiar with the institution, and if you were able to get a Ph.D., you are more than qualified to teach any of the courses. At this point, it’s more about a 'fit' to their needs. It’s better to move on and not dwell on possible explanations for 'why did I fail. R1 to R2, considera por favor mantener tus comentarios más pertinentes. Fui bastante explícito al mencionar que es bastante probable que el VAP obtenga el puesto, y el inconveniente es que me hacen perder tiempo completando una solicitud con ellos (11/15).R3: Chiques, you're losing focus on the conversation by assuming the professor from Peru will get the position, but you've forgotten a major factor: the salary. $55K a year for a tenure-track position? Really??
Occidental College Reposting. Any news? They said they wanted to schedule campus visits before Thanksgiving and finish the search before the end of the semester. Have they contacted anyone about campus visits yet? R1: Nada por aquí. Si te dijeron eso deben estar al caer las invitaciones para hacer el campus visit. ¡Mucha suerte! R2: Nothing on my end (11/16). Either campus visit invitations have been sent already or they will need to be scheduled for Spring semester. In my opinion it is late to schedule them before Winter break. R3: Just wondering, has anyone contacted the committee to ask about a timeline at this point? R4: To R3, I contacted them a couple of weeks ago since they said they wanted to do campus visits before Thanksgiving and finish the search this semester. They said that they had not finished this process and needed a couple of weeks-- which would be around now. R5: Thanks, R4!
University of Pennsylvania, any news? R1: Nothing here... (Nov 14) R2: Nothing on my end (11/15). R3: No word here either (11/19).
Stony Brook University. Any news? R1: Nothing as Nov. 20th
Middlebury. Any information on this position? Has anyone heard anything? R1: Nothing (11/14) R2: Nothing on my end (11/15).
Texas A&M Has anyone heard anything about the Texas A&M global studies job? R1: Nothing yet, although right now I am not sure if it's a great idea working at a public U in Texas...R2: Nothing here either R3: A public university with an assload of money though.
WashU. Did WashU hire anyone last year for the Global Hispanophone position? This year they have two searches, one for Afro-LatinAmerican (potentially to replace the outgoing professor) and one for Latinx. R1: Can confirm that the search fell apart last year. Don't know what happened though. I had an interview with them last year and it was bizarre. R2: Someone was hired and will start in 2025 with the other two hires. R3: The person who was hired deferred a year for a postdoc.
Santa Clara University. Any information about interviews? R1: nothing here! (11/10) R2: Zoom interview this week (11/18)
Occidental College any information? Have they scheduled campus visits?
Framingham State University any information on this one? one of the VAP has the exact same description as the job description. R1: I have no idea but I do know that they contracted a VAP last year so it may be that they plan to hire this person. I have worked in the MA public university system before and for union reasons faculty/staff postings often have to be made public before a candidate can be "selected," so you're likely onto something. R3: It’s strange that this person updated her personal webpage to say “assistant professor,” even though no search has happened in recent years. When I applied, her page didn’t say this, and the university still lists her as a VAP. Is she trying to create confusion? This search seems questionable. Thoughts? R4: Any news? R5: No news, still waiting and crossing fingers! R1 (again): Interviews are out 12/11.
Bowdoin College and Skidmore College look like internal hires; both have two visiting professors who fit the job description. Maybe someone else can add more info. R1: I would add Wesleyan U to the list, too, and potentially Northwestern (not a VAP but a recently hired teaching-line faculty). R2: Regarding Skidmore, do we really believe that the job opening is for the VAP? I see that she partially works on Cuba, but I wouldn't call her a Caribbeanist per se, and that seems to be what the search is looking for. Also, I don't think Northwestern is an internal hire. Can't say for sure, but from what I've heard from an in-the-know professor, it seems like a legitimate search. R3: Es imposible universalizar las experiencias personales, pero, de acuerdo a la mía, me he entrevistado en el pasado para puestos TT para los que parecía ya existir el VAP en el departamento de turno que encajaba a la perfección en la descripción del anuncio y en todos los casos siempre contrataron candidates externes. Amigues, todo esto es una experiencia extenuante y devastadora para la autoestima, no la hagamos aun peor con este tipo de especulaciones, que nos va la salud mental en el intento. R4: Estoy completamente de acuerdo con R3. And to add a few caveats: First, internal hires, whether VAPs or adjuncts, are *also* contingent faculty and as such they might too be applying either internally or to other jobs. Second, because internal hires are contingent (see point 1), they are probably on the market with the rest of us too. Their position isn't secure, their visa might be running out, there is nothing that indicates that searches are bogus when there is a vap that fits the description. I have applied to jobs where there search was 100% bogus and also applied to jobs where the internal candidate didn't get the TT job. So just apply and no se coman la cabeza con los candidates internos. Al final, estamos todes en la misma. R5: I would add Trinity College to the list. As far as I saw they have an internal Visiting Assistant who can do the job. The same as for Oxy College. R6: Y Middlebury también.
UC Berkeley Any news for the TT position in Early Modern Spanish Peninsular lit? R1: Request for additional materials and to schedule interview for second week of December (11/19) R1: Any news after the initial Zoom interviews?
Vanderbilt Mellon Assistant Prof: Does anyone know if this is an internal search? seems like there is a postdoc that fits the search. R1: It is not an internal search, 100%. The website is outdated. There is not postdoc currently affiliated with the Department. R1: I had an interview and no news yet 18/12 R2: Rumor has it that the candidate being courted by Vanderbilt is going to accept the position at Pitt. Only a masochist of the highest order would make such an unwise decision. Rejecting a position in this totally crazy department at Pitt resonates with the words written in this wiki some years ago...it is almost like dodging a bullet. Run for your safety.
CSU-Pueblo. Be careful with the position at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Only this year, 3 faculty members left that toxic department (2 of them had tenure). The department chair is also the director of World languages, therefore, expect to be micromanaged and asked to do her work during the summer. Grievances have been filed against her. This department is everything but "unified". Moreover, 40k is virtually nothing in Colorado, even in a miserable town like Pueblo which has a high crime rate. Apply at your own risk.
Trinity College: Is it true that this position already has an internal candidate? R1: Well, the VAP has the same exact research interests compared to the ones in the offer...
Occidental College - Modern Spanish Lite and Culture. Has anyone who applied received the "preliminary questionaire" they were supposed to send after the submission of the application package? It is suppossed to be completed before Sept. 18th, but some of the applicants have not received it. For context, in the job post said "Upon receipt of a complete application package, you will receive a preliminary questionnaire. Please complete this questionnaire by September 18, 2024 to move forward in the search process." However, some of us have not received the package. R1. No, I haven't received it either. :/ R2: I asked the search chair. He replied: "We are having some issues with our questionnaire. Please give us a few days to deal with it." R3. Thanks! And best of luck :) R4: Has anyone heard anything from Oxy? Still radio silence for me... R5: Nada de nada... R6: On Oct. 20 they sent an email asking availability in case we are selected to be interviewed. It's just a pool, not an official invitation. They will contact candidates by the middle of this week. R7. Yo preguntaré en la entrevista por qué se han salido dos profesoras el año pasado, una Associate Professor de Latin American Lit. y la que ha dejado el puesto a tan solo dos años de haber entrado (Bueno, la respuesta es que ella se fue a hacer un Postdoc a Barcelona, pero aún es una red flag que no haya retención por parte del Depto.). R8. El salary range era muy bajo para ser L.A. Como puede uno sobrevivir dignamente allí con esa cifra, después de las tasas de sale a 40mil al año. Me lo creo que en Barcelona se vive mucho mejor!
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Spanish and Portuguese should be avoided at all costs. They just let a faculty member go under extremely horrible circumstances (that they personally discussed on social media, so it's no secret). Let's say that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are SEVERELY lacking! R1: I am a grad student in the department of Spanish. That is actually not true. The faculty member that was just fired by the Dean (not by the Department), has been under review for several years and multiple times -6- for different reasons but the professor always assumed that was because of a transphobic reason. No everything has to do with diversity, equity, inclusion, also professionalism is very important. The Department has been very supportive with them, from the beginning, I still remember when she transition how everyone was happy for her. But sometimes you just need to let people go. Being said that, this faculty member is academically brilliant, I wish she finds her place. However, this professor, in my opinion, convirtió su vida en su investigación y sus clases. Everything around their courses would be about transphobia, bodies, etc. It is ok to do that, but not in an obsessive way as it was. You have to establish boundaries between your identity, your teaching and your research. Last, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the U of Illinois is great, the professors are very good and supportive. The grad students are very welcoming and the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures as a whole cannot be better. Still, as OP said, what this professor said is public on their social media. R2: I can't believe they let her (X) go, she was brilliant! Any Spanish department would be lucky to have her. R1, for queer scholars of color it is hard to establish a boundary between identity and the profession. Identity is tied to their work, joining the profession alone is a political act of defiance to white and elitist academia. So, I do not claim to know all that went on, but it is disrespectful to imply that she had to be let go because her courses dealt with queer topics! OP: I'm speaking to R1 directly --> there are several deeply concerning things about your response. I appreciate your insider knowledge of your home department. What's concerning is your use of "obsessive" to discuss queer/trans/marginalized voices. That attitude will get you nowhere in this post-pandemic market and will definitely shine through loudly and clearly in interviews, especially when they ask you questions related to DEIAB. You'll look like an arrogant but clueless snob and nothing will alienate a committee more. And, establishing boundaries between yourself and your research? What does this mean for Latin Americanists who work so hard to make their own spaces in elitist white spaces, as R2 implies? Looks like the UIUC grad students are definitely drinking the Kool-Aid! R3: Responding to the poster directly above. I’m also a student in the department and can only verify what R1 says. It’s very unfortunate what has happened but it follows a pattern of frankly, completely unprofessional behavior from the professor in question which has nothing to do with her identity (which is important and which the department absolutely did support). Professionalism is important (if that means I’m drinking the kool aid too, so be it). The personal attacks are not necessary. This is a wonderful opportunity in an excellent department. R4: It is very sad that -in 2024- there are grad students with the mindset of R1. Qué pena, no han aprendido nada... R5: Chiques. R1 y R3 están ahí y conocen la situación. Da para escuchar y no asumir nada. Si realmente conocen a la persona en cuestión (como yo) y si realmente han leído su post en facebook (como yo) se darán cuenta que no es una situación tan transparente como OP lo pone. Transfobia seguro que la hubo. Falta de profesionalidad por parte de la profesora también. Que no seamos tan partidarios y tan rápidos a la hora de ignorar y menospreciar a los estudiantes. Por favor. R6: ¿El post de Facebook al que están haciendo referencia es público? ¿Podrían pasar el link? R7: I do not know the details of the situation mentioned by OP and am not weighing in on that. I simply wanted to say that I worked in this department recently as a trans/nonbinary person. The chair and several other faculty in leadership roles were very welcoming of my identity and very diligent about pronouns. I did not get to know others well enough to comment. There were things that were difficult for me about UIUC but being trans was not one of them (for me. Of course everyone's experiences will vary so I am just speaking to my own experiences). R8: I am a current graduate student in the department, and I can confirm what R1 and R3 have said. The professor was terminated because she was extremely unprofessional, both towards graduate students and other faculty members. To blame the department is to really have no clue about what happened. No faculty member, either in the department or in other units, protested the termination, precisely because she had become a problem for her colleagues due to her behavior.
University of Findlay keeps losing full-time Spanish faculty to some reason. I hear through friends that they have high 6/6 plus teaching load and do not fully count courses towards the teaching load if they are low enrollment.
Clemson U - Any news?
Loyola University Maryland. Any news? R1: I had an interview and no news yet 18/12 R2: I had an interview during the second week of December and no news yet 1/15. Any news???
Barnard College. Any news for the lecturer position? / R1: interview invitation over zoom (01/22)
UCLA. Any news on the U.S. Latinx Lit & Culture job? (01/09)
Boston College. Anyone heard anything about Zoom interviews? App was due 01/09 and they said they’d try to do interviews in mid-Jan, which seems to have already come and passed…/ R1: any news on this?

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8/7/24. - Make sure to workshop your materials with your institution's career and teaching centers. Overall the main advice I am always given is to be as concrete as you can. It is one thing to say you are an outstanding scholar, and another to show it (for instance, have you obtained fellowships or grants? have you published? have you been a research assistant? have you done archival or fieldwork as part of your research before?). Same for teaching (do you have observation forms from more established colleagues? sample of student work? student evals that show your teaching and mentoring skills? participated in any extracurriculars related to teaching and mentoring? taught online? asynchronously, synchronously, hybrid? taught non-traditional students?). You do NOT want to put your whole CV into your statements but DO provide very concrete proof of your most relevant experiences as an instructor, colleague, researcher, mentor, public humanist, department volunteer, etc.

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5/21. Am i reading this correctly? I saw a job post for a position at UC-Boulder. It says that the person would have to teach 4/4 courses PLUS everything below:

assigning instructors for the Continuing Education sections.
coordinate alternative solutions in collaboration with the Division when instructors are unable or unwilling to fulfill their agreements with the Division.
take primary responsibility for supervising and mentoring all instructors for the Division and ensuring their compliance with Division standards and deadlines.
be involved in overall support for the Department's course offerings, including those by tenure track faculty, instructors, and GPTIs.
ensure that the instructors are teaching the Division's sections in the manner required by the Dept, including the following of course curricula and use of standard textbooks and course materials.
review course evaluations for all the offerings and follow-up with the Department and Division with any concernsThe position will also lead conversations between the Division and the Department in the development of any future collaborations including additional Department offerings through the Division's Evening Credit and Online Credit programs, and certificates and master's degrees intended for off-campus and non-traditional audiences.

I mean, are they out of their minds????

R1: I, too, was shook reading that post. All that for 60k, which in Boulder is next to nothing. A 2021 CBS News article places Boulder in the top ten most expensive places to buy a house in the country.

4/15. I don't know where else to ask, but has anybody been in this position: I received an offer, then got a campus visit invite for a job that had previously said I was out of the running (I imagine a finalist must've, for some reason, gone out of the running). Campus invite job is both qualitatively better and has a better pay, but should I accept the campus invite, I would still be just a finalist out of 2 or 3, aka it is no guaranteed I will get this job. My other offer is more secure. Can a candidate do anything in this scenario that doesn't involve saying no to either place until job #2 decides who they want? Also, I recognize this is a privileged position to be in. It has been a tough year for the market. R1: Yeah, this is complicated. You can try to buy some time with the institution from the first offer. I don't know how much time they gave you to give them an answer, but you could ask them for an extension saying you need more time to think about their offer. I think most places would be open to that because they made you an offer, and that, of course, means they want you. That might buy you a week, or two (maybe even more, depends on the institution). If your campus visit is within that time frame, you can do it, and then put some pressure on that second institution that you already have an offer and you have to decide. The issue is that all that might take more time than the time you have to give an answer to the first institution. I can't think of anything else. Hope this helps. R2: Here's my two cents. I was in that exact predicament years ago. I accepted the job offer and the campus visit. Then, as R1 suggested, I told the second university that I already had a job offer, but didn't tell them I had already accepted it. About one month after my campus visit, they offered me the job. I called the search committee from the first university and also emailed the department head and let them know I was turning down the offer because I had just received a better one. I explained my reasoning, and they were very kind and understanding, albeit disappointed. Bottom line: think about what your life and career. Universities will figure something out should you accept and then turn down their offer. OP: Thank you both for your thoughts I appreciate them greatly. R2, I would be open to copying your strategy, but two things stop me. First, when you sign an offer, isn't that a binding contract? Could you get in legal trouble for turning down after signing? Second, being so late in the semester, I fear that school #1 would be in a tough situation to find a replacement three weeks from now, and because they have been so kind, I would rather not put them in that position. I wonder if a smoother search would've made things easier for me and school #2. School #2's search has been unnecessarily long, imo--they posted an ad back in September but are just now conducting campus interviews the two last weeks of the semester. While I understand everybody is eternally busy in this industry, I think more promptness would've benefitted all the parties. R3: Maybe this is something OP already figured out for themselves, but in case it helps anyone else, I also second R2's strategy. Ultimately, you can sign a contract and also, shortly thereafter turn around and quit or rescind that contract. While contracts are binding, we are at all-will employees, which means that either party can decide at any time that they no longer continue the work relationship. This is possible because the labor laws are quite "flexible" (read: poor) in the US. Ultimately, if the hiring university wanted to make a stink about it, they could try to sue you and potentially argue some kind of monetary loss (in these suits, as far as I understand them, you have to claim&prove that you lost money, the real injury in this country), but since you were technically not slated to start the job officially until August (presumably), then it would also be hard to argue. And finally, yes, lots of people do this: Accept A, wait on B, accept B, reject A. That's (academic) showbiz, baby.

4/8: Does anyone know anything about what Stanford's Spanish Department is like? I know that the TT position disappeared this year, and I was wondering if that might signal some kind of department politics? R1: Do you (or anyone) know what happened with this position, or if an offer was made an accepted? I don't have much knowledge of department politics, though there is a known predator there, and this is information publically available online. Be careful if you are involved with them. R2: I thought I heard about something about a failed search due to department politics, but I’m not sure if I’m misremembering. Is the predator someone who is professor? I can’t find anything online. R1: Yes, a Spanish Department faculty member who has been written up in the Stanford Daily multiple times. Also, if this is true, it is completely insane to waste an opportunity like this with national politics as they are right now. This is likely the last hiring opportunity they will get for a while. R3: Required reading: https://stanforddaily.com/2022/06/19/a-stanford-professor-sexually-harassed-his-student-a-decade-ago-some-female-students-say-his-inappropriate-behavior-never-stopped/. R4 to R1: I hear from trustworthy sources that the TT position was a failed search.

4/6: I received an email after a recent campus visit requesting a Zoom meeting. The email did not say much—no congratulations or anything like that. I am expecting bad news. Do you have any thoughts? R1: As unpredictable as the job market can be, I think your approach is a good one simply to avoid getting hopes up. Having said that, I’ve not personally heard of zoom meetings post campus visit that were not offers. The university might have a hiring policy that could shed some light on this. Good luck! OP: Yes, I am very cautious about it, to be honest. Thanks for the insight!! (By the record: the zoom meeting was to reject me).

4/6. Those who didn't land a position this year: how are you plotting your next steps in light of the changing federal/academic landscape? I know the academy has been in acute crisis for a while now, but this time seems different: the wholesale and intentional destruction of what remains of the sector. I suppose the only recent analogy might be COVID - at a wide range of institutions, hiring freezes went into effect then before gradually easing - but that was driven by a global pandemic rather than a direct attack on higher ed. Are you seeking a cushion position (NTT, postdoc, an ABD who'll defend later than anticipated?) and hoping to ride things out? Are you leaving the sector altogether? Genuinely at a loss for how to proceed. R1: I was waiting to see what other comments people would respond with to this post before posting my own, but seeing how its been over a week since you posted and have yet to receive a response, I thought I would share my thoughts. So I am fairly new to the market (2 years) but I am already exhausted by it and don't see much hope for the future. After over 60 applications (TT, Visiting, Post Docs, NTT, etc.), I received only a few interviews and have yet to hear from any of them regarding their status (I am not optimistic despite very positive interviews and a campus visit). The current sociopolitical climate has me completely questioning academia as a career as it no longer seems secure and tbh after my experience on the job market it all seems like an ego contest and about who you know. I received my PhD from a prestigious R1 University and have several publications under my belt in addition to several years of teaching experience. While I am far from the perfect candidate and understand each committee may be looking for qualities I may not have, I don't know how I can improve my chances at receiving an academic job down the line. The notion of "publishing more articles gets you more job opportunities" is just absolutely not true in this current climate and I believe it is just going to get worse. Personally, I am seeking opportunities outside of academia in fields where I feel I can make a positive change/impact, specifically in education and would encourage others to do the same if they are questioning the integrity of academia as a field. If your program continues to offer you funding or you receive a postdoc, I would consider those opportunities as well, but I personally just view them as stalling the problem for a future date. I don't mean to be negative, but this has been my experience both this year and the last. I hope you find some solidarity in this post and perhaps in future comments should there be any and I wish you the best of luck as you continue your academic endeavors. R2: As a student on OPT, I spent last year in a postdoc position offered by the university where I graduated. That was my first—and so far, only—year in the job market. Some might say a year isn’t enough, that the more time you spend applying, the better your chances of landing a job. But to be honest, I stopped counting how many applications I sent after I hit 50. I applied both in academia and outside of it. I spoke with my advisor, my committee, and the department chair. And guess what? I didn’t get a job—not in the U.S., not in my home country, not even an extension of the position I already had. I blamed myself, rumors, and a mix of circumstances outside my control. But in the end, I had to leave the country, sell everything, and give away the rest. When I got back home, what did I do? Well, I had to eat, pay rent, and buy myself someting pretty. So, I leaned on family connections and got a job as a high school teacher. Am I feeling fulfilled? No. Did my professors, academic advisor, and professional development counselors do their best? Yes. Did they disclose the full reality of the situation? No. Do I feel like I was misled and set up to fail after all those years of chasing a dream? Absolutely. Still, I’m eating, I’m paying rent, and I treated myself to a new bottle of retinol serum this weekend. It’s not ideal. It’s not what I worked for. It’s not where my convictions were pointing when I chose academia. But I’ve accepted that no one was going to tell me the truth or at least I was not going to find it complete. I could see then (2023-24), that my chances were slim—and I assume they’re even lower now. So I chose to protect my peace and stop believing everything the university people were telling me. It’s easier to get a job if you’re a citizen. It’s easier if you have connections. It’s easier if you have that extra something—that unteachable charm you only gain by stepping outside the process. However that doesn’t guarantee a job either. To sum up: I gave up this year, and I'm not sure if I'll try again on the next because I felt like I was wasting my time and money. I’d rather be financially safe for now than stuck in a threatening situation abroad. Please excuse the vent. I still hope you enjoy a different journey. R3: I am also teaching high school now, but, unlike R2, I previously had a TT position that was eliminated because of budget cuts. Let me tell you that I have never been happier. The first year was extremely hard because I had obviously not trained for this and I didn't even attend high school in the US, much less at an elite private school, but it was kind of like an apprenticeship: I committed to it, I asked questions constantly and observed lots of classes, I attended professional development opportunities, and went from making lots of mistakes to getting a glowing review in my second year. My position at a private school in NYC pays about a third more than I was getting as an assistant professor, I can still do some research but without any pressure at all, and summers are entirely for traveling and resting and enjoying my family. Some kids can be hard sometimes, but not much harder than many college students; best thing is that, if you have a really difficult student, usually one email to the dean or the parents will immediately either solve the situation or make it much more manageable. I can enjoy evenings and weekends without constantly thinking about research or budget cuts, and my colleagues are a pleasure to work with: intellectually curious people, but so much more friendly and humble than most professors. School teaching may be a last option for many of us, but it can be an incredibly rewarding and joyful career.

3/30. By the way, I read comments suggesting that the TT position at Eastern Kentucky University was intended for the VAP, while the TT position at Smith College is for the already existing postdoc. How true is all of this?

3/29. Thank you to whoever has been updating the job listings, it is fantastic, but it would make for far cleaner browsing if you could omit the long URLs and instead have the word "LINK" direct you to them. This is easy to do, you highlight the word "LINK" then click the sign that looks like a chain (next to the insert picture and cite buttons) and you paste the link. Also, be on the look for repeat positions. Some fall postings get reposted in the spring but not because they are new searches with new due dates, it is just the ad that gets reuploaded every so often in a given time period. I suspect George Fox and Catawba may be reposts.

3/29. I've noticed that there's been a lot of attention paid on the Wiki this year to whether or not TT positions in departments where there is an existing VAP are essentially created for the VAP/will assuredly be going to them. Having been offered one of those positions (and not being the VAP in question), I think it's important to remember that we can speculate all we want on here, but you really never know what is going on in such situations. I've known circumstances where VAPs were assured that a TT job was going to be created that they'd be a shoe-in for the following year, only for the department to end up hiring in a different field. In others a VAP might end up getting offered the TT job when they were already a second or third choice in a previous search where the chosen candidate backed out. Being a VAP might even be a disadvantage for a TT search; remember, if you're hoping to get a TT job out of a VAP, this means you're essentially interviewing for the whole year--that's a lot of pressure, and a search committee can just as easily decide a VAP is not working out as be convinced by seeing them in action. That's not to mention that maybe the VAP just isn't interested in staying with the department or might get an offer elsewhere. All of this is to say, I think it can do a lot more harm than good to fixate on speculating about these things. It's good to try to be informed and realistic about your chances, but, as in all things job market, you can't predict the future. And remember, VAPs are contingent faculty in a difficult job market just like the rest of us.

3/29. It's important that we not only highlight the issues occurring within the Spanish programs, but also that we communicate these concerns to the administrators with concrete evidence through platforms such as https://www.change.org/. Is there perhaps a way to ensure that comments posted on Wiki reach the administrators directly, like including their email addresses? What are your thoughts on this initiative, familia? R2: I appreciate the energy behind this proposal, but I don't see a change.org petition doing anything. Spreading the word to other folks in the field is helpful. Reporting up the chain of command *can* be helpful, but isn't always effective. The reality is that upper admin cares about two things: enrollment numbers and lawsuits. If you can describe you concerns to upper admin and/or HR in these terms, you *might* see some change, but the reality is, without an imminent threat, bureaucratic inertia wins and nothing changes.

3/29. Inspired by the person who shared their experience with CSU-Pueblo, I thought I'd share a warning about the position at Penn State. I know it's a terrible job market and that people need to take what they can get, but be warned that you will be micromanaged to an almost comical extent. You'll be given PowerPoints with text you're expected to read out loud to your students like a text-to-speech robot. You aren't allowed to alter them in any way (oh wait; you're allowed to change the color of the font! Not the type, though). These PowerPoints were created by a faculty member who dropped out of the MA program at Penn State and has never taught anywhere else and yet, inexplicably, has been in charge of both the basic and intermediate programs for years. The chair who's enabled this has been chair for 15+ years, so the dynamics of the department are very much entrenched; don't hope for change. Aside from preventing you from creating your own lessons or even altering theirs, they'll also surveil and micromanage your Canvas page, messages, and gradebook, walk through the hallways and put their ear to the door to hear if you're reading the script at a pace uniform with the other robots, and send angry emails if you let your class out two minutes early (no, I'm not kidding or exaggerating). Perhaps all of this is a symptom of living in such a miserable town where there is nothing else to do. Anyways, good luck to the person who takes this job. I know we do what we have to. in this market, and if you do take the position, I hope this warning helps you understand what you've walked into and that you're able to get out soon. It's been quite a while since I taught there and I'm still traumatized. R1: Seconding this. The Penn State language program is toxic. The content of the department issued PPTs is problematic in many ways. The mismanagement in that program is shameful and it is not really a job for a PhD grad. The program supervisors will work against you at every step. R2: This was 100% my experience. The “basic program director” does not know what she’s doing at all and can’t speak hardly any English. I know it sounds stuck up, but she’s a Ph.D. “quiero y no puedo” moron who micromanages people with Ph.D.s because it makes her feel better about herself. And the chair is in on it. Pathetic. The program would have so much potential with leadership that knew how to do their jobs properly. R3: It should also be noted that the basic language director has become the intermediate language director. Her husband also runs a subset of classes. Their communication skills are poor and they select material that is often inappropriate. Materials have not been updated since around 2018. In addition to that, they wrote the textbooks students must buy and they use their names and family details throughout the book. It makes both students and faculty uncomfortable. None of the mandated teaching materials have been properly proofread or edited. R2: Gosh, that’s such a shame. She really has no business coordinating even one course, much less the whole lower division. I’m so glad I’m not there anymore, although I can completely understand that you just have to do what you can to get by, even though the salary they pay their teaching faculty isn’t even really enough to get by on…

3/28. I feel bad for whoever accepts the position at CSU-Pueblo. You will be micromanaged, bullied, underpaid and exploited. Did you see all the desired qualifications????? They will not only ask you to teach all levels of Spanish, but also Chicanx studies whether you have any training or not. You will also have to join at least 3 committees: a department committee, a college of Humanities and Social Sciences committee and a university-wide committee. The "Director of World Languages" is also the Department chair, therefore she controls everything. Check the website and confirm this information. Oh, by the way, she's been the director of World languages for around 17 years. You will be asked to recruit on the weekends, create OERs, and do reports for the chair for no pay. In 2023, after she had an issue with a faculty member, she tried to overturn his tenure (after she had already written her letter of support). I have never met someone more toxic in my life.... whose name .... paradoxically is the equivalent of "joy" in Spanish. And Oh, by the way, 4 faculty members have left this department in the last 2 years, 3 of whom had tenure. Apply at your own risk.

3/20: ADVICE NEEDED: I accepted a tenure-track (TT) offer at a private four-year college in a major U.S. city with a salary of $80K. However, I recently received another TT offer from a community college in a small rural town in California (about 2-3hrs from major cities) offering $106K. The cost of living is similar in both locations. I've already signed the contract with the four-year college. Given this new offer, should I consider renegotiating my salary with the four-year college? Is it possible to revisit the terms of the signed contract under these circumstances? R1: Concerning negotiations, I doubt that the four-year university will be open to discussion, as they will likely offer the position to the second or third candidate if you choose not to accept their established salary. Keep in mind that if you're planning to pursue a position at a four-year college later, staying at the community college could make it challenging for you to secure a tenure-track position at a four-year institution. On the other hand, if you opt for the four-year college, you’ll likely have more opportunities to find employment at either four-year colleges or R1 universities if you consider applying again in the future. Your choice should reflect your personal goals; if you do not intend to engage in research and publishing, then the community college position would be a suitable option. However, if you are passionate about publishing, you should take the job at the four-year college. R2: Agreed. While you certainly can't renegotiate the already signed contract, you can get out of it (void it, essentially). This is uncommon but does happen from time to time (happened pretty famously in French a couple of years back). I also want to add: would the money make a significant impact in your life? Do you want to pay off loans or buy a house? If so, I would give it real thought. An extra 20k is a big deal, and if you have personal goals that that money will make happen, take it. At the end of the day, academia is a job.

3/17. Is it me, or is there less VAPs opened this year? R1: Same feeling here!! There are barely any! A lot of teaching positions though

3/13. How concerned should we be about these Trump related hiring freezes at public and private schools? It is scary to get one's hopes up about a position then have it disappear...did those of you applying for Stanford or Harvard positions hear anything regarding that? R1: It may or may not affect us in the humanities. One thing to note is that the cuts and freezes are largely centered on NIH/health-related funding. Here at the elite R1 East Coast university I'm at (not Harvard) they are still permitting some faculty hiring to go through depending on dept. need, and in-progress hiring is still going through. R2: I disagree with R1 on one point. At many institutions the financial losses are being spread out across the disciplines rather than being limited to health-related fields. Lots of institutions are seeing hiring freezes and cuts to graduate admissions across the board. At my private R1 institution the there is an unofficial hiring freeze for faculty and staff throughout the college of arts and sciences. My department is losing three faculty members at the end of this semester and we cannot get approval for even one search because the dean has concluded that these positions are not a priority in the current landscape.

2/26 Academic is a cult. What keeps you still wanting to be a part of it? R1: Uy, qué heavy, amigx. Para mí es una vocación, para otros es un culto y una cárcel. Las puertas están abiertas para salir de ella. R2: De acuerdo con R1. I don't think this question was asked in good faith. But, FWIW, I was actively on my way out when I got my TT offer. I had multiple interviews for non-ac jobs and even received an offer for a well-paying non-ac position. But it was a traditional 8.30-5 in person role in an expensive city. I decided I value the freedom academia gives me more than that. Yes, many of my non-ac friends make much more than I do. But how many of them are paid to travel for research abroad for a month? Ultimately, it's up to you to decide. There's no right or wrong answer. What works for me might not work for you. This is just how I approached it. I hope it helps you figure things out, OP. R3 to OP: IT IS A CULT. R4: “That’s too heavy”, “love it or leave it” really sound like the kind of stuff you would hear for trying to critique a cult from within. I agree with R2 that people will have different motivations. Speaking from my perspective (TT straight out of the PhD, working at a semi-dysfunctional department now), I am still able to find things that motivate me with my research, students, and some colleagues. I think that going to conferences can be refreshing and I stay in academia because I wouldn’t find much purpose in an 8-5 office job. If you feel like that’s for you, though, go for it! If you don’t, I’d try to make connections with likeminded people. Commit to try to change what is unfair, what is cult-like, what is meaningless, but don’t get (too) frustrated if change doesn’t come right away: you are trying to improve things in an environment where a lot of people choose to drink the Kool-Aid. R5 to R4: I felt a bit of dissonance in your message. On one hand, adhering to a fixed office schedule seems to mirror a typical 9-to-5 job structure, which challenges the idea of academic freedom. On the other, describing your department as "semi-dysfunctional" while simultaneously avoiding conflict and attending conferences as a form of escape could be seen as perpetuating the very issues you're trying to manage. In many ways, this brings us back to the original question—whether academia, with its unique expectations and contradictions, functions more like a profession or something closer to a belief system or "cult." R4: I think you just chose to hear dissonance or, to stick with musical terminology, it seems like you are answering to a distorted version of what I wrote. Read my message again. I did not adhere to an 8-5 office job. Also, no conflict was avoided (you’d have to be here to see it – or not – to affirm that), and I suggested R1 to look for likeminded people to try to change things for the better. I don’t believe a PhD candidate, or a junior faculty, can make those changes alone, but I believe they may be impacted by the same problems. Finally, if you think attending conferences is a form of escaping rather than creating more alliances and gaining new perspectives about research and shared problems, you may not be doing them wrong.

2/24: Any advice on reference checks, people? I had a campus visit a couple of weeks back. They checked my references (via phone call) just over a week after my visit and were apparently extremely complimentary and excited about me on the calls. However, I haven't heard anything since. Are verbal reference checks a good sign? They hadn't asked for letters before the visit so this was their first contact with my references. R1: I think it depends on the institution. Some will do them for all finalists, others for just the top choice. You can often find the procedures for hiring faculty at the institution - these are usually online. There it might say the details. But at the very least you can probably assume that you are on the list of viable candidates they would extend an offer to :)

2/14: Hi everyone! I'm ABD, and although this is my first year on the job search, I'm discouraged and stressed...mostly by the sheer lack of positions available. With this in mind, I'm starting to think about plan B, C, and D. Unfortunately, I feel like my department looks down on anything that isn't a TT position, so I really haven't been able to have honest conversations about what is out there (outside of academia) in terms of jobs/career paths. Does anyone have realistic career path suggestions/where to look for jobs outside of academia for Lit/Cultural Studies SPAN/PORT PhDs? I will continue applying and trying for jobs in academia, but it would help ease my anxiety a little to start considering alternatives. Thank you all! I've really appreciated posts like the one below really help bring clarity for people like me who are 1st-gen in academia! R1: Let’s be honest, the academic job market is a cold-hearted beast even on a good year with lots of positions and I think a great deal of us can agree with feeling discouraged, especially after the first year. My advice would be to keep trying this year and give it one more cycle next year if need be. Another point is that a lot of our-of-touch scholars and departments haven’t yet come to the realization that tenure no longer means what it used to. Yes, a lifetime contract is super tempting, but tenured professors are no longer protected the way they used to be. In fact, In short, don’t limit yourself to the increasingly limited TT positions and go for any opportunities that look interesting (both inside and outside academia). Something will work out. Todo llega. R2: One possibility would be alt-ac (alternative-academic) positions - for instance, working for the office of student resources at a university or something like that. I suggest checking out the Facebook group "The Professor is Out", since people constantly share their stories, as well as tips.

R1. OP, I found my (NTT) visiting position in May 2024, quite late into the job market cycle, so it is still possible for you to hear back from somewhere in the coming months (March, April, May, even June). I was also about to interview with a private K12 school, which is a good path for colleagues who enjoy teaching. I would've at least given it a try if it had come down to it. I know of colleagues who after their PhDs are very happy with jobs in higher ed admin...if this interests you, you should contact your career center, they definitely will have some tips to enhance your apps for those. (On a related note, any department that looks down on NTT or altac positions in 2025 needs to get a grip. There are at best a handful of traditional TTs per year--statistically alone, it is simply impossible for every qualified ABD to get one, especially on their first try. A good chunk of TT positions go to people who've had postdoc or NTT experience, not to ABDs.) R2 (to 2-14 post): I agree with R1, it is very difficult to get a TT position being an ABD (not impossible, but extremely difficult). A visiting position/postdoc before landing a TT has become the new normal. You'd need to be incredibly lucky to get a TT without a PhD in hand, and not necessarily be the best candidate, just very lucky (in the sense that there is a perfect job ad where they look for somebody exactly like you). So, a visiting/teaching/postdoc is still quite good to start the ball rolling. I know it's time-consuming, tiring, and stressful, but it is still a small win on this horrible job market.

OP from 2/12: Glad this is helpful to you :) I know many colleagues who have gone from academia to teach at private K-8 and high schools (several who have PhDs from elite programs who got fed up with academia). If you like teaching and still want to have summers off, private schools historically prize PhDs and you do not have to have a teaching certification to work there (necessary to teach in public school). They also pay well and some offer other perks like free/subsidized housing and PD funding for conferences. Historically they will help with visas (though who knows now). It's not for everyone, but it's definitely not a bad option.

2/12: Hola a todos/hi friends. I've just accepted my first TT offer. This was my fourth year on the job market - and it (like all the other years) was brutal. I wanted to share my experience with everyone - data that I wish I had when I started - so that all who are looking can get a sense of what it actually looks like to stay on the job market for an extended period. If you don't find this helpful, ok to erase.

Year zero (ABD, another year of funding possible within PhD program): Applied for 30-40 jobs (TT and NTT). 4 interviews, 1 TT, 3 NTT. 0 Campus Visits. 1 offer (NTT). (**Was renewed at this job; chose not to stay).

Year one (PhD in hand): Applied for 30-40 jobs (TT and NTT). 12 interviews, all NTT. 3 campus visits, 1 offer (NTT).

Year two: Applied for 20-30 jobs (mostly TT). 2 interviews, both TT. 2 campus visits, 0 offers.

Year three: Applied for 20 jobs (all TT). 4 interviews, all TT. 1 campus visit, 0 offers.

Year four: Applied for 15 jobs (all TT). 4 interviews, all TT. 3 campus visits, 1 offer.

^ R1: 2/12 - OP, congrats, and this is very helpful, my only questions would be--broadly, what is your subfield? (linguistics or cultural studies, LatAm or Peninsular?) also what changed in your dossier between year 0 and 4? As in, did you get more teaching experience (maybe teach upper levels that you hadn't before)? Did you publish? I'm in my year 2 myself and a heavy teaching load (visiting NTT) makes it hard for me to publish, so I I feel like TTs get more out of reach if anything for me, but who knows.

OP: Me alegra de que te haya servido :) In the interest of privacy, let me just say I have a pretty specialized subfield (literature, not a generalist by any means, more like a sub-specialist within a sub-specialty). What changed was definitely a mix of the two - in my experience both teaching and publishing tend to snowball over time, especially as I got more involved with and met other folks in my area. That said, I have had many, many, many moments where I've considered leaving academia for another profession - I would say that your NTT role is a great start, but also that it's valid and understandable if you decide that this path isn't worth it any more.

R2: Thank you for this information. I think it might be useful for people that have been in the market more than a year now. My experience has been similar. 5 years in the market, in total 6 campus visits, between 5-10 interviews each year, and between 35-60 applications sent every year. First year with PhD in hand, 1 TT offer; Third year, 2 NTT offers, year five, 1 TT offer. I agree with OP: NTT is a good start, but I also find it understandable, given the difficulty on obtaining a TT offer, to consider changing a career path.

R3 (2/18): Both postdocs and visiting positions are a good opportunity to get out there and get more credentials to, eventually and if everything goes right, getting a TT position. My professors say that, if after 2 cycles of being in the job market as a PhD (that is, after graduating) you still don't get good leads, then it does make sense to decide to leave academia, but before that it is just how things work. I know it is discouraging. I was able to get a 1 year post doc as an ABD and, while it provides stability for a year, it is far from ideal. I have done some extra work in academic admin to get supplementary income and there I met many PhDs who made that their career. It is definitely something you can do, it is mostly not that boring, it does bring instant gratification (especially if you are in academic advising) and it does pay the bills. Maybe you can consider that option as you give it a couple more tries to the academic job market. For what I have seen, universities are quite open to hire their PhD alumni.

1/21: How important do you think it is to have a well-known advisor/member of the committee to get a interview? R1: At my R1 university, the only candidates who have gotten interviews, campus visits (and , therefore the jobs) are Ph.D.s or ABDs from ivy leagues/prestigious institutions and/or with well-known/celebrity advisors. It's a tough, elitist market to navigate, unfortunately. R2: In my experience, a well-known advisor will make a "regular" candidate stand out, and grant them an opportunity to get there. However, at the end of the day, the name of the advisor does not matter if they go on a campus visit and show who they truly are.

01/17: Is it me, or this is the worst market cycle in years? - Agree, it sucks!

12/20: Any thoughts on the Northeastern University Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor position? Does NU not have TT positions for Spanish? Do positions like this have any potential for long-term stability? R1: A bit late of a reply but I was thinking about this as well. It looks like almost all the faculty in the World Languages and Cultures faculty are teaching professors rather than TT professors. However, the teaching professors are unionized and have a contract--it looks like an Asst. Teaching Professor is renewed at the end of every year or two years and eligible for promotion. So they do have the potential for long-term stability, if not the same amount of stability as TT.

11/24: Is the specialization in a job posting (i.e. Indigenous and/or afro latin American) crucial? Has anybody been called for an interview for a position for which you have knowledge but are not necessarily a specialist? R1: It is becoming more and more crucial in my opinion, because the job market is collapsed. The universities have a bigger pool of applicants, and they can pick exactly what they're looking for. With less applicants/more job offers it was possible that search committees decided to modify the criteria. Still, a couple of years ago, I applied for a job in Latinx/Caribbean studies and got an interview even if my specialization was completely different--I didn't make it to the campus visit interview though. The academic job market will keep reshaping temporizing with the impacts of enrollment decline, job insecurity, salary compression, and the impoverishment of the academic midle class, so I wouldn't expect a positive change in these regards. Keep applying to jobs for which you can taylor your cover letter efficiently! Suerte. R2: Agree with R1, and another thing that (sort of) sucks is that whatever your dissertation is on is supposed to be your "brand" (so neoliberal, yes) in the foreseeable future, so even if you were to tell them you are willing to switch to what they need, they probably would want (understandably) somebody who already has publications in that subfield.

11/06: Alas, Trump has won. Among the many negative repercussions this victory will bring, I wanted to ask the community if anyone knows how his last term affected the process of obtaining H1B visas, particularly in academia and our field. Any anecdotal cases or insights? I’m feeling even more defeated in an already tough job market cycle, and wanted to hear from you all. R1: Vaya disgusto nos ha dado. I'd recommend speaking to your university's legal team - all universities have lawyers on staff who assist students; they might be able to answer your questions in a more qualified way than of us probably can on here. No nos desesperemos aún... R2: During his last term as president, Trump didn't affect H1B visas, and I don't think that will be part of his economic/educational plan--it would mean just that more and more academic jobs are going to fly away to China or other countries with newer, stronger college systems and more money. What I think is dangerous for us regarding Trump's win is his scorn towards humanities, since he could start agressively asking for cutting them off from the curriculum. R3: Education policy is up to the states, not the federal government (which is why Florida can fight Afro Am studies but Massachusetts doesn't, to give an example). So I doubt that Trump would even care about the humanities in such a granular perspective. But to OP's question, yes, the previous Trump administration affected H1B visas in the following manner: all processing of visas, green cards, and naturalization petitions were slowed down to a crawl, which meant that people couldn't get their papers in time, anything that was wrong would take up to 9 months to fix, etc. I know of a case of someone who waited basically one academic year after being extended an offer, to start. Meanwhile, they couldn't leave the country and also couldn't work, so they had to make ends meet with their savings and under the table work while they waited. So yes, there was a very real, negative effect. R4: No doubt to me that it will affect H1B, and probably other types of visas too: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2021/02/01/the-story-of-how-trump-officials-tried-to-end-h-1b-visas/. R5: Yo salí al mercado por segunda vez en el 2016 (cuando él ganó). No vi diferencias en el trámite de la H1B. Sin embargo, me di cuenta de que las universidades preguntaban mucho sobre si eras "eligible to work in the US". El que haya ganado no ayudará en nada a quienes necesiten sponsorship. Eso seguro.

11/03: Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has any advice regarding what a standard length for a writing sample requested for a TT posting might be. I know it’s generally recommended that you submit a thesis chapter, but is there an implicit upper limit of pages for positions that don’t include any guidelines for length? Do people ever send excerpts of longer chapters? Thanks! R1: My experience has been that most places specifying a page range ask for something between 25-35 pages. I believe it's not uncommon to send excerpts of longer chapters which replace sections with little notes summarizing the material that was omitted. I send an article I published based on a dissertation chapter. R2: I would say 20 pages is the average.

11/01 Any input on this job posting: Hawaii Pacific University. Lecturer of Spanish? The university website seems a little sparse of information. According to the job posting, "The incumbent will only be contracted to teach for Spring 2025 term at a rate of $25,000. The expectation is that the position could be renewed in the future." Is $25,000 enough to live in Hawaii? R1: That depends on what you mean by "live." It is probably enough to rent a room, though. R2: It is not enough. I lived there for my MA and maybe for a small room it is enough, but then you have to consider all other expenses, also relocation and moving back from where you are from. Definitely, after taxes the salary will be around 3,000 or less per month... R3: Thanks for the input! They are not offering any relocation reimbursement either, which doesn’t make sense if you are uprooting your life to live in Hawaii.

10/31 How far in advance is it customary/common to notify candidates about campus visits? In previous years, the standard was to notify final candidates three weeks in advance, but I'm not sure if that's the norm anymore in such a competitive market. Good luck to all of you going on campus visits! R1: The norm is 3-4 weeks in advance, counting from the first campus visit, meaning the first candidate to visit should be planned with 3 - 4 weeks in advance, (at our institution it's 4 weeks). However, there are a few factors that affect this: the most common on early campus visits (jan, feb) is weather issues, or delays in administrative processes (deans, provosts approving/signing stuff). Then, during peak time (late feb., march, early april), the most common factor is a candidate withdrawing from consideration. Since this could risk the search process failing, once one of the (usually 3) finalists withdraws, the search committee contacts the fourth candidate in line (if there was a fourth "pre-approved") to offer a campus visit. These late campus visits have a shorter timespan to be planned. All these issues make for a visit that's planned in a shorter timeframe. The worst case scenario I've seen is a visit planned with only a week and a half in advance, only because the candidate was offered such an early date almost as an improbability, and they were willing to do it. In any case, if you are offered a late campus visit, or a campus visit with a very short time frame, most often than not it is not because of poor planning, or because you were not part of the 3 finalists. But even with the knowledge you were the fourth in line, if you get the chance, take it. I've seen those late finalists end up with the position. Good luck to all the candidates! R2: Unsure how representative my experience is but last year I had a campus visit to a public R1 in the Southwest; I was invited mid-December and my visit was early February; I believe they held the visits of the 3 candidates the same week (one MT, second TW, and third RF. Must've been quite a week for the department!)

10/30 Any news about US Air Force Academy? The deadline was on 9/3 and I haven't heard anyting except that my application had advanced and sent to the search committee. R1: This search is in process, though there might be delays due to institutional…factors.

10/28 Is it me or is this a pretty terrible year for Lat Am generalists? R1: I have the same impression. R2: Same impression! R3: SO bad! R4: An impossible job market for Lat Am generalists.

10/28 Did anybody hear back from Transylvania University? The deadline was on 9/30. R1: Nope, nada de nada; también estoy a la espera. R2: Lo mismo; a la espera aquí también.

10/27 Is it OK to inquire about the salary range and teaching load during the Zoom interview? Some job ads did not include this information (maybe on purpose?). R1: Including salary in the job ad is a pretty recent trend so not all universities do this. Until 1-2 years ago jobs almost never included salary range. Hopefully this becomes standard. If it's a public university then you can check the salaries of recent hires online to get a ballpark. R2: Agree with R1, and I’d add that, regarding teaching load, that is definitely an OK question. Re: salary, although it is not not OK (borderline OK) to inquire about salary on Zoom interview, I suggest against it for a couple of reasons: 1. The zoom interview is very short, they’re usually back to back among a group of candidates and you have only a small window of time not only to know more about the people, the college, the expectations, and the vibe with potential colleagues, but also to make an lasting impression; salary is of course an important consideration, but it may affect the good flow of an interview, or take up unnecessary time from those crucial minutes you have. 2. Regarding making lasting impressions, the question about salary risks standing out for the wrong reasons. In those searches is hard to keep up with names and credentials, and in further discussions after zoom interviews candidates are remembered by something that stood out (a comment or even an unique, insightful question, a particular research project, a particular class idea, even sense of humor, etc.); you don’t want to be “the candidate that asked about salary”. Again, I say this acknowledging how important salary is, and how tough the process and our financial situation is as candidates, but those 30-45 min. zoom interviews go by quick. Keep laser focused on your goal at this point: to get to the finalist stage, then you’ll have many opportunities to inquire about salary. I hope this helps and good luck to all candidates! R3: It's become a trend since NY passed laws about posting salaries for positions that earned beyond a certain amount and I think CA already had similar laws, so now other schools are jumping on the trend. I think it's okay to ask about teaching load (like others mentioned) but I agree that asking about the salary is not good form at the initial interview stage. However, I did once ask about the salary and benefit package when I was deciding whether to accept a campus visit. I was on the fence about the position for a number of reasons and I figured I could ask and they could say no. They actually told me what the offer was and what the benefits looked like before I accepted the campus visit. Sharing in case it helps others.

10/24 any advice and strategies to help me prepare for my first interview at liberal arts colleges? questions? approaches? gracias! R1: (Edited by R1 to add more info.) As you prepare and try your Q&A, keep in mind liberal arts colleges are much more focused on teaching, while the amount of research depends on the tier of the college (they do expect research, though). In general, try to tailor your answers to highlight your teaching practices in regards to a specific goal, or to your own profile as an instructor. Mentioning movies and music is commonplace, so this is where being creative pays off. Same thing with the creation of film courses; if you don't see one in their department, it's probably because of college-level or university-level policies, or to avoid conflicts with other departments. So, focus more on how your teaching has been effective in achieving a specific goal (enhance professional outlooks for students, foster lifelong learning, etc.), Also, in today's environment, in which many humanities and Languages departments are going through enrollment or financial crises, search committees appreciate candidates who pay attention to opportunities to increase enrollment or foster engagement with other departments/colleges in the creation and co-teaching of courses (if it's a thing at the CLAS you're applying to). Regarding research, try to keep your research as connected with your classes as possible, but show a clear research agenda (next research topics, publication projects, etc.); also, consider how inviting colleagues from your discipline to give lectures or talks would achieve enhance your teaching and your research. Finally, regarding service, many interviewers focus too much on the "creation of X clubs or organization" and pay less attention to the promotion of existing organizations of clubs. Make sure you do some research about organizations on campus, etc., and talk about your willingness to be engaged in these extracurricular activities. I wish you and the rest of candidates the best of luck! R2: R1's advice is wonderful, I would just add that ask your colleagues and friends to rehearse beforehand; Questions will vary obviously but online you will find good lists to practice such as this: https://www.luc.edu/hr/recruitmentguide_fac_interviewQ's.shtml.

10/23 How bad is it to send an application on the last day? Not necessarily because of poor time management skills, but because I didn't see the post until recently. In those cases is it true that the early bird gets the worm or is it something that doesn't really matter as long as all the application is complete (including rec. letters)? R1: I think Mount Holyoke College is an exception, and most universities start reviewing applications after the due date. R2: (From experience as a job-seeker a couple of years ago, and as a member of a search committee) No, the early bird does not get the worm. At out institution, all application packages are shared at once, a day after the deadline for submission, AND whenever there was a late application, it was considered and voted on by the committee if it should be included. So, sending it on the day of the deadline is not a factor; sending it after can be. R3. Last year, I got an interview after I applied super late (5 days after deadline)

10/23 Did anyone hear back from the UMich LSA Collegiate Fellowship position? Deadline was back on Sept 15th-ish... R1: The Applicant FAQ from last year states that finalists are invited to campus in January or February and that offers are made in March. R2: I got a rejection yesterday.

10/21 I was wondering about the importance of the publication record as a decisive factor for the job market. I understand that having at least one peer-review journal article is a great advantage. However, in my case, I am an abd and only have a book chapter. Would you say that maybe I just stop applying and waiting for next year? Ofc, I am working on the peer-review journal article now... R1: Hi there; I don't think you should stop applying because of a low publication record, even if you don't have publications. The thing is that the job market is less and less oriented to the preconceptions of the advisors we met during the Ph.D., because when they went to the job market going to conferences and publishing was a safe way to job security in a research institution. Today you can have books and publications and end up in a regional comprehensive college with low salary and high teaching loads, and have no publications at all and get an offer in an elite institution. It is more and more about how your research fits with the neoliberal demands of the job market and the topicality of the offers, and less and less about your competency and productivity as scholar. Good luck! R2: I agree with R1. A publication will strengthen your candidacy because the search committee will see that you understand the importance of publishing and maintaining an active research agenda. You won't secure a job solely based on the number of published papers, especially if you are ABD. I have seen ABDs land tenure-track jobs at teaching institutions or LACS without any publications. Keep applying, and good luck! R3. Oh my god! Thank you so much to both!!! I feel so supported and encouraged by your nice words! I wish you best of luck too!!!

10/17 I just saw Holy Cross's Assistant Professor position, but it's only listed as a semester-long appointment. Is this common? Do appointments like this typically get extended? R1: I don't have any inside knowledge of this department, but when a job is listed for only one semester it is usually to cover for someone who is on sabbatical or family leave. In these cases there is very little likelihood of the job being extended. R2: Very little inside knowledge here but saw a faculty member posted online that it was "potentially renewable," in case that helps. R3: I have inside knowledge. It is worth applying since the possibility of renewal is very high.

10/16 Kalamazoo College. They are unresponsive and their platform doesn't give you any email confimation once you apply. Any idea of what's happening there? R1: They have already sent emails to schedule interviews.

10/16 St Olaf College. Has anyone already received the request to send the letters of recommendation? R1: I've not heard anything. I think this might be a slow search; they mentioned on-campus interviews would only be taking place in February despite an early October deadline. R2: I just received a rejection email today, 11/12.

10/15 Mount Holyoke College. Has anyone already received the request to send the letters of recommendation? R1. I did, on Oct. 4th. R2. Was this related to the English dept. (which closed on Sept. 20) or the SPA one (which closed only on Oct.11)? R3. Spanish R2. How could they send the letters request even before the applications had closed? Is this a normal thing? R3. I applied on Oct. 10, and 3 days after I got a request for the letter of recommendation. R4. I applied on 10/09, letters were requested the same day.

10/10 - What do you do for letters of recommendation if you've been out of school for a few years but don't want to let your current department know you're looking elsewhere? For context, I've been in an NTT position for about 3 years and I'm considering applying elsewhere. Does it look bad to use 3+ year old recommendation letters? Do I got back to my original recommenders and ask for updated letters? I don't feel I can ask anyone in my current department, so I'm not sure how to get more recent letters. Thanks! R1. I don't mean to be rude or antagonistic here, so I hope I do not come across as that, but I think a committee will think it is at best strange/odd and at worst not a good sign that your current employers/colleagues of 3 years aren't part of your recommendations. I think the best move would be to update one or two of your old letters, and to find a way to get at least one recommendation from somebody in your current department or at least school. If you think about it, should you be a finalist for a position, they will still contact your supervisors anyway, so you cannot really avoid addressing your current work. R2: Not necessarily re: contacting supervisors. This is a bit overstated. Just ask the kindest person in your current job to help you out. R3: I got my current TT job four years after getting my PhD. I had the same references but I asked them to update their letters (whether they simply changed the date on the letter or included more substantial revisions, I don't know). I did not have any recommendations from the job I was in when I applied--I didn't advertise the fact that I was on the market. The hiring committee did not contact anyone in my department. R4: Absolutely, ask for updated letters. Submitting letters from previous years is a big red flag. I was on a search committee last year, and one of the candidates submitted letters from 3–4 years ago, which weakened his candidacy. We wondered why he didn’t ask for new letters. Did he not have a good relationship with his previous recommenders? It’s an unnecessary red flag that could hurt you, especially since other candidates will definitely submit recent recommendations. It is very normal that recommenders are asked to update letters for same candidates every year.

10/5 - Occidental College posted their salary range and it's $85,000-92,000. Just out of curiosity - is it possible to live in LA with that amount or do they provide housing or other subsidies? Could anyone shed some light on the situation? R1. Claro que sí, es posible vivir con esa cantidad de dinero, como estudiante de doctorado mi salario era como 35-40, ahora bien, en una ciudad cada vez más cara un salario como esos es limitado. R2. This is objectively a competitive salary, even in a high cost of living area. I got slightly less than 85k on the job market last year for a TT job at a private university in a coastal city with a similar cost of living. If you look at last year's salary information, which is listed on this page, you'll see that Occidental is offering about 20-25k above the average reported TT salary in our field. R3. Se trata de una institución privada, así que el sueldo es mucho más bajo que el que ofrecen otras universidades públicas en Los Ángeles.

9/10 - How likely is someone who works primarily with Luso-Brazilian studies to get a position listed under Latin-American studies? As we all know, the job search is significantly harder for us, since there are way fewer position than in Spanish. This is my second year in the job market, having just come from a terrible cycle last year. I've decided to apply to positions listed as Latin-American studies, because, as far as I am concerned, Brazil is also part of Latin America. But I wanna know if I'm just wasting my time here. Any advice will be much appreciated! R1: Apply to everything you can and write a line on the cover letter. R2: A line on what exactly? R3: OP, if your work in any way engages with regions other than Brazil, I would emphasize that, esp. Latin American, Hemispheric, and Trans-Atlantic approaches appeal to departments because that means you can teach and supervise students working on global issues. Or if you could potentially contribute to programs like gender studies, global studies, race and ethnicity studies, digital humanities, environmental criticism, health humanities etc then also stress that. Unfortunately nowadays when departments hire one person they want to hire somebody who could do 10 things :( If you are not an expert in Spanish-language culture and lit but you are familiar and willing to integrate that into your teaching also stress that. R4: Thank you! That is great advice! And you're absolutely right, the department expect an awful lot from their hires and not always offer the best conditions. R5: As was stated, I second making space in your cover letter/other materials to emphasize your preparedness in Latin American Studies more broadly and how you relate Brazilian topics to broader hemispheric, transnational, transatlantic concerns. Everyone who I have known personally with more of a Lusophone background has done this. Depending on the job, it would also be helpful to mention your ability to teach introductory/intermediate Spanish language and/or ability to provide faculty support to a Center for Latin American Studies, first year topics seminars, cross listing with related fields, teaching Brazilian literatures in translation to cross-list with English or other units, etc . Boa sorte!.

9/5 - U of Pitts is currently not recruiting graduate students (it's a great MA/PhD program especially for Latin American lit and culture), at least one faculty left and the current chair is from the Political Science department. Are there any insiders can shed some lights on what's going on in the department? I am wondering if the suspension means the university is cutting the Spanish Ph.D. program as it reminded of what happened with Vanderbilt, BC (?) , and the U of Utah.R1) I was not aware of Utah, did they cut their program too? R2: They had 2 Ph.D. programs--a Ph.D. in Spanish and the other in Comparative Literature. Right now they only have the latter. R3: I can't speak to the situation at the U of Pitt, but Utah's PhD in Spanish was discontinued due to lack of enrollment for years, not due to some outside attack from admins. So it is not that the program in Spanish was "cut" so much as a non-functional aspect of it was officially terminated (and absorbed into the degree offered in Comp Lit, which reduced the language requirement so one can, effectively, still get a PhD there with Spanish as sole primary language). Anyway, just good to keep in mind that sometimes cuts/reductions are not imposed from above but are instead, sadly, a reflection of declining enrollments in languages and in the humanities more broadly...

8/28 - The Wesleyan U job post's description fits perfectly to their current VAP's profile, not sure if it'd be an internal hire.

8/28. definitely a low start to the season: there were more than 240 jobs last year, we are reaching September and no much jobs have been posted. R1: the market historically opens on Sept 11. 240 jobs across the country is great. I’m personally shocked there are already TT jobs posted.

8/15. feels to me like a slow start to the season. no?

8/9. Only August and there's already multiple peninsular TT positions! It might be a good year for peninsular studies.

Demographics[]

Applicant Current Status / Academic Rank:

ABD (will finish this academic year): 14
ABD (currently in one-year, VAP, PhD Completion Fellowship, visiting instructor, lecturer or adjunct position):
Ph.D. in hand (one-year, VAP, Lecturer, post-doc, instructor, adjunct): 10
Ph.D. in hand (TT): 2
Ph.D. in hand (unable to find academic employment at the moment): 2
Ph.D. in hand (currently working outside of academia): 1

Adjunct Faculty:
Assistant Professor:
Associate Professor: 1
Full Professor:
Committee member:
VAP: 1

Field of Interest:

Literature: 14

Linguistics: 6

Language Program Coordination: 2

Cultural Studies: 8

How many applications do you plan on sending this year?

Between 1 and 10: 10

Between 10 and 20: 5

Between 20 and 30: 3

Between 30 and 40:

Over 40: 1

Over 60: 1

Job Postings[]

List NEW information at top, NOT in alphabetical order as we have previously done. This is a change that has been requested in previous years and it's one that makes sense. Please post "Have you heard?" questions above, under Word on the Street

NEW JOB POSTS GO TO TOP

EXAMPLE UNIVERSITY FORMAT (STATE / COUNTRY). Position Rank and Title (Tenure-Line or Not / Contract Length Info). Language / Specialty. Deadline. Link to Job ad

University of New Mexico-Gallup (Gallup, NM, USA): Open-Rank Lecturer in First-Year Experience and Spanish Language (NTT/Structured Renewals/Unionized). Deadline: June 5, 2025: https://unm.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/18/home/requisition/33250
Miami University (Oxford, OH, USA): Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor - Spanish (specialization open). Review of applications begins May 25th, 2025. https://miamioh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/miamioh-faculty/job/Irvin-Hall/Visiting-Assistant-Professor-Instructor---Spanish_JR102287 [1]
University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, CO, USA): Assistant Teaching Professor/CE Liason (NTT/Long Term Contracts/Structured Renewals) - Spanish and Portuguese. Deadline: May 8th, 2025: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=63957
Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC): Spanish Lecturer. Link: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ccu/jobs/4909323 Deadline: Screening begins immediately.
University of St Andrews (Scotland, UK). Associate Lecturer (Education Focussed) in Comparative Literature and Spanish. (Non-TT for 9.5 months). Deadline: May 8th 2025. No specialism listed but cover is for Dr Lennon. Link: https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/3185/0/449388/889/associate-lecturer-education-focused-in-spanish-and-comparative-literature-ao1981dd/Referral
College of Wooster. Assistant Professor of Spanish (Tenure-track). Spanish Language and Culture (no further specialty listed). Special interest in undergraduate research mentoring through independent studies. Application closes on April 18. Link: https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=179084829.
Catawba College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT, Sustainability / Environmental education in connection to Spanish-speaking cultures). Prior to April 4. https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=179080862&Title=Assistant%20Professor%20of%20Spanish
Western Colorado University. Lecturer in Spanish (NTT). April 9, 2025, https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=179081424&Title=Lecturer%20in%20Spanish
George Fox University. Assistant Professor of Spanish; Modern Language Coordinator (TT). April 5th, https://georgefoxfaculty.applicantpool.com/jobs/1195471-47329.html
New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL) Tenure Track Position in Medical/Health Humanities (Deadline: March 31) Deadline: March 31, 2025. https://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/details.cfm?JobCode=179075900&Title=Professor%2C%20Medical%2FHealth%20Humanities
Eastern New Mexico University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT, Peninsular Literature). OPEN UNTIL FILLED. https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/enmu/jobs/4854684/assistant-professor-of-spanish
Colorado State University-Pueblo. Assistant Professor of Spanish (Chicano Studies, TT). March 20th, https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=179078405&Title=Assistant%20Professor%20of%20Spanish
Princeton University. Lecturer in Spanish. OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
North Carolina Central University. Lecturer of Spanish (NTT). OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Bethany College. Assistant Professor, Spanish (TT). The candidate should have primary expertise in Spanish language instruction and Spanish literature, as well as the ability to teach Italian and/or French. OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Binghamton University SUNY. Lecturer in Spanish, 2 positions (NTT; up to 3yr.) OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Rice University. Lecturer in Spanish (NTT; 2 yr). DUE 03/18/2025. LINK
East Carolina University. Whichard Visiting Distinguished Associate Professor. Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S. or south of the U.S.-Mexico border, through scholarly genres or creative activity, which could include literature, film/television, or folklore. DUE 03/13/2025. LINK
Clemson University. Lecturers of Spanish with emphasis on Heritage Speakers and/or Legal Purposes (2 positions). REVIEW BEGINS 03/03/2025. LINK
Benedictine College. Visiting Instructor of Spanish (NTT). REVIEW BEGINS IMMEDIATELY. LINK
Wabash College. Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish. DUE 3/7/2025. LINK
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. Tenured Professorship in “Spanish and Latin American Literary and Cultural Studies” (TT; W2). The applicant’s research duties should focus on the field of Latin American studies. DUE 03/08/2025. LINK
University of Helsinki. University Lecturer in Spanish (NTT). Ibero-Romance philology. DUE 03/05/2025. LINK
Yale University. Lector/Senior Lector I of Spanish (Full-time, NTT). REVIEW BEGINS 02/25/2025. LINK
Brown University. Visiting Professor of Portuguese and/or Lusophone African Literature and Cultural Studies (Open Rank, NTT). DUE ?. LINK
North Park University. Professor of Spanish and Latino Studies (Open Rank) (TT). Spanish language and Latino/Latin American Studies. DUE ?. LINK
Arkansas State University. Instructor of Spanish (NTT). Candidates with experience teaching Spanish for the Professions and Translation and Interpretation are especially encouraged to apply. DUE 03/06/2025. LINK
Fresno City College. Spanish Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) . DUE 03/17/2025. LINK
University of Mount Saint Vincent. Clinical Assistant Professor of Modern Language (Spanish). PRIORITY DATE 03/15/2025. LINK
Tufts University. Portuguese Language Part-time Lecturer and Coordinator (NTT). Portuguese Language Coordinator and Part-time Lecturer position to begin September 1, 2025. DUE 02/18/2025. LINK.
Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München. Full Professorship (W3). Spanish and General Literature. We particularly welcome candidates with an interest in Medieval or Early Modern Literature. DUE 02/27/2025. LINK
University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Lecturer (NTT). Spanish, preference for Golden Age Spanish or Central American literature and cultural studies. Also seeking applicants with an interest in teaching courses related to the Spanish health humanities. OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Ohio University. Assistant Professor of Instruction (NTT). Spanish and Latin American literature and culture. While the specific area of interest is open, we welcome candidates who can contribute to teaching and developing courses with interdisciplinary focus including cultural studies, Hispanic studies, women and gender studies, etc. DUE 02/27/2025. LINK
Lower Columbia College. Full-time Spanish Faculty (TT). Open. DUE 04/20/2025. LINK
Simon's Rock at Bard College. Faculty in Spanish Language and Literature (NTT). Open. DUE 02/03/2025. LINK
SUNY Old Westbury. Assistant Professor in Spanish Language Media and Film Creation (TT). Ability to teach Latina/o Studies or Media Studies courses in area of expertise is required. A focus on the study of media and culture, queer studies and/or sexuality, contemporary immigration, or movements for social justice is a plus. Candidates with experience in community-based activism or social justice advocacy are encouraged to apply. Knowledge of innovative media forms and their impact on and promise for Latina/o communities is an asset. DUE 03/01/2025. LINK
Eckerd College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). "We are especially interested in candidates who employ proficiency-based instruction and have the ability to teach Translation and Spanish for the Professions." Review begins 02/15/2025. LINK. R1: I had an interview with them a couple of years back and the tenured-faculty who interviewed are now all gone. I wonder what happened.
Whitman College. Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies (NTT). One-year position in global Hispanic cultures, including but not limited to Latin American, Iberian, and US Latinx cultures. The department especially welcomes applications from candidates with expertise in 20th- or 21st-century film, visual media, or multimedia production. REVIEW BEGINS 02/17/2025. LINK
Southeastern Louisiana University. Instructor of Spanish (NTT). DUE 01/15/2025. LINK
University of North Carolina Asheville. Lecturer of Spanish (NTT). DUE 01/13/2025. LINK
Tarleton State University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Open?. DUE ?. LINK
Morehouse College. Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish. Hispanic literature, Linguistics, Spanish Education, Latin American Literature, Afro-Diasporic Studies, or a closely related field (NTT). Secondary ability in French, Portuguese or African Language is a plus. DUE ? (January 2025 ideal start date). LINK
Northeastern University. Assistant/ Associate/ Full Teaching Professor of Spanish. REVIEW BEGINS 01/15/2025. LINK
Wichita State University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Peninsular literature and Spanish cultural studies. Ability to teach Spanish for the Professions courses and/or work with Hispanic heritage speakers are a plus. SCREENING BEGINS 01/15/2025. LINK
Grinnell College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (NTT; 2yr term start Fall 2025). Associate Professor also possible but Assistant preferred. Open specialization. DUE 02/14/2025. LINK
Wartburg College. 2 positions. Assistant Professor, Spanish (Culture). Experience in one or more of the following areas: cultures and/or literatures of the Americas; Spanish for the professions; U.S. Latinx studies; translation/interpretation; study abroad; Spanish as a heritage language; online teaching. DUE ? LINK; Assistant Professor (Spanish Linguistics). Experience in one or more of the following areas: Spanish for the professions; Spanish for health professions; Hispanic linguistics; sociolinguistics; Spanish for heritage speakers; U.S. Latinx studies; Spanish in the U.S.; bilingualism; translation/interpretation; phonetics/pronunciation; community-based service-learning; study abroad; K-12 licensure in ESL and/or Spanish; online teaching. LINK DUE ?
Sarah Lawrence College. Full-Time Guest Faculty in Spanish (NTT; 2025-2027). Specialization is open, but we are particularly interested in candidates whose courses will expand our offerings in Hispanic literatures and cultures in and outside of South America and the Caribbean. REVIEW BEGINS 01/21/2025. LINK
Boston College. Visiting Assistant Professor (NTT; 1 yr), Hispanic Studies. Open, but the department is particularly interested in the field of Early Modern / Golden Age literary and cultural studies and/or the literature and culture of 19th-21st century Spain. DUE ?. LINK
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago. Assistant Professor (TT). Cultural Studies and Bilingual (Spanish and English) Writing. DUE 12/01/2024. LINK
Arizona State University. Assistant Teaching Professor (NTT). Spanish Bilingualism. DUE 12/15/2024. LINK
Christopher Newport University. Lecturer of Spanish (NTT). Preferred: Second Language Acquisition and/or contemporary Peninsular Spanish culture. DUE 12/09/2024. LINK
Old Dominion University. Lecturer of Spanish (NTT). Open--preferred medical/translation/heritage speakers. DUE 01/06/2025. LINK
Angelo State University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Open field. OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Holyoke Community College. Spanish Faculty Member (NTT). DUE 01/27/2024. LINK
Columbia Basin College. Instructor, Spanish Medical Interpreting (NTT; 1 yr). DUE 01/05/2024. LINK
Ouachita Baptist University. Open Rank Professor - Spanish (NTT). Open. OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Ball State University. Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish (NTT). OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Texas State University. Lecturer, Spanish (NTT). DUE 03/17/2025. LINK
University of Cincinnati. Assistant Professor-Educator, Spanish (NTT). REVIEW BEGINS 01/03/2025. LINK
University of South Carolina Union. Instructor of Spanish (NTT full-time). DUE ?. LINK
Washington University in Saint Louis. Assistant Professor of Afro-Hispanic Studies (TT). Welcome: applications from scholars whose transdisciplinary research and teaching focus on the cultural experiences of African-descended peoples in Iberia and the Americas and their Spanish-speaking diasporic communities worldwide. We are especially interested in applicants whose work explores cross-geographical and transhistorical conversations on global racial and ethnic formations. DUE 11/30/24. LINK
University of New Mexico--Valencia. Assistant Professor (TT). Spanish. Open (w/knowledge of teaching methodologies, experience etc). DUE 01/17/2025. LINK
University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Assistant Professor (TT). Spanish / Heritage Language Education REVIEW BEGINS 11/18/2024. LINK
University of Arizona. Assistant Professor of the Practice (NTT). Portuguese & Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. REVIEW BEGINS 12/01/2024. LINK
Otterbein University. Assistant Professor (TT). Spanish & Latin American Studies (Open). DUE 12/01/2024. LINK
University of Georgia. (ATHENS, GA). Assistant Professor (TT). Cultural Studies of Contemporary Spain. Department of Romance Languages. DUE DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2024. LINK
University of Delaware. Assistant Professor or Instructor of Spanish, Continuing Track (U of Delaware does not have tenure, but this is their equivalent of a permanent position). Open/Spanish for special purposes. DUE ?. LINK
Hawaii Pacific University. Lecturer of Spanish (NTT). DUE ?. LINK
Texas Woman's University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Contribute to a new major in Spanish Translation and Interpretation. DUE ?. LINK
Georgetown University. Assistant Professor in Spanish Syntax (TT). Seeking candidate with demonstrated excellence in research in syntactic theory and its application to Spanish. DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
George Fox University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT) & Modern Language Program Coordinator. Open. DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
Bakersfield College. Spanish Full Time Instructor (NTT). REVIEW BEGINS 10/30/2024. LINK
Georgia State University. Lecturer of Spanish (NTT). DUE 01/03/2025. LINK
Hampden-Sydney College. Assistant Professor (TT). Pre-1700 peninsular literature and culture with the ability to teach Golden Age Literature. DUE 11/15/2024. LINK
Queen Mary University of London. Lecturer in Latin American Studies (NTT). DUE 10/29/2024. LINK
University of Massachussetts--Amherst. Lecturer in Portuguese & Brazilian Studies (NTT). Potential candidates should have experience in areas related to cultural studies, literature, or cinema in at least one of the three geographical areas: Portugal, Brazil or Lusophone Africa. DUE ?. LINK
University of Nevada, Reno. Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics (TT). Computational Linguistics. REVIEW BEGINS 11/03/2024. LINK
Westmont College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Demonstrated excellence in teaching and broad training in Spanish language (all levels), and literature and/or linguistics. Ability to teach French or a second language is a plus, as well as interest in leading an established off-campus semester program in Mexico. DUE ?. LINK
Millikin University. Assistant Professor of Multicultural, International and/or Global Literature and Spanish (TT). Open other than requesting ability/knowledge of global lit in Spanish. REVIEW BEGINS 11/08/2024. LINK
Vanderbilt University. Mellon Assistant Professor of Spanish (NTT) Latinx Studies broadly defined. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Media Studies, the broader field of visual culture or related interdisciplinary fields with a specific focus on Latinx communities and/or transnational contexts. We especially encourage applications from candidates whose areas of expertise focus on Afro Latinx, Central American, Indigenous Latinx, Latinx Inequalities, and Mexican-US Border Studies, among other areas. DUE 11/10/2024. LINK R1: The job post says it's a three-year term, non-renewable position. Maybe it's more like a VAP job? R2: Apologies, I overlooked that. I am switching TT to NTT. R3: To offer some context, the last two people that held this position in the past ended up being hired as TT.
Trident Technical College. Spanish Instructor & Foreign language coordinator (NTT). OPEN UNTIL FILLED. LINK
Binghamton University, SUNY. Assistant Professor (TT). Spanish pedagogy. Scholarship should focus on second language acquisition. Further specialization or interest in heritage language studies or language assessment is desirable. REVIEW BEGINS 10/28/2024. LINK
St, Bonaventure University. Assistant Professor (TT). Peninsular or Latin American Studies or Spanish linguistics. DUE 12/01/2024. LINK
Skidmore College. Assistant Professor, specializing in Hispanophone Caribbean Studies (TT). Particularly interested in Diaspora and Migration Studies, Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous Studies, Gender, Sexuality, and Queer Studies, Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies & Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities. DUE 11/08/2024. LINK
Utah Tech. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Dual Language Education, Second Language Pedagogy, and/or Generalist Spanish that is appropriate to the institution's ambitious "open, comprehensive, polytechnic" mission. REVIEW BEGINS 11/11/2024. LINK
Clemson University. Spanish, Assistant Professor or Rank Open. (TT). Language & International Health. Health humanities; global health delivery; global health equity; community-based health programs; narrative medicine; human rights; health, environment, and the arts; sustainability; or other related subjects. DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
Grand Valley State University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Second Language Acquisition or Applied Linguistics. REVIEW BEGINS 10/18/2024. LINK
Colorado State University--Pueblo. Lecturer of Spanish (NTT). DUE 11/04/2024. LINK
Eastern Kentucky University. Assistant Professor, Spanish (TT). Experience with Spanish-teaching methodology and Latinx community engagement, and interest in cross-cultural studies. DUE ?. LINK
Framingham State University. Spanish Language/Latino Studies/Linguistics Faculty (TT full time). Preference will be given to candidates whose research focuses on the following areas: Spanish as a heritage language and pedagogy; literary and cultural production of Afro-Hispanic or Indigenous populations of the Hispanophone Caribbean or other Latin America regions. Proficiency in Portuguese is highly desirable. REVIEW BEGINS 11/30/2024. LINK
University of Nebraska at Omaha. Assistant Professor of Spanish. (TT) Transnational Studies with a focus on Spain and Latin America, and additional qualifications in Digital Humanities and/or Environmental Humanities. REVIEW BEGINS 10/31/2024. LINK
Vassar College. Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies (TT). Mexican cultural production from the 19th and early 20th centuries and its relationships with other Latin American cultures. REVIEW BEGINS 11/15/2024. LINK
University of Iowa. Instructor/Spanish language fiction writer for MFA program. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
University of Stirling (UK). Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the Global Histories of HIV/AIDS Campaigning in Argentina and Spain. DUE 11/10/2024. LINK
Stony Brook University (NY, USA). Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT), specialization Native American and Indigenous Studies. Review Begins 10/19/2024. LINK
SUNY Brockport. Lecturer In Spanish (TT). DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
UNC Chapel Hill. Assistant Professor of Linguistics (TT). Hispanic Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, or a combination. DUE: 11/01/2024. LINK
Southern Illinois University. Assistant Professor (TT). Spanish. Broadly trained faculty member with teaching and research expertise in Spanish/Hispanic studies. DUE ?. LINK
Washington University in Saint Louis. Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies (TT). Appointment 75% Romance languages and 25% American Studies. Welcome: applications from scholars with forward-looking research agendas and whose work engages different methodologies and critical approaches, particularly those in dialogue with comparative and critical ethnic studies. DUE 11/08/24. LINK
University of Minnesota Duluth. Assistant Professor of Spanish for three semesters (NTT). DUE ?. LINK
Appalachian State University. Spanish for Heritage Language Learners Assistant Professor (TT). DUE ?. LINK
University of Mississippi. Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics (TT). Spanish Linguistics and multilingualism/bilingualism. DUE ?. LINK
Mississippi State University. Assistant Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics (TT). Spanish Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. REVIEW BEGINS 11/21/2024. LINK
Northwestern University. Assistant Professor Race Studies in Hispanic and/or Lusophone Literature and Culture (TT) REVIEW BEGINS 11/01/2024. LINK
Charleston Southern University. Instructor/Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Open. DUE ?. LINK
Western Carolina University (North Carolina/USA). Assistant Professor & Director of Latina/o Studies Minor. (TT). Direct the Latina/o Studies Minor and teach U.S. Latina/o literature and/or literature from Latin America in translation. Review begins 12/2/24. LINK
Wellesley College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT).Mexican Literary and Cultural Studies, 20th and 21st centuries. DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
Francis Marion University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Latin American language, literature, and/or culture. REVIEW BEGINS 12/15/2024. LINK
University of Vienna (Austria). Postdoctoral Assistant (NTT). Literature, Culture and Media Studies (Lusophone and Hispanic or Comparative Literature Studies). DUE 09/22/2024. LINK
University of Pennsylvania. Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture (TT). Brazilian Studies. Subfields of interest include: Theories of racialization as they relate to Luso-Afro-Brazilian studies, and/or Indigenous cultural production, the environmental humanities, Gender and sexuality studies, the relationship between cultural forms and politics. REVIEW BEGINS 10/18/2024. LINK
The Citadel. Assistant Professor of U.S. Latinx Literatures and Cultures (TT). Hosted in Modern languages dept. DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
Hope College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Open, needs in the following areas: Caribbean studies, Latinx studies, cultural studies, or applied linguistics. DUE 11/10/2024. LINK
University of Aarhus (Denmark). Assistant Professor of Culture, Society and History in the Spanish-speaking World (TT). Contemporary Spanish and/or Latin American cultural studies and experience in research related to different cultural media and artefacts (visual and plastic arts, social media, performance and literature etc). DUE 01/02/2025. LINK
Bard College. Assistant Professor Spanish (TT). Hispanophone Caribbean literature and culture and Latinx literature and culture with an interdisciplinary focus. DUE 10/30/2024. LINK
Illinois College. Assistant Professor of Global Studies (TT). Specialty in Spanish and Latin American studies. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
University of Pittsburgh. Assistant Professor (TT). Latin American visual culture, film, and new media. "We encourage applications from candidates who study Latin American culture and media from a hemispheric, transatlantic, or transpacific lens." DUE 10/31/2024. LINK
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Assistant or Associate Professor (TT). Afro-Hispanic or Indigenous populations of the Hispanophone Caribbean or other Latin American regions, with emphasis on the 19th to 21st centuries. DUE 10/11/2024. LINK
Davidson College. Assistant Professor (TT). U.S. Latinx Studies. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
Northwestern College. Assistant Professor (TT). Linguistics, Hispanic cultures, translation, interpretation or a closely related area. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
Cornell University. Assistant Professor (TT). Early Modern Iberoamerican Literatures and Cultures. Theoretically informed, and at the crossroads of different media and methodologies, such as comparative imperialisms, racial formations, indigenous knowledge production, material cultures, and/or literary poetics. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
University of Iowa. Assistant Professor (TT). Spanish Sociolinguistics. DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
Wesleyan University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Modern Latin American literature and culture. Interest in Afro-diasporic literatures and cultures, and/or literatures and cultures that address migration, and/or exile in the region would be especially welcome. DUE 12/01/2024. LINK
Villanova University. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Afro-Hispanic or Latin American Indigenous language and/or culture (literature, culture or linguistics). DUE 10/06/2024. LINK
Pitzer College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Open field (but ad also says: "transcultural and interdisciplinary research agenda with a primary focus on Spanish-Speaking Latin America"). DUE 12/01/2024. LINK
Brown University. Lecturer in Hispanic Studies (NTT; 3 yr). Spanish language teaching. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK
University of California Berkeley. Assistant/ Associate/Full Professor (TT). Early Modern Spanish Literature and Culture, e.g. including but not limited to material and visual cultures; poetics and poetry; ethnicity, gender, and sexuality; literature and historiography; Mediterranean studies; Morisco studies; pan-European Early Modern literature. DUE 10/20/2024. LINK
Smith College. Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese (TT). Afro-diaspora and/or Indigenous studies in the Spanish-speaking world. DUE 11/01/2024. LINK
Bentley University. Assistant or Assoc. Professor of Spanish (TT). Applied linguistics, language for specific purposes (LSP), second language acquisition, or a closely related field. Preferred: ability to teach French. DUE 11/01/24. LINK
Loyola University Maryland. Assistant Professor of Spanish Sociolinguistics (TT). Research experience in heritage speakers and/or US Spanish. DUE 11/15/2024. LINK
Kalamazoo College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Latin American Literary and Cultural Studies (Pre-1900). Interest or expertise in designing and/or teaching Spanish for Specific Purposes or other applied courses is welcome. DUE 10/11/24. LINK
Middlebury College. Assistant Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies (TT). Transnational US, Mexico and/or Central America. Specialization in one or more: Afro-Latin American studies, border studies, decolonial studies, environmental studies, gender and feminist studies, Indigenous studies, new media. DUE 10/25/24. LINK
University of San Diego. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Heritage language learning and pedagogy. Experience or specialization in bilingualism, biliteracy, dialectology, sociolinguistics, community engagement, and/or U.S. Latina/o/x literary or cultural studies is a plus. DUE 10/15/24. LINK
Trinity College (Connecticut). Assistant Professor of Language and Culture Studies (Modern Hispanophone Studies) (TT). Iberian literature and culture from the nineteenth century to the present. Broader approach to issues of colonial history and its complex legacy through the lens of ethnic, migration, border, and transnational studies in the Mediterranean and parts of Africa and Asia. DUE 10/01/2024. LINK
Bowdoin College. Assistant Professor of Romance languages and literatures (Hispanic Studies) (TT). The Department seeks a candidate who can teach advanced courses in poetry and whose scholarship focuses on genres other than prose (e.g. poetry, theater and performance, or visual media), with preferred intersections in the fields of popular and mass culture, environmental studies, and/or indigenous cultural production. DUE 10/07 LINK
Occidental College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Modern Spanish Peninsular literatures and cultures. DUE 09/16/24. LINK
University of Texas at El Paso. Associate/Full professor (TT) - Dept of Psychology & Dept of Chicano Studies, Languages and Linguistics. Linguistics / bilingualism. TWO positions: 1) Neurocognitive or neurolinguistic approaches to bilingualism that incorporate neuroimaging or neuropsychological populations; 2) Social and cultural contexts of bilingualism; individual differences in bilingualism. Deadline: open until filled; Review of Apps 09/01/24. LINK.
University of North Florida. Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies (TT). Mexican, Central American, and/or Mexican-American/Chicano literature; migration/border studies. DUE unknown. LINK
Transylvania University (Kentucky). Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages - Spanish (TT). Preference for Modern & Contemporary Peninsular. DUE 09/30/2024. LINK
Stanford University. Assistant Professor in Iberian and Latin American Cultures (TT). Spanish-language poetry, working in at least two regions and/or traditions. Especially interested in individuals with demonstrated expertise in poetry of the 20th and 21st centuries. DUE 10/18/2024. LINK
St. Olaf College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Spanish Linguistics. DUE 10/07/2024. LINK
University of Cincinnati. Visiting Assistant Professor of Border Studies and Mexican and/or U.S. Latinx literature in Spanish. This is a one-year position with the possibility of a second-year renewal. LINK.
Mount Holyoke College. Assistant Professor of Spanish (TT). Afro-Latin American and/or Indigenous Latin American histories and cultures. DUE 10/11/2024. LINK
Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW–Madison. Postdoctoral Fellowship (one year, potentially renewable). The fellowship is available to a scholar with a Ph.D. (at any stage of career), working in Spanish literary and cultural studies of the Iberian Peninsula. We are especially interested in scholars working on peninsular Spanish poetry. DUE 10/24/24. LINK to Call for Applications; LINK to Interfolio Application
University of Findlay. Assistant Professor of Hispanic Language (TT). Specially open, generalist.
Baylor University. Full-time, Lecturer of Spanish (NTT). Emphasis in Spanish for Heritage Speakers. DUE 10/15/2024. LINK (please click on LINK, the [1] will take you to Univ. Findlay's add)
Dominican University. Lecturer of Spanish (long-term with possibility of conversion to TT). DUE 01/06/2025. LINK

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