Timeline for an Academic Job Search
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October
- Set up a filing system of your own to track:
- letters sent
- dossiers/writing samples requested and sent
- interview requests
- interviews and follow-ups
- job offers
- Check online MLA Job Information List
- Apply for suitable positions listed in the
- MLA Job List
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Job List
- Note deadlines for submission of applications; submit only materials requested
- Find out which institutions are suitable for you by querying Peterson's Guide to American Colleges (also available online), looking up college catalogues on microfiche in the RBD library, or going to college web sites.
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Last updated April 14, 2005