University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of English and Comparative Literature
Graduate Placement Record
Included here is a record of tenure-track positions, visiting assistant professorships, and post-doctoral fellowships obtained by graduates of the English and Comparative Literature doctoral programs since 1998. Students not pursuing careers in academia have gone on to work in copy-editing, film production, and library and information science.
| Job Placement Record 1998-2016 |
| 2016 |
| Tenure Track Positions |
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Augsburg College Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) Spring Hill College West Point U.S. Military Academy |
| Visiting Assistant Professorships |
| Auburn University Elon University Baylor University |
| Post-Doctoral Fellowship |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (4) |
Number of Graduates:16
Academic Jobs Procured: 4 TT, 9 FT (fixed-term or postdoc)
| 2015 |
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Florida State University
Appalachian State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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| Visiting Assistant Professorships |
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Lincoln Memorial University
Davidson College (2)
Gettysburg College
Murray State University
Wake Forest University
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| Lecturing Fellowships |
| Duke University |
Number of Graduates: 13
Academic Jobs Procured: 12 (92%)
English Literature: 12 graduates, 11 academic jobs
Comparative Literature: 1 graduate
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2014
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Tenure-Track Positions
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Kuwait University (Kuwait)
Wingate University
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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| Merrimack College |
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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Canada Research Chair in Cultural Studies Postdoctoral Fellow
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2 accepted, 1 declined)
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Number of Graduates: 11
Academic Jobs Procured: 8 (73%)
English Literature: 11 graduates, 8 academic jobs
Comparative Literature: N/A
| 2013 |
| Tenure-Track Positions |
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Concordia University
Indiana University
University of Massachussets , Lowell
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of Virginia
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| Visiting Assistant Professorships |
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Oberlin College
Pensylvania State University
University of Iowa, Iowa City
Wake Forest University
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| Post-Doctoral Fellowships |
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University of Birmingham
Univesity of Chicago
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (3)
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Number of graduates: 30
Academic positions procured: 16 (53%)
English literature: 25 graduates, 14 academic jobs (56%)
Comparative literature: 5 graduates, 2 academic jobs (40%)
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2012
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Covenant College
Durham Academy
Front Range Community College
Grand Valley State University
High Point University
University of West Florida
Wake Forest University
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Elon University
Jacksonville University
University of North Dakota
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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Omohundro Institute/National Endowment for the Humanities Post-Doctoral Fellowship, William and Mary
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (3)
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Number of graduates: 17
Academic jobs procured: 14, or 82%
English literature: 14 graduates, 11 academic Jobs (79%)
Comparative literature: 3 graduates, 3 academic Jobs (100%)
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2011
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Georgia College and State University
Marymount University
Shorter University
University of Rhode Island
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Jacksonville University
Marymount University, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Sewanee: The University of the South
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2)
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Number of graduates: 17
Academic jobs procured: 11, or 65%
English literature: 12 graduates, 7 academic jobs (58%)
Comparative literature: 5 graduates, 4 academic jobs (80%)
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2010
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Averett University
Eastern Illinois University
Lake Forest University
Rutgers University
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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University of Alabama (2)
Bringham Young University
Davidson College
Elon University
Georgia Southern University
Rhodes College
University of Central Arkansas
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wake Forest University
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2)
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Number of graduates: 17
Academic jobs procured: 16, or 94%
English literature: 12 graduates, 11 academic jobs (92%)
Comparative literature: 5 graduates, 5 academic jobs (100%)
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2009
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Tenure-Track Positions
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College of Charleston
Eastern Illinois University
Harold Washington College
Johnson C. Smith University
Mercer University
Randolph Macon College
Saint Michael’s College
San Angelo State University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Dakota
Wake Forest University
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Douglass, Minneapolis, MN
The United States Military Academy, West Point (2)
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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Bryn Mawr College
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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Number of graduates: 21
Academic jobs procured: 17, or 81%
English literature: 17 graduates, 13 academic jobs (76%)
Comparative literature: 4 graduates, 4 academic jobs (100%)
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2008
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Bringham Young University
Duquesne University
Furman University
University of Florida
University of Texas at San Antonio
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Auburn University
University of Washington
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (5)
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Number of graduates: 17
Academic jobs procured: 12, or 71%
English literature: 7 graduates, 6 academic jobs (86%)
Comparative literature: 10 graduates, 6 academic jobs (60%)
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2007
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Assumption College
Bringham Young University- Hawaii
College of Charleston
Mississippi University for Women
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Ohio State University
University of Rochester
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Auburn University
Belmont University
Sewanee: The University of the South
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Number of graduates: 15
Academic jobs procured: 10, or 67%
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2006
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Tenure-Track Positions
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Francis Marion University
Hunter College
Lebanon Valley College
Mercer University
Millikin University
North Carolina State University
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Southwestern University
University of Hartford
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Number of graduates: 14
Academic jobs procured: 14, or 100%
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2005
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Anne Arundel Community College
Keio University, Japan
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Luther College, Iowa
Meredith College
North Carolina State University, Assistant Director of the Graduate School
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
State University of New York, Fredonia
University of North Georgia, formerly Gainesville State
University of Rhode Island
University of Tennessee at Martin
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Washington & Jefferson College
Western Carolina University
Wofford College
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Lycoming College
University of Connecticut
Weatherford College
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Number of graduates: 27
Academic jobs procured: 22, or 81%
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2004
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Lycoming College
Michigan State University
Moravian College
North Carolina State University
Randolph-Macon College
Tougaloo College
University of South Carolina
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Western Kentucky University
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Millsaps College
Wake Forest University
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Number of graduates: 14
Academic jobs procured: 12, or 86%
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2003
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Augusta College
Berea College
Curry College
Harding University
Houston Baptist University
Kansas University
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Simon Fraser University, Canada
State University of New York, Suffolk
Texas A&M University (2)
University of Southern California Aiken
University of Texas at Arlington
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Middlebury College
Pennsylvania State University
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Number of graduates: 17
Academic jobs procured: 15, or 88%
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2002
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Eastern Kentucky University
Penn State Greater Allegheny
University of Texas at Austin
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Nevada State College
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Number of graduates: 11
Academic jobs procured: 6, or 55%
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2001
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Baylor University (2)
Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania
Hendrix College
Long Island University, Director of American Studies Program
Murray State University
Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho
State University of New York, Potsdam
University of Mobile
University of Rhode Island
University of Tennessee at Martin
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wittenburg University
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Auburn University
Shippensburg University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wake Forest University
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Number of graduates: 21
Academic jobs procured: 18, or 86%
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2000
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Auburn University
Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
The College of Brockport, State University of New York
Cornell College, Iowa
King College, Tennessee
Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla
Western Kentucky University
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Catawba College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Wisconsin
Virginia Commonwealth University
Wake Forest University (2)
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships
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Duke University
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Number of graduates: 21
Academic jobs procured: 14, or 67%
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1999
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Bob Jones University
Georgia Perimeter College
Lehigh University
Northland College
Pennsylvania State University
University of Delaware
University of Louisville
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Duke University
Rice University
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Friday Center for Continuing Education
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Number of graduates: 20
Academic jobs procured: 11, or 55%
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1998
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Tenure-Track Positions
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Auburn University
Bloomsburg University
Bridgewater State College
East Tennessee State University
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Meredith College
Northern Illinois University
University at Albany, State University of New York
University of the Ozarks
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point
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Visiting Assistant Professorships
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Elon College
Ohio State University
University of Mississippi
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Number of graduates: 18
Academic jobs procured: 13, or 72%