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About the JILPublished by the MLA in both electronic and print versions, the JIL is the recognized professional source for announcements of full-time faculty positions available in the fields of English and foreign languages in North American colleges and universities. In 2008–09 the JIL carried more than 2,100 ads from over 1,250 departments and 700 institutions in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the provinces of Canada.Departments that are members of the Association of Departments of English (ADE) and the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) receive subscriptions to the online and the print JIL. Job seekers in member departments, whether they are students enrolled in MA and PhD programs or faculty members, have access to the JIL in its print and online versions at no cost to themselves. Potential job applicants can consult the print version that their departments receive and access ads on the Web using the electronic version. The online JIL is an electronic database that job seekers can search by field or language, by geographic region, by key words or phrases in a job description (e.g., "women's studies," "Romanticism," or "drama"), and by rank. Graduate students and faculty members in ADE- and ADFL-member departments are allowed free access to the JIL through the ADE (www.ade.org) and ADFL (www.adfl.org) Web sites. Access requires a user name and password. MLA members in ADE- and ADFL-member departments can also log in to search the JIL at the MLA Web site with their MLA-member user name and password. Those who do not belong to an ADE- or ADFL-member department may access the JIL online by becoming affiliate members of either the ADE (to search the English edition) or the ADFL (to search the foreign language edition). The print JIL is sent to ADE- and ADFL-member departments by first-class mail four times a year: October, December, February, and April. In addition to providing job seekers with information about available positions, the print JIL provides departments with a documentary record of their job searches. Departments that hire foreign nationals may wish to retain copies of the print JIL to meet the tear-sheet requirements of the US Immigration regulations. Listings primarily announce full-time academic job openings in postsecondary departments of English and foreign languages. The job openings range in rank from instructor to full professor and include faculty positions, administrative posts, vacancies abroad, and some opportunities for nonacademic employment. About two-thirds are openings at the rank of assistant professor. The JIL will be available online beginning 16 September 2010 through 30 July 2011 for the 2010–11 subscription period. FeaturesWeekly Updates: To make job listings available in a more timely manner for job seekers, especially in the period before the MLA convention, the JIL will be updated weekly. Every Friday, all new listings submitted in the previous seven days will be added to the online database. Job seekers have the option to search the database for only those listings posted since a specified date. New listings remain online for six, eight, or twelve weeks. The hiring department may then choose to renew the listing for an additional period online; otherwise the job announcement is removed from the online database.English and Foreign Language Editions: The JIL appears in two separate editions: an English edition, containing information from departments of English and American language and literature, and a foreign language edition, with listings from departments of foreign languages (Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Middle Eastern and Asian languages, etc.). Identical information from comparative literature and linguistics departments, and in English as a second language, is included in both the English and foreign language editions, as are notices for nonacademic employment. Print Version: A subscription to the print JIL is a benefit of departmental membership in the ADE and the ADFL. Affiliate members of the ADE and the ADFL who are interested in receiving print issues should contact MLA customer service at 646 576-5161.
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