German Jobs

The MLA job market actually looks more solid this year in German. There are many more stable positions--tenure track--in colleges, fewer jobs in big research universities, and of course a few choice positions. My impression is that institutions with a classic Liberal Arts curriculum and endowments are hiring German professors, while state-funded institutions are holding back. In past years, you could guess which positions would be retracted before the season was over. This year's offerings do not look shaky.