Hi all,

A quick note on a Tenure Track job I don't believe I've seen mentioned on this list, at New Mexico Highlands University, in Las Vegas, New Mexico (http://its.nmhu.edu/announcementsPIX/%5C/005100.pdf).

The position title is Assistant Professor of English Tenure-Track (English Language and Linguistics), but the ad indicates that Old English would be considered an advantage and I know from speaking to people there that they mean that. The job is to succeed Barbara Risch on her retirement. In addition to language, OE was one of her areas of specialisation. The deadline is the 31 March but UNMH accepts applications until the position is filled, so if you think this might be for you, you can certainly still apply.

I happened to be in Las Vegas New Mexico last week (Las Vegas NM is the original Las Vegas, different from the much larger Casino city in Nevada). UNMH is a relatively old University in American terms (1893) on a beautiful campus in the middle of town. The city of Las Vegas itself is well known in the region for its preserved architecture, which ranges from pre-U.S. adobe houses through Queen Anne and Modernist styles. It is also home to the Armand Hammer United World College-USA, an elite International Baccalaureate boarding school. The load is 28 credits/year, which I believe breaks down to 4:4.

For more information, contact Dr. Helen Blythe, Chair of the Department of English at (505) 454-3329 or helenblythe@nmhu.edu.

-dan