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\n\t\t\tAHA Career Center\t<\/h4>\n\t

Whether you’re looking to find a job or to advertise a position, the AHA Career Center is the go-to hub for connecting with history professionals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

Jobseekers<\/a><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t

Employers<\/a><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind or Post a Job\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tCareer Contacts at AHA26\t<\/h4>\n\t

Join us at AHA26 in Chicago for an in person career contacts event. This session<\/a> provides attendees with the opportunity to speak with a group of professionals who represent a wide variety of career pathways such as publishing, museums, nonprofits, education, and many more options. Volunteers will discuss their career trajectories and professional development in a structured but informal setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to rotate between tables where the career professionals are stationed to better learn about how to navigate various career paths. Attendees must register for the Annual Meeting to attend the event.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister for the Annual Meeting\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tProfessional Resources\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tAHA Career Contacts\t<\/h4>\n\t

Since its launch in early 2015, the AHA’s Career Contacts program has arranged hundreds of informational interviews between current PhD students (junior contacts) and history PhDs (senior contacts) who have built careers beyond the professoriate. Senior contacts work in a variety of fields, including academic administration, non-profit management, public policy, archives and libraries, K-12 teaching, as well as a range of positions in the federal government and private industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign Up Today\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"DSC_1480\"\n

\n\t\t\tAcademic Department Resources\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA provides resources and hosts a variety of events and opportunities to benefit department chairs and build community, including webinars, sessions at the annual meeting, and an in-person workshop.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"AHA\n

\n\t\t\tGraduate Education Resources\t<\/h5>\n\t

This collection of resources is intended to help faculty and students integrate the ideas generated from the AHA’s Career Diversity for Historians initiative into graduate teaching and advising.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"mayer-tawfik-SRveyRxlDHA-unsplash\"\n

\n\t\t\tResources for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty\t<\/h5>\n\t

Resources to support historians off the tenure track.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Digital\n

\n\t\t\tDigital History Resources\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA offers resources on getting started in digital history, articles on doing digital history, and projects of interest.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Stephanie\n

\n\t\t\t“What I Do”\t<\/h5>\n\t

History PhDs build careers in a stunning variety of professions. In these videos, history PhDs share what they do for a living, how they found their jobs, their transition from graduate school, and what it means to be a historian in their line of work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"cristina-gottardi-7ah_4PHzSCc-unsplash\"\n

\n\t\t\tFive Skills\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA worked with focus groups of historians with PhDs working in careers outside the academy to identify five skills that may not be honed in graduate school but that are necessary for success in a variety of career paths, including as professors. Learn more about the five skills and how historians can develop them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tStandards & Guidelines for the Discipline\t<\/h4>\n\t

As a leader for the historical discipline, the AHA supports the work of historians in all fields and professions by setting guidelines and standards for excellence in professional behavior, research, and teaching.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tCareer Resources\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tWhere Historians Work\t<\/h4>\n\t

Where Historians Work is an interactive, online database that catalogs the career outcomes of historians who earned PhDs at universities in the United States from 2004 to 2017.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart Exploring\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"firmbee-com-SpVHcbuKi6E-unsplash\"\n

\n\t\t\tReviewers in Digital History\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA can connect you to digital historians who can assist with tenure and promotion cases that involve review of digital history projects. Contact Alexandra Levy<\/a>, communications director, for assistance finding an appropriate reviewer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Booklet\n

\n\t\t\tCareers for History Majors\t<\/h5>\n\t

Learning history lays the groundwork for future success. We’ve gathered data, advice, and personal stories to show what a degree in history can do for you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tData & History\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\"The\n
\n\t\t\tData on the Historical Discipline\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA collects and shares data on topics ranging from employment, to public engagement with history, to the use of educational resources in the classroom, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Three\n

\n\t\t\tAHA Surveys: Historians Teaching Off the Tenure Track\t<\/h5>\n\t

The Professional Division of the American Historical Association sought to collect and collate information about the working conditions of historians employed as contingent faculty. The AHA will share a report with the results of the surveys later in 2025.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tUpcoming Opportunities\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView All Opportunities\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tAHA Resource Library\t<\/h4>\n\t

The AHA’s Resource Library includes hundreds of resources developed or vetted by the AHA and our partners. Our resources range from classroom syllabi, to archival documents from the Civil War, to standards and guidelines for the discipline, and much more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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