Professional & Career Resources
The AHA has developed a series of best practices for excellence in professional behavior, research, and teaching.
Members can communicate and collaborate with other historians in this online networking platform.
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
History department chairs are on the front lines of the discipline, defending historians’ work and supporting their professional lives at all stages of their academic careers. The AHA strives to strengthen this work and provide resources and opportunities that make chairs’ work easier and valued.
Community
Over 125 history-oriented organizations are affiliated with the AHA, representing a broad network of organizations promoting collaboration and communication across the history community.
Cross-disciplinary coalitions that provide greater access to networks, leadership, and resources that support the AHA’s mission.
To recognize our talented and eclectic membership, the AHA features a regular Member Spotlight series.
Awards & Grants
The AHA offers annual prizes honoring exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, digital projects, and other historical work. We also offer grants and fellowships supporting the research of historians.
Where Historians Work
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.
Create Connections
Our Career Contacts program arranges informational interviews between current PhD and history PhDs who have built careers beyond the professoriate.
Follow the AHA on social media platforms to stay up-to-date with our latest news and activities.
Discover Historians and History Programs
Calendar of Opportunities
Find upcoming grant, presentation, and publication opportunities with the AHA and other organizations.