AHA Career Center

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.

Professional Resources

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Academic Department Resources

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.

AHA Career Diversity fellows at the 2018 orientation.
Graduate Education Resources

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.

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Resources for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

Resources to support historians off the tenure track.

Digital Drop-In - Friday January 4, 2019
Digital History Resources

The AHA offers resources on getting started in digital history, articles on doing digital history, and projects of interest.

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"What I Do"

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.

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Five Skills

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.

Career Resources

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Reviewers in Digital History

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, communications director, for assistance finding an appropriate reviewer.

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Careers for History Majors

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.