Hiring Processes
-
The Art of the Job Talk
Marilynn S. Johnson | Nov 1, 2004
As any academic job candidate will tell you, the public presentation—or job talk—is the critical eve... -
The Campus Visit: Passing the Brains Test and Lunch Test
Sally Hadden | Sep 1, 2003
Most historians admit that an on-campus interview is an unnatural way to make a hiring decision—sort... -
Preparing the Teaching Portfolio
Betty A. Dessants | Sep 1, 2003
An increasing number of colleges and universities are requiring job candidates to submit teaching po... -
The Convincing Cover Letter
Steve Hochstadt | Sep 1, 2003
The job candidate should consider the cover letter as the most important part of the packet of mater... -
Guidelines for Family/Partner Hiring (updated 2024)
| Jan 3, 2002
History department chairs throughout the country regularly encounter family/partner issues in hiring and retention cases. What follows are guidelines intended... -
Statement on Employing International Faculty (2018)
| Jan 3, 2002
The American Historical Association is part of a global community of historians and history departments in the United States that... -
Using the Annual Meeting to Win a Position at a Small Undergraduate College
Steven A. Leibo | Dec 1, 1995
The excellent AHA pamphlet Becoming a Historian: A Survival Manual advises interview candidates to p... -
From the 1995 Professional Division: Case Studies in Professional Ethics
AHA Professional Division | May 1, 1995
Since the publication of its last report in the May/June 1994 issue of Perspectives, the AHA's Profe... -
Advisory Opinion Regarding the Harassment of Job Candidates
AHA Staff | Oct 1, 1989
Editor's Note: Upon the recommendation of the Professional Division, the AHA Council approved at its...