History PhDs build careers in a stunning variety of professions. The following resources provide personal stories of history PhDs talking about what they do for a living, how they found their jobs, transitioning from graduate school, and what it means to be a historian in their line of work.
Career Paths is an ongoing series in Perspectives on History. Visit Perspectives to read recent pieces in the ongoing series.
What I Do: Historians Talk about Their Work is a video series that answers some of the questions people have about where historians work and what they do. Historians talk about what they do, how they got their job, what makes their job interesting or challenging, and what they love about their work.
What I Do: Stephen Aron – History Professor and Chair of the Autry Institute
What I Do: The Rhythm of Work with Professor Kevin Boyle
What I Do: Lincoln Bramwell – Chief Historian, US Forest Service
What I Do: Ramona Houston – Entrepreneur and activist-scholar
What I Do: LuAnn Jones – Historian, US National Park Service
What I Do: Laura Kamoie – From History Professor to Novelist
What I Do: Andrew Keating – Director of Cloud Services, Internet2
What I Do: Jessie Kratz – Archivist for the National Archives
What I Do: John Lawrence – Former Chief of Staff for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
What I Do: Aaron Marrs – Historian, US Department of State
What I Do: Valerie Paley – Uniting Museum and Research Library
What I Do: Rachel Reinhard – UC Berkeley History—Social Science Project
What I Do: John Rosinbum – History Teacher and College Board Consultant
What I Do: Carol Geary Schneider – President of Association of American Colleges & Universities
What I Do: Stephanie Young – Historical Skills in Contemporary Research at RAND Corporation
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