Employment in History
- Academic
- Inside Higher Ed
(postings for all higher education; also lots of career advice) - Chronicle of Higher Education - Jobs
(search administrative, faculty/research, organizational - public history - positions) - Fulbright Scholar Program
(includes global opportunities for teaching) - History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada
(search by name, state, or specialization, American Historical Association, AHA) - H-Net Job Guide
(academic positions in history, the humanities, and the social sciences)
- Inside Higher Ed
- Museum, Archives, Public History
- Careers in Public History
(start here: compendium of links to career advice, position searches, etc. - well described)- Includes Museum Careers
(search, American Association of Museums)
- Includes Museum Careers
- American Association for State and Local History
(includes Careers for The History Professional, links to internships) - AHA Perspectives offers the following guides and advice:
- Melissa Bingmann, "Advising Undergraduates about Career Opportunities in Public History," (March 2009)
- Louise Pubols, "Doing History in Exhibit Halls: The History PhD and a Museum Career"(February 2004)
- Emily Sohmer Tai, "Teaching History at a Community College" (February 2004)
- Jobs & Training - National Council on Public History
(NCPH also offers listings of jobs, workshops, and internships, by state/country) - SAA Online Career Center
(Society of American Archivists, free resume posting service, search job listings)
- Careers in Public History
- Government
- Internet Job Source
(employment in federal, state, and local government) - Society for History in the Federal Government
(includes Federal History job announcements, and Internships in Federal History: An SHFG Guide, 2010) - USAjobs
(Office of Personnel Management, official job site of the United States federal government; includes "GS-170 Historian" classification, etc.)
- Internet Job Source
- General
- Careers for History Majors
(start here: with online version of Careers for Students of History, by Constance Schulz, Page Putnam Miller, Aaron Marrs, and Kevin Allen, 2002, American Historical Association) - Beyond Academe
(for historians, mainly PhDs, seeking second careers) - Eastern Illinois University Career Services
(workshops, interviewing, jobsearch strategies) - Indeed
(main commercial jobsite - with trends, forums, and resume posting) - LinkedIn
(professional networking site - with news and companies) - Monster and MonsterCollege
(commercial jobsite - with news and resume posting) - NACE - Knowledge Center - Job Seeker Resources
(from National Association of Colleges and Employers, includes resume and interview advice, how to market yourself to employers, guidance for on-the-job success) - Prof. Catherine Lavender, "What Can I Do With a History Major?"
(posted by Eastern Illinois University, History Dept.)
- Careers for History Majors
