Careers In History

Internet resources for history minded individuals.

Tenure usually includes three components. The previous two articles dealt with publishing and teaching. This article explores the service component.

Teaching is an important part of the tenure process. This article discusses teaching teachniques and resources.

Publications are an important component for tenure. What should you publish?

So, you have a tenure track position and you want to make it to the next step, actually getting tenure.

Where can you find out about conferences in your fields of interest?

In this article I address the types of employment opportunities at museums, programs in museum studies, and where to look for museum jobs.

Being involved in historical organizations like the American Historical Association or historical socities on the international, national, regional, state, county, and city level should be an important aspect of your career in History. These organizations help keep you current and they allow you to work to make History accessible to the ...

Who are Archivists? How do you find employment as an archivist?

What is a Public Historian? What kinds of jobs do they do? What are the educational programs?