Excellent advice from Bill, especially as regards the Chronicle.
As for jobs with the Federal government, the best place to look is
http://www.usajobs.gov/
Click on search jobs and search under the term historian or,
alternatively, under the GS series. Federal historian jobs are posted
in series GS-170.
To see the classification standards for GS-170, Historian, take a look
at
www.opm.gov/FEDCLASS/gs0170.pdf
Until recently, I would have said that getting an archivist job is not
a bad way to start out. I was a Federal archivist for 14 years and
have been a Federal historian for 16 years. But the budget picture for
NARA looks very grim right now. I have to caution you that my gut
feeling is that the outlook for hiring historians for permanent civil
service positions throughout the Federal government will remain pretty
bleak for the forseeable future. Money is terribly tight for many
agencies these days.
I'll be posting a separate more general message/inquiry about H-Diplo
and H-Net shortly.
Good luck, Michelle!
Maarja
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Michelle,
For any of the H-Net listservs, you should be able to set your
preferences to receive a regular digest that includes discussion
threads, book reviews, and job postings. I subscribe to H-SHGAPE and
get such information regularly. The frequency of job postings depends
on the time of year. I usually see job postings twice a week during
the fall when institutions first post positions; less often during the
rest of the year. Another good source is the Chronicle of Higher
Education. Go to http://chronicle.com/jobs/ and you can set up a free
account that will send you current job postings.
Good luck,
Bill
Bill Glankler
Archivist, Local Records Program
Missouri Secretary of State
Mailing Address: 4062 Lockport Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Phone: 636-949-1841
Fax: 636-949-1843
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Sent: Mon 7/10/2006 6:16 PM
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Hello All,
I've been reading the correspondence regarding the
H-Diplo Listserv. I belong to it as well, but I see no job
postings.
Does anyone know of any listserv comparable to this one
that posts jobs for entry-level historians?
Thanks,
Michelle
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