Medieval History
The number of job openings advertised with the AHA in the 2011?12 academic year increased by 18 percent over the year before?rising for the second time in a row. Unfortunately, other evidence shows the competition for academic positions also continued to grow, and the squeeze on full-time faculty positions continued.
Between June 1, 2011, and May 31, 2012, employers posted 740 positions with the AHA. This is up from a nadir of 569 positions in the 2009?10 academic year, but still well below the all-time peak of 1,064 jobs offered in 2007?08 at the precipice of the recent recession.
Despite the increase in the number of jobs available, there was a slight (0.3 percent) contraction in the number of full-time faculty actually employed in the 686 departments listed in the AHA's Directory of History Departments and Historical Organizations over the past two years. While 187 departments reported a net increase in the number of full-time faculty, and 333 departments were unchanged, 166 departments experienced a net reduction of one faculty member or more when compared to the previous academic year.
Click here to read the full report from the American Historical Association
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American Historical Association: Openings and New PhDs on the Rise: The 2012 Jobs Report
Between June 1, 2011, and May 31, 2012, employers posted 740 positions with the AHA. This is up from a nadir of 569 positions in the 2009?10 academic year, but still well below the all-time peak of 1,064 jobs offered in 2007?08 at the precipice of the recent recession.
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