Getting a PhD and then working outside academia is dope. My advisees who’ve done that are more or less uniformly happy and feel that they’re using the skills they trained on. (I talked to one today who just landed a great gig). Just wanted to convey that to anyone it might benefit.
My dream course would be called Marxist Beef and each module would revolve around marxists beefing over central ideas/concepts. the only condition is the second/third texts must be direct responses to the first and have most of it plannd out already. Hope i get the chance one day.
My gosh, this would be so useful
In this international chapter, we spotlight inspiring female professionals from India, connecting maritime past, present, and future through their stories.
Listen to Sonali's letter heritage.lrfoundation.org.uk/stories/sona...
A Letter to Her Younger Self
Sonali Banerjee broke new ground as India’s first female marine engineer, rising to Chief Engineer before forging a second career as a leading maritime surveyor.
During World War II, “Japanese Hell Ships” were unmarked vessels used by the Imperial Japanese Army to transport Allied prisoners in horrific conditions.
Jenny Chan from Pacific Atrocities Education is my guest for this episode. pacificatrocities.org (1/2)🧵
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We've got plenty of parish registers in our collection, but how can you use them in your research?
Come along to this free talk and learn how to get started in using this fantastic resource!
Spaces are limited, so make sure you email us to secure your spot at archives@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
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Manager, Student Success & Engagement
Mohawk College
Closing Date: April 28th, 2026
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jobs at Yukon University
*Coordinator-Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining
*Facilitator, First Nations Initiatives
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GRANTS DEADLINE: 30 April
Submit your funding application for the next round of Society Research Grants, which are available to anyone wishing to undertake high-quality research relating to Scotland’s past, including visits to museums, collections or archives: www.socantscot.org/grants-prize...
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Good morning and happy National Tea Day! 🫖
Has anyone got a more obscure teapot than us? #NationalTeaDay #TimeForTea
Sonali Banerjee
Sonali Banerjee shattered maritime barriers as India’s first female marine engineer—rising to Chief Engineer and shaping the future of safety and sustainability at sea. Her story is one of skill, resilience and leadership.
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Canadian and Indigenous Literatures and Culture - Professor
University of Toronto (St. George Campus)
Closing Date: 05/20/2026
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Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership
Trent University - Symons Campus
The final date to submit an application is May 15, 2026.
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There's more about the events of 1885 at the fantastic @lselibrary.bsky.social Women's Library at 100 exhibition
www.lse.ac.uk/library/twl100
Palantir are about six months away from ordering their employees to leave audio logs scattered around their offices
Research funding for historians: the Society currently invites applications for 5 grant programmes: to support individual and project-based research by historians across a range of career stages bit.ly/4vzzNeB.
Closing dates for eligible applicants fall between 8 May and 5 June 2026 #Skystorians
Hey! Look!
A maritime history workshop on women and the sea, with online registration open, happening next week!
www.swaan.org/registration
Check out the program!
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#maritimehistory #swaanproject
Job Opportunity!
Newcastle University
Ideal: Applicants who can complement 1 or more of existing strengths: art in the USA post-1945; art-science relations and the medical humanities; socially engaged art practices; feminist and queer art histories; art and ecology
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRE825/l...
Postdoc Opportunity
Indiana University - Bloomington - Post Doctoral Fellow: History of Black Writing
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Sprid bland era studenter!
If y'all are wondering why I'm relentlessly posting about my book, it's because I have no publicist and my press didn't have it displayed at a major history conference. .🫠 Having sold 850 hardback/paperbacks combined by the day of publication, it would have been nice to see it there...
150 year old shipwreck found in Lake Erie by Cleveland Underwater Explorers.
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#shipwreck #maritimehistory
I am finishing up a book on early modern news in Europe, and I think I am aware of most research published in English, French and German. But I want to cite, mention and refer to much more relevant literature done in Europe on the topic. So, #skystorians communities with knowledge of ...
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Free webinar course: introduction to becoming a public intellectual, for folks with a PhD *or* midway through a PhD degree, in a historical discipline (doesn't have to be History)!
Applications close April 20.
#academicsky 🗃
Is there a classic rederence for thinking about military history from a labor history perspective? "War workers" and so on? 🗃️
Searching the collection got a major upgrade💫The new Collections page brings together full search functionality across 1.3 million+ records—with clearer routes into digitised collections.
Try it today: start exploring theme → collection → item in just a few clicks.
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Early modern historians! 🗃️ What book(s) would you particularly recommend for understanding early 17thC France, especially in a global context?
LLM‑Assisted Software Engineers Can Only Be Mad (And Will Block Smartasses)
An impromptu essay on the impossible equilibrium of AI‑augmented coding
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2.5 year postdoc opportunity at CoE NARS, Tampere University. The focus is on the history of everyday nationalism and we encourage applications dealing with the history of childhood and youth. Please distribute far and wide and encourage great scholars to apply. tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...