Career Planning

Search engine through Georgia State:

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Paid Internships:

• Administrative Office of the Courts
• The Atlanta Journal Constitution– digital intern, reporter, data reporter, data visualization developer and multimedia photojournalist
• BrightHouse Atlanta- Writer Intern
• Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta– International Human Trafficking Institute Program Coordinator
• Foxfire Appalachian Heritage- Public History and Archives Intern
• Georgia Center for Nonprofits
• Habitat for Humanity– Global Housing Innovation Resources Intern
• Resources for Residents and Communities– Community Development Intern
• Office of the Secretary of State

Unpaid:

• Anti-Defamation League Southeast
• Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
• Atlanta History Center- collections registration intern, curatorial intern, development intern, manuscript intern, marketing communications intern, outreach programs intern, private events intern, production design intern, visual archives intern
• Atlanta StoryBooth with StoryCorps
• The Borgen Project - Writer Internship
• Carter Center
• Catholic Charities Atlanta– Refugee Youth Development and After School Program Intern
• Center for Civil and Human Rights- internships in design, events, exhibitions and design, programs and visitor services
• Consulate General of France in Atlanta- must know French
• Etowah Valley Historical Society in Bartow County
• Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta– summer internship in corporate relations
• Fernbank Museum in Atlanta
• Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority
• Gateway Center– Homelessness Engagement Intern
• Georgia Council for International Visitors
• Georgia Department of Community Supervision
• The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation– development/special events/memberships internship, communications/marketing/PR internship and preservation/places in peril internship
• International Rescue Committee in Atlanta
• Jimmy Carter Library in Atlanta– internships in museum collections, museum education and archives/audiovisual
• Kennesaw State University Museum of History and Holocaust Education
• Latin American Association
• Make-A-Wish Georgia– Fall, Spring and Summer internships
• Marietta Museum of History
• Millennium Gate Museum in Atlanta
• National Archives at Atlanta
• New American Pathways– family advocacy intern, immigration intern, resettlement intern, voter engagement intern and development intern
• Partnership Against Domestic Violence
• Southern Center for Human Rights
• The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw
• State Board of Pardons and Paroles
• Story Corps Atlanta StoryBooth– fall and spring internships
• University of Georgia Press in Athens– internships in acquisitions, editorial, design, production and restocking program, intellectual property and marketing
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights– regional office in Atlanta
• World Affairs Council of Atlanta

Support for Research:

• Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students in History
• Georgia State Provost’s Dissertation Fellowship
• Georgia State Student Innovation Fellowship

Career Opportunities:

• The Humanities Ph.D. at Work
• I Have a Ph.D. in History. How Can I Survive in the Private Sector?
• Making Your Way as a History Ph.D. in the Think Tank World
• Turning Your Ph.D. into a Meaningful Job with the Federal Government
• How One Tenure-Track Prof Left Academia: A Beginner’s Guide
• AHA Career Diversity Resources
• Imagine Ph.D. Resources: Interviews, Resumés, Cover Letters and Negotiating

Other opportunities:

• American Jewish Committee’s Goldman Fellowship– paid summer internship
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Heritage Documentation Programs in Washington, D.C.
• Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent Ph.D.s- must have Ph.D.
• National Council for Preservation Education
• National Immigration Law Center
• National Museum of American History
• Smithsonian Internships
• Yale University Press– internships in acquisitions editorial, art workshop, intellectual property/administration, manuscript editorial, marketing department, new business development, production/design, publicity department and sales department