General Resources
BEAM, Stanford Career Education
Career coaching appointments, workshops, and networking events for both academic and non-academic job searches
• Career coach for PhD students in the humanities: Chris Golde, PhD
• PhD and Postdoc Career Guide (one of the best, most concise guides available)
• PhD Pathways (annual PhD career exploration conference in March)
Haas Center for Public Service
Opportunities for service and community-engaged scholarship
Pathways for Humanities PhDs
Workshop series exploring diverse career possibilities for humanists
PhD Minors and Certificates
• Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities
• PhD Minor in Philosophy, Literature, and the Arts
Stanford Humanities Center
Central hub for the humanities research community at Stanford
Stanford PhD Alumni Employment Project
Learn about the career outcomes of past Stanford PhD graduates
Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE)
Central hub for graduate professional development programs across all disciplines
• Key Programs for Humanities Students
• Graduate Professional Development Framework
Teaching Opportunities and Careers
Collaborative Teaching Project in the Humanities
Design and co-teach humanities courses with Stanford faculty
Education 405: Teaching the Humanities
3-unit winter course. Learn strategies for teaching the humanities effectively in a variety of settings, including universities, high schools, and community colleges.
English Department Conferences on Teaching Careers
Watch videos of past conferences on high school and community college careers
Find Grad Teaching Opportunities
Comprehensive list of grad teaching opportunities on and off campus
Humanities Education Focal Group (HEFG)
Workshop series on professional issues in humanities teaching
Placement Agencies for Independent Schools
Private high schools often recruit teachers through national placement agencies:
• CalWest Educators Placement
• Carney, Sandoe & Associates
Preparing Future Professors (PFP)
Learn what it is like to be a professor at a large public university, liberal arts college, or community college by shadowing faculty at local schools. Apply in early spring or fall.
Stanford-CCNY Graduate Teaching Exchange
Teach your own fall-quarter lecture course at the City College of New York, one of the most diverse schools in the country. Apply in March.
Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP)
Renowned certification program for public high school teachers. Special funding may be available for PhD graduates in the humanities. Apply in January.
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL)
Offers programs and resources to enhance teaching
• Teaching Commons (articles on teaching topics, including resources for TAs)
Careers in Higher Education Administration
PhD Pathways in Higher Education
Explore non-faculty careers in academic administration
• Stanford PhD Staff Database (connect with over 150 Stanford staff members with PhDs)
Careers in Business, Government, and Nonprofit Organizations
Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Program
External fellowship that places recent humanities PhD graduates in two-year staff positions in government and nonprofit organizations. Apply in spring.
Stanford Ignite
Subsidized summer program at the GSB in business fundamentals. Apply in March.
Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)
Entrepreneurship education center at the School of Engineering. Open to all disciplines.
• Key programs for humanities students
Discipline-Specific Resources
American Historical Association
Career Diversity for Historians
American Philosophical Association
Beyond Academia: Professional Opportunities for Philosophers
Modern Language Association
Connected Academics (non-faculty career resources for language and literature PhDs)
The Paideia Institute
The Legion Project (non-faculty career resources for Classics PhDs)
