The Department of History at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the History of Science & Technology with a focus on Western Europe and/or its empires (period specialization open). Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Applied History/Digital Humanities. The successful candidate will be expected to teach survey […]
The editing collective at Nursing Clio is seeking three new staff members: one Book Reviews Editor and two new Editors! Nursing Clio is a volunteer-run, open access, collaborative blog project that ties historical scholarship to current political, social, and cultural issues related to gender and medicine. We publish essays on bodies, sexuality, health care, medical […]
For over 25 years, the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation has been dedicated to preserving and celebrating the voices and experiences of pioneering women in medicine. The Alma Dea Morani Renaissance Women in Medicine Oral History Project is a signature initiative of our Foundation. Through this project, we capture and share the life stories of recipients […]
The Klemperer Fellow is expected to spend at least four weeks in New York City, conducting research in the New York Academy of Medicine Library. Fellows are required to make a public presentation about their project at NYAM, to contribute a post for our blog, and to submit a final report on the research conducted in […]
The Dialogues on Mental Health Records project is a platform to address the challenges of managing historical public mental health records through a series of nationwide convenings. These convenings will bring together people across regions, disciplines, and life experiences, including archivists, historians, genealogists, ex-patients, and hospital administrators. Participants will discuss what historical public mental health records should […]
The NLM Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine provides individual awards of up to $10,000 to U.S. citizens and permanent residents to support research in the collection of the NLM. The collection spans eleven centuries, encompasses a variety of digital and physical formats, and originates from nearly every part of the globe. It includes […]
The AAHM announces three non-residential Digital Humanities scholarships funded by Gale. The AAHM-Gale Non-Residential Fellowship will support research or teaching projects that rely on Gale Primary Sources and use digital humanities methodologies. Award fellows will be given free access to Gale Digital Scholar Lab and a selection of Gale Primary Sources archives for the duration […]
Join the Boston Medical Library for the 22nd Annual J. Worth Estes Lecture on May 8, in person and livestreamed. To register, please go to this link for the in person event and here for the virtual event.
Jason Chernesky, former historian for the federal Food and Drug Administration, was terminated by Elon Musk’s DOGE in February 2025. Now, he’s heading up an oral history project to document the experiences of other federal workers and contractors who had their jobs eliminated. You can read the interview with Chernesky in the Washington Post here.
Since January 2025, the federal workforce has undergone and continues to experience changes that are unprecedented in recent U.S. history. In response, OAH is launching an oral history initiative to document the experiences of federal workers and federal contractors affected by these shifts. These recorded histories will serve as a vital resource for historians and […]
