The Bridges Project
The Bridges Project aims to open up dialogues and options that fill the space between historians employed in academia and those employed elsewhere. Our goals are twofold: 1) to provide resources for people trained or training in French and Francophone history who wish to explore career options and/or transitions outside academia; and 2) to create bridges between people trained in French and Francophone history who have followed different career paths, in the name of personal fulfillment, professional growth, and public value.
The WSFH’s white paper on the state of the job market in French and Francophone history.
The Bridges Database features scholars who have volunteered to help you navigate career exploration outside the professorate.
Profiles that highlights individuals in the French and Francophone history community who work beyond the academy.
Resources to support career exploration for graduate students, and postdocs, as well as early- and mid-career professionals.
Resources for advising students exploring careers beyond academia.
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If you've pursued a career beyond the professoriate or if you have hired French or Francophone studies PhDs and would like to help others, please sign up here for our Bridges Database.