Career Center
The MLA provides resources for recent graduates on the academic job market, for hiring committees, and for members seeking to advance their careers at any stage. The MLA also provides resources for members who are exploring careers outside the academy.
- To post or apply for a job, visit the MLA Job List home page.
- Get advice and information about the academic job market on the Career Resources page.
- Find resources for humanities careers beyond the professoriat through the MLA’s Connected Academics program.
- Find out about fellowships, grants, upcoming conferences, and calls for contributions in the Opportunities section of Profession.
- Learn what publication prizes or grants you might be eligible for in the MLA Grants and Awards section.
- Find out about the MLA’s regional Reading and Writing Pedagogy Institutes, designed to prepare graduate students and early-career instructors to teach at access-oriented institutions.
- Learn about the MLA’s Public Humanities Incubator, an opportunity for graduate students to work with mentors to envision their research as contributions to the public humanities.
- Join a community and gain strategies for success in your writing life with MLA Sit and Write sessions.
- Visit the Professional Development Hub at the MLA Annual Convention for one-on-one mentoring, discussion groups on professional issues and career strategies, and networking opportunities.