Membership benefits and services
PHA (Vic & Tas) is a member of the Australian Council of Professional Historians Associations Inc (ACPHA). Under the auspices of this national body, state and territory PHAs admit local members. For historians living or working primarily in Victoria or Tasmania, consider joining the PHA (Vic & Tas) branch.
Member Benefits
As a member of PHA (Vic & Tas), you will receive:
Professional accreditation
Competitive rates for insurance
Career assistance, including professional development resources, employment opportunities, and advocacy in dispute resolution
Representation in advocacy on issues relating to history and the profession in Victoria and Tasmania
Regular networking opportunities with other professional historians
Invitations to participate in professional development opportunities
Circa: a peer-reviewed journal published on a regular basis for professional historians
Pharos: the bi-monthly members newsletter
Historia: a quarterly e-bulletin published by the Professional Historians Australia
The opportunity to promote your work to other historians in these publications and on social media channels
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
Membership of PHA (Vic & Tas) shows your qualifications and experience to be of a high standard of professionalism within the discipline of history in Australia. This includes that you have agreed to comply with the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards set out by Professional Historians Australia.
Membership also entitles you to use the PHA’s recommended fee structure for short, medium and long term projects. This Scale of Fees can be sent to employers to set out hourly, weekly and annual fee rates calculated for your level of professional experience.
Insurance
Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance specifically for Historians is available through Consolidated Insurance Agencies. Contact Linda Burn on 1300 446 787. As a member, you are entitled to a combined and competitive rate.
CAREER ASSISTANCE
Members receive:
Fortnightly emails on current work and professional development opportunities, including those sourced exclusively from clients and not publicly advertised.
A guide for drawing up a contract for a range of projects
Practical resources and guidance on career development, including as a consulting historian
Access to personal assistance with issues such as:
searching for a job
writing an expression of interest
putting your CV together
writing a project brief
costing a history project
working out budgets and their components
publishing a history projects
other issues that may arise in building and maintaining a career as a professional historian.
Assistance with dispute resolution
Equipment for hire: Zoom H4 digital audio recorder and tripod; Data projector
Advocacy
Participation in advocating the importance of history as a discipline and profession in the wider community and support for personal advocacy initiatives
NETWORKING
Invitations to quarterly events that provide members with the opportunity to meet, gain support and assistance from one another, work on collaborative projects together and be surrounded by like-minded professionals
Professional development Opportunities
Informative and instructive excursions and ‘how to’ sessions
Skills training workshops
Professional reading groups
Promotion of your work
Membership provides multiple forums to publish and promote your work and professional accomplishments, including:
Circa: The Journal of Professional Historians, a peer-refereed journal published on a regular basis;
Pharos, a bi-monthly electronic newsletter sent to members informing them of professional developments, grant information, upcoming events, reviews, new members and the activities of current members
Opportunities to promote your professional accomplishments, including any events you are involved in, on PHA (Vic & Tas) social media accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram
A COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONAL HISTORIANS
Provides members with the opportunity to gain support and assistance from one another, work on collaborative projects together and be surrounded by like-minded professionals.
