The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is
accepting applications for its Associate Fellowship program, a one-year
(2014-2015) training program for recent MLS graduates and librarians early
in their career.
The Fellowship: curriculum and projects
In the first half of the year, a formal
curriculum offers exposure to library operations, research and development, intramural
and extramural research, development and lifecycle of NLM’s web-based products
and services and the extensive outreach and education program reaching
consumers, special populations, health professionals and librarians. In the
second half of the year, Associate Fellows have the opportunity to choose
projects based on real-world problems proposed by library divisions and work
with librarians and library staff over a six-seven month period. Successful
projects have led to peer-review publications and to services that have become
a regular part of library operations.
The September through August program also offers
professional development and an introduction to the wider world of health
sciences librarianship that may include:
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Supported attendance at national professional conferences, often
including the Medical Library Association’s annual meeting, the American
Medical Informatics Association annual meeting and others
·
Additional brown bags, seminars, field trips, attendance at a
Pow-Wow and learning opportunities available on the National Institutes of
Health campus
·
Opportunities to meet and interact with senior management at the
National Library of Medicine
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Experienced preceptors from National Library of Medicine staff
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Potential to compete for a second year fellowship at a health
sciences library in the United States
The Fellowship offers:
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A stipend equivalent to a U.S. Civil Service salary at the GS-9
level ($51,630 in 2013)
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Additional financial support for the purchase of health insurance
·
Some relocation funding
Who is eligible?
All U.S. and Canadian citizens who will have
earned a MLS or equivalent degree in library/information science from an
ALA-accredited school by August 2014. Both recent graduates and
librarians early in their career are welcome to apply. Priority is given
to U.S. citizens.
Applications and additional information are
available on the Web at www.nlm.nih.gov/about/training/associate/.
Application deadline is February 4, 2014. Between 4 and 7 fellows
will be selected for the program.
Feel free to contact Kathel Dunn, Associate
Fellowship Program Coordinator at 301-435.4083 or kathel.dunn@nih.gov
