The National Library of
Medicine (NLM) located in Bethesda, MD is accepting applications for its
Associate Fellowship program, a one-year 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
·
Experienced preceptors from National Library of Medicine staff
·
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
