About the Internship
The ability to provide data services is now a part of many job openings and new opportunities in health sciences and academic libraries. In turn, the goal of the NCDS Internship Program is to provide practical experiences to interns that include the soft and hard skills needed to enter data librarian positions, including working on a team, understanding the data lifecycle, and working with data. In an effort to diversify the profession, the National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provides internships for people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.The goal of this program is to introduce students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to data librarianship in a health sciences context.These paid internships offer opportunities to gain practical experience while working with a mentor in a guided environment on structured, data-related projects. The practical experiences developed during the internship will provide participants with skills needed to be competitive for data librarian positions.
The internships are flexible and unique in that they allow students to participate either on-site or remote. Depending on the location and interest of the intern, these internships will be in-person or virtual (possibly including a site visit), and with a host library or within the NCDS.
**Due to the ongoing pandemic, all internships are currently 100% virtual.**
For more information, attend the Internship Info Session on February 15, 2022 at 3 PM Eastern.
Dates
The 10-week internship runs from June - August each year.
Eligibility
- Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
- Must be a currently enrolled, full-time student in an accredited graduate program.
- Students in LIS programs are prioritized, but students in health programs are also encouraged to apply.
- Must have completed full-time coursework in the spring semester proceeding the internship and must be enrolled in full-time coursework for the fall semester following the internship.
- Must be a member of a marginalized racial or ethnic group.
- Must complete all application materials and have three completed reference forms.
Projects
The projects are structured activities including data cleaning, structuring, analysis, or visualization, and training and mentoring is provided.
Application
Applications are open in March of each year. To apply, please complete the following application form. Applications are reviewed according to a rubric and applicants under review will need three references to complete a short reference form from NYU Langone Health.
**Applications are not being accepted at this time.**
Acceptance
Applicants who are accepted will be notified in early May. Onboarding procedures will follow in order to begin processing for employment.
Participation
Student interns will attend regular meetings and check-ins, complete all assigned trainings, and submit a final project report. Students are strongly encouraged to submit their work to conferences and journals. Each intern will have the opportunity to receive funding from the NCDS to present at one conference where their proposal has been accepted.
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