National Library of Medicine (NLM) is accepting applications for its Associate
Fellowship program, a one-year training program for recent MLS graduates and
librarians early in their career. The application deadline is February 3, 2012.
Between 4 and 7 fellows will be selected for the program. Applications and
additional information are available on the NLM web site.
The first
half of the year of the Associate Fellowship includes a formal curriculum with
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 for 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 to 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:
•
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 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:
• A stipend equivalent to a U.S. Civil Service salary at the GS-9 level
($51,630 in 2011)
• Additional financial support for the purchase of health insurance
• Some relocation funding
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 2012 are
eligible for the Associate Fellowship. Both recent graduates and librarians
early in their career are welcome to apply. Priority is given to U.S. citizens.
