Recruitment of the 2017-2018 NLM Associate Fellows

Position(s): National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows How many: between 3 and 6 Associate Fellows selected each year Fellowship: one-year with an optional second year to learn about the National Library of Medicine, its products and services Where: National Library of Medicine, campus of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland When: September 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018 Stipend: $53,435; additional financial support for the purchase of health insurance; up to $1,500 in relocation funding Eligibility: recent graduate (within the past two years) with a master’s in information science/library science Deadline for applications: January 27, 2017 The NLM (National Library of Medicine) Associate Fellowship Program offers a formal curriculum with exposure to library operations, research and development, intramural and extramural research, development and life-cycle of the NLM 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 the services and product of the National Library of Medicine. The September through August program also off...
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