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2025-2026 NLM Associate Fellowship Program

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is one of 27 Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health. NLM is a global leader in biomedical informatics and computational health data science and the world’s largest biomedical library. NLM’s legislative mandate is to support the essential work of acquiring, organizing, preserving, and disseminating biomedical information. NLM provides public access to this information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

NLM Division: User Services and Collection Division (USCD)

NLM Program/Office: Engagement Branch

Application Period: Applications will be accepted until January 24, 2025, 3 pm EST.

Overview

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second career librarians within five years of graduation interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries to participate in a one-year fellowship that fosters the development of librarians seeking to lead in medical or health sciences libraries.

Position Description/Responsibilities:

As a National Library of Medicine Associate Fellow, you will:

Position Requirements:

To qualify for the NLM Associate Program, you must:

Education Requirements:

Applicants must have earned an American Library Association (ALA) accredited Master's degree, by June 30, 2025, or within the previous five years; If you are a student, you must be able to show proof of your degree by June 30, 2025.

Salary and Benefits:

How to Apply

All applicants must submit an application using the online application system, Zintellect.

Link to NLM Associate Fellows Program site: Associate Fellowship Program: How to Apply (nih.gov)

Contact Information:

HHS, NIH, and NLM are equal opportunity employers.

Last Reviewed: October 16, 2024