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Internship: Digital Manuscripts Program, National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, Maryland: Summer 2001)

• Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 07:49:37 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
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• From: Russell A. Johnson <rjohnson@library.ucla.edu>
• Subject: Internship: Digital Manuscripts Program, National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, Maryland: Summer 2001)
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Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 10:20:47 -0500
From: Christie Mawhinney <christie_mawhinney@NLM.NIH.GOV>
Subject: Summer Internship Opportunity
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This job posting is for a summer internship at the National Library of
Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.  Please note the contact information at the
end of this message.



NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) SUMMER INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
DIGITAL MANUSCRIPTS PROGRAM, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:  STUDENT-00-0005

APPLICATION DEADLINE is MARCH 2, 2001

The Digital Manuscripts Program of the National Library of Medicine in
Bethesda is seeking a graduate student in the field of library science,
science education, or related subject interest for the NIH Summer Internship
Opportunities Program.  The Digital Manuscripts Program produces Profiles in
Science, a project that digitizes the papers of prominent 20th century
biomedical scientists.  The position is a Technical Information Specialist,
GS-1412-7 level, with an annual salary of $28,091. This position may be full
or part time (up to 40 hours/week) and will be available between the months
of May and September 2001.

The summer intern will help develop and improve the educational and outreach
efforts of Profiles in Science.  The intern will research and analyze the
Profiles in Science website (www.profiles.nlm.nih.gov), evaluate other
educational websites, and develop proposals for facilitating the use of the
site in educational environments, specifically for users at the high school
and undergraduate degree level.  These proposals might include creating
thematic approaches to the collections, building bibliographies of related
reading materials, and preparing general guidelines for educators using
specific documents in the collections.

Please submit your resume through the NIH Summer Internship Opportunities
Program website located at http://www.jobs.nih.gov/welcomeletter.htm .  This
site includes general information about the summer internship program,
eligibility requirements, salaries, and housing. The deadline for
application is Friday, March 2, 2001.

To apply for this summer internship:
1. Submit a resume online at careers@box-c.nih.gov. You must include
announcement number Student-00-0005 and the position title and grade level.
2. Send a letter of interest (including educational status and contact
information for two references) to the address below indicating that a
resume has been submitted online.

Questions about the position may also be directed to this address.

Paul Theerman
History of Medicine Division
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Building 38, Room 1E-21
Bethesda, MD 20894
Phone: (301) 594-0975
E-mail: paul_theerman@nlm.nih.gov
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