[DCRM-L] Beinecke Summer Professional Fellows Program

[Pearson, Audrey]

Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library welcomes applications from current graduate
students in library science, information studies, preservation, archives or a related program for its newly
constituted professional fellowship program. The program has been designed to provide practical
experience to current graduate students interested in pursuing a career in a special collections library
setting.

Professional fellows will work in an area of their specific interest and have the opportunity to learn more
about how special collection libraries and major research libraries are organized and function. Professional
fellows will undertake and complete a project based on their interests and skills, as well as the needs of the
Library.

The Beinecke Library has two professional fellowships available for the summer of 2017, and is looking to
host a professional fellow in the following areas:

- Research services and teaching with special collections
- Rare book cataloging

Professional fellows will work closely with staff in each of these areas and will be integrated into the broader
operations of the library through tours, meetings with staff in the Beinecke Library and the Yale University
Library, and participation in special projects as available and necessary.

Eligibility and requirements
- Applicants must be current graduate students in good standing in a library science, information studies,
preservation, archives or related program
- Applicants must have completed at least three courses before the start date of their professional
fellowship
- Applicants must commit to 10 consecutive weeks of employment between June 1st and August 31st ,
2017
- At the end of the professional fellowship, fellows will be required to submit a final report describing their
experiences or participate in an exit interview
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.
- Successful applicants will need to pass a security background check

Professional Fellows will receive a stipend of $7,500 to be used for housing, travel and other expenses. The
stipend will be divided into three payments: upon starting, halfway through, and upon completion of the
professional fellowship.

Applicants should submit the items below by Feb. 28, 2017, with a decision made in the beginning of April.
Successful candidates will be contacted in the beginning of April.
- Cover letter indicating professional fellowship area preference, as described below
- Current resume
- Three letters of reference and contact information, including one from your current institution
- List of completed classes (unofficial transcripts accepted)

After Feb. 1, 2017, apply online at https://yale.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx

Please send any questions concerning the professional fellowships to Allison Van Rhee, Senior
Administrative Assistant, Beinecke Library at allison.vanrhee at yale.edu.

Audrey Pearson
Catalog/Metadata Librarian
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
P.O. Box 208330
New Haven, CT 06520-8330
203-432-1702
audrey.pearson at yale.edu<mailto:audrey.pearson at yale.edu>

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