Judith M. Wright Fellowship, University of Chicago Library, IL
Posted February 21, 2022
Description:
The D’Angelo Law Library at the University of Chicago is accepting applications for the 2022 Judith M. Wright Fellowship. The Fellowship provides an introduction to a career in law librarianship and support of a $4,000 stipend for a minimum of six weeks work at the D’Angelo Law Library in summer 2022. The deadline for applications is March 21.
The Fellowship is intended to give candidates interested in law librarianship as a career an opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge in an academic law library setting. Fellows working in the D’Angelo Law Library under the guidance and supervision of the Law Library Director and other librarians will learn about the overall functions, policies and practices of the D’Angelo Law Library in both technical services and user services departments. In addition to participating in the daily work of a premier academic law library, Fellows will undertake and complete a project based on the needs and capabilities of the D’Angelo Law Library and the interests and prior experience of the Fellow.
ELIGIBILITY/REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must be a current graduate student (or recent graduate) of an accredited library science or information science program or a current J.D. student (or recent graduate) at an ABA-accredited law school.
- Applicants must have a strong commitment to a career in law librarianship, demonstrated by appropriate coursework in their library or information science program, or completion of or coursework towards a J.D. degree.
- Applicants must commit to six consecutive weeks of full-time, temporary employment as a Fellow. The duration of the Fellowship within these parameters will be determined at the time of application and selection of the Fellow each year.
- The Fellowship must be completed in the summer.
- The final project report must be completed and submitted by the end of the Fellowship unless otherwise agreed between the Fellow and the Law Library Director.
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
The Judith M. Wright Fellowship provides $4,000 for a minimum of 6 weeks of full-time, temporary employment. Interested candidates should review the 2022 Judith M. Wright Fellowship posting and application deadlines.
How to Apply
For more information about this fellowship, visit: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/law/about/wright/