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National Center For Data Sciences Internship, Network of the National Library of Medicine, (Remote)

Posted April 27, 2026

Description

The ability to provide data services is now a part of many job openings and new opportunities in health sciences and academic libraries. In turn, the goal of the NCDS Internship Program is to provide practical experiences to interns that include the soft and hard skills needed to enter data librarian positions, including working on a team, understanding the data lifecycle, and working with data. The National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provides internships in an effort to increase the pool of potential data librarians by introducing students to data librarianship in a health sciences context. These paid internships offer opportunities to gain practical experience while working with a mentor in a guided environment on structured, data-related projects. There are multiple projects available from our site partners. These projects involve structured activities including data cleaning, structuring, analysis, or visualization, or a guided in-depth project in data curation. Each intern will be provided with training and mentoring throughout. The practical experiences developed during the internship will provide participants with skills needed to be competitive for data librarian positions.

Responsibilities

2026 Projects will be announced in May. Visit the following address and view past projects under the “Past Programs” tab: https://www.nnlm.gov/offices/ncds/internship

Qualifications

  • Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
  • Must be currently enrolled in or a recent graduate (Spring 2025 or later) of an accredited LIS graduate program.
  • Must complete all application materials.

Hours and Compensation

Duration: June 1 – August 27, 2026

Schedule: 10 hours per week

Compensation: $20/hour

How to Apply

Visit the following addresses for more information: https://www.nnlm.gov/offices/ncds/internship and https://www.nnlm.gov/about/employment/ncds-data-internship

This application is open from April 13 – April 30, 2026. To apply, please complete the application form.

Applications are reviewed according to a rubric by NCDS.

Would you like to speak with a coach about your application? A coach is a person external to the process who can assist with ideas for your letter or answer questions about how to format your resume. Do you want someone to review your materials to get their feedback? Or are you looking for any other support as your work on your application? 

Feel free to contact Negeen Aghassibake, Data Visualization Librarian at University of Washington Libraries, about your application: [email protected]

And if you have any questions about the structure or content of the internship, feel free to contact NCDS as at [email protected].

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