Deadline: November 18, 2024
The Library of Congress (Germanic and Slavic Division, Russia Section) invites applications to our Junior Fellow Program (JFP) Internship. We encourage you to share widely amongst your students and colleagues who are still enrolled in school. This position is open to undergraduate and graduate students, including recent graduates within the entire year of 2024. We seek an individual with expertise in Russian language, history, and culture. This is a paid, 10 week internship at the GS-03 level. The program will run from May 19-July 25, 2025.
Late Cold War Era Open-Source Intelligence Russian Cataloging (Onsite) – Russia Section
Project Description: This project allows a Junior Fellow to process the Russia Section’s NASIC collection of late Soviet and early Russian Federation scientific and technical books. These books represent a time capsule of Russian publishing that spans the years surrounding the fall of the USSR. As tools of the American intelligence community, these materials contain translated summaries, notes, and marginalia reflecting late Cold War international relations. Working with Librarians, the Junior Fellow will create initial bibliographic records and perform descriptive cataloging. By increasing the accuracy and completeness of bibliographic records, the Junior Fellow will aid in increasing discoverability and availability of less-known items to researchers, scholars, and the general public. While gaining valuable hands-on experience in cataloging and library work, the Junior Fellow will have an opportunity to conduct research on a topic of their choice, such as late Soviet publishing, Soviet technical advancements, and/or the use of open-source materials in international studies and intelligence.
Please submit your application materials to the USAJobs listing for “2025 Junior Fellows Program (Onsite Internship)” for consideration. The project you or your students will be applying to is titled: Late Cold War Era Open-Source Intelligence Russian Cataloging (Onsite)
To be considered, applicants must apply online by the deadline: November 18, 2024.
For more information on the Junior Fellows Program, please visit the LC JFP homepage: https://www.loc.gov/item/internships/junior-fellows-program/