Applications Being Accepted for '08-09 Federal Government Fellowships

ASME is now accepting applications for two different Federal Government Fellowship opportunities: the ASME Congressional Fellowship and the Department of Commerce Fellowship.

The Federal Government Fellowship Program enables selected ASME members to devote a year working in government, providing engineering and technical advice to policy makers in Congress, federal agencies, and the White House.

Nominations are being accepted for the following positions:

Congressional Fellowships: Qualified candidates may now submit their applications to serve as 2008-2009 Congressional Fellows. The Federal Fellows program enables selected ASME members to spend one year in Washington, D.C., working with the staff of a congressional committee, U.S. Senator, or U.S. Representative.

Federal Government Fellowships provide a valuable public service while providing engineers with the opportunity to participate directly in the policy making process. Congressional Fellows may choose to serve from September 2008 through August 2009, or from January 2009 through December 2009. The deadline to submit an application for the Congressional Fellowship is April 1, 2008.

Department of Commerce Fellowship: ASME is also accepting applications from qualified candidates interested in serving for one year at the U.S. Department of Commerce in the Manufacturing and Services (MAS) Office of Standards Liaison (OSL).

The Fellow would work with U.S. stakeholders involved in the standardization process, including individual companies, industry associations, standards developing organizations, and the American National Standards Institute on trade-related standards issues affecting U.S. competitiveness, innovation, and growth.

OSL works on issues involving all sectors and in all overseas markets, although there is a greater focus on emerging and technology-related sectors and critical markets such as Europe and China.

Applicants for this position must have strong technical, interpersonal, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills, as well as substantive knowledge or experience in an industry sector and the standardization process. The starting date for the Department of Commerce fellowship is flexible.

A stipend of $55,000 will be awarded to each fellow for the year. A fellowship applicant must be a U.S. citizen and an ASME member at the time of application.

The following credentials are encouraged: at least five years of professional experience, an advanced engineering degree, professional engineer registration, and some public policy experience. An online application is available at https://secure.asme.org/fedgovfellows/appform.cfm.

For more information on the Federal Fellows program, visit www.asme.org/NewsPublicPolicy/GovRelations/
Programs/Federal_Government.cfm, or contact Kathryn Holmes, director, ASME Government Relations, at (202) 785-7390, e-mail holmesk@asme.org.

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