The Library of Congress (Germanic and Slavic Division, Russia Section) invites applications to our 2026 Junior Fellow Program (JFP) Internship. This position is open to undergraduate and graduate students, including recent graduates within the entire year of 2025 who are U.S. citizens. We seek an individual with expertise in Russian language, history, and culture. This is a fulltime paid, 10 week internship at the GS-03 level. The program will run from May 18-July 24, 2026 and will be full-time (8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday.). This project is fully onsite and is not eligible for regular telework.
Providing Access via Descriptive Cataloging for Yudin Russian Collection (Onsite) – Russia Section
Project Description: This project would allow a Junior Fellow to work with the Yudin Collection, an approximately 80,000 volume collection purchased by the Library in 1907 from Siberian bibliophile Gennadii Vasil’evich Yudin and the foundation for the Russian-language collection at the Library. Working with Library catalogers, the Junior Fellow will learn to create and upgrade initial bibliographic records to the descriptive level, applying RDA rules and ClassWeb Plus tools to improve bibliographic access to and increase discoverability of the collection for both the American public and international patrons.
In addition to gaining valuable hands-on experience in cataloging the fellow will have an opportunity to conduct research on a topic of their choice, such as Russian Imperial history, regional social life and customs, and religious life. They will also have the chance to work with a collection foundational to the Library’s Russian language collections and learn more about the invaluable resources we provide.
Please submit your application materials to the USAJobs listing for “2025 Junior Fellows Program (Onsite Internship)” for consideration. The project for the Russian-language collection is titled: Providing Access via Descriptive Cataloging for Yudin Russian Collection (Onsite)
To be considered, applicants must apply online by the deadline: January 2, 2026.
For more information on the Junior Fellows Program, please visit the LC JFP homepage: https://www.loc.gov/item/internships/junior-fellows-program/