Enrich Your Career: Apply for a 2014-2015 ASME Federal Government Fellowship

Over the last 40 years, ASME has sponsored more than 100 Federal Fellows who served in the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government, providing a valuable service to the nation by contributing their engineering expertise to the public policy making process. You too can “Engineer the Greater Good” by applying for an ASME Federal Government Fellowship before the January 31st deadline.

For the 2014-2015 year, the Society is seeking candidates for two types of Federal Fellows: the ASME Congressional Fellow and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Fellow.

The 2014-2015 Congressional Fellows will spend one year in Washington, D.C., working with the staffs of a congressional committee, U.S. senator or U.S. representative. Congressional Fellowships are designed to demonstrate the value of engineering-government interaction, bring technical backgrounds and external perspectives to the decision making process in Congress and provide a unique public policy learning experience to the Fellow.

Because of the limited number of Congressional Fellowships available, the process is very competitive. The following credentials are encouraged: at least five years of professional experience; an advanced engineering degree; professional engineer registration; and, some public policy experience. Read more about ASME Congressional Fellowships.

ASME is also offering a Federal Government Fellowship opportunity with USAID, the principal federal agency providing economic and humanitarian assistance to countries around the world. USAID promotes broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United States, and fosters good will abroad.

The ASME Fellow will work in USAID's Office of Science and Technology, a newly created independent office within the Agency dedicated to using the transformative power of science and technology to deliver more effective, cost-efficient results in development.

The USAID Fellow will provide scientific, technical, and intellectual leadership, and analytical support contributing to the advancement of the office goals. Opportunities may include work with the agency’s data team or GeoCenter, the Grand Challenges for Development team, the research partnerships team, or the university partnerships team. The Fellow will serve as a liaison with internal and external partners, helping USAID develop its network of development solution providers.  The Fellow will also serve as an engineering adviser to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology. Learn more about the USAID Fellowship here.

Applications to participate in this career-enriching opportunity will be accepted through Jan. 31, 2014. Apply online at https://fs19.formsite.com/rsvp2/form13/secure_index.html.

For additional information about the ASME Federal Government Fellowship Program, visit Government Relations at www.asme.org/about-asme/get-involved/advocacy-government-relations, or contact Kathryn Holmes, director of ASME Government Relations, at holmesk@asme.org.