If you’ve been working for many years in an aging-related field and want to learn more about how public policy sausages get made, you may want to check out the 2008 John Heinz Senate Fellowship in Issues of the Aging.

Each year, the fellowship selects one mid-career professional in aging or a related field to serve as a member of the U.S. Senate staff for a year. Fellows help draft and advance public policy and legislation aimed at improving the quality of life for older Americans. 2007 fellow Lynn Friss Feinberg of the Family Caregiver Alliance is serving her fellowship in the office of US Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA).

This year’s fellowship will run from September 2008 to August 2009. Applications are due by April 10.