Category: Jobs

  • EUSJA appoints Executive Secretary

    European Union of Science Journalists’ Association EUSJA has appointed an Executive Secretary, Ms Johanne Martinez- Schmitt, based in Strasbourg. She started in her work 1st December 2014. EUSJA president Satu Lipponen says that there were several good reasons for a new job: ” We operated in 2014 four EU projects and want to collaborate actively…

  • Ten Golden Rules for Survival …

    Ten Golden Rules for Survival …

    … BEFORE YOU THINK ABOUT OPERATING A MUNICH TRAM. Precarious times for journalists all over Europe. Sci journos are particularly vulnerable and the first ones to get laid off. Jan Oliver Loefken*, chairman of the German Science Writers TELI, told an audience at Munich’s International PressClub how to survive the crunch. Here are his 10…

  • The EuroTech Universities Alliance seeks an editor for New European Science & Technology Website

    The EuroTech Universities Alliance seeks an: Editor for New European Science & Technology Website Place of work TBD Full time Be a part of a new and exciting communication platform for European science and technology, discovery and innovation. The EuroTech Universities Alliance is a dynamic partnership that brings together four leading European technical universities (TU/e…

  • The youris.com portal is expanding its freelancers pool

    Are you interested in covering the research results of EU-funded project? Do you have experience in writing popular science articles? The youris.com portal, which provides news related to the results of EU-funded research projects, is currently expanding its freelancers pool. We are looking for experienced journalists–press agency experience appreciated–for commissioned work. Articles are typically 400-500…

  • Apply for journalist training: Reporting on Forests in Southeast Asia

    The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), a leading global forest research institute, is accepting applications from early to mid-career journalists in Southeast Asia to attend the residential workshop:“Reporting on Forests in Southeast Asia”. The workshop provides journalists with the rare opportunity to see the inner workings of forestry science, through hands-on experience from the…

  • EFSA is looking for someone to help with writing a Lexica

    Barbie Drillsma writes: We all like eating food but does anybody have an in-depth knowledge of food terminology who may be able to find work with the European Food Safety Authority? EFSA is looking for someone to help with writing a Lexica. In a nutshell, this is the work that the company should do: Develop…

  • Deadline approaching for weeklong science immersion workshop

    NARRAGANSETT, RI – Journalists seeking career-changing professional development on climate change science have until Friday, February 7, to apply for Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting’s 16th Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists: Climate Change in Coastal Ecosystems.  The workshop runs from June 1 through June 6 at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Metcalf Fellows roll up their…

  • Freelance Science/Medical Journalists to write for The Lancet

    Freelance Science/Medical Journalists to write for The Lancet

    The Lancet is looking for freelance science/medical journalists to write for its evolving weekly health news and features section, World Report. We are looking for science graduates with journalistic qualifications (eg, a masters in science journalism/communication) and strong writing skills to join our growing international network of freelance reporters. Our writers cover developments in public…

  • Science Writer wanted for IBBL

    Science Writer wanted for IBBL

    To develop and strengthen the Communication Department at the International Biobank of Luxembourg, there is an opening for a: SCIENCE WRITER. As a Science Writer, you will support the Communication Manager in reaching out and gaining enthusiastic support from a wide range of international and local scientific and non-scientific audiences. POSITION DESCRIPTION You will combine…

  • Science Writer wanted at GBIF, Copenhagen

    The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation based on a multilateral agreement amongst countries and international organisations with the purpose of making scientific biodiversity data freely available via the internet. Learn more about GBIF from our web site: www.gbif.org. Scope The GBIF Secretariat (GBIFS), located in Copenhagen, Denmark, is seeking a committed…