Brave New DEI Guidelines (small announcement)
Jobs 👉NOVA, Smithsonian Zoo, WashPo👈
Housekeeping:
Some of you might have noticed that I never include jobs from weapons contractors. There are science communication gigs with Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin, Ball Aerospace, but I never include them, and it’s because: fuck those guys. I got into this biz because I believe in the power of storytelling and the cumulative good of science for all, not just for who our government deems useful.
That’s why this is the last newsletter that will include government gigs. Across the federal complex, middle-managers are throwing up their hands and telling their direct reports to scrub the website of that all-girl’s science camp, or remove the word “LGBT” from their grant mandate. I know this, because this is happening to me, and to my friends, and to strangers who share screenshots on social media.
So fuck these guys. I’m not going to help them find some insanely talented person who will be trapped into using their talent to rewrite history.
But I also understand you need to make a buck and have health insurance. So I’m linking some of the sources I use to search for scicomm jobs below:
Lab-specific websites like NREL and SLAC
Contractor websites like Rothe (NASA contractor) and KBR (NASA and adjacent contractor)
Gigs & Internships
Lawrence Berkley Lab is looking for a science communications expert!
The Climate Science Alliance is looking for an engagement person.
WashPo is looking for a climate graphics person.
Students! NOVA is looking for a researcher for the summer of 2025. Remote.
The Smithsonian Zoo is hiring for an audience engagement manager.
Duke is hiring a climate communications specialist.
The CDC is looking for a health communication research fellow! Apply by March 3.
Colorado Public Radio is looking for a climate solutions editor.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a science writer.
The Uproot Project also just put out its call for the 2025 fellowship cycle. Apply by March 1! In this house we love Uproot! Remote.
Not a science job, but KCUR is hosting an intern this summer. It’s named after a friend of mine who died back in 2021 - what they don’t tell you on the website is that Aviva literally changed Missouri state laws with her reporting as a junior in college. A junior!
Hu$tle Tips
SEJ is hosting a virtual lesson with SciLine about stats for math-averse journalists! Happening Feb. 6.
RJI is calling for another round of journalism innovation pitches. Applications due Feb. 7! Remote possible.
IJNR is also putting a call out for their next round of field reporting grants. Deadline Feb. 28.
What Got Me Through Last Week
Going to be honest with you all I’m not 100 percent sure I made it through last week