34 Science Writing Opportunities

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Welcome to this week’s edition of The Science Freelancer.

34 gigs and jobs await you in this newsletter.

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Since science writers do not have the same needs and are at different career levels, we have a mixed bag of opportunities here.

Type of Gigs this week

• Freelance

• Pitch calls

• Full-Time / Part-Time

• Hybrid/ Remote

• Resources

Freelance

• Innovative Research Bureau is looking for 10 writers to create high-quality scientific content for academic publications in the field of computer science  

• Simon Samuel is looking for Alt-Text Writers with a strong knowledge of chemistry

• Hyman Health is looking for a Content & Program Development Writer (LOOONGGGGG and detailed job description)

• Study Forge is looking for a curriculum writer for physical geography

• Monica Karpinski is seeking science journalists to commission pieces around health tech & medical devices for a trade magazine. 

• Amy Sturgeon is looking for a principal writer for DDB Remedy London 

Pitch calls

• National Forest Foundation is seeking solution journalism pitches with a focus on the economic impact of forests and grasslands ($1 per word)

• Undark is accepting pitches for book reviews and op-ed essays

• Capital & Main is seeking story pitches about climate change and energy, education and health, with California/ US focus.

If you’d like to share a pitch call with other newsletter subscribers, you can send it to me via LinkedIn.

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Full-Time / Part-Time

• The University of Chicago is looking for a Communications Specialist (Full Time) [upto US$100k a year]

• A Life Sciences company is looking for a VP of corporate communications to lead communications efforts in the biotech, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors. (US, FT) [$200k]

• Mirko Bischofberger is looking for medical writer for a grant submission (Part-time)

• Spinos Life Sciences is looking for fresher+experienced medical content writers with an understanding of clinical research concepts, drugs (Coimbatore, India) (Full Time) Email CV

• Devika Chopra is looking for writers to cover health, space, and science beats at NewsX (Delhi, India) Full Time. Email

• Mheng Barcelon is looking for Math, Science writers for Grades 4-6 (Part-Time) Email (Part Time)

• Wildlife Conservation Trust is looking for a Hindi translator to work with their conservation and science writers (Part Time, India) Email

• Vaibhav Dwivedi is hiring a regulatory scientific writer for a clinical research company in Ahmedabad (Full Time, India)

• Mayo Clinic is looking for an executive content manager [up  to $177k a year]

• Switchbox, a non-partisan think tank needs a data journalist to create reports on climate policy (NY, US) ($70-$100 per hour) Email

Hybrid/ Remote

• Science Museum of Minnesota is looking for a grant writer (US, Hybrid) [$68k]

• Cactus Global is looking for a scientific writer with pharma experience (India, Remote)

• IXL Learning is looking for a science content writer for high-school audience(US, Remote)

• Oliver Fathers is looking for a senior medical writer with diagnostics experience (US, Remote)

• Cognition, a visual communications + strategy firm for life sciences companies is looking for an associate director of Communication Design (US, Hybrid) [$165k]

• The University of Pittsburgh is looking for communications writer (Hybrid)

• John Hopkins University is looking for a science writer for a patient advocacy project (Remote, Part Time)

• Syneos Health is still looking for senior medical writers (US, Remote)

• Mollie Kent is hiring senior medical writers at X4 Life Sciences (UK, Flexible)

• Men’s Fitness is looking for a news writer (Remote)

• Mapi Research Trust is looking for a freelancer to extract clinical research data for their clinical outcome assessment database (France, Remote, Flexible hours) 

• Cella is seeking a part-time medical editor with pharmaceutical / medcomms (Part-Time, Remote) [$40-$48 / hour]

Resources

• World Fish Center wants to publish a 40-page book to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Please express your interest and budget for this five-month project.

• The Ida B. Wells Society is seeking investigative journalists for their 2025 Fellowship 

• Applications for Higher Education Media Fellowship (HEM) are now open [$10,000] 

• Ann Friedman has two fellowships for non-fiction writers, even if they have no clips. Stipend $5,000. 

• For those looking for additional gigs, The Study Hall Sampler shares opportunities every week*.

• Find out how you can earn more than a full-time salary every month through Lex Roman’s Journalists Pay Themselves newsletter*

  *- This is not a paid recommendation but this newsletter may earn a small fee if you sign up. 

A friendly reminder.

Each writer is unique and works differently. Some opportunities in this edition may not work for you, but they could be a perfect fit for another freelancer.

So, if you see a gig that is right up someone else’s alley, send this newsletter to your freelancer friend and earn some rewards.

That’s it for this week.

New week, new opportunities!

Keep applying. We’ve got this!

Ameya