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38 Science Writing Opportunities

38 Science Writing Opportunities

$1,000 pitch call, $60k grant for a year and jobs that pay over $100k in this edition.

Ameya Paleja
April 19, 2025

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

38 gigs, jobs, and opportunities await you in this newsletter.

But before that, a small note.

I spent nearly 30 hours on this newsletter in March, but made only $60 at the end of it. That’s $2 an hour. 😭

While I do not intend to make millions from this newsletter, it would be nice not to have to think whether I should be spending my time working on long-form instead.

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Now onto the gigs!

I include many full-time gigs and some roles that are not directly related to writing because these are opportunities for growth.

You may not be able to apply to these opportunities today but look for skills that are in demand and what you can learn to get there.

I am sure you’d learn something new if the job paid $150k-$250k a year.

Freelance Gigs

Rajnish Bhati at Yogis Agventure is looking for science writers with experience in agriculture and environmental science. Email resume
Ashish Anand at Nexographix, an EdTech company is looking for a copy editor with experience in chemistry-related content. Email resume and samples \
IXL Learning is looking for a math writer (calculus) for a 6-month role with the possibility of extension

Pitch Call

The American Bee Journal is now accepting pitches ($150 per article)
Light & Seed Magazine is looking for personal essays about how innovation/ tech has impacted your relationship with forests/ grasslands in the US [$1,000]

Internship/ Entry Gigs/ Volunteer

Kamal Rawal is offering internship options in writing roles related to vaccine development/ cancer projects/ drug repurposing. Internship Form
Micro Data Labs is offering an unpaid internship to students looking to learn more about medical writing. (4 positions, 1-6 months)
WWF is looking for an undergraduate communications intern
Audubon Magazine is still looking for an editorial intern

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Full-Time / Part-Time

UnCommon Schools is looking for a Computer Science Curriculum Writer based in New York (Full Time) [Up to $92k]
St. Jude is looking for a science research writer for its innate immunity lab in Memphis, TN (Full Time)
BGB Group is looking for medical writers for roles based in New York (Full Time)
Pavan Reddy at eMedEvents is looking to hire a grants writer in Hyderabad, India
Tejaswini N at Sitero is looking for medical writers for a role based in Mysuru, India (Full Time)
UC San Diego is looking for a science writer (Part-Time)
Healthcare Consulting Group is looking for a medical writer based in London (Full Time)
Fortrea is looking for a medical writer in Leeds, UK (Full Time)
King’s College London is looking for a content developer for courses at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (Full Time)
N4 Solutions is looking for a science writer in Greenbelt, MD (Full Time)
Outlier is looking for biology experts in Eugene, OR, to teach AI how to interpret and solve biology problems (On-site, Part Time)
The Washington Post is looking to hire its Health and Science Editor (Full Time) [Up to $228k/ year]
The LA Times is hiring a Deputy Editor for its Environment, Health and Science section (Full Time) [$150k / year]

Hybrid/ Remote

Vanam Ecologics is looking for a data analyst and Report Writer with experience in biodiversity and ecology, especially of the North Western Ghats region. Role based in Pune, India (Hybrid) [Up to 40k INR / month, 2 month duration], Email Resume
Invisible Wounds Foundation is looking for a grant writer based in the US (Remote)
Real Chemistry is looking for a medical writer- Publications based in London, UK (Hybrid)
Warda N is looking for a technical writer to create science-related content without AI (Remote) [INR 1.5 per word]
A global pharma company is looking for a medical writer based in the Philippines (Remote)
Clare Davin at WebMD is looking for medical writers with experience in CME and grants for a role based in London (Hybrid)
HRS Communications is looking for a senior medical writer based in the UK (Remote) [ £45k p.a. plus bonus]
Sobha Nath at Primus Global is hiring medical/ scientific writers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi NCR, India (Hybrid)
LSR is seeking a medical writer with a PhD for a role based in Oxford, UK (Remote)
Celerion is hiring a medical writer in Phoenix, AZ (Remote)
The Consortium is looking for a health writer for a role based in Washington, D.C. (Hybrid) [$95k / year]
Rockefeller University Press, publishers of biomedical journals, is looking for a scientific editor (Hybrid)
The Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics (CMMG) at Wayne State University is looking for a newsletter writer/ editor (Hybrid) [Up to $25 / hour]

Resources

Quanta Magazine is still accepting applications for its early-career science journalist for its summer/fall 2025 writing fellowship based in New York [$29/ hour]
Applications are now open for The Data Institute’s Two-Week workshop that teaches you how to use data, design, and code for journalism. (Includes travel, stay, and a $1,000 stipend)
Applications are now open for the Nova Institute of Health’s Media Fellows Program. Four fellows with projects in health will be supported with a $60,000 grant and travel expenses over a 12-month period.
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