40 Science Writing Opportunities

$4000 fellowship, $750 for YouTube script and $90 an hour part time job.

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Ameya Paleja
November 16, 2024

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

40 gigs and jobs await you in this newsletter.

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I include a lot of full-time gigs and some roles that do not have a direct relation 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.

Type of Gigs this week

Freelance

  • Laura Chan is looking for a grant writer for a project that begins in Feb 2025 (Canadian residents only)

  • Julian Ward is hiring for multiple roles at Sciterion, a med comms agency. He is looking for writers with experience in Rare Diseases, Respiratory, Fertility, and Immunology

  • Greenauve is looking for writers for articles on medical topics related to environmental issues

  • Veridian Healthcare is looking for a technical writer for its medical products

  • Brooks Herring at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is looking for a UX writer

  • Joe White is looking to hire a medical writer with UK healthcare agency experience

  • Complexly, an award-winning YouTube channel is looking for a subject matter expert in geology and Earth Science (US) [$750 per script]

  • Bezzy is seeking writers with expertise in chronic conditions/ general health (US, UK,CAN) [$150 an article]

  • BluShark Digital is looking for a medical writer [$22 per hour] 

Internship / Entry Gigs/ Volunteer

Based on the survey, this will be a large, free-to-all community, with gigs going out once every weekend.

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Pitch call

  • MIT Tech Review is accepting pitches  at the intersection of technology and _______? [$1 per word] Pitch guidelines

  • Ariella Garmaise is accepting pitches at The Walrus about science, environment and health [starts at $500]

Full-Time / Part-Time

  • IQVIA, a healthcare intelligence company is looking for medical writers in Bengaluru, India (Full Time)

  • VyasLife is looking for a medical writer in Pune, India (Full Time)

  • TechInvention Lifecare is looking for experienced scientific writers in Mumbai, India (Full-Time) but also open to freelancers

  • Susan Clasby is looking for a senior medical writer in NYC area

  • Georgia State University needs a Coordinator to handle, writing, video and social media strategy and content for its College of Arts and Sciences(Full Time) [$65k-$70k]

  • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is looking for a scientific writer with immunology experience (Full Time)

  • Forge Biologics, a gene therapy development company, is looking for a senior scientific writer (Full Time)

  • Alifiya Nasir is looking for a scientific writer with at least one year of experience in Mumbai, India (Full Time) [CTC: 6 LPA]

  • Nicole Lewis is looking to hire a scientific writer at Jackson Laboratory (Full Time)

  • Hamid Pasha is hiring a scientific writer with medical/ pharma experience [8-12 LPA]

  • Annie De Ruyter is hiring for various Associate Scientific Director/Scientific Director positions with experience in oncology, neuro, derm, and immunology areas (US applicants only)

  • Krishna Fulsure is looking for a science content writer for Aurigene in Hyderabad, India Email

  • United Health Services, a non-profit healthcare system, is hiring a communications coordinator in New York [$25- $35 per hour]

  • Empatico Consulting is looking for a medical writer in the UK (Remote)

Hybrid/ Remote

Resources

  • Applications for the ScienceWrite 2025 are now open. Open for early career writers based in the UK Form

  • SciComm Bites summarizes scicomm research, is open to applications for its 2025 Author Cohort [Stipend:$750]

  • Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS) is now accepting applications for its Health Journalism Fellowship [$4000]

  • 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. 

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