Science Writing Opportunities

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

23 gigs and resources await you in this newsletter.

But a friendly reminder first.

Each freelancer 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 brownie points.

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

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Let’s get straight to the gigs.

Type of Gigs

• Freelance

• Pitch Call

• Internships

• Full Time / Part Time/ Hybrid/ Remote

• Resources

Freelance

• Digit is looking for science and technology writers (English and Hindi)

• AAAS wants freelance writers to apply for its Science and Technology Fellowships (US only)

• Elizabeth Foley is looking for medical writers with experience in rare diseases and immunology. 

• GoodRx is looking for freelance writers with experience in covering pet health.

• Dose, a DTC-brand needs a freelance copywriter for website, ad copy, landing pages, etc. 

• RVO Health needs a health news fact checker (UK, US, CAN)

• A life-sciences consultancy in Canada is looking for freelance writers.

Pitch Call

• Betches is looking for pitches about reproductive rights/access/care  ($300 per story) 

• Wired is looking for long form narrative pieces, especially from writers outside the US ($2,500 per story)

• Type Investigations is looking for pitches about healthcare, technology, and climate change. 

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Internships

• Emory University needs a student science writer to showcase its discoveries 

• Hyggex is looking for a writing intern to develop content for Class 12 curriculum

Full Time / Part Time/ Hybrid/ Remote

• Fors Marsh is looking for a senior science writer for health communications initiatives and campaigns related to respiratory viruses, and vaccine literacy. (US, Remote)

• Massachusetts General Hospital is looking for full-time science writer. 

• Jessina Thomas at BioQuest is looking for manuscript writers in the Life Science domain (Remote)

• NVidia is looking for a Generative AI analyst with science and math writing experience (Remote)

• Nature Conservancy is looking for a grant writer with ecology/ environmental science experience. (Full Time)

• Elena D is looking for a client-facing medical writer in the southeast UK (Hybrid)

• Lisa Leung at CANSTORE Energy is looking for a scientific writer to communicate about the future of carbon capture technologies. (Remote)

Resources

• Travel grants available for SciWri24 from NASW

• Science writer keen to get started in podcasting? ABSW has a one-day course to get you started. 

• Princeton University press has a Book Grant you can apply for.

That’s it for this week.

New week, new opportunities!

Keep applying. We’ve got this!

Ameya