33 Science Writing Opportunities

Nature, NIH, Mayo Clinic and a $100,000 Prize and book deal inside.

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Ameya Paleja
December 14, 2024

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

gigs and jobs await you in this newsletter.

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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.

Type of Gigs this week

Freelance

  • Melanie Warner at MindGym is looking for freelance writers and behavioral science enthusiasts

  • Jessica DiGiacinto is looking for writers with health/science writing experience

  • AimHi Earth is looking for a nature researcher and writer for about 6 days of work per month [£ 220 per day]

  • Mayo Clinic is looking for a US-based writer who can work weekends [$33-$50 / hour]

  • Beatriz Rodriguez Smistrup is looking for a technical writer to help with Instructions for Use (IFU) for hearing aids. 

Internship / Entry Gigs/ Volunteer

  • Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI) in Ethiopia is looking for volunteers for roles such as content writing, graphic designing, photo/ videography, web development etc. (Volunteer)

  • Dimitri Lin is looking for writers for Colby College’s hub of sciences, The Lens Email

  • European Geoscience Union is looking for an early career science communicator to cover the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria in April/May 2025 [€ 19 per hour, 40 hours, plus travel expenses]

Pitch call

  • Nayiri Kendir is seeking book proposals in areas of environmental movements, multispecies politics and political ecology for Bloomsbury

  • Brandon Specktor at LiveScience is open to pitches about planets, universe, and anything beyond

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Resources

  • Sapiens is conducting a virtual webinar on the art of pitching on January 16. Registration Link

  • Applications are now open for the Public Health Reporting Fellowship with a grant of $7,500 for five writers

  • Nine Dots Prize is now accepting applications for its 2025 award on the theme “Is Data Failing Us”. Prize is $100,000 and a book deal

  • A personal JSTOR account lets you read 100 articles for free every month

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New week, new opportunities!

Keep applying. We’ve got this!

Ameya

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