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36 Science Writing Opportunities
Pitch calls that pays $2,100 a story and a maternity cover role paying $150k for the year.
Ameya Paleja
November 23, 2024
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Welcome to this week’s edition of The Science Freelancer.
36 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 iof the job paid $150,000 a year.
Type of Gigs this week
Freelance
Aditi Bharadwaj is looking for a science writer for marketing and communication roles
TherapieSEO needs licensed mental health professionals to ghostwrite responses
Sandra Kern is looking for feature writers in Hershey/ Harrisburg area for healthcare stories
Chelsea Fuller is looking for content editor to work in area of musculoskeletal (MSK) health starting Jan 2025 [$25 an hour]
Tara Kelly is looking for a climate tech content writer based in the US [up to $50 / hour]
Jacquiline Feldscher is looking for space stories for its newsletter starting Jan 2025 [$100 a story]
Lucy Eyre is looking for a medical copywriter with experience in respiratory diseases, vaccines, and dermatology [450 pounds per day]
Internship / Entry Gigs/ Volunteer
Applications are now open for the AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship in Summer 2025 [$19.50 per hour]
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
The Revelator is open to stories about species, ecosystems, environmental justice communities, climate battles, and much more [up to $500]
Dialogue Earth is accepting pitches about environmental stories from Southeast Asia [up to $2,100]
Greg Renzi is accepting pitches about John Hopkins research and alumni
MIT Tech Review is accepting pitches on the theme of creativity
Jess Baron is accepting pitches about speech therapy, wellness, and mental health topics at various outlets [$400 per article]
Full-Time / Part-Time
Avni Kathuria is looking for a meteorologist/ science writer to craft stories about weather in Exeter, UK (Full Time)
Syneos Health is looking for a principal medical writer in the UK (Full Time)
Auburn University is looking to hire a Senior Specialist of Research Communications (Full Time) [$56k-$96k]
Chris Hutchinson is looking for a technical writer (Compliance) in Limerick, Ireland (Full Time)
Sonia Vashistha is hiring a senior medical writer in Bengaluru, India (Full Time)
WNS is looking for a scientific communicator with pharma experience in Noida, India (Full Time)
Alifiya Nasir is looking for a scientific writer with 1-3 years of experience for a role in Mumbai, India (Full Time) [6 LPA]
Carly Tappeto is looking to hire for multiple positions in the medical communications space
SRM Institutes is looking for a scientific writer to publish manuscripts in indexed journals in Chennai, India (Full Time)
Jon Richards is still looking for medical writers and scientific directors with experience in Oncology, Rare Diseases, Respiratory, Fertility, and Immunology Email.
OmniaMed Communications is looking for a medical writer to create content for webinars, symposia and roadshows, podcasts, video shorts and e-learning modules. Email
Hybrid/ Remote
Jessina Thomas is hiring for a senior medical writers (Remote)
Emma King is looking for a science writer with experience creating infographics, blogs, social media posts, and whitepapers (UK, Remote)
Wellcome Trust is looking for a science writer to compile a report on mental health research funding [18 days of work over 6 months, 800 pounds per day]
Global Fishing Watch is looking for a communications director for a maternity leave cover (one year) (Open to remote from a long list of countries) [US$150k]
Merck Group is looking for senior/ expert scientific writers in Bengaluru, India (Hybrid)
Banyan Communications is looking for scientific writers in Atlanta, GA,(Hybrid) [Starting US$80k a year]
Shelly Arora at Knowledge Isotopes is looking to hire scientific writer with data analysis skills (Remote) Email
Katie Frech is looking for a scientific clinical writer to work at a research institute in Akron, OH (Hybrid) [$38-$45 / hour]
Baylor Genetics is looking for a scientific writer+content manager to showcase their work to the medical community
A Health Economics Consulting Firm is looking for a medical writer in the UK (Remote)
Live Science is looking for a weekend writer based in the US (Remote)
Resources
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That’s it for this week.
New week, new opportunities!
Keep applying. We’ve got this!
Ameya
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