Job: Science News Internship

Jobing Description

Science Magazine, the largest circulating weekly of basic research ? founded in 1880 by Thomas Alva Edison and published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ? is offering an internship program for news writers. Science is accepting application for a 6-month period: a winter-spring internship from January through June (deadline, September 15).

Candidates should have completed their undergraduate education or be in the senior year of college when they apply. They should also have an interest and preferably experience in writing about science and should be prepared to report, research, write, and edit under weekly deadlines. Like newspapers and news weeklies, Science covers the issues of the day, but writers also analyze technical subjects at the frontiers of research. Having a scientific background is advantageous but is not required.

The Science intern will join the regular news staff in Washington, DC, and devote most of his or her time to contributing to the magazine and to ScienceNOW, our daily online news service. In addition, the intern will research and write other news stories, assist in production, fill in for absent staffers, and provide help as needed to staff writers and editors. Science pays a modest salary.

In addition to the required resume, interested parties should also attach a brief cover letter including links to published writing samples or other samples of online work.

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