Science Writing

Reef Relief Internship Opportunities: Spring and Summer

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:25:10 +0000

Reef Relief Internship Opportunities: Spring and Summer Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/05/2021 - 10:25

Reef Relief is looking to fill our spring and summer 2022 internships. The internships take place in Key West, Florida. I found your contact to be possibly helpful in providing the information to students in the marine science, biology, education, or related field. If you know of any faculty members that could share this information as well, please forward it to them. I have attached details of the internships as a PDF.

For more information visit:https://www.reefrelief.org/employment-and-internships/

All interested must email reefrelief@gmail.com with a cover letter and resume. Cover letter should include three main things: stated position of interest, reason for applying, and related qualifications/experience that would make you a good candidate.

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Student Technical Writer (NSIDC) wanted!

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:44:15 +0000

Student Technical Writer (NSIDC) wanted! Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/09/2021 - 09:44

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), http://nsidc.org, part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder, serves as a national information and referral center in support of snow and ice research. Our mission is to make fundamental contributions to cryospheric science and disseminate data and information that advance our understanding of the Earth.

Position Overview

The Student Technical Writer will work closely with the NSIDC technical writing team to document and publish scientific data sets. Regular tasks include creating and maintaining user guides, metadata records, and associated web content; updating internal documentation; recording and posting weekly meeting minutes. The student assistant may also be involved in special projects as they arise.

The student reports to and is supervised by a Technical Writer and Data Support Specialist. As such, the student may occasionally be involved in data support activities with the User Services Office, such as registering and communicating with data users, running data usage metrics, testing data ordering and delivery tools, and maintaining data help articles using an online content management system

This position has a flexible work schedule and the potential for employment throughout the student’s college career. This job can be performed remotely, and will necessarily be remote during the ongoing pandemic. We do, however, require students to work during business hours (weekdays between 8 am and 5 pm Mountain Time); after-hours or weekend work will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Pay Range: $12.32 - $16.00 hourly
Avg number of hours/week: 15-20 hours [Students may only exceed 20 hours/week during the summer break, pending availability of workload]
Preferred start: February 2021. Preference will be given to applicants who can make a one- to two-year commitment.

Responsibilities

Basic Job Duties:

Write, edit, and update data set documentation (Word/PDF user guides, NSIDC websites, etc.) with feedback from technical writers
Support data stewardship by creating and updating metadata records
Support special projects where Technical Writer expertise is requested
Pick up trouble tickets sent to the technical writing team via JIRA
Monitor Operations’ maintenance schedule and publish server downtime notifications accordingly using NSIDC’s website content management system
Help maintain the technical writer’s internal website on Confluence, including the writer’s style guide, workflow schema, and weekly meeting minutes

What We Can Offer

Pay Range: $12.32 - $16.00 hourly Avg number of hours/week: 15-20 hours [Students may only exceed 20 hours/week during the summer break, pending availability of workload] Preferred start: February 2021. Preference will be given to applicants who can make a one- to two-year commitment.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

Undergraduate or a graduate student in a STEM field, or six hours of advanced writing courses and two years of science/technical writing
Thorough understanding of grammar, punctuation, and style
Aptitude for learning new tools, such as a content management (e.g. Drupal) and project management (e.g. JIRA, Trello) systems
Willingness to learn new concepts and skills
Strong attention to detail
Ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision
Ability to work well with others and to accept direction, supervision, and performance feedback
Strong work ethic

Preferred Qualifications:

Basic conceptual understanding of remote sensing data
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and conversions to PDF
Comfortable running shell and Python scripts, or willingness to learn
Comfortable handling scientific file formats, such as HDF, GeoTIFF, netCDF, etc.

Learn more and apply here！

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Science Writing Internships

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:57:22 +0000

Science Writing Internships Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/06/2019 - 19:57

The website offers both advice and also a list of places to find science writing internships

Learn more: http://blogs.nature.com/naturejobs/2013/01/28/getting-an-internship-in-science-journalism/

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AAAS Internships (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:53:20 +0000

AAAS Internships (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/06/2019 - 19:53

They offer internships in science writing, science policy, and marketing/sales.

Learn More: https://www.aaas.org/page/internship-opportunities

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Sierra Club Internships

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:42:27 +0000

Sierra Club Internships Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/06/2019 - 12:42

Sierra Club- Oakland, CA:

Interns are selected on the basis of their interests, education and experience in political science, environmental studies, natural resources, history, law, journalism, computer science or other related fields. We especially seek interns who have been directly involved in conservation work and have good communication and writing skills. Our normal intern rotations are in the fall, winter/spring, and summer but we are flexible with other starting dates.

Sierra Club- Washington DC:

Our year-round issue internships provide a hands-on opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the field of environmental protection and the specific role that the Sierra Club plays in it. An intern may be expected to conduct research, gather and analyze information, help develop background information on a specific issue, write summaries and fact sheets, and prepare briefing materials, among many other tasks. D.C. Office Interns also learn firsthand how Congress works and the role of other non-governmental organizations in Washington as they help prepare Congressional testimony, accompany staff on visits to Congressional offices and monitor Congress. Interns are selected on the basis of their interests, education and experience in related fields. We especially seek interns who have been directly involved in conservation work and have good communication and writing skills. Our intern rotations are in the fall, winter/spring, and summer. Learn more: http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/internships/dc

Internships https://clubvolunteer.org/

Careers https://www.sierraclub.org/careers

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Science Buffs

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:32:08 +0000

Science Buffs Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/06/2019 - 08:32

Interested in Science Writing, Explore writing for Science Buffs

"From space missions to minuscule microbes, we cover STEM research at the University of Colorado Boulder and beyond."

Learn more: http://www.sciencebuffs.org/

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