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Jobs 👉MIT, NOVA, misc. fellowships👈
Gigs and Internships
MIT Tech Review is hiring a reporter to cover AI and how it intersects with computer chips, quantum computing, and all the fun little doo-dads we don't 100% have a handle on.
Here's a weird one! NOVA is looking for somebody who knows how Twitch works to host/produce a new engineering spot centered around... checks notes... an escape room? ? they're also looking for a pt researcher that can help fact-check scripts.
The Logan Science Journalism Program is accepting applications! Apply by Jan. 25!
The Messenger is looking for a breaking news health reporter. Remote!
Not a science-gig, but could be? RJI is accepting applications for next-year's fellowships. Apply by Feb. 4!
STEM-to-Comms folks! MIT is hiring a lot of comms officers right now, particularly in computing and cognitive science.
Hu$tle Tips
Helen Thomson from New Scientist is soliciting health pitches. She's particularly interested in, "conditions that have had major breakthroughs in our understanding of them, or interesting new treatments being trialled (ie we’ve had recent success with features on ADHD, HRT and migraines)."
The Association of Health Care Journalists have a pretty robust list of resources and tools for freelancers, and I just thought I'd share.
Center for Science in the Public Interest has an open-call for pitches. Rates start at .50 a word!
What got me through last week:
I've gotten really into Gelli Plate printing. This is a shirt I printed while experimenting with textile medium.