Update: Thank you for the overwhelming response to our call for writers. We will get back to the shortlisted candidates shortly.
Research Matters (https://researchmatters.in/), India's unique research news portal that gives you your daily dose of science news from across the country, is calling for passionate science writers to join our team.
As a science communication initiative of Gubbi Labs, Research Matters aims to build a critical 'bridge' between the science that happens in India’s research institutes and the society that eventually benefits from it. Our focus is on disseminating science-based research work to the public at large.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about science communication and want to be a part of the ‘bridge’ we are building. If you can write compelling stories on research and science in English, read on and fill the form below.
Qualifications:
- Postgraduate in any branch of science or graduate in any branch of engineering, or graduate in mass communication and have a good understanding of any branch of science or engineering.
- Ability to read and understand academic papers
- Ability to grasp scientific concepts beyond own domain
- Ability to work on a deadline
- Good command over English
- 1-2 years of experience in writing science outreach articles
Work details:
- Your work will entail taking on technical, scientific material and communicating it to a popular audience. It can include:
- Reading published scientific papers and writing about them in a layperson’s language.
- Interacting with scientists and communicating about their research in simple language.
- Writing feature stories based on long term work of a researcher, scientist or academician.
- Interviewing scientists, researchers and academicians and writing interview-based stories and profiles based on your interaction.
- You will need to deliver 4 articles a month according to the defined timelines.
- This is a remote working position.
Remuneration:
You will be entitled to remuneration for the number of articles you may write, which will be discussed when you are being onboarded as a science communicator.
We are no longer accepting applications.