AAAS

General

• Identify scientific experts from SciLine’s internal database and, when necessary, from other sources, and vet those experts’ scientific expertise and communication skills for possible referral to journalists seeking sources on deadline
• As a peer-to-peer science professional, reach out to scientific experts to recruit them to participate in interviews with journalists from local and national media outlets for specific stories
• Partner with SciLine’s Scientific Outreach Managers to expand SciLine’s database of experts, including through recruitment of scientific experts who are bilingual and/or who come from a diversity of personal and professional backgrounds
• As time allows, help analyze quantitative and qualitative data collected by SciLine to assess the efficacy and value of its services for journalists and scientists
• Depending on the skills and interests of the successful candidate and the needs of the organization, there may also be opportunities to participate in other SciLine activities, such as organizing media briefings, arranging one-on-one interviews with scientists, teaching media communication to scientists or science to reporters, or other activities.

Visiting Scientific Outreach Specialist

Customer Support

• Identify scientific experts from SciLine’s internal database or other sources, and vet their scientific expertise and communication skills for possible referral to journalists;
• Reach out to scientific experts to recruit them to participate in interviews with same-day deadlines;
• Add to SciLine’s database of experts.

On-Call Scientific Outreach Support Specialist

Editor

• Invite, edit, and publish Perspectives every week in Science
• Handle the peer-review of “stand alone” Perspectives
• Handle Expert Voices columns and possibly other opinion pieces
• Work with social and multimedia teams for communicating scientific concepts
• Network with the scientific community to identify topics and authors for Perspectives
• Contribute to other parts of the magazine including special issues and “In Other Journals.”

Senior Editor

• Invite, edit, and publish Perspectives every week in Science
• Handle the peer-review of “stand alone” Perspectives
• Handle Expert Voices columns and possibly other opinion pieces
• Work with social and multimedia teams for communicating scientific concepts
• Network with the scientific community and identify topics and authors for Perspectives
• Contribute to other parts of the magazine including special issues and “In Other Journals.”