The Journal of Young Investigators: An Undergraduate, Peer-Reviewed Science Journal

JYI’s Science Career Center (SCC) will provide undergraduates with the information they need to make informed career decisions. The Science Career Center will incorporate information on current job trends in science, medicine, engineering, and technology with information on how to prepare for those jobs.

The Science Career Center will be a unique, interactive website designed for undergraduate science majors. The site will feature in-depth information on a wide range of career paths in the sciences, such as careers in academia, industry, medicine, public policy, and science communication. New articles on science-related careers and how to prepare for these careers will appear monthly.

Funded by a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the Science Career Center will be launched in late 2005. It is currently in the preliminary stages of production. Science Career Researchers

The recently launched Science Career Center is looking for Career Researchers to report on science careers in all fields, including academia, industry, government, science communication and teaching. This is an exciting position which requires the researcher to network with professionals in all fields, interview people nationally and internationally, gather statistics and career facts to write informative articles for college students all over the country. No experience is necessary and CR's will be officially trained in science journalism for this position. The SCC is collaborating with prominent leaders in science, such as Science magazine, so this is an opportunity to network and learn valuable skills while helping your colleagues.

Job Requirements: The Career Researcher position, like most JYI staff positions, requires an average commitment of at least 5 hours per week. All communication is via internet or phone, so no geographical constraints exist – Career Researchers may live anywhere in the world. All JYI staff are expected to check their email daily and respond promptly if necessary.

Preferred Skills or Experience: Career Researchers must be enthusiastic about helping undergraduates get information they need about career choices. Formal writing experience is preferred but not required – JYI will provide training.

Questions about this position? Contact dcc@jyi.org
Questions about applying? Contact dhr@jyi.org

Career Research Editors are responsible for training, managing, and maintaining communications with Career Researchers. A Career Research Editor provides advice and guidance to the Career Researchers as they write their articles, coordinates the article review process, and edits articles before they are sent to the Director of the Career Center (DCC) for final approval.

Job Requirements: The Career Research Editor position, like most JYI staff positions, requires an average commitment of at least 5 hours per week. All communication is via internet or phone, so no geographical constraints exist – Career Research Editors may live anywhere in the world. All JYI staff are expected to check their email daily and respond promptly if necessary.

Preferred Skills or Experience: Career Research Editors must have previous experience writing news articles and/or feature articles for general interest publications. Good organization and time management skills are also required. Career Research Editors must accommodate many emails, requests, and articles in various states of review all at once. Deadlines must be met to ensure that the publishing process is not slowed. As a Career Research Editor, good motivational skills are beneficial for not only training new Career Researchers, but also for leading the SCC staff through good example. Finally, Career Research Editors work directly with Professional Reviewers, so a sense of professionalism is expected.

Questions about this position? Contact dcc@jyi.org
Questions about applying? Contact dhr@jyi.org