Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: USC Annenberg National Health Journalism Fellowship 2015 accepting applications

February 5, 2015

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Job Listings

Associate Health Editor, WebMD
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/New Media

Health Columnist, The Cut/New York Magazine (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/New Media

Writer/Journalist, UF Health Communications
Location: Gainesville, FL
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Academia

Reporter Health & Wellness, U.S. News & World Report
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Wellness Editor, Good Housekeeping
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Digital Media

Digital Media Specialist, Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency 
Location: Rochester, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Education/Health Reporter, The Panama City News Herald
Location: Panama City, FL
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Healthcare investment reporter/editor, PEI Media
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Trade Publications

Digital Healthcare Editor, TriMed Media Group
Location: Remote Location Available
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Senior Editor- Health & Wellness, Refinery29
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Reporter, The Journal News Media Group 
Location: White Plains, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Senior Web Editor, Kaiser Family Foundation
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Health Assigning Editor, NerdWallet
Location: San Francisco, CA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Online Production Editor, Everyday Health, Inc.
Location: New York, NY
Status: Part-Time
Job Type: Online

Lead Producer/Associate Editor, Everyday Health, Inc.
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Reporter II, WNYC Health Unit
Location: New York, City
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Broadcast

Fellowships & Awards

USC Annenberg National Health Journalism Fellowship, University of Southern California
Basic Information:  Join us in Los Angeles July 12-16  for an intensive 4 1/2 day journalism institute focusing on vulnerable children and their families and the community conditions that affect their prospects for health. All expenses paid, plus reporting grants of $2,000-$10,000 to underwrite substantive explanatory or investigative journalism on health care reform, community health or children's health, welfare and well-being.
Requirements: Details here.
Deadline: Online application and supporting materials due April 1, 2015. 

Health Journalism 2015: Fellowship, Association of Health Care Journalists
Basic Information: AHCJ, with the support of several health foundations, is able to offer a number of fellowships to journalists for this conference.
Requirements: Must qualify by location or area of expertise. Full list is available here. 
Deadline: March 2, 2015

FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellowship, Institute of Medicine
Basic Information: The fellowship is a 12-month, multidisciplinary residential program at CTP in Maryland. Fellows will be placed in one of six areas within the CTP: Compliance and Enforcement; Health Communication and Education; Management; Policy; Regulations; or Science. This is an excellent opportunity for exceptional professionals to actively participate in the development of science-based public health strategies, serve as the lead for defined projects, meet with policy leaders, and acquire new knowledge related to tobacco products and their use, which is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
Requirements: Exceptional professionals with a minimum of five to seven years of experience are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals of the United States, or have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence and have a valid green card number before applying to the program, and must have an advanced degree in a relevant field.
Deadline: March 2, 2015

Journalism Fellowships on Immigrant Families, Institue for Justice & Journalism
Basic Information: The educational, economic and social issues faced by immigrant children and their families — and how they impact the rest of society — will be the focus of  a fellowship program organized by the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Up to 16 journalists will be chosen to attend the conference, to be held April 7-10 at Georgia State University in Atlanta. IJJ will pay for travel and other expenses.
Requirements: Full apllication and list available here
Deadline: Receipt via email by 11 p.m. on Feb. 16, 2015

*Check out a full list of awards and their deadlines here