Health Media Jobs and Opportunities
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Featured Opportunity
Director, Office of Health Education, Communications and Science Policy-NHLBI-SES, Department Of Health And Human Services
Location: Bethesda, MD
Status: Full-Time
Location: The NHLBI is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Director, Office of Health Education, Communications and Science Policy. The incumbent will manage the Institute's key health education, communications and science policy functions in a manner supportive of the NHLBI research mission. In this capacity, the incumbent provides expert advice and guidance to the Director, Deputy Director and other senior Institute officials in initiating, developing, implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of a dynamic, nationally and internationally visible program for these functions.
Other Job Listings
Health Editor, Livewellnebraska.com
Location: Omaha, NE
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online
Science and Health Editor, Non-Profit
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Print/Online/New Media
Writer, Healthways
Location: Chandler, AZ
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Web Editor, Texas Health Organization for Physicians
Location: Dallas Texas
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Print/Online/New Media
Writer/Editor, ICF International- International Health and Development Division
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Managing Editor, Turner Wellness
Location: Atlanta, GA or New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Broadcast, Online
Awards and Fellowships
2014 MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, The Gerontological Society of America
From the website: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) are welcoming applications — from journalists who cover issues in aging and/or who work for ethnic media outlets serving U.S. communities.
Deadline: July 1, 2013
Requirements: Selected Fellows will attend GSA’s 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting, which is taking place in New Orleans from Wednesday, November 20, to Sunday, November 24. Each Fellow will be expected to participate in a special one-day preconference session (Wednesday, November 20) and at least two days of general meeting sessions (Thursday, November 21, and Friday, November 22). Fellows will also commit to completing one short-term story about any aspect of the meeting and a long-term in-depth project of their own design. The latter must be outlined in a one-to-two page proposal.