Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Health Research, Scholarship and Training
Health media professionals looking to teach and train, take note: Michigan State University seeks candidates for the Knight Chair in Environmental Journalism. Members on the East Coast may want to check out the latest reporter and editor openings listed this week. Also, it's award season; please note upcoming deadlines and don't miss the opportunity for your work to be recognized.
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Featured Listing
Knight Chair in Environmental Journalism, Michigan State University (via Poynter Career Center)
Location: East Lansing, MI
Status: Full Time
Medium: Other
"The School of Journalism at Michigan State University is searching for candidates for the prominent Knight Chair for Environmental Journalism. We seek an internationally respected scholar or journalist committed to expanding the 13-year-old Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and developing a strong international program of research, teaching and outreach.
The ideal candidate will have a doctorate degree or a significant career as a journalist covering the environment and science. A record of high-quality academic research and experience with new media are preferred and a commitment to external grant activity is a must. The position also will involve undergraduate and graduate teaching in the areas of environmental and science journalism.
The successful candidate will be expected to serve as director of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and should have a record that warrants appointment as a full professor. The Knight Center is one of the few such centers in the world. It aims to improve public understanding of environmental issues through education, outreach and research about environmental journalism and the environment around the globe. It trains journalism students, professional journalists and citizens how to communicate about complex environmental issues. In addition, the Center faculty members work with world-class MSU scholars in diverse environment-related areas including climate, bioeconomy, water and sustainability."
New Job and Internship Listings
Medical Journal Editor, SanovaWorks (via mediabistro)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print
Editor, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Other
Healthcare Editor, imagination
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online
Genetics Writer/Editor, ICF International (via Simply Hired)
Location: Bethesda, MD
Status: Full Time
Medium: Online
Staff Writer/News Reporter, DOTmed.com (via mediabistro)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Online
Healthcare Reporter, Biopharm Insight (via JournalismJobs)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online
Freelance Writer, HellaWella.com (via Ed2010)
Location: Flexible
Status: Freelance
Medium: Online
Fellowships and Grants
The Lab at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Investigative Journalist Fellowship, Harvard University
Eligibility: The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years of investigative reporting experience, though those with less experience will be considered.
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2012
From the Website: "Launched in 2010, the Lab is a five-year research project to study the phenomenon of 'institutional corruption.' 'Institutional corruption' refers not to bribery, or other familiar violations of law or ethics. It refers instead to influences within an economy of influence that tend to (1) weaken the effectiveness of an institution, especially by (2) weakening public trust of the institution. The institutions within which the Lab is exploring these phenomena include any significant public institution that depends for its success in part at least upon a substantial level of public trust. Such institutions can be either public or private, and if private, then either for-profit or not-for-profit. They include among others the academy, public health institutions, the financial services industry, the elected state judiciary, media (public and private), and Congress."
Journalism Fellowship on Poverty, Marguerite Casey Foundation
Eligibility: Open to print, electronic and new media journalists with a minimum of three years of professional experience.
Deadline: Feb. 29, 2012
From the Website: "The Marguerite Casey Foundation Journalism Fellowship on Poverty aims to increase the public's and policymakers' understanding of poverty through the medium of journalism. Recipients of the 2012 Journalism Fellowship will write at least one in-depth story or a short series illustrating how language, culture and race influence public attitudes and policy about poor people."
Projects
Borderlands, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Eligibility: Proposals of no more than 500 words and a travel budget.
Deadline: Feb. 6, 2012
From the Website: "For the e-books project, we are looking for experienced writers who can deliver rich narrative and thoughtful analysis on how borders shape the way people in various parts of the world experience their lives. The reporting should focus on one border or one region."
Awards
Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Association of Health Care Journalists
Eligibility: All entries must have been published or broadcast for the first time during the 2011 calendar year.
Deadline: For the early-bird rates ($30 members, $55 nonmembers), entries must be received by Jan. 3, 2012. Regular-rate entries ($50 members, $75 nonmembers) must be received no later than Feb. 3, 2012.
From the Website: "Entries can include a wide range of health coverage including public health, consumer health, medical research, the business of health care and health ethics. The new topic categories are Business*, Investigative*, Consumer/Feature*, Public Health, and Health Policy. Those marked with an asterisk are divided by size of the publication/outlet."
The Reporting Award, NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Eligibility: Excludes NYU affiliates, recent NYU graduates and journalists employed by established media outlets.
Deadline: January 31, 2012
From the Website: "The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University is now accepting applications for The Reporting Award of 2012 for a significant work of journalism in any medium on an under-reported topic in the public interest."
2012 Science in Society Journalism Awards, National Association of Science Writers
Eligibility: Any writer (or team) is eligible to submit one entry in each category.
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2012
From the Website: "NASW established the Science in Society awards to provide recognition-without subsidy from any professional or commercial interest-for investigative or interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact on society. NASW especially encourages entries of critical, probing pieces that would not receive an award from an interest group. NASW will award separate cash prizes of $2,500 for writing judged best in each of four categories: books, commentary or opinion, science reporting, and science reporting for a local or regional audience."
Health Care Research and Journalism Awards, NIHCM Foundation
Eligibility: Entries must originally have been published or aired in 2011. Additional eligibility guidelines specific to award categories can be found on the website.
Deadline: February 12, 2012
From the Website: "Advances in health policy find their foundation in academic research and are achieved through public discourse facilitated by the media. To recognize the critical role both the research and journalism communities play in the health care system, each year NIHCM Foundation presents awards for outstanding work in health care research and journalism."
Prizes
2011 Hillman Prizes, The Hillman Foundation
Eligibility: Work produced, published, broadcast, or exhibited in 2010.
Deadline: January 31, 2012
From the Website: "Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in the public interest. Our six categories will include books (non-fiction), reporting in newspaper, magazine, and blogs, film and broadcast journalism (includes television and radio), and photojournalism. The contest is open to journalists and subjects globally, although work must be published in the U.S."