Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Report on Prostate Cancer Research
This week, the Prostate Cancer Foundation seeks a seasoned health media professional to cover global research projects and industry news. Also, be sure to apply for the Health Care Research and Journalism Awards by this weekend.
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Featured Listing
Science and Medical Correspondent, Prostate Cancer Foundation
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online
"The Prostate Cancer Foundation is seeking a world-class correspondent to cover the prostate cancer research enterprise. The ideal candidate will have a sharp journalistic instinct and be able to easily identify stories for a diverse range of audiences including researchers, donors, patients and caregivers. Reporting to the senior vice president of communications, the correspondent will work on an enterprise-wide basis, also working directly with PCF's president and CEO, chief scientists and related department staffers.
The correspondent will be responsible for recommending and developing several feature stories a week in coordination with the PCF editorial board and should be as comfortable in the newsroom as they are in the digital arena. Their stories will be used on pcf.org and distributed to board members, PCF-affiliated scientists and donors. We are interested in ultimately creating a trusted source on advances and challenges in prostate cancer research that may lead to story syndication.
Responsibilities:
· Develop several stories each week
· Collect and interpret diverse data related to research projects around the world
· Build expertise through research contacts and keep current with industry developments
· Meet aggressive daily and weekly deadlines defined by the PCF Editorial Board
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a cover letter, resume and 2-3 writing samples to Dan Zenka, Senior VP, Communications at dzenka@pcf.org. No phone calls please."
New Job and Internship Listings
Senior Copy Writer & Editor, HealthTap
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Status: 10+ week project with full time potential
Medium: Online
Science, Health & Tech Reporter, International Business Times
Location: New York, NY
Status: Temp to Full Time
Medium: Print, Broadcast, Online
Assistant Editor, Philadelphia-area publisher (via mediabistro)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print
Media Advocacy Specialist, Institute for Public Strategies (via JournalismJobs)
Location: San Bernardino, CA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Other
Fitness Editor, Prevention
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full Time
Medium: Print, Online
Freelance Writer, MedHelp (via Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Status: Ongoing
Medium: Online
Multimedia Internships, Health Journalism Program, Kaiser Family Foundation (via Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism)
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Status:Short Term (up to 5 months)
Medium: Online, Other
Fellowships and Grants
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, 2012K
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."
Awards
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."
SEJ 2012 Awards for Reporting on the Environment, Society of Environmental Journalists
Eligibility: Reporters who cover health, politics, science, energy, local government or any other beat are encouraged to enter their work on environmental subjects.
Deadline: April 2, 2012
From the Website: "SEJ's 10th annual journalism contest recognized outstanding environmental coverage in six categories, each with cash prizes. This year, SEJ has added a category for Photojournalism. Up to five photographs on one or more environmental topics, published between March 1, 2011 and Feb. 29, 2012."