Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Check out this week's roundup of jobs and fellowships
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February 1, 2019
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Newspaper Reporter, The American Public Health Association
Locations: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Producer, YR Media
Locations: Oakland, CA
Status: Full-time, 6-12 month contract
Job Type: Broadcast
Health Care Reporter/Editor, POLITICO
Locations: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online
Numerous Jobs, Facebook Journalism Partnership
Locations: Menlo Park, CA; Los Angeles, New York
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Print/Online
Editor, BioPharma
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online
Reporter - Health Care and Retail, Puget Sound Business Journal
Location: Seattle, WA
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online/Print
Reporter - Healthcare, Bloomberg Law
Location: Arlington, VA
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online
Assistant Editor, Health.com (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online
Reporter, Health Writer, The South Florida Sun Sentinel
Location: Deerfield Beach, FL
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Print/Online
Health Editor, TIME
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Print/Online
Healthcare Reporter, Lehigh Valley Business
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Print/Online
Healthcare Reporter, FierceHealthcare
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online
Health Reporter, RI Public Radio
Location: Providence, RI
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Broadcast Radio
Healthcare Reporter, Washington Examiner
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Print/Online
Reporter, WNYC Narrative Unit
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Broadcast Radio
Deputy Health Editor, TIME
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Print/Online
Producer/Reporter II, WBUR
Location: Boston, MA
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Broadcast
Editor/Writer II, Keck Medicine of USC
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online/Print
Associate Health Editor, Family Circle
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Online/Print
Location: Boston, MA
Status: Full-time
Job Type: Broadcast
Awards & Fellowships
About: A free, two-and-a-half-day workshop for working reporters that will cover the basic science of genomics and explore advances in the field that are changing the way diseases are diagnosed and treated, novel crop varieties are developed, forensic evidence is interpreted, and new materials and fuels are being produced.
Deadlines: February1, 2019
About: The fellowship begins with intensive training in public policy, qualitative interviewing, and ethnographic and survey methods. Fellows will then spend a year conducting in-person interviews with families across America to learn about their lives, relationships, jobs, health, and well-being. When the interviewing ends, fellows will reconvene for a second training institute in data analysis. The fellowship is paid and is designed for graduating seniors, graduate students, and anyone committed to tackling the country’s most pressing problems. The position begins in June 2019 and concludes in summer 2020.
Deadline: February 7, 2019
About: They are looking for talented, service-oriented journalists who want to serve under-covered areas to provide Americans with the information they need to improve their communities and hold powerful institutions accountable. In 2018, they selected 13 journalists and placed them in newsrooms across the country with the aim of reporting on under-covered issues and communities. In 2019, they will place 28 journalists around the country!
Deadlines: February 8, 2019
About: Five investigative journalists will receive year-long fellowships to report on the right to land and housing, and on the specific question:
How is the nexus between property, profit and politics contributing to land and housing injustice, and what can be done to fix this? Sponsorship by media outlet required; $60,000 stipend, plus $10,000 for project expenses.
Deadline: February 10, 2019
About: The Fellowship is a two-year program focusing on journalism in a changing digital world. The Fellowship program consists of two 12-month rotations at our top metro papers. Fellows will receive training, mentoring and real-world experience alongside top journalists who are using cutting-edge tools to tell stories through data, video, and more. Hearst Fellows are full-time employees with competitive salary and benefits, including health insurance and moving expenses.
Deadlines: February 13, 2019
About: Center for Health Journalism invites you to apply to apply for the all-expenses-paid National Fellowship -- five days of stimulating discussions in Los Angeles about social and health safety net issues, plus reporting and engagement grants of $2,000-$12,000 and six months of expert mentoring.
Deadlines: March 22, 2019