Seeking External Evaluator for KiiCS Project: deadline June 20,2012

.KiiCS – Knowledge Incubation in Innovation and Creation for Science, a three-year European Commission-funded project (2012-2014) coordinated by Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums, is seeking an external evaluator.

PLACES is looking for an external evaluator

.PLACES, a four-year European project coordinated by Ecsite (European network of science centres and museums), is looking for an external evaluator that should look for the effectiveness of the project regarding its main objectives.

PLACES started in June 2010 and it aims to establish and develop the concept of the European City of Scientific Culture.

Main duties:
* To build a community of actors dealing in Science in Society issues.

Position: Senior Science Communications Manager (UK)

.Cancer Research UK, the world’s largest charity dedicated to beating cancer through research, is looking for a Senior Science Communications Manager for its Angel Head Office in Islington (Greater London, UK) for a 12 months maternity cover.

Key description:
To develop and deliver a strategy for the collation, management and use of portofolio information in support of the fundraising strategy for Major Giving and Appeals and to develop mechanisms to ensure delivery of information solutions that support and drive high-value funding according to ongoing and changing needs.

Position: Science Communication Officer (Islington, UK)

.Cancer Research UK, the world’s largest charity dedicated to beating cancer through research, is looking for a Science Communications Officer for its Angel Head Office in Islington (Greater London, UK).

Key description:
Responsible for delivering creative and engaging copy about the Charity’s research portfolio to meet the bespoke needs of fundraising teams and build deeper supporter relationships. As well as researching and translating science content for fundraising teams.

Position; Environmental Health Science Research and Communication Specialist

.MDB, Inc. is a strategic consulting firm especially known for their extensive work in the fields of public and environmental health and worker safety, and is currently looking for an Environmental Health Science Research and Communication Specialist. MDB Inc. offices are in Washington, D.C. and Durham (North Carolina) but they support a distributed work environment and science writers may work remotely.

CERN Science Communication student placement

.Opportunity for a science communication student to go to CERN on an internship during 6 months (starting on 1 June 2012). The deadline for applications is tight: 6th March 2012.

The key objective is to carry out communication tasks for three European projects:
HiLumi LHC (Large Hadron Collider Luminosity Upgrade)
EuCARD (Particle Accelerator Research and Development)
AIDA (Particle Detector Research and Development).

Vacantes en ciencias sociales y humanidades en la EHESS – Paris

.La École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), con sede en París, está buscando cubrir diferentes plazas en ciencias sociales y humanidades. La EHESS necesita:

• 7 profesores titulares

• 2 profesores adjuntos

• 4 profesores asistentes

IIASA seeks science enthusiast as Communications Specialist/Press Officer

.International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is looking for a Communications Specialist and Press Officer with a passion for science communication to help maximize the reach of IIASA’s research and to develop and implement communication strategies that  support the communication efforts of scientists and enhance IIASA’s profile in the media.

Fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship in science communication

.The Open University, one of the UK’s leading research institutions, is offering a fully-funded three-year PhD studentship in the field of science communication, specifically to study the promotion of the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN).

The project will explore and evaluate communication associated with the start-up of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) over a six-year period, including communication produced by media professionals and citizen scientists. It is envisaged that the research undertaken within this studentship will contribute to debates about digital scholarship, public engagement and science communication, making valuable contributions to these related fields in terms of both theory and practice.

You can contact Richard Holliman to get initial information or to discuss the breadth and scope of your proposal for the studentship.

The closing date for the applications is 24 February 2012 and applicants should be available to start the studentship on or before 1 June 2012.

More information here.

Scientific American internships for Spring 2012 in New York

.Scientific American is currently accepting applications for its spring editorial internships based in New York. The interns will be involved in the editorial process and will conduct research and fact checking as assigned. Primary duties may also include writing news stories and blog posts.
Requirements:

• Have completed one year in a graduate program in journalism or have equivalent work experience in journalism.

• Strong understanding of science news and current issues in science, technology and health is required.