PCST Venice Symposium on the theme
Science communication education and training. Challenges and strategies for research and academic institutions.
September 28-30, 2023

Early bird registrations are open, along with a Call for Presentations to collect good practices and experiences on scicomm education and training to be presented and shared at the Symposium.
Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2023.

Further information enclosed and available at http://www.univiu.org/pcst-venice-2023
You can also contact pcstvenice@univiu.org

The Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML) - a joint research initiative of LMU and TUM has a full-time Science Communication Coordinator position open. You can find more information here: Science Communication Coordinator (m/w/d) | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |https://job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f2721ab20d7ac6c03378787be23da85813fcdffb0?ref=homepage

Also, the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC) and the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL) are looking for a Doctoral Candidate in Environmental Humanities (TVL E13, 65%) to join its team. More information here: PhD in Environmental Humanities: One Open Position - Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society - LMU Munich https://www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/about_rcc/jobs/env_hum_doctoral/index.html

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Hello, there’s a trainee job opportunity at EMBL Grenoble, sharing the link here: https://www.embl.org/jobs/position/GR00198

Hello everyone! SciCommBites are looking for early-career scicommers: Get paid to write about #scicomm research (#sciscicomm), develop your writing portfolio, and connect with researchers and practitioners around the world. Applications are due Dec 2.
Check out below ⬇️
https://twitter.com/scicommbites/status/1595436479907495936?t=OL3Bc06a3PxkaDlqpH5-ww&s=35

A wide range of perspectives to be more impactful in the way we communicate climate change
https://open.spotify.com/show/7daccEuEs6JkjXktYjzXwE

Free online workshop on evaluation, sustainability and making a case for the value of engagement.

🔹you can explore key skills such as how to design evaluation questions and unpick the ethics of your evaluation practice.
🔹You will hear from speakers, who have developed sustainable engagement practice and partnerships, on their experiences and the tools they have found most useful.
🔹 you will focus on how to advocate for the value of engagement, with sessions on how to write engagement into funding applications, evidencing impact through narrative case studies, and the role of engagement in creating impact through research.

https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/whats-new/events/environmental-engagement-practice-evaluation-sustainability-and-making-case

"Dancing means being hungry or having an eating disorder. Anyways, the relationship with food is so complicated"
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🖥 Zoom webinar
15 dec. 2022 - 2:00 p.m. London time
How publishers are learning to create and distribute news on TikTok

Nic Newman, Senior Research Associate and consultant on digital media, discusses findings from his recent Reuters Institute report on adoption of TikTok among news publishers, how they and independent journalists are using the platform to reach younger audiences, and how the platform could better support trusted journalism.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NQrRcyU1T9KjKwY7vkgEgw

EURAXESS brought together global contributions on the theme of public engagement, science communication and researcher mobility. Attendees came from far and wide, including South Africa, Israel and Kazakhstan.

Recording is now available here: :http://mp.streamamg.com/tiny/p6l2w.

In the webinar we considered:

The international perspective and global researcher mobility – can doing more public engagement and science communication broaden your perspective and experiences?
Recent developments – what is on offer regarding resources, new opportunities and support?
Personal perspective – has engaging in science communication and public engagement with science helped researchers’ skills and career development, or changed their perspective?

The new Horizon2020 ITN HIDDeN ("Hunting Invisibles: Dark sectors, Dark matter and Neutrinos" ) is offering now a full-time position in Science Communication and Outreach for 23 months at Università di Bologna (UNIBO).

Starting date (flexible) Feb-Marc 2023
Salary range: € 40,966 – € 51,166 per year

Responsibilities:
🔹Support and develop outreach activities within UNIBO’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, which benefit the local community.
Liaise with University and funder communication teams for media coverage and press relations.

🔹Develop a promotional Material for primary school teachers, videogame on neutrinos and dark matter video for prospective students and researchers

🔹Possibility for outreach and educational research if the candidate demonstrates interest in these directions.

The deadline for applications is January 15th 2023.
All applications must be sent through the web page https://hiddeneu.eu/

Job Vacancies
Reuters Institute for the study of journalism is looking for a digital journalist.
The position is fixed-term until 31 December 2025 and is offered on a full time basis, ideally starting from January 2023.
applications deadline: 09/01/23
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies

Alzheimer's Research UK
Science Communications Officer (Media)
https://www.cloudonlinerecruitment.co.uk/alzheimersresearchuk/VacancyDetails.aspx?FromSearch=True&MenuID=&VacancyID=352
Vacancy pack: https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vacancy-Pack-Science-Communications-Officer-Media.pdf
circa £32,000
closing 15 January 2023
The Science Communications Officer (Media) will help increase awareness of Alzheimer’s Research UK in the media, and in direct-to-public activities to raise the profile of ARUK’s brand, promote the charity’s expertise and help raise more funds for dementia research. The role plays an important part in developing ARUK’s brand as an expert charity that is seeking to transform the lives of people with dementia through research.

The role forms part of the Science Communications team, a multifaceted group that plays a crucial role in helping make dementia research accessible and inspiring to the public across a range of output channels, including social media and our website; the national, regional and trade media. The team also plays a crucial support role to all of our fundraising activities through the provision of public and donor-ready content relating to our research activities that will inspire support of our work.

This is a challenging, creative and busy role with a focus on increasing awareness of Alzheimer’s Research UK in the national and regional media across the UK, as well as specialist and consumer titles as appropriate.

To apply you'll need to create an online account and upload CV / covering letter. Here's ARUK's main vacancies page with this vacancy, and others, in context: https://www.cloudonlinerecruitment.co.uk/alzheimersresearchuk/Vacancy.aspx and their main landing page for jobs: https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/about-us/work-for-us/jobs/

University of Cambridge
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
Communications Coordinator
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/38738/

Contract Type: Full Time
Salary: £30,502-£36,386
Ref Number: SW34712
Deadline: 8 January 2023

Working within the new Brand and Communications team, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing content for the website and social media channels, providing editorial support, leading the CRUK CI’s public engagement and outreach program, and supporting internal communications.

This new and varied role will involve:

- developing content for the department’s website and social media channels.
- developing and leading the Institute’s public engagement and outreach activities.
- supporting internal communications through newsletters, intranet improvements, and staff events.
- providing editorial support, and contributing ideas for content development.
- coordinating the reporting of analytics for website and social channels to ensure content is working within the current communications strategy.

To be considered for this position you will have:

- experience of translating complex information into engaging copy for a wide range of audiences.
- an eye for detail and the ability to produce high-quality, accurate copy to tight deadlines.
- the ability to create compelling content for digital channels, including web, emails, and social media.
- experience of delivering projects involving multiple stakeholders.
- knowledge of a broad range of communications disciplines.
- excellent planning and organisation skills with the ability to manage a large number of tasks to multiple deadlines.
- excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships.
- the ability to develop creative and engaging public outreach and engagement opportunities.

MOOC - four-week massive open online course
How explanatory journalism informs and engages audiences
Organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
from January 16 to February 12, 2023

You will learn techniques and formats for adding background and context to the news to help readers make sense of the daily outpouring of news, as well as to fight misinformation.

https://journalismcourses.org/course/explain_this_explanatory_journalism/

Curious about the trend that will define what's next for journalism in 2023?

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predictions-2023

University of Cambridge -Public Engagement and Communications Assistant Deadline: 24 January 2023❗
Salary: £25,798 - £31,362 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Contract type: Permanent, full time or part-time (minimum 25 hours per week)
Location: Cambridge, UK (office-based at MRC LMB, possibility of some hybrid working could be considered)

About the role:
The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) is a leading institute for biological research. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to contribute to the public engagement and communications activities at the LMB.

Working with colleagues in the Public Engagement team, you will support the development of public engagement activities by members of the LMB, delivery of events such as the upcoming public LMB Open Day and host tours for visiting groups. You will coordinate our flagship school outreach programme, the Microscopes4schools Competition, and facilitate work experience placements. You will support engagement within LMB, helping to build capacity for public engagement amongst our scientists and support staff.

You will be a key member of the LMB News team, drafting and editing articles on LMB science and staff successes, posting on institute social media channels, supporting development of new video and graphical content, and coordinating media visits to the institute.

For full details and to apply: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CWH051/public-engagement-and-communications-assistant-operations-group-public-engagement-lmb-2033

Application deadline: 24 January 2023
Interviews: 7-10 February 2023

#Useful #Resources 💡

"Science Editing Handbook"
Knight Science Journalism/MIT

A must-read for science journalists and communicators!

http://ksjhandbook.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/07/ksj-handbook-v2.1.pdf

7 useful AI websites you should know

https://twitter.com/ivyxvine/status/1614972902679646208?s=20&t=zO3vB85C8-ipIseKUT1gyA