Each year, a budding science writer gets the chance to hone their craft at Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.

C&EN reports current events in the chemical enterprise, including recent advances in research, education, industry, funding, and regulatory policy. C&EN interns contribute to a print magazine that reaches all 160,000 some members of the ACS each week and an online edition that receives 14 million page views per year.

As a C&EN intern, you'll have the opportunity to observe and participate in the process by which research findings become news. You'll also get to fine-tune your ability to convey complex technical subjects to diverse range of chemical professionals.

Our interns are highly motivated students or recent graduates with demonstrated interest in science writing and at least a bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related field. They write both bylined news and feature stories for publication in C&EN.

Our internships are paid and last three to six months, beginning in May or June. Interns are ideally based in our Washington, DC, headquarters; however, exceptional candidates unable to relocate may be considered.

C&EN 2013 Internship Available

Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, seeks a science-writing intern for 2013.
 
C&EN covers current events in the world of chemistry, including recent advances in research, education, industry, funding, and regulatory policy. C&EN reaches all of the more than 163,000 members of ACS each week, and its online edition (cen-online.acs.org) receives more than 6 million page views per year.
 
The candidate should be a highly motivated student or recent graduate with demonstrated interest in science writing and at least a bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related field. The intern will write bylined news and feature stories for publication in C&EN; past interns have reported on topics such as geoengineering, cancer stem cells, and search for signs of life on Mars. He or she will also generate multimedia and other content for C&EN Online and help maintain C&EN’s social media presence.
 
During their paid 3-6 month stint, the intern is expected to work for C&EN full time (40 hours/wk). The intern ideally will be based in our Washington, DC, headquarters; however, candidates unable to relocate may be considered. Starting and ending dates are flexible.

Please send cover letter, resume, references, and pdfs of two science-writing samples to:

Amanda Yarnell, Assistant Managing Editor, Science/Technology/Education, at a_yarnell@acs.org.

We highly encourage applicants to include additional multimedia samples.

Deadline for applications is February 22, 2013. C&EN plans to make a decision by March 1, 2013.

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