[Editors] MIT News Office job opening

[Elizabeth Thomson]

Hi Everybody,

FYI, the News Office just posted the following position, which will 
report to me.

Cheers,

Elizabeth
================================
Elizabeth A. Thomson
Senior Science and Engineering Editor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
News Office, Room 11-400
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA  02139-4307
617-258-5402 (ph); 617-258-8762 (fax)
<thomson at mit.edu>

<http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www>
================================


SCIENCE WRITER, MIT News Office, to report on a variety of 
developments at the leading edge of science and technology. Primary 
responsibility will be to write stories about newsworthy MIT research 
on diverse topics in science and technology. Will develop and write 
hard news, features, media advisories, Tech Talk newspaper articles, 
and other communications vehicles for distribution to the media and 
other targeted audiences; attend MIT lectures, meetings, and other 
significant events during the day and on evenings and weekends; 
develop and maintain working relationships with deans, faculty 
members, and administrators to seek out news developments; provide 
writing support to faculty and staff as needed to develop stories; 
work with the senior science and engineering editor to develop a 
proactive strategy for promoting MIT science news; answer general 
science or engineering queries from news media and the public; and 
provide advice and support to faculty members regarding interaction 
with the news media.

REQUIREMENTS: a bachelor's degree; a minimum of five years' 
experience writing, editing, and promoting stories on diverse topics 
in science and technology; a thorough grasp of science and 
technology; ability to translate complex research into engaging 
stories for both scientific and lay audiences and to work effectively 
with faculty, researchers, and senior administrators to identify, 
report on, and promote stories; and proven ability to manage 
institutional review of stories under tight deadlines in a fast-paced 
environment. Experience working for a university or research 
institution and/or newspaper strongly preferred. National and 
international media contacts desirable. Familiarity with writing 
stories for print and the Web and expertise with electronic 
communications a plus. MIT-00004028-P
-- 
For more information, go to:
http://sh.webhire.com/servlet/av/jd?ai=631&ji=1999602&sn=I
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/editors/attachments/20070417/0ab80a00/attachment.htm