The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is seeking experienced science writers with a firm grasp of physics, engineering, or related fields who can communicate complex ideas effectively to join its pool of freelance writers.

Summary:
Ideal candidates would be either professional writers with a strong, demonstrated background in the physical sciences or current graduate students or postdoctoral fellows who have strong, demonstrated writing skills. Freelance writers will be responsible for writing press releases for general audiences or articles for the publication Scilight that are targeted to scientific audiences.

Scilight articles are 250-word, bylined articles about breaking research in physics and related fields that appear in AIP Publishing's peer-reviewed journals. The ideal candidate will take several assignments each month with rolling, approximately one-week, turnaround.

Press releases are 450-word promotional pieces constructed for media release to a general audience about newly published research in AIP Publishing journals. Freelance writers are expected to accept multiple assignments in a month with a turnaround time of two weeks on average.

The ideal candidate will have at least a bachelor’s degree in the physical sciences and strong science writing experience. This is a contracted position and can be worked remotely. Scilight articles are paid as a flat fee of $250 per article. Press releases are paid at a flat rate of $450 per release.

Qualifications:

• Technical familiarity and comfort with complex physical science concepts and the ability to read, understand, and distill peer-reviewed academic publications
• Science writing experience, keen attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex technical material into economic and engaging prose
• Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills, and the ability to adhere to our in-house style
• Ability to reliably meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work remotely and correspond with authors and editors via email in a timely manner

Please submit at least two original writing samples that demonstrate the ability to write about scientific topics in an engaging way.

To Apply :
Simply email your resume to Wendy Beatty at wbeatty@aip.org with “Freelance Application” as the subject of the email. Please include at least two original writing samples that demonstrate the ability to write about scientific topics and your resume as a Word or PDF attachment to the email.