Reporter/Senior Reporter, The Transmitter

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: The Transmitter offers news and analysis of the field of neuroscience and is dedicated to helping scientists at all career stages stay current and build connections. Our award-winning news team is looking for an enthusiastic trade journalist to join our lively newsroom in New York City. This is an excellent opportunity for a science journalist to develop a beat in the fast-moving field of neuroscience. The reporter/senior reporter will write news and feature articles that educate, challenge and inspire our audience of neuroscientists. The reporter will cultivate sources, embed in the research community and be the first to know about trends and provocative advances in basic neuroscience research. A background or strong interest in neuroscience, cognition and behavior is essential. The Transmitter is funded by the Simons Foundation but is editorially independent. This is a full-time position based in the Simons Foundation offices in New York City. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES: ● Pitch, report and write news and in-depth enterprise stories, profiles and long-form features that educate, challenge and inspire our audience of neuroscientists ● Monitor the latest...