In Chemistry class, when you combine two polar compounds, you get a chemical reaction that leads to a new substance altogether. In the internship world, when you combine two disciplines at one globally leading journalism office, you get a unique internship experience perfect for cross-disciplinary students.
Today Huffington Post Science is accepting applications for an intern to work at their headquarters in New York on their newly launched HuffPo Science vertical. Ideal candidates will have one foot in the journalism world and one in the science world, with strong editorial sensibilities, experience as a writer or blogger, and comfortability with science terms and research.
But, beyond getting to contribute to research on topics like Rogue Planets, Iridescent Lizards, and Human Hibernation, this position is exceptional due to the sheer amount you as a student will learn during your time on the job. We have highlighted some of the most exciting components below:
Intern Accelerator:
Covering over 60 verticals, the Huffington Post is one of the largest news outlets in the world. Despite the prestige, they don’t offer coffee fetching positions — interns a the Huffington Post are immersed in a fast-paced news room where you will be expected to deliver results and help meet deadlines. Since the Science Vertical is relatively new, you get even more experience, working with a small but highly experienced team.
Expanding (Your) Universe:
Being surrounded by hundreds of journalists and interacting with world class editors means that even by osmosis you are guaranteed to learn a ton. However, this position goes above and beyond and focuses on letting you learn by doing. You will be expected to complete research, track down original photography, use Photoshop to add content to articles, call researchers and perform a variety of other tasks to get information for big stories. By completing these types of activities on a daily basis, and with experts around to support you, expect to expand your journalism and science knowledge by many fold during the course of this internship.
You will also get to manage Huffington Post social media accounts using tools like HootSuite to help share articles that go live and learn how to help news stories spread.
The Nuts and Bolts:
HuffPost Science is looking for applications ASAP, you can use this link to read the full position description and submit your application.
The role is paid and is seeking students to commit on average 20 hours a week to the position.
