The Transmitter's Associate Editor, Opinion and Community, engages with the neuroscience community to solicit and develop scientist-written essays and other content.

The Transmitter is an expansion of Spectrum magazine, an award-winning autism research news site intended for scientists. Like Spectrum, which remains part of The Transmitter, TT covers research developments across neuroscience primarily for a professional audience of researchers and clinicians.

The associate editor will work with the opinion and community editor to generate story leads, columns, opinion articles and other expert-written material for the site. The editor will be a key liaison with the scientific community, assessing researchers interests and needs and potentially developing new resources, in collaboration with TT’s editorial team.

This is a full-time position based in our offices in New York City.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Edit scientist-written essays and other content
• Solicit content ideas/feedback/other input from neuroscientists
• Attend conferences across the field of neuroscience to keep up to date on the latest trends and debates and to identify potential contributors
• Identify key areas of debate in the field and edit moderated discussions
• Oversee copyediting and fact-checking process for expert-written material
• Collaborate with multimedia director to help commission visuals and multimedia elements
• Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned or required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree
• Advanced degree in neuroscience or related field, or equivalent experience, preferred

Experience

• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience including editing and communicating with scientists
• Journalism experience preferred

Related Skills & Other Requirements

• Ability to shape opinion pieces and sharpen scientist-written essays
• Ability to translate challenging technical material into plain English
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects

COMPENSATION

• The full-time annual compensation range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000, depending on experience.
• In addition to competitive salaries, the Simons Foundation provides employees with an outstanding benefits package.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

• Please submit a résumé and cover letter stating your interest in the position: https://tinyurl.com/TTAssociateEditor