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Genetics Editor (Part-Time)

Progress Educational Trust / BioNews
140 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8AX

Job location: London
Salary: 19,500 - 23,000 GBP pro rata depending on experience / qualifications

Closing date: 29 March 2010

Progress Educational Trust is a UK charity (no. 1011897) based in central London. Our fundamental objective is to help create an environment in which ethically sound research and practices in genetic services and assisted conception will thrive. We seek to achieve this by promoting education and informed debate in all issues relating to assisted conception, human genetics and embryo/stem cell research. BioNews is a free web and email-based digest of news and developments in assisted conception, human genetics and embryo and stem cell research. News articles are commissioned in-house, usually on a Friday (or otherwise towards the end of a working week). These articles, as well as commissioned comment pieces, are collated by the editorial team on or before Monday and published on the BioNews website. A collection of the week's articles, as well as (where appropriate) reviews, recommended events or reading and job advertisements is published in newsletter form on Monday afternoons to BioNews subscribers.

We are looking for someone who is well-organised, self-motivated and who has excellent written and oral communications skills. The successful candidate will work as part of a small team, in our London office. A BSc in a genetics-related subject and experience of researching, writing and editing articles for publication are highly desirable for this job.

The main responsibilities for this position include:

1. Upholding standards of clarity and scientific accuracy in all genetics-related articles.

2. Researching, writing and editing articles on human genetics, assisted conception, stem cell research / embryology and related areas of science/policy for BioNews and other publications.

3. Managing the internship scheme for trainee writers on BioNews, including selecting interns, teaching the internship course and providing both written and oral feedback.

4. Liaising with the team of BioNews volunteer writers and sending out links to news stories each week, with guidance if necessary.

5. Editing and proof-reading stories submitted by BioNews volunteer writers and publishing them on the BioNews website.

5. Sending out the weekly BioNews email newsletters using our electronic publishing system.

6. Assisting with the selling of advertising space in BioNews.

For further enquiries and /or a full job description, please phone Sarah Norcross, director of Progress Educational Trust, 020 7278 7870 or email snorcross@progress.org.uk

How To Apply:

Candidates should submit a cover letter, together with a full curriculum vitae, to include the names of two referees, to: Sarah Norcross at the above email address or by post to 140 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8AX.

 

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