Student Science Writer

Morgridge Institute for Research•Madison, WI

About The Position

The Morgridge Institute for Research’s Research Computing Group, in partnership with the UW-Madison Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC), seeks a student science writer to promote the impact of their work on research and campuses across the country. The writer will produce feature stories, support website content and publishing, and contribute to social media communications. The role is temporary and intended for a student or recent graduate. It involves 10 to 20 hours per week, as mutually agreed, with flexible hours mostly between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The desired start date is January 2026. The writer will produce one long-form story and several short stories per month for web and newsletter distribution, highlighting CHTC and related science projects. This includes interviewing researchers and other story subjects nationwide, as well as relevant CHTC staff; writing and proofreading copy; fact-checking; and contributing to social media strategy and content. The writer will edit or create webpages supporting these stories across websites relevant to PATh and related projects, and contribute ideas for website content and strategy. They will also draft social media posts and help monitor, analyze, and report audience engagement and related metrics on outlets such as LinkedIn. Other related duties may be assigned as needed and according to the writer’s interests and experience.

Requirements

Must be a student or recent graduate interested in a temporary position.
Strong writing, editing, and social media skills.
Great attention to detail.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to conduct oneself professionally.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with science feature writing.
Prior experience with web content creation, management, and/or design.
Prior experience with social media content generation and engagement analysis.
Prior experience with graphic design, video production, and/or other visual communication formats.
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and/or open-source alternatives, Markdown, HTML, CSS, or Git/GitHub.
Experience with computational research.

Responsibilities

Produce one long-form story and several short stories per month for web and newsletter distribution.
Highlight the impacts and achievements of CHTC and related science projects.
Interview researchers and other story subjects across the country, as well as relevant CHTC staff.
Write and proofread copy and conduct fact-checking.
Contribute to social media strategy and content.
Edit and/or create webpages supporting the work across websites relevant to PATh and related projects.
Contribute ideas for website content and strategy.
Draft social media posts promoting CHTC efforts and the research they impact.
Assist with monitoring, analyzing, and reporting audience engagement and related metrics across social media outlets such as LinkedIn.
Perform other related duties as needed and in line with interests and experience.