AIP FYI Science Policy News Intern

Host: American Institute of Physics (1 available)

Are you interested in how science informs public policy and how the government sets policies that impact science? Do you want to help communicate policy developments to scientists? If so, consider applying for a summer internship with FYI , an objective science policy news and resource center supported by the American Institute of Physics.

The AIP Science Policy News Intern will help the FYI team research, write, and distribute news articles about federal science policy debates and decisions. To improve the FYI team’s awareness of science policy developments, the intern will attend and summarize a wide variety of events, including congressional hearings, think tank discussions, and federal advisory committee meetings. The intern may also have the opportunity to be the lead author for one or more articles.

Qualifications

• Interest in science policy
• Interest in communicating policy developments
• Demonstrated writing skills