Become a Node correspondent

Enthusiastic about science communication and looking for a chance to broaden your writing experience alongside your research activities? The Node, the community site for developmental and stem cell biologists, is looking to appoint three correspondents who will play a key role in developing and writing content over the coming year. 

In 2024, we have been working with Alex Neaverson, who’s used her artistic talents to create illustrations for the Node. You can check out Alex’s illustrations about Rita-Levi Montalcini’s extraordinary life, and the post about the work of Millie Race, winner of the Young Embryologist Network Sammy Lee Award. Thank you Alex for making the Node more colourful!

As a correspondent, you will be expected to contribute around six posts over the course of the year – this could involve creating your own blog series around a theme of your choice, reporting on the latest exciting developments in developmental and stem cell biology, interviewing inspiring scientists, or writing about conferences and other events. We are also open to any other ideas you might have as we would like to shape a programme that both appeals to your interests and benefits the research community.

You will also gain insight into the publishing industry through meetings with the Community Managers and receive regular feedback on your writing. We will help raise your profile as a researcher and science communicator and are also happy to support you by contributing towards conference attendance costs relating to the role, providing reference letters, or in other ways.

Interested? Apply here by Monday 20 January 2025. 

Please note, we are also recruiting correspondents for FocalPlane, so when applying you will have the option of choosing to apply for the Node, FocalPlane or both.

We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity or disability status. We also welcome applicants from a range of geographic locations.

Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about the programme at thenode@biologists.com

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