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Do you want to write for Nature's Postdoc Journal?

Following on a successful inaugural year of Postdoc Journal, Naturejobs is pleased to announce the launch of an international competition to select new writers for 2008.
The Postdoc Journal gives four postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to each write a monthly journal entry for Naturejobs. These writers will chart their ups and downs over the course of a year and describe how their experiences shape their future career choices. Some occasional blogging may be requested as well.
We ask that applicants provide three things:
--A cover letter saying why you want to be considered and what would make you a good journal keeper. Include your institutional affiliation, general area of research, the focus of your graduate degree, and how long you've been a postdoc.
--A sample first entry, 250 words long, that introduces yourself, identifies the biggest career question you will face in the upcoming year and how you plan to search for an answer.
--Your CV.
Deadline for applications is 17 December 2007. See here for previous journal entries.
The applicants will be judged by a panel including Naturejobs editorial staff and past postdoc journal keepers. Applicants must commit to submitting monthly for one year regardless of any changes in student or employment status. Please email the cover letter, sample entry and CV as Word document attachments to this address..
In the subject line, write 'postdoc journal contest' and state the country you are based in and your discipline (example: postdoc journal contest, Canada, cell biology).

Posted by Maxine Clarke on November 28, 2007
Categories: Careers, Writing | | Comments (1)

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Hi Maxine,
Why require Word? Will pdf, html or plain-text attachments not do?
Best,
Anders
PS I'm not a postdoc yet, so just wondering.

Maxine replies: The format is our standard format to match in with our production workflows - the winners will need to be able to submit regularly in that. It is what most of our authors and contributors like to use. You can use plain-text attachments if you wish, as we can convert. PDF is not advised as it is not an editable format (though you could send cv as a PDF). HTML is not suitable as a starter format for a print-first production workflow which involves lots of typesetting and auto-pagination for issues. If you want further explanation, please ask at the competition email advertised, though if you are not a postdoc and therefore not eligible, it might be better to wait until you do want to enter before asking detailed questions about format.

Posted by: Anders | November 28, 2007 10:41 AM

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