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Job Title: (Senior) Reporter, Nature News
Locations: Sydney or Melbourne – hybrid working model; full time, fixed term contract (approx. 11 months), starting end of July
Application Deadline: June 12th, 2025
About Springer Nature Group
Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit group.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup
About The Brand
Nature Portfolio is a flagship portfolio of journals, products and services including Nature and the Nature-branded journals, dedicated to serving the scientific community.
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About The Role
As a (Senior) News reporter you will pitch and write news articles each week for the website and print magazine. You will also regularly pitch and write news features and editorials and advise the wider magazine on coverage of your beat.
Role responsibilites & tasks:
* Pitch, report and write a stream of news and features articles that appeal to Nature’s global audience of working scientists
* Write clear, accurate and compelling prose; deliver copy to tight deadlines
* Regularly find exclusive, original story ideas that appeal to Nature’s audience and drive traffic and engagement
* Grasp scientific concepts quickly; understand the challenges and opportunities facing working scientists
* Build a network of trusted sources leading to exclusive story ideas and tips
* Maintain knowledge of developments in assigned beat and region; and broader trends in science, science policy, the research community and global affairs
* Work collaboratively with a team of reporters and editors spread around the world
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
Essential
* Experience reporting and writing about scientific developments and research community issues
* Deep knowledge in an array of science topics and fields
* Understanding of journalistic values and best practice
* Relevant university degree
* Excellent English langauge skills
Desirable
* Experience working in a modern newsroom
* Experience writing about science in China
* Experience writing about research integrity, scientific publishing or artificial intelligence
Based on your qualifications and work experience, we would be pleased to offer you a position as either a Reporter or a Senior Reporter.
Please apply sending your CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in the post.
At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation.
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