Visita da EUSJA a Heidelberg

Quem estiver interessado faça chegar as suas candidaturas à ARCA até dia 19 de março de 2017. A data limite para entrega na EUSJA é no dia 20. A visita a  Heidelberg realiza-se de 09 a 12 de maio.

Só as despesas da viagem até Heidelberg não estão incluidas.

Consulte aqui o programa provisório EUSJA Study Trip Heidelberg 2017_Draft program

Oferta de emprego para jornalista de ambiente

A Climate Action Network Europe procura um coordenador de comunicação -“Communications Coordinator”- para a sede em Bruxelas.

O anúncio está publicado na página da ONG na internet. E, quem estiver interessado tem que responder até 19 de dezembro de 2016.

Required Educational/professional qualifications

• Minimum 3 years relevant professional experience, preferably in journalism/press or media relations;
• University degree or equivalent qualification preferably in communications, journalism or public relations;
• Working knowledge of EU institutions and processes, and in particular of climate, energy and environment policy;
• Journalism or media training considered an asset;
• Native level written and spoken English; additional EU languages considered an asset.

Preferred/desirable qualifications

• Experience of working with NGO’s ;
• Knowledge or experience with campaigning on fossil fuel subsidies or climate finance issues.

Experience, skills and abilities

• Experience writing, editing and proofreading, with a proven ability to manage the production of various types of high quality print and digital media products;
• Knowledge of, and existing base of contacts with European news media desirable;
• Demonstrable experience of using digital and social media to achieve campaign/advocacy objectives;
• Ability to prioritise and manage diverse tasks, meeting deadlines while maintaining high editorial standards;
• Experience of working in a network; internal communication skills desirable;
• A good team player coupled with ability to be self-reliant and self-disciplined, and use one’s own initiative and to generate new communication ideas;
• Solid grounding in Microsoft Office applications.

Main duties will include

• Responsible for external communications;
• Writing, editing and dissemination of press releases and other documents, responding to media enquiries;
• Organising production and editing of paper and digital publications; liaising with policy officers to generate online web articles;
• Manage content and updates to the website ();
• Maintain a contact databases of experts and journalists;
• Cataloguing and maintaining CAN Europe’s media coverage;
• Descriptive reporting to funding organisations;
• Develop/liaise and maintain contacts with the media and where necessary act as a spokesperson for CAN Europe.

This position is based in the CAN Europe secretariat, which houses our team of 16 staff members, in Mundo-B, the sustainable NGO office space near the St. Boniface neighbourhood of Brussels. The bright, sunny office provides an exciting work environment with a restaurant serving organic food, an outdoor terrace, two gardens and plentiful bike-parking spaces.

This full time or 4/5 position is based on a Belgian open-ended contract. Please note that the title of Coordinator refers to CAN Europe’s role as coordinator of our 130+ members network and not to internal management responsibilities.

To apply, please send a letter of motivation and CV to jobs@caneurope.org with Communications Coordinator as subject line.

Bolsa de viagem à Noruega

Trondheim 09.09.2008 : Vindkraftforsker John Olav Tande pΠSINTEF Energiforskning. Foto: Thor Nielsen

A maior Universidade da Noruega convida um grupo de jornalistas para participarem num debate cientifico sobre energias renováveis.

A Universidade Norueguesa de Ciência e Tecnologia promove de 16 a 17 de junho um seminário, que inclui visitas aos laboratórios, e para o efeito “paga” as viagens a 20 jornalistas, para isso é preciso preencher, até 16 maio, às 17:00, o formulário de candidatura no site da Universidade. As bolsas serão anunciadas a 23 de Maio.

De acordo com o comunicado, em Inglês, “journalists from all over Europe are invited to apply for an intensive workshop on renewable energy research at Norway’s largest university, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and SINTEF, Scandinavia’s largest independent research institute. The workshop will begin on the evening on 16 June with a dinner and informal meeting with researchers, followed by a formal programme and field site visits on 17 June. Twenty fellowships covering accommodation on 16 June in Trondheim, all food and travel to attend the workshop are also available.

O programa pode ser consultado aqui

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LINDAU 2016 – Encontros com Nobel

Estão mais uma vez abertas candidaturas para que os sócios da ARCA possam participar no encontro de LINDAU (www.lindau-nobel.de). As candidaturas tem que ser enviadas até dia 1 de abril para a organização do evento, na Alemanha.

Aqui ficam informações em inglês sobre o encontro de 26 de junho a 1 de Julho de 2016:

66th Lindau Nobel laureate Meeting – Travel & Accommodation Grants
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings and the European Union of Science Journalists´ Association (EUSJA) have agreed to support the participation of EUSJA member journalists in the
66th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting at Lindau (Germany)
26 June – 1 July 2016.
Apply now!

30 Nobel Laureates and Vinton Cerf (ACM A.M. Turing Award 2004) have confirmed their participation in this unique meeting that will be dedicated to physics. They will meet approximately 400 aspiring undergraduates, PhD students, and post-docs from 80 countries. Numerous lectures, panels, discussion sessions, and master classes, as well as a diverse programme of social functions and events will account for an inspiring week of exchange and networking.
Journalists interested in covering the meeting may now apply for funding of their travel and accommodation. Besides participating in the programme events, journalists may mingle with the meeting participants, arrange interviews and visit 1-4 press talks (panel discussions featuring Nobel Laureates and young scientists with subsequent Q&A round).

Conditions

EUSJA members – employed as well as freelance science journalists – interested in covering the Lindau Meeting are eligible to apply for funding of their travel and accommodation. The Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings will cover the costs of a return-flight in economy class to a nearby international airport (transfers not included) and a three-night’s stay at a hotel in or around Lindau (additional nights may be booked at one’s own expense). Additional expenses, e.g. train tickets/taxi costs/boarding/etc., will not be refunded.

Application Process
Please send your application consisting of a short CV and a motivation letter indicating your specific journalistic interests by email to the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting by 1 April 2016 (deadline).

Contact
Gero von der Stein, Project Manager Communications
Phone: +49 (0)8382 277 31 26
Email: gero.vonderstein@lindau-nobel.org

Bolsa para jornalistas na Cimeira do Clima em Paris

 The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN), has announced fellowship opportunities for journalists to attend the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris, France, this December.

As part of the fellowships, the CCMP will cover travel, lodging and daily subsistence expenses, arrange press accreditation at COP21, and provide other support services.

During the COP 21, the fellows will benefit from a series of specially designed activities, including an orientation session, daily breakfast briefings, a field trip and a media clinic.

The application is now open until the deadline of July 31st, 2015.

https://internews.org/our-stories/project-updates/cop21-fellowships#

Congresso da dor em Viena de Áustria – 8 Bolsas para EUSJA

De 2 a 5 de Setembro de 2015 realiza-se na capital austriaca o congresso da dor, para o qual temos 8 bolsas para candidatos da EUSJA.

Juntamos o comunicado em Inglês:

Most of you should remember that in 2013 EUSJA sent its journalists to participate the prestigious European biannual congress “Pain in Europe”. This interesting scientific meeting always attracts science journalists since is giving a good chance to meet famous researchers and world’s leading pain experts. We’ve got many applications to attend the Congress and a good feedback from our members.

I am happy to inform you, that EUSJA, like I promised to General Assembly, continues the collaboration with the organizers of the Congress. This time the meeting will be in Vienna (September 2 –5). See the preliminary programme to http://efic.kenes.com/. Some outstanding scientists are already announced among the speakers: Andrew Moore (UK), Ralf Baron (Germany​), Michaela Kress (Austria), Rebeccah Slater (UK), Liesbet Goubert (Belgium), Michele Sterling (Australia). Kris Vissers (Netherlands) Luana Colloca, Vania Apkarian (both – USA) and others.

We have 8 slots. The organizers will cover 4 night accommodation (starting from September 1), the journalists must take care of their traveling.

Duas bolsas da EUSJA para Heidelberg

Quem estiver interessado faça chegar as suas candidaturas à ARCA até dia 20 de Junho de 2015. A data limite para entrega na EUSJA é no dia 22. O encontro de Heidelberg realiza-se de 23 a 28 de Agosto.

Aqui fica o comunicado da EUSJA em inglês:

Like the last year EUSJA offers to its members the opportunity to meet the world’s brightest mathematicians and computer scientists in Heidelberg. The Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation (HLFF) offers 15 travel grants to science journalists from all over the world enable them to meet famous researchers and report this very interesting meeting. 2 from these 15 grants are given to EUSJA.

These 2 participanrs will be selected by our community. However one may try to apply directly to HLFF and stand for competition, all the needed information is below. But we have reserved 2 slots for European journalists and EUSJA will name these 2 participants. Please spread a word and let us try to find 2 intelligent, active science journalists who are interested to meet outstanding mathematicians and computer scientists and write good articles. The meeting will take place in Germany, Heidelberg, August 23 – 28. The Foundation fully covers the trip: travelling, accomodation and meal.

Please send your candidates: name, media, e-mail, mobile with a SHORT MOTIVATION LETTER to show the real interest towards the topic.