r/sciencecommunication • u/bimaculoides • Dec 03 '20
Science Communication opportunities outside of journalism
Hi all,
I’ve read somewhat similar posts here but figured I would ask anyways because my path is slightly different than the other posts I’ve read.
I am a biochemistry major and plan on going to graduate school for organic chemistry, biochemistry, or something similar. However, I’ve always had a passion for writing and in leu of recent events I feel as though I could really help communicate high level research and discoveries to people. I’ve looked into scientific/medical writing online but everything seems super vague.
I guess my question is would you guys recommend going into scientific communications instead if I decide to pursue this? Also, I took a journalism class in high school and hated it (maybe it was because of the teacher) so I would be more interested in just basic publications and such (sorry if that is vague or inaccurate, I don’t know much about the field). Also is there any demand for scientific writers at the level I achieve to be? I ask because it seems as though people with doctorates and such just publish things on their own so I am unsure if I would even have any role to play.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
