Science Communication and Policy Career Club

Mission Statement

The Science Communication & Policy Career Club will support trainees (graduate students and postdocs) who wish to follow a non-academic career path by creating a platform for leadership opportunities, hosting workshops to learn new skills, and generating a collaborative network that co-creates opportunities to gain in-field experience to bring science back to the public and out of the ivory tower and better help us serve as the communication bridge between researchers, the public, and policy stakeholders.

Purpose

To provide a safe space for budding and established research trainees to explore careers in science and health policy. Through guided workshops, trainees will engage in interactions that broaden their knowledge of policy and the role of scientists while providing practical skills to work in the science and health policy sphere. Participants and leadership will be a part of a collaborative network that co-creates opportunities to gain in-field experience to bring science back to the public and out of the ivory tower to increase the public good.

Outcomes

To Build a writing portfolio on the topics of their interest
To effectively Map out the key players on their topics of interest and (if possible) meet with one policy/ Sci Comm stakeholder
Join Science Policy/ Health Policy Networks (e.g., AAAS LSEN Community) to build broader connections
Provide at least two Practical Science Advocacy Experiences (One Environmental and One Health-focused)

Events

Upcoming Events

The career club currently hosts a monthly skills-building workshop for trainees. These workshops are hybrid and will be held on Mondays or Tuesdays at 10 AM for the 2024-2025 year.

September: Science Communication and Engagement via Sci-Art Workshop
October: How to write and publish an Op-ed Workshop
November: Best Practices of Science and Technology Notes with AAAS Utah LSEN Interns Workshop
December: Writing a Policy Memo Workshop