Do you want to write for astrobites?

Do you want to write for astrobites?

Are you a graduate student interested in writing article summaries for astrobites? If so, please fill out the interest form and send us an email at [email protected] with a PDF of a sample astrobite by the application deadline of November 1. Your astrobite should summarize an astrophysics journal article that has not been featured on astrobites. Please do not write about your own research for the sample astrobite.Your sample astrobite should discuss the motivation, methods, results, and conclusions of a recent paper. Please write at a level appropriate for undergraduate physics or astronomy majors and remember to explain jargon. We encourage you to provide links to previous astrobites or other science websites where appropriate. Your sample post should include at least one figure from the paper with an appropriate caption (not just the original caption). Figures may either be embedded in the text or placed at the end of the sample. Links may either be provided as hyperlinks or as parenthetical citations. There is no length restriction, but astrobites are usually between 700-1200 words.The astrobites hiring committee will review submissions and invite new authors to join astrobites based on the quality of their sample astrobites and their responses to the two short essay questions below. The names and affiliations of the applicants will be concealed from the hiring committee until after the final list of candidates is selected in order to promote hiring equality. Successful candidates should expect to be notified by December 1, 2012.Please note that submitted sample astrobites may be posted on astrobites as guest posts regardless of whether the applicant is selected to write for astrobites. We...