Don’t Forget to Apply to Write for Astrobites!

Don’t Forget to Apply to Write for Astrobites!

by | Oct 30, 2012 | Quick Notes

We’d like to remind all graduate student readers that the deadline to apply to write for astrobites is fast approaching. The original deadline was tomorrow (November 1), but due to Hurricane Sandy we have decided to extend the deadline until Friday, November 9. If you’re interested in writing article summaries for astrobites, please fill out the interest form and send us an email at [email protected] with a PDF of a sample astrobite by the extended application deadline of November 9. 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...
Reminder: Fill out our Reader Survey!

Reminder: Fill out our Reader Survey!

by | Oct 26, 2012 | Quick Notes

Thanks to all of you who have already responded to our latest readership survey. If you have not yet participated, please take a few minutes to do so now by clicking the link below. We really want to know more about our audience, and surveys such as this are the best way to help us align our content with your interests!Here’s the link: Astrobites Survey Fall 2012Sincerely,The Astrobites...