Grist is seeking an Indigenous Affairs Fellow to join our Editorial team. This fellowship runs March 3, 2024-February 28, 2025.
With the mentorship and support of Grist’s editorial staff, the Indigenous Affairs fellow will report on the connections between Indigenous communities and the environment, and the impact of climate change and policy, including everything from foodways to treaty law, #LandBack to UNDRIP.
The United Nations reports that Indigenous peoples represent 5 percent of the global population but protect nearly 80 percent of the world’s remaining biodiversity. With threats to lands, territories and resources in the U.S. and abroad, this fellowship will be designed to create eye-opening journalism that explores the intersections of capitalism, environmental degradation, climate policy, and Indigenous self-determination.
The annual base pay for this position is $55,000.00. Grist is based in Seattle, but this job doesn’t have to be. We have staff around the country. This position is represented by Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild Local 37082 (“Grist NewsGuild”).
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS:
The mission of the Grist fellowship program is to help underrepresented, early-career climate journalists gain a stronger foothold in our industry. Our definition of “early-career” includes but is not limited to: journalists who are relatively new to the environmental/climate beat, freelancers who have not had full-time newsroom experience, recent journalism school graduates, and scientists without traditional journalism training but with strong writing clips and content knowledge.
Other requirements:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
THE GRIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Our larger fellowship program aims to provide a formative experience in a geographically distributed yet tight-knit newsroom through dedicated editing and professional development for early-career journalists. We encourage fellows’ full participation in staff discussions and meetings and seek their input on issues large and small.
Fellows can be based anywhere in the United States. Global health conditions permitting, they may work out of Grist’s Seattle office or New York co-working space. Many fellows who work remotely will be encouraged to report on stories in their home community that have national relevance.
THE APPLICATION
Applicants must submit each of the following materials:
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE READ
Cover letters must be uploaded as a separate attachment via Greenhouse. Please include “Indigenous Affairs Fellow” in the document title. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please submit applications by 11:59 PT on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
If you have questions, please email fellowships@grist.org. No phone calls, please.
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