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WSJ seeks a science and innovation reporter

The Wall Street Journal’s Health & Science group is looking for an energetic reporter with boundless curiosity to cover science and scientists.

You will cover scientific findings in the STEM fields — including physics, robotics, chemistry, quantum computing, mathematics and artificial intelligence — with a particular focus on astronomy and space exploration. And you will dig into the complex institutions and individuals pursuing answers to some of the biggest questions in the universe. Covering science requires the ability to see both the potential of innovations and the need for larger context, and we’re looking for someone who demonstrates the ability to marry curiosity with clear judgment.

You will report to the science bureau chief. While you will likely start the job working remotely, you will eventually be based in our New York office.

You will:

  • Identify the impacts of new advances and research and show our audience why they matter
  • Bring stories of the scientists behind some of the biggest scientific developments and their quests home to our audience
  • Work with graphics and photography teams to bring science stories alive

You have:

  • 3-5 years covering science or technology
  • The writing chops to take complex topics and turn them into engaging, accessible prose
  • A passion for science

To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter explaining how you would approach the job and five work samples.

To apply, go here.

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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