S&T Policy Job Openings: Resources Edition
Deborah D. Stine
Providing In-depth Science and Technology Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Career and Leadership Coaching, and Workshops
Greetings Job Seekers,
As we enter our fourth week of Trump chaos, I wanted to provide some context for this newsletter and bring together some of the resources I scattered through LinkedIn.
Focus on the Goal of Societal Impact
I started this newsletter about six months ago with the initial goal of making the STEM community aware of the wide array of jobs in science and technology policy.
As a coach and mentor, I find that most STEM folks think only that AAAS S&T Policy fellowships are the only pathway to an S&T policy job, AND the White House, Congress, and the federal government are the only place for S&T policy jobs.
However, this is only a very limited view of the world of S&T policy jobs. Policy jobs exist everywhere, including in state and local government, business and industry, nonprofits, foundations, international organizations, consulting organizations, and governments worldwide.
For me, the key principle of a "science and technology policy job" is a focus on using your scientific and technical skills and knowledge to benefit society and have a social impact. We need to keep our eye on that prize and not let any political activity discourage us from pursuing it.
Now, my mission of expanding the S&T community perspectives of job seekers is even more important. Though the Trump Administration might want to limit our impact in the federal government, we can fight back by bringing our scientific and technical expertise to other sectors that benefit not only the people of the United States but the world.
I decided to use LinkedIn as a platform because so many people send me S&T policy opportunities that I would repost, but I was unsure if they got them.
So, working with a LinkedIn consultant, we figured out how to capture these in a newsletter. This has worked well, but as the list of jobs grows and the need grows even more, I ask for your patience as we figure out the best way to provide these listings.
It Takes a Village to Find an S&T Policy Job
Even before the current challenges, finding an S&T policy job required a great deal of world of mouth. For decades, there have been volunteers who have worked to get information on S&T policy jobs out to the S&T community. The first one I remember was an email list compiled by Carrie Wolinetz , which eventually became #scipoljobs on Twitter as others took on the challenge.
In our current challenge, we have a whole new crop of people who are helping, typically focused on their piece of the S&T policy world (e.g., health, energy, environment, international diplomacy, etc.)
As my irritation grew with the lack of support of the S&T community leadership for the people within it impacted by the Trump Administration's actions, I decided to provide a shoutout to those who are taking action.
These are compiled in my opinion-focused LinkedIn newsletter, Inform & Influence S&T Policy.
Thanks to all of you in the S&T community village, that list has grown very long, so I have decided to move it to this newsletter instead. Please respond in the comments with any additional resources, and we'll update it each week as an evergreen list.
Putting People First
Taking Action through Analysis or Action
As always, please let me know if you find this resource useful and provide any additions (or deletions if the focus of the website moves from helping to selling).
Thanks!
Debbie
Postdoctoral scholar and cattle microbiome wrangler at UC Davis | PhD in Microbiome Engineering and Molecular Biology | Shaping microbial consortia to reduce methane emissions and generate value-added bioproducts
1 周To be fair, I think a lot of us scientists see policy fellowships as the best way to a policy job because a lot of these job postings ask for policy skills and experience that can be difficult to secure as a scientist unless you are already working in a subfield with significant interaction with the policy world. I find myself looking at a lot of policy jobs in frustration because they have requirements that scientists typically don’t meet easily. Policy fellowships are *tailored* to scientists. Some of them even select people with little to no policy experience.
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1 周Dear Deborah, Thank you so much for your newsletter. Are you able to make a printable version for old school dissemination? Thank you
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2 周Thanks for this helpful list of resources as well as jobs, Deborah D. Stine! Your leadership and support in the S&T policy arena is so valuable and valued!