Opportunities for Short Assignments / Details at the NIH

The following opportunities are available through the Office of Intramural Research:

The NIH Catalyst (OIR)

On detail to The NIH Catalyst, intramural scientists will participate in the life of the newsletter, from its planning, writing, graphics, photography, editing and copy-editing, to its layout and proof review. The detailee will write one or more articles for The Catalyst on either a scientific or science policy subject. Catalyst staff will give the detailee specific training in formulating newsworthy story ideas and in journalistic writing and its differences and commonalties with writing for scientific papers. Shorter-term assignments can be arranged for scientists who cannot do a full detail to The Catalyst but wish to round out their portfolios with writing for a general scientific audience. For additional information, please contact catalyst@nih.gov.

Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum (ONHM)

The ONHM advances the historical understanding of the biomedical research conducted at the NIH by documenting, preserving, and interpreting the history of significant NIH achievements, scientists, and policies. An ONMH experience would provide the individual with an opportunity preserve NIH history through the collection and organization of archives and objects, as well as the creation of virtual and physical exhibits. The material heritage in our collections include instruments, objects, images, films, voices, notebooks, illustrations, and myriad documents. These historical resources preserved by ONHM are of inestimable value to this and future generations of researchers. Interested NIH staff and volunteers should contact ONHM Curator Michele Lyons at lyonsm@mail.nih.gov or 301-496-7695.