Call for Applications: Club of Rome Remote Communications Fellowship for early-career professionals worldwide (modest stipend + work-related travel costs)

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Closing Date: 7 March 2025

Call for Applications: Club of Rome Remote Communications Fellowship for early-career professionals worldwide (modest stipend + work-related travel costs)

Overview

The Club of Rome is currently accepting applications for its Communications Fellowship 2025. The fellowship is a seven-month mentoring programme aimed at increasing the diversity of voices covering sustainability issues and supporting early-career communications professionals from Most of the World. The fellowship will be a remote placement with the successful fellow working from their home environment and with one trip to meet members of The Club of Rome team. The fellowship offers a modest stipend towards living costs and includes work-related travel costs.

The communications fellow will gain experience in communicating complex systems thinking for non-specialist audiences through a variety of platforms including the website, multimedia and social media. The successful candidate will work directly with the communications team, assisting with a variety of tasks including web publishing, media relations, event coverage, multimedia, social media and other communication activities.

There are two positions available, and Club of Rome welcome applications from candidates with a diverse range of experience, particularly individuals who enjoy working across all communication channels, and those who are specialists in producing multimedia content.

The ideal candidate will have:

A Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in science or journalism, and/or current student or graduate of a science journalism program.

Some experience in writing about systems thinking or sustainability research for non-specialist audiences via blogs, newspapers, university websites or other outlets OR experience in producing multimedia content on relevant topics.
Written and oral fluency in English and a proven ability to understand complex scientific research or systems thinking.
Experience with, or interest in, social media, video, photography or other multimedia.

Alignment with the beliefs and vision of The Club of Rome.

Applicants from all countries are welcome, but priority will be given to citizens or residents of countries in Most of the World.

How To Apply:

To apply, please email the following documents to [email protected] with the subject line: Communications Fellowship.

CV/Resume
Cover Letter
One writing sample (in English) of no more than 800 words about a scientific topic or sustainability issue aimed at a general non-specialist audience (e.g., article for a newspaper or magazine, blog post, or op-ed) OR one piece of multimedia content on a relevant topic (in English) that you have made yourself.

A letter of recommendation

The above should all be submitted as attachments in either Word of PDF format (with the exception of the video). While you are welcome to attach links to complete portfolios, please select one writing or multimedia sample that you feel is the most relevant for your application.

Please note: While Club of Rome understand that AI tools such as ChatGPT may be useful in preparing your applications, remember that in evaluating you as a potential Communications Fellow Club of Rome will want to hear your authentic voice and style, so you are encouraged to bring these across in your application. Please also ensure to proofread your application and complete any sections like [insert experience here] otherwise it will not be considered.

Due to the high number of applications received, incomplete applications, applications not in English and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

There is a modest stipend dependent on location for the seven-month fellowship, working Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week and includes 10 days paid leave. The mentorship will run from 1 July 2025 to 31 January 2026.