Student Science Writer — Flexible Part-Time Content Creator

Morgridge Institute for Research; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Morgridge Institute for Research, in partnership with the UW–Madison Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC), seeks a student science writer to highlight the impacts of their work on campuses nationwide. The role is 10–20 hours per week with flexible hours, typically 8am–5pm, Monday–Friday, with a January 2026 start.

Duties include feature writing, web content creation, and social media planning, interviewing researchers and CHTC staff across the country, and contributing to editorial and

Qualifications

• Candidate must be a student or recent graduate seeking a temporary role.
• Strong writing, editing, and social media skills are essential.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Write feature stories: 1 long-form and several short pieces monthly for web and newsletter distributions, interviewing researchers and CHTC staff.
• Edit and publish webpages; contribute to website content strategy and proofreading.
• Draft social media posts and monitor engagement across platforms (e.g., LinkedIn).
• Collaborate with researchers and CHTC staff to highlight impacts nationwide.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Social media

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Markdown

HTML

CSS

Git/GitHub

Job description

Morgridge Institute for Research, in partnership with the UW–Madison Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC), seeks a student science writer to highlight the impacts of their work on campuses nationwide. The role is 10–20 hours per week with flexible hours, typically 8am–5pm, Monday–Friday, with a January 2026 start.

Duties include feature writing, web content creation, and social media planning, interviewing researchers and CHTC staff across the country, and contributing to editorial and