Most scientific literature isn’t what I’d call an easy read, so I wouldn’t be surprised if most of you aren’t beating down the doors to get your hands on the newest research papers. Unless you are a big consumer of research literature, then you probably don’t care much about the openness of scientific and medical publishing, but you should. Open sharing of information can significantly promote innovation, and who can argue against wanting more advances in science and medicine? The Public Library of Science is all about open sharing, as they are a San Francisco, CA based “nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world’s scientific and medical literature a public resource.” They were founded in 2000, and since then they’ve been pushing for scientific and medical journals that “are immediately available online, with no charges for access and no restrictions on subsequent redistribution or use.”
The Public Library of Science has three main goals that are hard to argue against:
If you love science and think the open source movement is one of the coolest recent social movements, then an internship at the Public Library of Science would be a perfect fit for you. You can check out all of their available opportunities on their Jobs page; however, there’s only one internship available right now. They’re looking for a paid MarCom Intern who is ” extremely online savvy, eager to learn, enjoys doing background research, writing and be able to work independently.” You can apply for a job at the Public Library of Science by sending a resume and cover letter to jobs@plos.org with the job title as the subject line. The internship is 6 months long, and the deadline to apply is June 12th.
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