AAS Media Fellowship
The AAS Media Fellowship was developed in 2017 to provide training and experience for a graduate student in the astronomical sciences interested in science communication. The Fellowship is a paid, remote, quarter-time, one year (with the possibility of extension to two years) position intended to be filled by a current graduate student at a US institution.
The Fellowship provides professional development in different facets of media and science communication, and it includes the opportunity to build up a writing portfolio, learn about career opportunities and network within the science communication community, and work with other departments at AAS in accordance with the Fellow's career interests.
![Media Fellow Kerry Hensley emcees a press conference](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Kerry_AAS234_900px.jpg)
The AAS Media Fellow works in partnership with the Communications and Press teams to coordinate the various media-related activities of the AAS. Responsibilities include:
- Assisting in sharing astronomy press releases via AAS Press Office channels.
- Regularly writing and publishing articles for AAS Nova.
- Helping to prepare other written communications such as AAS or Division press releases.
- Assisting in managing AAS communications such as social media accounts, postings to the AAS website, and emails to members or authors.
- Serving as backup to members of the Communications and Press teams.
- At the AAS winter and summer meetings, helping the AAS Press team plan and run press conferences, helping to represent AAS Nova, and helping to organize live-blogging coverage of the meeting for Astrobites and AAS Nova.
AAS Media Fellows
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Benjamin Cassese |
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Haley Wahl |
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Tarini Konchady |
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Kerry Hensley |