Nature Publishing Group (NPG), the publisher of Scientific American and a family of related scientific journals and reference works, is currently accepting applications for its f*all editorial interns.*

The internship includes such duties as assisting editors, reporting, proofreading, fact checking, and proposing and writing short articles for Scientific American, the Scientific American web site and/or Scientific American Español Interns typically leave with at least a handful of clips.

Qualifications: Must have command of basics of reporting and writing and a strong interest in science and technology topics. An undergraduate degree in a science discipline is preferred but not required.

Skills: computer literate (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Must be fluent in Spanish if you are applying for Scientific American Español.

This position will start in September and conclude in December, 2015, the hourly rate is $12.50.

To Apply: Please use the following link: https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=1613671.

Be sure to include a cover letter and resume and indicate which internship you are applying to (Scientific American/Scientific American Español). Applications missing any of these components will not be considered.

Please note that our system only allows a single file upload.

For more information: http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/529295-editorial-intern-fall-2015-scientific-american