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Hello,

As the European coordinator for Science magazine's Next Wave project, I'd
like to invite any young French scientists to become correspondents for
Science.

So far, Science's Next Wave has provided a forum for communication between
generations of scientists, with established scientists talking to younger,
up and coming colleagues. The Next Wave correspondents will provide a contact
point for their contemporaries, sharing experiences, beliefs and discussion.
There is already an established network of US correspondents, but we would
like to branch out into Europe. We recognize the differences between various
scientific and national cultures, and the creation of a European network
is one step towards catering for this.

That's where you fit in. We are looking for "young" (we can be flexible here)
French correspondents from any scientific discipline.
Your "duties" revolve mainly around
writing a short piece now and again on your experiences of being a young
scientist. Previous topics have included: how scientists can get more involved
in the processes that shape science; employment prospects for new Ph.Ds;
opportunities in the world of consulting. You will also be expected to provoke
debate via the Next Wave web page, and answer email that you may occasionally
receive.

So what do you stand to gain from this experience? Well, you'll be helping to
shape a new and exciting project that is genuinely the first resource of its
kind. You'll become involved in an innovative project that stands to gain a
fair amount of positive publicity. As you know, Science magazine is a very
well-established and respected publication. Of course, we'd be naive to play
down the benefits of working with us in terms of resume material, but perhaps
most importantly, you'll be helping create a new type of scientific community,
where young scientists can talk and don't feel isolated.

If this has captured your interest, you may like to check out the Next Wave
web page at http://sci.aaas.org/nextwave/ If you then feel that you'd like to
become a European correspondent, drop me a line at martyn@dcs.warwick.ac.uk
(*not* via the web page).
Tell me a little about yourself, your research interests and what you'd like
to write about. ** IMPORTANT ** All first pieces must be received, with a
photo of yourself before the start of February, so I need your application
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Martyn Amos

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Martyn Amos -- European coordinator, Next Wave project, Science magazine
martyn@dcs.warwick.ac.uk ----------- http://sci.aaas.org/nextwave/
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