Become a member
why join?
Want to get better at communicating science, but not sure where to start? Or maybe you do want to improve, but you’re nervous about messing up?
You’re not alone — and that’s exactly why The Science Basement exists.
The Science Basement is a student-run organisation where we learn how to communicate science in creative ways by learning from experts, trying out new things, and supporting each other along the way.
✨ Explore our projects in the “What we do” tab
📩 If you find something of interest, send us a quick contact form here
🚀 Take the first steps in your communication journey and join us as a member!
how to join
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Check the open positions below and decide which project you would be interested in
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Contact us through this form, specifying the project and position you might be interested in. Mostly no prior experience needed, so why not just apply?
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Within a week, we will contact you and walk you through the next steps to join The Science Basement.
open positions
General comms-social media manager: Manage and support social media channels, monitor analytics to optimize engagement, assist with creating TSB advertisements, and contribute to visibility and outreach efforts.
⏱️Estimated time: 1 hour per week, could be 2 hours per week if more tasks are of interest (degree of involvement is very flexible)
Tiktok project leader: Lead and coordinate a TikTok content team, manage posting schedules, oversee production, and brainstorm creative content ideas to expand reach and engagement.
⏱️Estimated time: 1 hour per week + 1h bi-weekly for team meeting
YouTube video editor: Edit recordings of ‘Afternoons in The Science Basement’ talk series, review and finalize subtitles, and upload polished videos to TSB’s YouTube channel.
⏱️Estimated time: 4-5 hours per month, depends on extent of editing and subtitles revie
Podcast host: Looking for someone who is interested in becoming a podcast editor for The Science Basement podcast – no prior experience needed! The role would fit well for someone who likes to sit behind the screen and have more of a behind the scenes role but can add some creative flair.
⏱️Estimated time: 4-6 hours every other month + 1h meetings bi-weekly.
Podcast social media manager: Become the social media manager for TSB podcast. The only experience needed is being active on social media. At the minimum you would need to put up posts on instagram, LinkedIn, X and tiktok (optional) twice a month on upcoming episodes teasers, episode covers and make a reel once a month on the last released episode.
⏱️Estimated time: 1 hour each week + 1h bi-weekly meeting
Podcast editor: Looking for someone interested in becoming a podcast editor for The Science Basement podcast- no prior experience needed. This role suits someone who enjoys working behind the scenes, editing and refining audio, organizing files, adding intros/outros, and preparing episodes for release while collaborating with the team during feedback rounds.
⏱️Estimated time: 4–6 hours every other month + 1 hour bi-weekly meetings.
Vice project leader: We’re looking for someone to support the behind-the-scenes work that keeps our blog running smoothly: organizing meetings, taking notes, coordinating tasks, and publishing posts. You’ll work closely with the current project leader and get hands-on guidance along the way, so no prior experience is required.
⏱️ Estimated time: Depends on your contribution.
Writer: Become a one-time or regular contributor to our blog. Whether you want to tell the world about your own research, craft science-fiction stories, or write interview articles, we welcome you to write for us. You don’t need prior experience, just an idea for an article and an interest in writing.
⏱️ Estimated time: Depends on your contribution.
Speaker recruitment: Looking for someone to recruit speakers for the monthly afternoon talks. This involves emailing the potential speakers to book them in for the talk a month in advance and sharing all the information with the speaker 2 weeks before the event.
⏱️Estimated time: 1h per week, 1h bi-weekly meetings.
Audience engager: Your task is to help bring in and engage the audience for the afternoon talks. This would involve improving our advertisement both online and through flyers for both the entire afternoon talk series and the individual events.
⏱️Estimated time: 1-2h every 2 weeks, 1h bi-weekly meetings.
Tech manager: We need a tech person who would be in charge of setting up the recording equipment on the day of the talks, and uploading the talks to the google drive for editing by the Youtube video editor.
⏱️Estimated time: 1h per month for the talk itself, 1h bi-weekly meetings.
Project leader for Train the Trainer: Looking for someone who is interested in organising The Science Basement internal ‘Train the Trainer’ workshops for our members – no prior experience needed!
The goal of Train-the- Trainer workshops is to equip members of The Science Basement with essential science communication skills. You get to have a role in deciding and inviting interesting speakers in topics that interest the community. It’s a great chance to meet people, learn to organise and advertise events, plus you get to learn about the SciComm topics you want.
⏱️Estimated time needed: 2-4 hours every month + 1h meetings monthly.